Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-08

The Financial Question Well Con-
sfdered.
Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October T.
The alarm felt by Republicans over the
situation in West Virginia is shown
very clearly by the fake politics which
they have adopted in their forlorn hope
of carrying the State. This kind of
politics is sometimes successful, but
in this instance 1t was started prema-
turely and WIN be very thoroughly IN
derstood before election day. Men
have beer SEM into the oil, timber, coal
and iron sections Of the State. which
comprises practically all of the u
ties, for the purpose of examining the
land. These men agree to almost any
price which the owners please to place
upon the land and represent to the own
ers that they will buy those lands at
the price named in case OF the re-elec-
ton of President Mckinley, but that
in case of the election of Mr.. Bryan
they will not increase their investment.
Some of the owners of land who are
anxious to sell believe the smooth
tongued strangers and are anxious for
the reelection of President Mckinley.
This is
Very Cheap Election Dodge
and one easily seer through when 1t is
explained. These men come into the
State representing the national Repub-
lican committee; the national Repub-
lican committee supplies them with let
tiers authorizing them to represent, for
the purpose of examination of land,
we'll known land buyers. The land buy
ers run no risk for the reason that
the so-called representatives are not
authorized to buy any lands or to make
any payments. The national commit
tee assumes no responsibility except
for the payment of salaries Of the men
thus sent out to deceive the people.
The land owners, if they will pay any
attention to the subject, can easily sat-
isfy themselves that the so-called land
buyers are simply travelling politicians,
working for wages, for the national
Republican committee. If they wanted
these lands under the administration Of
President Mckinley they would have
SEM their representatives to West Vir-
ginia three or four Years ago, when
there was a certainty that President Me-
Kinley would remain in Office long
enough for them TO dispose of the lands.
II they did not want them in case Mr..
Bryan is elected President they would
not go to the expense of having them
examined until after the election. The
fact that they send representatives, as
soon as the election becomes close and
uncertain proves conclusiyely that it is
the result of the election and not the
purchase of the land that they seek to
effect.
Another specimen
F-ke Politics
being worked by the Republicans in
West Virginia is that of contracts to be
void in case of the election OF Mr..
Bryan. This is an old dodge and has
been worked at every election during
the past twenty years. The transpar-
ency of the dodge is shown by the fact
that within the last six months trust
combinations have been organized, cap
italized at over two thousand million
dollars. At the present moment of
time there are more large steel mer-
chant ships being built in American
yards than at any other time in the
history OF the United States. One of
the largest steel working plants in the
United States is being constructed.
The tin plate mills have very recently
resumed operations. Times are mo- as
prosperous as they were a year ago,
but there have been some large enter
prises established by the Republicans
as we'll as by the Democrats within the
past six months. If the stability of
business and the profitableness of con-
tracts were dependent upon the result
of the present election the business men
would no have invested that money
until that result was known. What
ever the result of the election may be,
there will not be a business concern
engaged in industry or commerce which
will close it's doors on account of tha.
result.
Another feature of fake politics now
being worked in West Virginia is on
The Matter Of Finance.
The Republican bankers claim to be
afraid that the Democrats, If placed in
power will change III present stand
ard. The only law passed for the pur-