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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE.

There is something more than a sus-
picion that the Republican leaders in
West Virginia are very anxious to see
a Debs Presidential ticket put upon the
official ballot in this State for next
months voting. The frequent refer
ences to this matter In Republican pa
pers. consultation about it by Republic
can managers, and hints dropped here
and there in the course Of casual CONVEX
s~ations, all point to this hope OF the
Republicans, and to the belief they en-
terrain that such a ticket in the field
in this State, while it would poll some
Republican votes, would draw twice or
thrice as many from the Democracy,
to the corresponding advantage of the
Republican candidates, National and
perhaps also State.
Democratic voters and those who are
in opposition to a continuance Of Re-
publican rule in either State or nation,
ought to beware of this trap being set
for the unwary. 1t is not sufficient to
vote against the Republican ticket. The
citizen might go to the polls and cast
a ballot for any good man, cutting
off the Republican ticket, but that
would produce no other result than
showing that he could not support a
continuance of the present order of
things. 1t would do nothing toward
substituting something better. To
bring about the result so greatly de-
sired by a majority of the people the
voters must consolidate upon one ticket,
and see that it is put through, and that
ticket is the regular Democratic ticket
of Bryan and Stevenson. Mr.. Debs'
candidacy suits many workingmen, who
earnestly and sincerely believe in the
ideas he advocates, but to vote for him
will only be t ostrengthen the Republican
cause and to give us four more years
of the things Mr.. Debs is opposed to.
In other words. a vote is indirectly cast
for William Mckinley when a vote is,
to use a common expression. cast in
the air." that meaning a ballot cast for
a candidate who has no earthly show OF
being elected, " even of carrying a
single State. Let the opponents of Nc
Kinleyism ombire ard skotch that par
ticular snake, and then the admirers
and followers of Mr.. Debs will stand a
very good show of getting at least some
Of the things they desire. To SO vote
as to elect Nh. Mckinley, however,
means another Presidential term of the
things Mr.. Debs does not approve Of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
A DEAD SURE THING NOW
IS MR.. BRYAN'S ELECTION.
The Left Hind Foot of a Graveyard
Rabbit, Tied with "a Ribbon Sent
to Him.

The Left Hind Foot of o. Graveyard
Rabbit, Tied with "a albion sent
to Him.
Special 70 the Register.
ELKHORN, w. Va, October I'm.
F. Stultz, OF this place, has sent 10
William jennings Bryan what ne
thinks is a sure mascotte-the left hind
foot of a grave yard rabbit. Mr..
Stultz killed the rabbit himself In tho
grave yard at Tazewell at SHUTDOWN,
within ten steps of the stop where in
1892 he killed a rabbit, the left hind
foot of which he sent to Grover Cleve-
land prior to HIS election. The little
gift for Mr.. Bryan was tied with a
blue ribbon by Miss Ena Hawkins IN
the same room where In 1892 her sister
tied a similar ribbon on the rabbits
foot which was then sent TO Mr.. Cleye-
land. Mr.. Stultz Is a thorough be-
lever in the good luck attributed 10
the left hind foot OF a graveyard rab-
bit. and thinks that his good luck IA
finding the rabbit within four minutes
after he entered the graveyard b a
sure sign Of good luck for Mr. Bryan.
just as his success in getting the rab-
bit four years ago was an omen OF Mr..
C~Ieveland's success.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13

Special to the Registar.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, October II.
Chairman Miller, OF the Democratic
State Committee, has announced the
following schedule for the trip of VIM.
]. Bryan through southern West vir-
ginia Monday, October %:
The first speech of the day will be
made at Huntington about 10 a. m,
and Immediately after its conclusion
the special train bearing the Presiden-
tial candidate will start east over
the c. & o. and will arrive at the sew
eral stopping places as follows, East
ern time: ST. Adams 1870 a. M:
Charleston, u M; Brownstown, 1890
p. M; East Bank, H. As p. M; Mont
gomery. l p. m; Thurmond, 2:30 D.
M; Hinton, 8. p. m.
The committee has not yet deter
mined just where Mr.. Bryan will speak
at this place, as facilities for accom-
modating a crowd at the c. & o. depot
are very meagre.
The itinerary for former Congress
man B. F. Shively, of Indiana, who is
to spend two days in this State, was
also announced yesterday. He will
speak on the 25th at Fairview and
Fairmont, in Marion county. at the for
mer place in the afternoon at 2 O'Clock
and at the latter at night at 1880. On
the 25th he will speak at 2 p. m. at
Martinsburg. in Berkeley county, and
at night at 7:30.
Judge A. R. Hefflin, of Hinton, will
speak at Frankford, GTeenbrier coun-
ty, October 20. He wiz make a num-
Der OF other speeches, but the dates
for them have not yet been arranged.
Hon. Rankin Wiley, of Point Pleas
ant. formerly president Of the State
Senate, was a caller at headquarters
yesterday. He reported the conditions
for Democratic success in Mason county
most favorable.
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clared that "the terror Of imperialism
is a ghost" and went on to assure
his hearers that it was nothing new
for this country co embark in that
sort of business. as i. had been prac-
ticed by Washington himself, and also
by Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, Polk
and Pierce. OF course, this assertion
isn't true; its falsity has been exposed
time and again, but McKinleyism has
to be bolstered up by bald assertion
and unsupported asseveration, and men
like Depew are going about the coun-
try telling the people that legitimate
expansion upon contiguous territory,
and imperialistic colonization are one
and the same thing.
But that question aside, let us see
what Senator Depew thought about the
imperial policy, with especial refer
ence to the Philippines, but a short
time ago. In a published interview.
never denied or questioned, the Sena-
tor said:
"If we should keep the Philippine is
lands we would reverse the traditions
of this government from It's founda-
ton. We would open up a new line
of policy. Let us see what that would
mean In the first place, it would
mean the establishment of a military
government over possibly 10000, 900 OF
people 5000 miles away from us; it
would mean the increase of our navy 20
the proportion of the navies of Europe.
= = y What else does a worldwide
policy mean to us? 1t means a central
ization which would change materially
the relations of the United States to
the federal government. The control
of these popular colonies would be
centered at Washington, and we should
have a Capitalization of power far be-
yond what the old Federalists ever
dreamed of. You cannot have empire
without all it's attributes, and that
means a practical revolution of our
form Of government and an abandon
ment of the beliefs which the fathers
held when they established this gov
6TQm6nL IN 100.
Depew's assertion of Monday mig 1t
was the talk of a man determined 10
support an administration Through
thick and thin, even thought it be
wholly wrong. His previous interview
was the honest statement of an Ameri-
can citizen able to distinguish be-
tween right and wrong because his
vision was not beclouded by blind par
tisanship and his judgment set aside at
the behest of partisan managers.
Most people will prefer to accept the
statement of the Depew of a year or
so ago rather than that Of the Depew
Of to-day.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
I G OF PYTHIAS
Elect Officers and Adjourn to Meet
in Parkersburg Next Year.

"a auburn W 1uCCN
in Parkcrsburg Next Year.
Special to the Register.
MoRGANToWN. w. Va, October IL.
The thirty-first annual session OF
the Grand Lodge, knights of Pythias,
has finished its labors and adjourned.
Many of the visitors left town this
morning, but the town is still we'll filed
with them. Before adjournment they
selected Parkersburg as the next place
of meeting. Officers elected were. G..
c., c. W. Holfes, of Martinsburg: V.
G. c.. B. f. Sayre, OF Grafton; Grand
Prelate, w. l.. Mansfield, of Charles
ton: Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal, Manner jenkins, of Keyser; Mas
ter of Exchequer, Nj. II. Smith, OF
Keyser; Grand Master OF Arms, o. G.
Wilt, Of Fairmont; Inside Guardian, ].
II. Thornburg, of Huntington; Grand
Outer Guardian, w. p. Pack, of
Moundsville; Grand Trustee, K. L.
Budke, OF Terra Alta.
The Parkersburg Imps gave a drill
before ten thousand people and scored
a tremendous hit. They were under
command of Capt. L. w. Warwick, OF
Parkersburg.
The grand lodge provided for a per
capita tax OF 20 cents a year on each
member in good standing for the pro-
posed sanitarium to be erected at Hot
Springs, Ark. The fund to be raised
Will amount TO one million dollars, and
an immense Slnitartum Ia Ia he huilk
and endowed with the fund. This
State is the first to take action after the
recommendation of the national grand
lodge, which met at Detroit this sum-
mer. 1t was adopted without a dis
senting voice.
The foot bah game Witnessed by the
visitors resulted in a score OF IL TO 0
in favor of the Varsity. which lined
up against the All STARS. The scor-
ing was all done In the first half.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
To BE Passed Upon by the Courts.
Can Counties Assess and Collect
Taxes From Street Railwaysf

Special 10 the ftsGlstsh.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. r.
Attorney General Rucker has been
notified to appear in behalf of the
State in a case which involves the old
question of whether the State Board Of
Public Works or the county courts has
the right to assess street railway lines
in this State.
The case in which the question will
be tested is that of the Consolidated
Light and Railway Company. Of Hun
ington, to enjoin the sheriff OF Cabeil
county from levying on this property
for an assessment made by the Board
of Public Works.
The road having paid its taxes upon
the county assessment. claims that the
double levy was q hardship and illegal
The case will be tried upon its merits
in the Cabell court. in which a tenn
porary injunction was obtained, and
Attorney General Rucker will appear
for the State.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
POLITICS IN
The Democrats Making a Vigorous
Bat Quiet Canvass-Meetings for
= founSnu UEn. M

The Democrats Making a Vigorous
Bst Quiet Canvass-Meetings for
Coming Week.
Special to the Register.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Oct. H.
Captain John G. Capers, OF South Car
DINA. and C. vanmetre Gates addressed
the Republicans of this city in the
Central Opera House last night. On
Saturday next, Oct. Is. the Republicans
will hold a grand rally in the way OF
an all day meeting at Jones Springs.
in Back Greek Valley, this county. The
speakers for this occasion will be Gov
ernor George w. Atkinson and Hon.
Charles Caldwell.
So far the Democrats have been con-
Quoting a very quiet campaign in this
section of the State. The Republicans
have been doing most all the speaking.
but the former have been doing effect
i've work in the way of listing tho
voters, and getting ready for the final
grand fray.
h Democrats are perfectly satisfied
with their poll, and unless they are
overwhelmed with money for buying
the hoatlng voters at the polls, they
expect to make a good showing.
Beginning with next Thursday, they
will have frequent meetings which viii
be addressed by eminent speakers.
The meeting on Thursday will be adj
dressed by Congressman Livingstone
and Hon. A. A. Lipscoms, of WASH
ingeon. Other speakers so far booked
for Berkeley county are Hon. Victor
Baughman, of Maryland; Col. John T.
McGraw, and Hon. John H. Holt, candi-
date for Governor. The two last named
will make several speeches in different
sections of the country.
Hon. D. c. Westenhaver. one OF the
leading lawyers of this city, and who
supported Palmer and Buckner in 1896,
is speaking for Bryan and Stevenson
this year. He delivered an address be-
fore the Davis Democratic club last
night in this city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13

enterprise. The old object Of the
change, if we recall correctly, vas
simply the reclamation Of much val
liable space in the heart of the city.
now going to waste and an eye-sore.
and also to afford a dumping ground
for earth and rock to be removed COIN
cidently from that perpetual obstacle
to Wheeling's growth, Wheeling hill.
Those were the arguments when some
of us were boys or comparatively
young men, and not the publication OF
the valley Of the creek at the expense
oil the whole water front OF the city
A much better and cheaper plan would
be to purify the creek, at least in time
O low water or no water at all, by alb
solutely prohibiting the running OF OBJ
j%ectionable matter into it, and We be-
lieve the State or national authorities,
one or both, have that power.
Some of these days the course OF
Wl6ellDR CT66k Will NC SudA5Su, JuSe
as the course of Caldwell's run was
changed, and it will be done for the
same reason, the utilization Of valu-
able land. But 1t is pretty safe to say
that it will never be done as a sani-
tary measure. With proper effort
there is no reason why the valley OF
Wheeling creek within the city should
be very much worse than outside OF
the corporation lines. So long, how
ever as it's channel is regarded as a
public sewer and its banks used as
dumping grounds for all manner OF re-
fuse, there will be public dissatisfac-
ton and incessant complaint. 1t used
to be esteemed the proper thing to
dump all sorts of things into the wat
ers OF the Ohio river. The public,
within recent years. have become
educated up to the idea that that Is all
wrong. Why not apply the same sort
of reasoning to the creek?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13

In effect the Republicans ask the peo-
pie to contribute money to p~erpetuate
an administration which has mapped
out a two hundred million dollar a year
programme for the army and navy for
the next two years, and which proposes
to keep up the terrible drain of the Phil
ippine war. In other words, the peo-
pie are gravely asked to vote for a con-
t~inuance of the war tax and for a bill
len and a half Congress.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
THE CREEK TUNNEL IDEA.

Dr.. S. L. Jepson, City Health Officer,
has advanced the plan of amelioraring
the condition of those people who live
along the valley OF Wheeling creek
within the city limits by diverting the
course OF the stream jalst west OF Full
ton and sending 1t by way of a tunnel
through the hill into the valley of
Jonathan.
This idea is by no,means new. AS a
matter of fact, it has been discussed
.or a quarter of a century, off and on,
Ind many columns upon the subject
have appeared in the public prints,
while engineers have upon several oc-
.asions demonstrated that the plan
HAS entirely feasible, and that it was
only a question of money. This is IN
loubtedly true. Wheeling creek at the
EAST end of what, in olden times, was
steenrod's island, is about eleven feet
higher than its mouth at the Baltimore
and Ohio depot, and there would be
! In ample fall through a tunnel
into the river at the mouth of the
Ravine to secure the prompt carrying
off of the water.
So much for the feasibility of the
plan. There is no manner of doubt but
that it could be accomplished. On
e contrary. it would be a
ytigely small engineering job, as such
things are now done. But there are
other things to be considered. For in
stance: We do not remember-and the
writer has some small degree Of ia
miliarity with this subject-to have
ever seen this proposed change in the
course of the creek recommended as a
I sanitary measure, for II would SIM
ply divert the Objectionable matter
now contained In its course through
n portion of the city to the water
front, and bring it down along the
entire river shore, from the extreme
north end of the First ward to the
s~outhernmost limit OF the South Side.
This change would scarcely warrant
the expenditure Of probably = million
dollars by either the city 81 private
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY IN kANAwHA


We reprint this morning from the
Kanawha Ballot a very interesting ar
ticle, containing a summary of the es-
sential facts in the matter of the re-
cent attempt to bride Mr.. John S.
Keeney, a member Of the County Court
Of Kanawha county, the object sought
to be attained being to have Mr.. Keeney
vote for and aid in adopting a list of
election commissioners picked out by
the Republican bosses of the county
and submitted to the Board through
Mr.. Moulton, one Of it's members. Mr..
Keeney was first approached with an
offer of about two thousand dollars,
which was subsequently increased to
twenty-five hundred dollars and then
to t~hirty-f1ve hundred, but, to his eter-
nal honor and credit, he refused these
cash considerations, and the result was
the election by the Court of another
list of commissioners. The facts are
fully presented in the article which We
reprint this morning, and are attested
by an oath, subscribed to in regular
form. The entire business well illus
trates Republican methods.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
TRUTH BECOMING APPARENT.

The Mrs. Bratton incident calls to
mind the action of the anti-Dovener
Republicans OF Braxton county, who,
recognizing the abuses to which the
Civil Service system has been subject
ed to by B. B. Dovener and others of his
class, met in convention on the 18th
day of May. 1900, and adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions on this subject
we denounce the present Civil Ser
vice system as now enforced. Civil
osrvioo suppogsers etand ~ this sys-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
CARNEGIE'S LETTER
Pfnning Upon President Mckinley
the Philippine ResponsfbfItty.

Congressional Record, Vol. 80, Page 927s.)
The President, in his Boston speech yes
terday, makes this extraordinary state
ment: 1.-The Philippines. like Cuba and
Porto Rico, were fntrusted to our hands by
war"
On the contrary, the protocol signed as
the result of the war provided for the Phil
ippine-s. was not like Cuba and Porto Ri
co." but expressly reserved them for ne
gotiation with Spain as to their future
control. disposition and government"
The Philippines have been Entrusted to
US" solely by the unexpected demand for
them made by the President himself after
he had suddenly changed his ~rnind-which
was at first that we should not burden our
selves with them.
The Senate asked him to lay before It
his instructions or correspondence with
the commissioners. which would have
proved this. but he refused.
The Philippine burden is not ~chargeable
to the war. This is the Presidents own
Pandora box. his New-Year's gift TO this
country. for which he alone is responsible.
Neither Congress nor the people had any
voice in the matter. But one need not
wonder why he should now attempt to
evade the responsibility. since he tells US
that every red drop, whether from the
veins Of an American soldier or a mis-
guided Filipino. is anguish TO my heart"
His conscience smites him. No wonder.
The guilty Macbeth also cried out, Thou
canst not say 1 did IT,"
Whether the acquisition Of the Philip
pines was wise or foolish, they are upon
our hands, not by the war, but by the
Presidents own act, and he had better
stand UP like a man and assume the re-
sponsibility, asking his countrymen to for
give his mistake If he now sees he has
made one.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
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COLLISION OF STREET CARS.
Special 10 the Register.

Special 70 the Register.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. October y.
Two street Ears collided this after
noon at the foot of the Seventh street
hill at the corner OF Green. They
were going in the same direction and
the forward car stopped to let off a
passenger. The motorman Of the 9
car put on his brakes but they would
not work. and the car crashed into
the forward car, throwing the front
motorman elear through the window
Of his car. cutting him and injur1ng
his back. One passenger was Injured
Thank Burk. whose arm was frac-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13
BRAG AND BLUsTER.

Ohio county Republican leaders are
industriously circulating the report that
their poll of this county shows a Re-
publican majority of three thousand.
Their poll of the county doesn't show
anything of the sort, and they well
know il, alb TIE assertion thai it does
is merely made for campaign purposes
and in the hope of discouraging a Dem
ocrat here and there.
The Republican majority in Ohio
county four years ago was LOO, and
in their most fantastic dreams the Re-
publican leaders never hope to equal
it again. On the contrary, they know
deep down in their hearts that they are
going to lose, for hundreds Of voters in
duced In one way and another to cast
O vote for William Mckinley and the
Republican ticket four years ago, are
now right in line with the Democracy
and will vote for the party Of the peo-
pie. Every vote subtracted from the
Republicans four years ago and added
to the Democratic column counts two
as to comparative results, and that the
Republicans are frightened out of their
wits is shown by the frantic efforts they
are making to infuse some life into po-
litical affairs On their side of the fence.
If they had made a poll showing a ma
jority of three thousand, or two thous-
and, or ever one thousand. they would
not bother about such speakers as Sen
ator Spooner. Teddy Roosevelt, and
neck of the woods. They would as
sign them to close and doubtful coun-
bies, and do it in a hurry. Three thous-
and majority for Ohio county would
make it the banner Republican county
Of the State, casting Preston and Mo-
mongolia far into the shade, yet here
they are working like beavers, as
though their official success depended
Upon getting every available man to
the polls. 1t is entirely too thin sld
transparent a dodge to deceive any
body. The Republican bosses in Ohio
county are working tooth and toe nail
to save the county, if possible, and
every observer knows the jeopardy they
stand =.
The Register don't mind saying, in
this connection, for its information
ton from Committeeman
themselves, that the Democratic poll
Of Ohio county shows a very differ
ent result from the statement given out
by Republicans. 1t shows q Democratic
majority running up into three high
figures with about two hundred
doubtful voters, at least one-half
of whom will vote the Democratic
ticket. And that this poll is approx
mately correct, and is recognized as
such by the Republican management, is
attested by their hysterical efforts to
change the tide to their side.
The local bosses will have to try some
other tactics. Their present clustering
course and assumption of confidence de-
eeives no one. not even little children.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13

New Jersey and Delaware have in
corporated trusts with an aggregate
capital eff four billion dollars, under
the benificent reign of President Nc
Kinley and Mark Hanna. Yet Mark
says there are no trusts. He probably
means that those we have now are not
a circumstance to what will come if
Republicanism is given another lease Of
power.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-13

We don't often hear of men going on
strike wearing immaculate linen.
Prince Albert coats, patent leather
shoes, silk hats and diamonds, but
that was the spectacle presented on
Union Square, New York city, Wednes-
day, when sixty union copper plate en-
gravers formerly employed by Tiffany
& Co., picketed all approaches to the
big jewelry establishment for the pur-
pose of intercepting and warning away
n%on-union men. The engravers were
the highest paid men of their class in
the world, but they are out on strike,
just the same, and are pursuing the
usual methods to protect themselves.