The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-22
REPUBLICAN, I. !.
PLEAS ED With I'll
THE I OUTLOOK.
Laboring Men Satisfied With Indus
trial Conditions No Signs
( Of Trouble. 81 &
.DlsFRANCHISEMENT8 Of3N E RI.
Played Havoc With the Party i'm
North Carolina-Demand8 for
Campaign Literature.

sSwAsH1NGToN; D. CT Aug. ai Rep
resentntiye White OF North Carolina,
is in the city for a few days, Mr., White,
who is the only colored representative
in Congress-, Is a member2s OF the
house committee on the District Of
Columbia. and one Of the most promi.
nent3 eolored politicians OF his state. 4
Nj. White has not decided YET
whether; he will stand for re-nomInat ton
f,ori$ not He says the outlook is very
sdiseouragIns lnsNorth Carolina for the
Republicans, since the recent occur
4 renee looking to the tultimatesdIstran-
chlssment Of the negro vote. Neither
/ Of Mr.. Whites Republican colleagues
from North Carolina In the house has
accepted denomination.
1--WE are y greatly discouraged In
( North carolina," said Mr.. white.s.only
by the most strenuous efforts can we
hold the three Republican, districts IL
+ at all. In some communities the coll
ored vote is thoroughly sterrorized ana
everywhere it Is demoralized. Our only
hope Is that. the November election be-,
ing strictly a federal election, there
may be less effort at intimldation than
otherwise. In my district Il could get
the vote out, lam sure. My plurality.
two years ago was 1000. and there is no
reason why 1t should be less; il my
people thought that II would be any
! useito attempt to vote" y i
Attitude on Philippine euestinn.
AT Republican congressional commit
tee headquarters In this city no dis.
couraglng reports are received from the
i country at large. The only menace OBJ.
: seryable in the situation, as often re-
peated, is from apathy on the part of
Republicans. The mass of, the voters
Seem to be so satisfied With, political
and material conditions that they; may
not be aroused to the closeness Of the
congressional vote. ~ IN
One decidedly encouraging feature to
: the Republicans is the report Of the
feeling. among the laboring men. The
managers have been making some In
; Gutries recently to ascertain. II posi-
bie.! how the ,laborings vote stands,
whether there Is dissatisfaction or dis
gruntlement anywhere along the line
that Is likely to react disadvantage
ously for the Republicans. II ie said
there are no signs of trouble among the
laboring men. On the contrary, there
are Indications Of general: satisfaction
and a tendency TO give the Republican
! narty credit for the benefits which. It is
claimed. have come to labor through
5 the effect Of Republican legislation. 1t
Is hardly necessary to add that the Re-
( publican campaigners will lose no, on
A portunlty to claim the credit which
they may think rightly belongs to the
I. party. IS, u
In Pennsylvania. New Jersey and
manufacturing New York. where the
labor vote counts heavily, the outlook
7 is said TO be especially bright for the
Republicans, and this. 1t is believed.
may be taken In a measure as a crit
erlop for the remainder 81. the country.
These sections have felt the benefits Of
the Dingley tariff act very materially
Nearly everything which is made in.
New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Is dependent to Il greater
or less degree upon the protective tar
IN. and there has been wonderful
Z stimulus to industry since the enact
ment OF that legislation.
The Country at Large.
Inquiries were also made as TO the
!. position OF the workinsmen upon the
Philippines question It Is said the
talk seems to be adverse to accepting
the Bryan programme, Even in cases
where men were not absolutely in ae-
cord with the full administration pro-
gramme. or what Is popularity supposed
to be the ultimate plan of the Presi-
dent with respect to the Philippines.
/ there was disinclination to accept the
Democratic alternative, n
The aworkingmen seem to feel; it is
said. that the Republican party Is at.