The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-10-31

The alarm has been sounded and
the word has gone forth that there
is danger ahead. The small CON
tribution fret made by the Hon.
Steven B Elkins, of $4,000 90, is
entirely inadequate to cope with
the conditions that now confront
the leaders. The report has been
made that they are a ''gone-" un-
less something can be done to save
them The small sum of $751;
90 has been asked for by the Re
publican State Committee, and it
is reported upon the very best au-
thority that Stephen B. has "ponied
up. He has been scared into it,
not possibly because he was actu-
ally in danger. but because the
various Chairmen. Secretaries, and
Tressurers,i in the different counties
in the State are hungry for some
coin. and they must have it, and
the only way to get it was to make
Stephen B. think he was in danger.
They all say he has it. and they
may as we'll have a slice of it.
Think of it, if Senator Elkins
should be elected to the United
States Senate he would realize
$4,000 90 in the six years, and
yet he is asked to contribute $780,
600 90 to the campaign fund
What forH How can a man afford
to pay that sum for a seat in the
upper house when the salary doesn't
amount to near half of il. Does it
not look like there must be some
way for a man to get this back
before he would ever think of ex
pending this magnificent sunni
Does the protection given to his
business interests. warrant him in
doing SOP L. it expected that the
people will eventually have to pay
it all back in the shape of bad
Legislation that will be to the in
terest of the coal barons, the rail.
roads, and other corporate inter
estsF 1t this be true, it is about
time that this kind of proceedings
come to close 1t is shameful,
it is disgraceful, and everybody
knows it.
1t is purely from Republican
source that We get this information
that Stephen B has actually given
this amount to the state Republi
can committee, and az evidence
that the leaders fear they are in
danger, they are sending Governor
Dawson here to help save them,
and other speeches are to be made
throughout the county by the Hon.
Riley Blessing and the Hon. Ger
aid Musgrave. 1t has been Just in
the past few days that the leaders
have feltthst there was any dan
ger, (thst they were not going to
get the "spondoolicks") and they
expect these orators to save the
day for them. Since 1896, the
Republican party has pinned it's
hope upon the use of money to win
elections. Public and private oor-
porations. the great railroad inter.
ests. insurance companies, and
such like, have contributed thous-
ands of dollars. of other peoples
money aggregating way up in the
millions. in order to get the money
with which to corrupt the voters
of the country. In this way only
have they been sucoesssuI. They
denied having made use of money
at first, but now, since the insur.
ance scandals. it is openly, frankly,
but shamefully admitted. Why
do you suppose these great oorpor.
ate interests would contribute one
cent, if they didn't know it would
be to their interests in the endH
They don't give their money away
Tor fun, but in order to be protect
ed. When a man contributes he
doesn't do it because he is so fond
OF giving. but simply because he
expects to be benefited, he expects
to have his interests protected he
expects that his job shall be in.
sured to him, or ne expects to be
placed in a position so that he NAV
protect his own interests from un-
friendly legislation, in order that
the corporation may continue to