The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
EVIDENCES OF
PROSPERITY in
THEI5 I WEST.
Where Want and Famine Existed
Under Democratic Reign, Plenty
aud Happiness Now Prevail.
SPELLBINDERS ON THE PLAINS
Disseminating Republican Doctrines.
Kansas Sure for McKinley-story
Of misunderstanding Belt.

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ON BOARD TRAIN NO. s. A. n. s.
s. FE RAILROAD. NEAR TOPEKA,
Kas., Oct. 19.--Yesterday. in Chicago, I
called at the headquarters OF tho Re-
publican national committee, and wit
messed q scene of political activity rare
ly eaualled In presidential campaign.
Under tho supervision OF that veteran
organizer, Hon. Henry c. Hedges. OF
Ohio. chairman of the speakers bureau,
the work OF electlng the next President
and Vice President goes bravely on, and
the word apathy" has been e1punged
from the Republican dictionary. The
Auditorium annex and all the commit
tee rooms wero crowded with eager and
enthusiastic politicians OF all degrees.
The amount Of business dispatched is
almost incredible. During the half
hour remained in the chnirman's Of
flee. no less than n score OF spcllbinders
were assigned to duty, and whole bun
dies Of kilograms came pouring in from
the army OF orators IN the field, telling
the results Of their meetings and ar
ranging details OF their itinerary.
Disseminating Republican Doctrines.
All over the west these well informed
and eloquent speakers are disseminating
the doctrines OF Republlcanism. II 1896
was campaign OF education. this year
should prove year OF graduation, for
with the great number OF masterful
minds now engaged in exposing the fall
laeious dogmas of free trade and free
silver. and the many other dangerous
and destructive policies OF modern Dem
ocracy. thereiis no excuse for an INTEL
lisent citizen remaining In doubt rs to
how to cast his vote SO that It will con-
tribute to continuation of existing
conditions OF prosperity at home and
prestige abroad. The great state Of
Kansas, through which I am now pass
Ing. furnishes an Illustration of the re-
markable Industrial changes that have
occurred in the past three years. Per-
sons familiar with the history Of west
crn railroads will remember that under
the Cleveland administration many OF
these rans-continrntal highways sur
fered financial rcverses that threatened
their corporate existence.
Compelled to Succumb.
Tho A. F. & S. Fc road, with It's ex-
tensivc mileage. penetrating with Its
magnificent systems some of the rich
est and most productive agricultural re-
| slons in the United States. was COM
PEELED to succumb to the adverse con-
ditions, and went into the hands OF n
receiver. To-day, am informed by an
official OF the road. It is impossible to
handle the tranlc for lack OF transport
alton facilities. Tho road Is absolutely
congssted with loaded trains. and ovor
one thousand cars OF freight have &C.
cumulated along the line. waiting to be
moved to their destination. The earn
inrs OF the road have increased over
s5.Ooo,6oQ in the past year, and the out
look for the future is promising.
With this visible evidence that the
products OF Kansas are finding 4 profit
able market. and bringing rich returns
| to the fnrmera who can doubt they will
refuse to vote for change?
Kansas Republican State.
Count on Kansas swinging into the
Republican column with plurality OF
fully $4,000 over the Demo-Popullst
ticket. The free silver heresy no long
er aflllcts the granger element; in fact,
1t is not entertained even by persons Of
impaired mentality.
Recently, two shcriffs of Kansas
counties met on a train. each having in
charge supposed lunatic whom they
were conducting to the insane asylum at
Ossawatomie. The officers seated
their unfortunate charges together, and
they soon engaged In conversation.
Where are you golng?" asked the
first demcnted man
ITO ossawatomie." says No. 2.
What FORT"
"GoIns Into the 'sylum."
what fort"
They say I'm crazy"
what did you so crazy ont"
Religion. Now. where are you go
ins7"
ITO ossawatomie," says No. L
what tor?"
"They say am crazy, too"
"And what did you 30 crazy ONT"
Free silver"
."Oh, pshaw." said the other "you
can't get into tho sylum. You amt
crazy. You ere only natural born
fool"
Yet many persons eialn,ing TO be sane
men aad patriots win vote for Bryan
and free silver.
Ant-EHpanslon Does Not Thrive.
The anti-rxpans!on issue does not
thrive well out here In the west. The
people say we want all tho foreign
markets we can get. We want to feed
the hungry millions OF the Orient, and
We do not see why the descendants OF
the pioneers who braved the perils OF
frontier life on the desolate plains,
fought the Indians anu settled this
splendid domain should not have an op-