The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-10-25
some PoLITIcAL THoUeBTs

/ Suppose Senator Elkins had mol
secured his amendments. SAYS tns
!: Huntingdon Herald TO the rate bIll
passed last spring. Does any ons
think it would have met West Ir-
ginia conditions as they have exiss-
ed for several years:
Because Senator Elkins is :
wealthy man some West Vire;Hians
dislike him. But how did he make
his money! Was II NOT by develop
ing new lands and opening new
railroads. Who profits more b.
/ The extension of railroad into 4
county than the farmers. the mer-
chants. and in fact the whole peo-
ple Of that eountvs The farmer
finds new and better markets
brought 10 his door. and every acre
Of land takes on an enhanced value
Everybody else feels the stimulus
Of it. and IN the long run the
profits Of the people are greater
| than those of the railroad builder.
Is it not great boon TO have a
railroad within few miles Of You
and running through your town !:
Senator Elkins has brought tbs
boon into the homes of thousands.
That he has profited ought to be a
| satisfaction to all who have felt the
great benefits and enhanced values
| that have resulted therefrom.
There are rich men and rich men
in this country. Some of them are
the sort who make their money
shearing the lands Of the country in
Wall Street and other stock markets
men who do nothing to create wealth
but simply fleece other men out OF
their possessions. Others Of them
|have made their money by develop
ling ne wterritory, by making two
blades of grass grow where one grew
'lbefore. For every dollar they make
| for themselves they make two dol
liars for the people in the territory
they develop, through the resultant
enhanced values and stimulated
4 business. To this latter class be
longs Senator Elkins. Of West Viz
i GINA. Is such wealth not a credit
,It ;tc n1,nar9
]. e.WelI done thou good and faith
!. full servant. is a plaudit to which
every man who does his duty and
,Idoes it well, is entitled. Senator
/ Elkins gave up the life of ease he
might have lived to be the servant
Of the people of his State in the
United States Senate. That he has
I been a faithful servnt is shown b
even a casual glance at the record
He saved the country ten milli6a
dollars BY hating the Cleveland
4 Morgan bond deal, he secured q
4 duty Of two dollars per thousand o.
j lumber, and thereby added more
than twenty million dollars to th(
value Of the lumber sold in Wesi
Virginia since 1897. he wrote the
Elkins law prohibiting rebates,
which hasproven to be the most eff
fecriy4 piece of legislation on tlK
statute books today. And he secuE
ed the passage of those amend;
ments which all are agreed are the
most valuable feaures of the neN
rate law. Is. he not entitled to Z
generous SWELL done thou good ane
faithful servant" 1T the hands o.
j the people at the approaching elee;
ton?
J, Vote for peace, plenty. prosperity
!, and progress. A Republican legis.
nature means .Elkins for the Senate
ia Democratic legislature means
John MeGraw.
The News says Hubbard made
no DEMOCRATIC votes in the speech
which he made at the court house
few nights ago. We are surprised
at the admission but it is true
nevertheless. In the first place, he
did not speak for the purpose Of
: making Democratic votes as every
|. one ought to know. In the second
place, Mr.. Riley viii make no Dem
ocratic votes, when he comes here
either. When a man breaches such
honest doctrine as Hubbard did it is
not expected that he would make
votes for the Democrats and We ar
!, glad to hear the News say he did not
+ make any such. When Riley comes
preaching vagaries and things that
have. been found wanting. it is not
strange that. he should not attract
anv one to the Democratic cause.
/. Hubbard keeps the Republican vote
and wins Democrats TO him. Riley
/, will win no Republicans and viii
/ not keep even the votes of the Dem
oerats.
In a leading editorial The News
{ saws Clarksburg is bankrupt even
, this early in the season. and yet il
made some promises last spring that
j if certain persons were elected The
! c;t,- would be in fine financial con.