The Washington herald., 1911-09-03
Chiffon A NEW DEMOCRATIC FORCE

in bringing s15,ooo,oOO Of outside capital
to West Virginia We put our money
into the enterprises we recommended,
thus proving our good faith. and, SO
far, every man who accepted our advice
has, made a profit. Gov. MacCorkle and
my brother Joe did most of the work
away from our Offices. / like to practice
law, and so remained at home and took
care of the legal details.
''Recently-and state the case to illus
trate the character of the business we
have been doing-we sold the last OF a
tract of land bought eight or nine years
ago. We saw the land and regarded IT
as a good opportunity. At the sugges-
ton Of a friend, / went to Mansneld,
Ohio, the old home of John Sherman
where I had to use considerable persua-
sion to get a group of men INTERESTED
in the proposition. We obtained the land
for $4,000, and Immediately leased
corner of 1t for $S1, 500 year. Later we
leased another strip for $4,000. The tim
ber brought $3.50. .o00 Not long since, as
1 have said, the land was sold. We were
paid 81, $4,000 Summed up, the owners
got per cent on their original invest
ment during all the time they held the
property, and also sufficient income In
rentals to meet the original cost OF the
land and to pay the annual taxes and
finally 4 clean profit Of Sl.Soo'ooo
II am also IN gas and oil, ana am m
terested In street railway ana morn
ing newspaper in Charleston. l bought
the street railway when II was an old
horse car line and have remade 1t Into
modern road. The newspaper was pur-
chased because It was unjustly attack
ing me- and was not, in my optnion' pro-
gressive or aggressive enough. II Is now
conducted on broad lines. Senator Ken
mas son is the editor"
'T suppose you think the Democrats
will carry the country next year? I OBJ
served.
'T have no doubt Of 1t. When the Dem
ocratic party is in agreement no other
organization on earth is so cohesive, en-
thusiastic. and potential. 1t is united
now. and nothing"
Not even Mr.. Bryan as a candidate?'
said. interruptIng Senator Chiffon IN
the middle Of a sentence.
Bryan VIII Not Be Nominated.
Not even Mr.. Bryan as a candidate"
he repeated. Mr.. Bryan is sincere and
will help his party. all right, but he will
not be nominated. He is not a candidate.
am a man for details-the details in my
study Of business and the details IN my
study of public sentiment West Vir-
ginia, even II isolated in its situation, is
representative In Its character and popu-
lation of many States. Our northern pam
handle, filled with steel works and other
manufacturing industries, lies between
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Our eastern pam
handle. a region of fruits and vegetables,
borders on Maryland.
''One side of the State backs up against
the blue grass valleys of Virginia. At
the south and west we lap the mining
fields of Kentucky. We produce lumber,
coal, oil, and gas. We grow great crops
of corn. wheat. and hay. On a reduced
scale We are the people of the United
States in opinions and desires. But In
my study OF conditions have not con-
fined myself TO a single State. hGve
sought information in all directions
When 1 have series OF facts I endeavor
scientifically to reach sound conclu-
sion.
Last November the Democrats re-
versed positions with the Republicans,
getting the House OF Representatives and
gaining substantially in the Senate. 1t
would be a superficial explanation to say
that the Republicans suffered the Gus
tomary INSTRUMENTATION disaster. i
give the elections last year no such in
depreciation. Nor do / attribute the re-
suits to Republican insurgency, although