Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-10-25


West Virginia is cursed with trust
so un American and so conscience
less that it should cause the indig
nant protest of every selt-respeeting
voter in the State, be he Republican
or Democrat. This trust had its in
ception with the advent of Stephen
B. Elkins into West Virginia poll
tics In 1891 the people Of this
State were apprised that great
honor had been conferred upon them
by the appointment by President
Harrison of one of cher distinguish
ed sons to the portfolio of Seere.
tary of War. This favored SON
proved to be Stephen b. Elkins, a
millionaire politician, who at the
time of his appointment was not a
bona fde resident of this State. In
1895 Mr.. Elkins by methods devious
and questionable. was elected to the
United States Senate Since that
time his foot has been firmly planted
on the neeks of the voters of this
State. Owing to his methods of re
sorting to Doodle, corruption and
colonization Of negroes from Virgin
la, North Carolina and the District
of Columbia, and other nefarious
schemes he has succeeded in defeat
ing and subverting the will Of the
people. Mr.. Elkins has formulated
a ring of political tricksters, of
which he is the autocratic center.
This ring, or political trust, is COM
posed of chronic office seeking Re
publieans, most OF whom are impor.
tations from the border States. In
it's inception the trust only included
three principal stockholders. viz,
Elkins, Scott and White, all of Ohio.
OF later years, however, this octo-
pus has permeated every section of
the State with its strangling influ
ences 1t has absorbed all the small
Republican organizations In doz-
ems of instances it has completely
frozen out many influential Repub
licans from participation in the par
TVS councils. The trust has a cur
ious "cat O nine tails with which
to lash obstreperous partisans into
line, and the henchmen do not fear
to use it. A hasty examination re-
veals the following disgraceful con
dtion in the political affairs in this
State and illustrates the far-reach
ing effect of this office holding trust.
What the strength Of this organiza
ton will be if given full sway tor
tour years more can only be con
iected from what it has done in the
past four years Here are L few
facts tor consideration:
Stephen B. Ekins, United States
Senator, salary $4,000; wants to he
reelected and is using every corrupt
influence within his power to elect
Republican Legislature. He is a
multimillionaire does not need the
salary, and as no one has ever ac.
cused him of being patriotic, he
wants to be United States Senator
solely to forward the interests and
corporations with which he is asso-
ciated aud not for the welfare of the
people of West Virginia. Mr. FL
kins' record will show from the time
he lived in New Mexico that he has
been cloudy
Nathan Bay Scott, junior Senator
from West Virginia. another million
aire, commissioner of internal reyen-
ne, with salary OF $4,000 year. at
the time he was traudulently elect
ed to the United States Senate
Scott is one of the main financial
hackers of the trust.
Albert B. White, republican candi-
date for Governor of West Virginia,
is collector OF internal revenue, with
a salary of $4,000 year and expenses.
Mr.. White has held this Office for two
years. He Is chief conspirator and
lord high executioner of the trust.
Mr.. White was overwhelmingly de-
feated the only time his name was
ever before the people for an elective
office that of member of the school
board of ParKersburg district, when
all the other Republican candidates
were elected
Arnold G. Scherr, candidate for Au-
ditor sells the Moundsville prison la
Dor to contractors, and there Is NJ
method of computing what his in
come might be. Such a CHASTITY call
ing is, or might be, very remunera.
tive.
Judge Henry Brannon. turn coat
Republican, candidate or reelection