Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-18
THE REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN
OF EDUCATION.


IL there Is any thing that the Repub-
1ican party loves to do, it is to educate
the people. They always carry on
campaigns of education. Last year
they carried on an educational affair
that cost the trusts, national banks and
corporations millions upon millions of
money We will not encroach upon
your space by showing the enormous
expenditures from various corporations
contributed to this educational fund.
Several banks in New England were
wrecked even by the oGe-eigath or
one per cent. contribution levied in
that district by Mr.. Hanna-at least
this was the reason assigned by the
directors.
Education comes high. but we must
have 1t. The beef trust through squirt
OF noble generosity gave $650,0OO for
this Nlaudable enterprise-and through
appreciation of the kindness OF these
gentlemen, our government bought mil
lionsxof dollars worth of beef-some
that no soup factory in the United
States would use
But this Is all matter of education.
Last campaign they sought the ser
vices of eminent professors of language
who charged Mr.. Hanna fabulous
slms-but Hanna stood it, the trusts
were furnishing the wherewithal.
They have now discovered that 1t IS
cheaper and at the same time, better
y7o{a
gage the services of papers that are for
sale in the open market
This is the line of campaign now
being followed by that grand old edu-
cational party-that at the present time
is ashamed to look the United States
Constitution in the face.
They have secured the services OF
members of foreign publications in the
orthwest-Bohemian Norwegian, Rus
sian, ETC., and it is limited that they are
now negotiating with the foreign pub
ications in this State.
The writer of this remembers of two
instances that occurred some years ago
when two mysterious changes in pollt-
ical faith occurred in this COMPRESSION
al district-which then embraced more
counties than now.
He was present at one Of these trans
actions and saw eight one hundred dol
lar bills turned over to the gentleman
who conducted little two by twice
weekly folio.
This gentleman was Immediately
stricken somewhat like Saul Of Tarsus,
with an overwhelming flood of light.
He at once saw that he had been liv-
ing a lie of error-and when he felt
sure that the comfortable little roll OF
bills were safely in his pocket-he was
certain that 1t was his duty to become
a Republican then and there and COM
mence educating the people.
In his next issue, in long editorial,
he explained that
"After long consideration and after
duly weighing the principles of the
two parties he found that he could not
give his moral support to a party that
was damnably opposed 10 progress and
stood as obstructionists-On the other
hand, after praying for light and after
long reflection, he felt that ne must
cast his lot with that party OF nigh
moral purposes-the Republican, etc
II was the 500 dollars giving moral
uttenance
The writer of this was at that time
well acquainted with the workings OF
the inner circle Of the G. o. P. in the
First district. and was quite astonished
at times by their methods of education.
Their methods have been improved
upon and their ways are so bewilder-
ing that Pinkerton detective could
scarcely follow them.
1t is right and even the duty of per-
son to change from longfollowed prin-
ciples, if he feels that they are wrong.
but no matter how true this may be, we
are sorry to see the Calhoun Chronicle
deserving position that it has honored
for years.
BARON JONES.