The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-30
PATRIOT![SFI R'.EjDI
ByExpansion and tho Grand Destiny
o. Our Country.
IOWA WILL GIVE $4,000.
Majority for Mckinley, Says Con-
Congressman Hepburn ~ Nebraska
is Falling in Line and With a Few
Years. Growth Will BIO Reliable
Republican State. .5'.;s.if

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S,-colonel W. P.
Hepburn, representative in. Congress-
fromIown, chairman of the house com
mittee on Einter-state commerce and one!
OF the brightest men in public life. has
just returned from an extensive tour,
through his own! and adjoining states.
Colonel Hepburn informs the men In
charge of the national and Congress
campaigns that conditions are extreme
ly favorable IN; Iowa, and Nebraska,
and predicts a Mckinley ajority in
ths.tormer state Of = ooo.a He talks in
,efes.tngly about afYairs In his part OF
the country S "a q.
Fair Illustration.
tsMy own district" he, says, fairly
Illustrates conditions In the whole Of
Iowa and, In a somewhat modified
form; in Nebraska. Ny district is 100
miles in length and you can walk from
end to end through lanes OF unbroken
fields OF corn. The farmers of the dis.
trict are rich. The crops OF the last
four years have enabled them to pay
OF their debts and lay. up money. The
banks In my own county. which has a
population OF possibly $4,000, are carry
ing farmers deposits of 81, 500, 900. Such
conditions Us these are destructive of
Populism. Four years ago we politi-
clans. thought we had the district cam
rassed thoroughly. yet the returns
showed! that We were entirely at sea. in
regard to- the Intentions OF not less
hn % fN,tv
meetings, listened to our speeches.,
marched In our, professions and were
apparently with us. yet on election, day;
they voted for Bryan because Of their
terror Of the gold standard. They were
In fear lest the Endorsement Of gold
would make hard times harder. They
were under the harrow. ut the time and
suffering keenIy from series OF, years
Of depression, which, as we now know,
had done their worst They thought
they saw relief In the free coinage OF
silver and voted that way. Mckinley's
majority in the district was $50. My
majority for Congress was about 1900.
Two. years later my majority over
three candidates was about $500. am
not counting my chickens before they
are Matched, but feel confident that
my majority this year will be as great
as IL not greater than, It was in 1898.
Returning to the Fold.
81 am positive that practically all OF
hose 1000 Republicans in my district
who voted for. free silver four years
AGO. will vote the straight Republican
ticket in November next. Their own
experience and observation has con-
WINGED them that they We're wrong In
their conclusions on the money ques--
ton. They have seen times improve
and boundless prosperity take the place
OF depression and suffering under the
enforcement Of n policy. which they
were told meant universal ruin for the
farmers OF the country They have
seen the production; Of gold increase
enormously and give the nations Of the
world oil the monetary expansion the
demands OF trade and labor required.
They have seen the non-fulfllment OF
the calamity phophestes of four years
ago and will follow. the dictates OF their
own common sense and good Judgment.
They have four years of facts to so on
and existing good times, whereas four
years ago. 1t was theory. Then they
took Counsel Of the.-. Fears and listened
TO the ipreachings Of teachers who ar
gued from wrong premises.
what Is true of my own district ap-
plies with equal force to every district
In the state Of Iowa. Timely rains.
bright sunshine and seasons unvexed
by ca1nmttias Kill Populism. That Is
what's the matter In Kansas and Ne
braska. as well US In Iowa and the
western states generally.
Colonel Hepburn was asked to tell
wherein there Is n difference between
Nebraska and Iowa, and why Nebras-
ka should cling so to. Populism while
Iowa cast~it-off and. turned from 1t.
Difference Between States.
1.-THE difference between the two
states: replied Colonel Hepburn, rs
mainly that of the difference in the.
time of settling the two states. Iowa
is the older OF the two and the average
condition of the people Is therefore bet
Ter. Nebraska, should say. Is ten to
fifteen years behind Iowa, II | may be
allowed to measure the difference be-
tween them In years. Conditions which
prevail now In Nebraska prevailed ten
to fifteen years ago In Iowa. The sit
untion as We now find II In the Hawk
eye State represents Just about that
number OF years OF development and
progress. Every new section has to so
through sweat before 1t gets n firm
footing and Is able to stand on Its own.
legs and think and act without preju-;
dice. Every new state has gone, through
the process and worked to political as
well'as material solvenry. have been
telling my friends at headquarters that
they are borrowing unnecessary alarm
over what they seem to regard as
apathy among the masses OF voters.
They will find on election day that the
voters will be on hand and that vast
. tnrftv NJ will THAR hat-
lots the right way: The people have
made. up..their minds and do not see the
necesslty.of becoming excited"
Appeals to Patriotism.
Colonel: Hepburn, who has made q
number of speeches already, was ask
ed what theme made the greatest hit.
His reply was: n ~ s;5
- Il have talked Imperialism openly
and above board. and I find that moth
Ing said aroused such magnificent
enthusiasm rs appeals to the patri0t-
Ism OF the people. They believe in the
grand destiny OF the nation and in Its
expansion and development In every
direction They have seen the United
States take Its place In the front rank
of nations and want to see It grow In
Importance and power. Since the days
OF Gigs there has never been time
when there was SO much to 90 on ns
now to fire patriotic Impulses OF Amer
lean men, We, are entering upon n new
era In the growth OF the nation, and II
is cowardly to hold back. find that
the idea of giving up the fruits OF war
and OF surrendering any OF the rights
OF the territory and the advantages
bought with tho blood OF our soldiers
and with national treasure is exceed
ingly repulsive TO the great mass OF in