Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-24

From South of Kanswha River
indications Are That First District
Will Be Republican and Offset Loss
in the Second-"Just a Love Feast"
Clarksburg, Oct. Ex-senator s. p.
Elkins arrived in this city yesterday
from the East. He Immediately went
to republican state headquarters, af-
ter registering at the Waldo, met
Chairman Matthews and HIS staff and
the visiting republicans at h%eadquar-
tiers, and spent an hour going over
the situation.
"A newspaper man called on the
Senator and asked him about the po-
.liticaa situation, first in the country
generally, and then in West Virginia.
The senator replied that he had re-
Gently been In New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Maryland and
parts of Ohio, and that he was con
firmed in his first estimate OF the out
come of the election, which was that
Taft would sweep the country by
nearly as large a majority as Roose-
Welt did four years ago. He said that
Taft was gaining every day, that the
tide was his way, that he would con-
tinue to gain, and that the result of
the election would be astonishing to
both democrats and republicans. He
said he had been familiar with and
known all of the candidates for the
presidency in the last thirty years.
and taking it all in all he thought
Taft was the most typical an around
American that had ever run for the
high Office OF the presidency that he
had eve known. That he vas just,
judicial, conservative and understood
the needs and wants of the country at
home AMI abroad, and whenever he
came into contact with the people he
won their confidence ard esteem. The
senator said he had no doubt whatev-
'er and never had had of Taft's efec-
ton, and with it the immediate re-
sumption of business, that all the
country was waiting for now was
Taft,s election. Even democrats are
ccnceding that Bryan's election would
disturb business, and some democrats
everywhere concede Taft's election.
We'll, Senator. what do you say of
West Virginia." inquired the newspa-
per man,
every day only strengthens me in
the belief in the beginning that Taft
would carry the state by an over
majority, AMI since we have
settled the differences in the republi-
can party, the majority has been in
creasing every day and will continue
to do so until the end, AS to Glasscock
nothing can be said against him. He
is a stainless, pure, able, upright man,
and no democrat can be found to dis
pute the fact. He has proven to be
the man for the place and the COM
mftteei made no mistake in selecting
him. He is getting votes wherever he
goes and the tide Is with him, and
his majority will approach that of
'Taft's. He did not expect the noznina-
tion, but the moment he accepted he
entered the fight and has made good
speeches and a good impression ev-
erywhere he has gone"
We'll, how about the issues of this
campaign, SENATOR"
The fact is the democrats have
no issues. The only thing that Bryan
argues, about which there is a differ
ence, is the guaranteeing of deposits
of national banks. On every other
issue he repeats only what he said
before his nomination, that he agrees
with the republican party and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and conmends the re-
publican party and Roosevelt for the
good record both have made. He of
fers to the people only one issue, a
fad worse than free silver and 16 to l,
that deposits in our national banks be
guaranteed. This position was con-
demned by the bankers at Denver,
composed of nearly, two thousand
men, democrats and republicans alike,
as wholly lmpracticable and visionary.
III any people in business are to be
made safe and guaranteed why not
the farmer against failure Of crops
for reasons over which he has no con
troll? The man who has money on
deposit in bank has it in hand, the
farmer has to make his and he should
be guaranteed in preference. The fact
is, If the government is going into the
guaranteeing business, why limit ii TO