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


ON BOARD TRAIN NO. s., a. n. 81
S. FE RAILROAD. NEAR TOPEKA,
Kas., Oct. le.-Yestarday, In Chicago, I
called at the headquarters OF tho Re-
publican national committee, and wit
messed n sccac Of political activity rare
ly equalled In q 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 were 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
flce. no less than 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 arc disseminating
the doctrines OF Republlcanism. II 1896
was q campaign of education. this year
should prove a 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, there Is no excuse for an intel
ligent citizen remaining In doubt as to
how to cast his vote so that 1t will con-
tribute to continuation OF existing
conditions offprosperity at home and
prestige abroad. The great state Of
Kansas, through which l am now pass
Ing, furnishes an illustration of the re-
markabls Industrial changes that have
occurred in the past three years. Per-
sons familiar with the history OF west
ern railroads will remember that under
the Cleveland administration many OF
these trans-continental highways suf-
fered financial reverses that threatened
their corporate existence.
Compelled to succumb.
The A. F. & S. Fe road. with It's ex-
tensivc mileage, penetrating with its
magnificent systems some OF the rich
est and most productive agricultural re-
gions in the United States. was COM
PEELED to succumb to the adverse con-,
dftIons, and went Into the hands OF
receiver. To-day, I am informed by an
Official OF the road. 1t is impossible to
handle the trafilc for lack OF transport
alton facilities. Tho road is absolutely
congested with loaded trains. and over
one Thousand. cars OF freight have &C.
cumuiated along the line, waiting to be
moved to their destination. The earn.
inrs of the road have increased over
s5.0oo.6op In the past year, and the out
look for the future Is promising.
With this visible evidence that the
products OF Kansas are finding profit
able market, and bringing rich returns
to the farmers. who can doubt they will
refuse to vote for change?
Kansas n Republican State.
Count on Kansas swinging into the
Republican column with plurality OF
fully $4,000 over the Demo-Popullst
,Iat.t r%,,o Fr,o eI,,or borac,, nm In,~
er nfllicts the granger element: in fact.
1t is not entertained even by persons OF
Impaired mentality.
Recently, two shenns' of Kansas
counties met on n 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 Ossawatomic." says No. 2.
What for?"
"Goins Into the 'sxlum."
What fort"
"They say I'm crazy"
what did you go crazy ONT"
Religion. Now. where are you go
ins?"
ITO ossawatomic," says No. l.
What for?"
"They say am crazy, too" ,G
"And what did you go crazy on,"
Free silver"
"oh, pshaw."5 said the other, you
can't get into tho 'sylum. You ain't
crazy. You Gro oaly a natural born
fool"
Yet many persons eiala,ing to be sane
men and patriots will vote for Bryan
and free silver.
Anh.Expansion Does Not Thrive.
The anti-c1pans!on issue does not
thrive we'll out here In the west. The
people say we want all the foreign
markets we can set. We want to feed
the hungry millions OF the Orient, and
we DO not see why the descendants OF
the p!onccrs who braved the perlis OF
frontier life on the desolate plains.
fought the Indians and settled this
splendid domain should not have an op-
portua!,y to extend their trade, anu
make the commerce OF the Pacific ocean