Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-21
Willow Fork.

to be the order of the day.
Hay harvest Is here. Consider
Ing the spring drought, there Is an
excellent crop.
Jacob Oblinger, called on D. G.
Heslep's Sunday.
w. c. Grimes will teach the
Willow Fork school this winter.
1t Is the general opinion OF oper-
aters that when the gas Is exhaus.
ted that we will get some good oil
wells.
The Paden City Gas company
will begin work on their gas line
running from this place to Paden
City, In the morning.
Work will begin on Oblieger No.
Monday next. This we'll lies
directly between Oblinger No. I
and Watkins No. I, both of which
wells made fine showing for oil,
Every one Is auxiously awaiting
for the Electric Railroad. There Is
good authority for believing that
the road will be built down Point
Pleasant Creek. The road can be
built down this creek at very little
cost and when built will run through
the most thickly settled and pro-
gressive part of our country.
Besides our gas and oil we have
some of the best bottom land In the
State that can be turned into VERT.
able gardens to feed the inhabi-
tants of Our new city.
AT causus held by the leadin &
Republicans, here last evening, 1t
was decided to support Theodore
Roosevelt for president of the
United States, and Senator Dolliver
for vice president In spite of the
fact we have candidates for both
positions. AS to county officers
everything was not so harmonious.
Some were tor Paul others for
Appolus. The willy politician comes
In our midst and tells US our future
happiness and progress inevitably
depends on the election of either
Scott or Caldwell to the U. S. San
ate. They tell Us they are the
only qualified men In the State.
We ask what qualifications are
they the most honest are they the
most intellectual! are they the most
deserving men In the State? The
answer comes, no; but they are
both millionaires, other states elect
their richest men to the senate and
we cannot afford to be behind them.
With various arguments they try to
persuade the people and they gen.
orally deceive the very elect, that
1t Is their bounden duty to support
ole of the above named men. We
have no objections to milllonaires,
we are proud to live in a state that
has resources 70 produce them.
Many of them are truly good men
but to say that one Is a millionaire
Is no argument for saying that his
character Is impeachable. When
being stakeholder In some great
corporation becomes a requisite Tor
a candidate for the U. S. senate, 1t
Is time for the people to inquire
why?
Why can not an honest poor nan
like Governor White, who has con.
victions and Is not afraid to express
them, as was evidenced at the
Bankers banquet,at Parkersburg, be
elected. Suitable candidates must
be found In every county, their ex.
)penses must be paid. Not only
must their actual expenses be paid
but their time spent must be we'll
paid for. Take 40 or 50 counties
like this, and you can see that the
Expenses are more than the salary.
Then, why do they want to be
elected?
Some people do not seem to know
that the u. S. senate, consisting OF
90 members, has 1t In Its power to
defeat any measure proposed by
the house of representatives. The
senate practically has 1t In Its power
70 control the U. S. government.
Is 1t worth $1,000 piece to IS
men IA majority In the senate) to
control this the great and richest
government In the world?
We admit there are other con-
siderations besides pecuniary ones
for being elected U. S. senator.
The greatest one perhaps Is 1t gives
the senator and his family social
prestige. Only ninety men In the
United States can enjoy such pc.
sition, Thus YOU see they become