The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-29

system of free schools which it inausu.
rated.
ITO my friends In Preston. who ask
for nothing except the privilege OF civ.
ing two thousand Republican majority.
what shall ! say? A county with 50
much fertile soil; such wealth Of min.
erals and unbroken forests: inhabited
by people ever overlooking with pa
! triOtism; u people who could NOT be
happy unless working for. and voting
the Republican ticket; to you. nv
friends OF Preston, ! say you shan have
due consideration, and your interests as
taxpayers carefully guarded.
"And to you, gentlemen OF Taylor,
who have been my neighbors an my
life, and who know me better than
others, let me say appreciate the COM
pliment when you say you are willing
TO confer this honor upon me, And we
can best show our devotion to the Re-
publican party my friends from Tay.
lor by making our majority so large at
the election this fall. that there will he
no danger Of being cheated out Of Il by
n partisan Legislature, or by blue
pencil. (cheeTs)
Condition Of the Country.
When we look at the condition Of
the country at present, and compare 1t
with its condition under Democratic
rule: and when we consider what we
escaped by defeating Bryan and elect
Ing Mckinley WE reasonably conclude
that everybody VIII vote for Mckinley
this year: that no voter will be 50
blinded by partisanship as 70 vote for
discomfort again; which, in my opin-
ion, would follow the defeat OF Mciiin-
ley. But, fellow citizens, you have
learned, and 1 have learned. that men
will do more foolish and absurd things
in politics than in anything else. We
find good men all around US who act
sensibIy on alt other subjects, and who
to-day are enjoying all the benefits OF
good times and good government, who
would deliberately throw them away
for the sake Of placing their party In
power. Strange as u may seem. yet II
Is true that these men prefer Bryan
and poverty to Mckinley and plenty
They would rather sit at the feet OF
BryUn poor and hungry, than stand by
the side OF Mckinley prosperous and
happy. To such men argument amounts
to nothing. Our appeal must be made
to the intelligent and patriotic men
men who love country more than party
men who would rather bring prosper.
ity to the whole people, than close up
our Industries. stop our factories, re.
duce wages, and bring back Cleveland
days of poverty and suffering, for The
sake OF electing Democratic president
and governor.
THE Conditions OF the country are
Ia,
millions o. dollars coming into out
state: with still brighter prospects
ahead, that any Republican (and |
should include Democracy, that cannot
vot, the Republican ticket this fall
should be-well. l we'll let him of easy
and say, at beast. sent to the reform
school at Pruntytown; and It does seem
to me that no one can consistently ask
for u change. unless 1t be the PROBES.
sIonal Politician But, my friends, take
no risks, and elect the Republican ticket
from head to bottom. You know the
Importance of holding West Virginia,
especially the legislature, which VIII be
one of the most important in the his
tory of your state. You not only have
a Republican United States senatorial
stake, but the re-districting of your
stR.e on fair basis. but not as at
present constituted, which requires ten
thousand majority TO secure a Repub'
lican legislature. / happened TO be IN
the senate when our Democratic frisnIs
were so magnanfmous In giving It's me
present district with such handsome
majority. and made II so easy for Us
candidates; still. voted against the
bill because II was unfair and one9
the raHkest pieces of Legislation ever
passed by legislature in the state
Senator Ellkins Endorsed.
Mr.. Cox, of MonongalIn, presented
the following resolution, endorsing SEN
ator Elldns for reelection. which was
passed unanimously:
ResolVed.ia That we heartily endorse
the wise. statesmanlike and patrioue
course of the Hon. Stephen b. Elkins u
his acts in the senate OF the unlIed
States. He mas reelected credit on MN,
self and is an honor to his party ana
his state We recognize in Mr.. ElKlS
an able statesman and vile and cen
sarvativc leader, and we favor ms
election by thu next legislature TO tns
seat in the United States senate thal "
go ably fills, and we hereby Instruct VGI
state senators and Representatives IN
the STATE legislature to promote his re'
election by their acts and votes.
Resolvd. That we recommend 70 W.
Republican state convention 70 mesSsa,'
the city u Charleston. on July H. IVY
TIE name OF William e. GlasscocK y
Monougalin county, as the memp,t "
the state executive committee lro"
this senatorial district. ....
The following senatorial COMMITTEES
was chosen:
Mon0ngaiia--Frank Cox.
Preston-John Pierce.
Taylor-J G, st. Clair. ,,..
The convention adjourned az '''''
after n session OF thirty minutes.
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