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REPUBLICAN P
ADOPTED AT
Endorses National Platform
nations of M'Kinl
* .
FAVORS BE-ELECTION OF SE
Denounces the Disfranchisement <
of Public Institutions^SIiows I
Iature?Denounces Democratic
Payment of Virginia Debfc-Co
in the Management of the Affa
dence in President M'Kinley's
.Throughout.
SDcclal Dispatch to tho Intelllecncer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 11.?The
following- platform was adopted by the
Republicans, assembled In state convention,
this afternoon:
The Republican party of "West Virginia,
by Its duly accredited representatives
in convention assembled, earnestly
endorses, in whole and in part,
the platform adopted by the National
Republican convention, held at the
city of Philadelphia, on tho thirty-seventh
birthday of the state of west Virginia.
McKinley and Roosevelt.
We heartily approve the nomination
1 of William McKinley, of Ohio, and
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, for
President and Vice President of the
United States, and we pUd&e to them
our loyal, earnest and enthusiastic
support.
Our Congressmen Endorsed.
We commend the acts of Senators
Blkins and Scott, and of Representatives
Dovener, Dayton and Freer, and
are proud of the efficient support
given by them to President McKinley
and his great administration.
Equal Rights to All.
We denounce the disfranchisement In
certain states of the Union of colored
voters because tbey are colored voters.
Such laws are a violation of the Constitution
of the United States, and are
unjust and Immoral. We demand for
every citizen, white or black,- rich or
poor, high or low, equal rights before
the law, and an equal chance to develop
the talents and gifts that God
has given him.
Removal of Public Institutions.
We are opposed to the removal and
to the agitation of the removal of any
of the public buildings or public institutions
of the state from their present
locations. Such agitation unsettles
values, creates bitterness among different
sections of the state, and is especially
a hardship to the poor man who
owns homes near such public buildings
and Institutions.
Importance of Republican Legislature.
The election of a Republican legislature
In both branches is of supreme
importance, not only because of the
election of a United States senator, but
also that the state may be fairly and
honestly apportioned for the election of
members of the legislature and Congress
under the census of 1900, and
also for the election of judges; to preserve
an honest election law, to prevent
the disfranchisement of voters
and to save the state from being Goebelized.
In the apportionment for election of
members of the legislature, we favor
giving to every county at least one delegate,
and the abandonment, as fur as
possible, of the legislative districts,
which, while being a plan Intended to
equalize representation has been perverted
by the Democrats into a partisan
scheme to disfranchise counties and
voters.
We denounce the present apportionment,
enacted by Democratic legislatures,
as a partisan gerrymander, unjust,
unfair and unconstitutional, resulting
in the virtual disfranchisement
of thousands of honest voters. We
promise the people of the state fair,
Just and equitable apportionment, In
obedience to both the letter and spirit
of the Constitution.
Democratic Fraud Denounced.
We denounce the Democratic leaders
fit this KtlUf fnr thf'lr rnrmntnH xnnnt.
ing out of Republican officers who were
honestly elected, for their rapes of the
ballot, and for fraud and corruption In
elections. Passing over-, as matters well
known to all Intelligent citizens of the
state, their crimes against the people
in this regard in former years, we affirm
that Charles II. Via, of the county
of Monroe, and Humphrey F. Brohard,
of the county of Taylor, and
.William LI .Dunnington, of the LewisWebster
district, were fairly and honestly
elected to the house of delegates
of the legislature of 1899, and that
they were deprived of their seats therein,
and their defeated opponents seated,
by chicanery, fraud and felony.
The Virginia Debt.
We are unalterably opposed to the
payment of any part of the Virginia
debt. That portion of Virginia which
now constitutes the state of West Virginia
paid its full share of taxes Into
the treasury of Virginia for almost
three-quarters of a century, and received
but an Insignificant share of
the public Improvements for which the
Virginia debt was created; and when
West Virginia was admitted Into the
sisterhood of states, the assets, which
belonged to both of the states, were
kept by the mother commonwealth;
and yet It was arbitrarily decided by
the legislature of Virginia that West
Virginia should pay one-third of the
Indebtedness of Virginia, without any
reference to the amount of the expend
nuru 01 puonc moneya for public Improvements*
within what 1b now the territory
of WcHt Virginia, and without
giving to Went Virginia credit for tho
amount of taxes* pnkl by her people
Into the treanury of Virginia. We pronounce
Huch arbitrary adjustment uh
unreasonable, unfair and unju.st, and
In no manner can It be held an morally
or legally binding upon th?! people of
VJppi Virginia. The Republican party
of WoHt Virginia thim publicly announce
that it doea not believe that
WfBt Virginia owes* to the HttttC of Virginia
one'eent of the debt of Virginia,
cxlming at the time Went Virginia waa
a'lintu,.,] -Into tho Union. West Vlr
LATFORM
CHARLESTON. I
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and Approves of the Norniey
and Roosevelt.
NATOR STEPHEN B. ELKINS.
)f the Negro-Opposed to Removal
mportance of a Republican LegisFrauds
in the State-Opposed to
ndemns Democratic Incompetency
irs of the State?Expresses ConfiChinese
Policy-Strong Document
| glnla has issued no bonds, and owes no
debt.
The agents "and agitators In this
state of the payment by West Virginia
of any portion of the Virginia d?bt
have all been Democratic attorneys, and
the only member of the recent legislature
who voted favorably to a recognl*
tlon of the Virginia debt was a Democrat,
who lias been renominated by his
party for re-election to the next legislature.
The Interests of Labor. . r
We commend the present state administration
for the appointment of a
real laboring man as commissioner of
labor, who has proved an able and
efficient officer, and whose reports -and
investigations rank with the best published
by any state of the Union.
We commend the passage of the
eight-hour law, and Us prompt enforcement
by the state administration. We
earnestly favor the enactment of all
just and proper laws for the benefit
and protection of labor.
The Democratic State Record.
We condemn the Democratic party
for twenty years of incompetency and
j bungling, coupled with fraud and em|
bezzlement, in the management of the
i affairs of the state of West Virginia,
j We call upon the leaders of the party
to explain why It was that commfsslon|
ers of school lands and delinquent
I sheriffs were allowed to pocket the
1 people's money, and were never called
j to account. Why It was that tons
; andytons of worthless documents were
annually ground through the press at
enormous cost to the state, only to lie
and rot In the vaults and cellars of
the state house. Why It was that
hundreds of foreign corporations were
allowed to do business In this state by
paying only one-flfth of the amount of
license taxes required by law. Why it
was that the Irreducible school fund,
which, during the last four years, has
increased at the rate of $50,000 per an
num. only increased 320,000 per annum
when they were In control. Why It
was that they could not construct a
state building without laying n spoclal ;
levy, and making supplemental assessments,
and then borrowing money,
while the present administration, out
of the ordinary revenues, has provided
for more public buildings than have
over been constructed in the same
length of time in the history of the
state, and has not borrowed a cent,
nor increased taxes. Why it was that
the Democratic legislature of 1S93 paid
51S.000 out of the state treasury for
alleged services In collecting an obligation
due tills state from the United
States government, which service* were
absolutely unnecessary, as the United
States government cheerfully paid the
full amount of the obligation to the
state treasury. Why it was that the
last Democratic governor of this state
borrowed one hundred thousand dollars
out of the irreducible school fund, for
state purposes, paying G per cent Interest
for it, while at the same time one
of his state officers had thousands of
dollars of the state's money In his pocket,
and was paying neither principal
nor interest. Why it was that the
cost of the public printing, binding
and stationery from 1890 to 189G. Inci'tslve,
under Democratic control,
amounted to a yearly average of nearly
316,000, while undor tho present administration
it has averaged less than half
that amount. '
With the same resources at their
command which the Hepublicam? now
control, they wero never able to place
more than $1,100,000 at the disposal of
the. legislature in any two years, while
with'no increased taxation and without
borrowing one cent, the present administration
In the sumo period of time
has furnished over $2,000,000.
Touch the Chinese Question.
We view with pity and alarm the
conditions of anarchy now existing In
China, affecting the property rights of
Americans in the empire, threatening
the destruction of their lives and property,
and endangering the rights of
commerce secured to Americans undev
existing treaties and the law of nations.
We express our confidence In the firm
but wisely conservative attitude of tho
national administration In Its determination
to preserve the treaty rights
and nil other rights of Americans/ acquired
In China under tho law of nations.
We endorse the firm avowal of tho
national government to hold to accountability
for loss or damage inflicted
upon American citizens, I he authority
In the empire chargeable with the
maintenance of law and order and thn
guardianship of tho life, property and
rights of Americana.
Contrasts Made.
We contrast, with confidence In the
people's approval of the wise course of
Republican administration, the condition
of the state treasury under Democratic
and Republican rule. Under
J the former sums were constantly borrowed
from the school fund to meet
tho exigencies and extravagancies In
the demands of the state fund, and In
some Instances, notably from 1881 to
1B85, Illegal perversions of moneys in:
the general school fund were made for
the benefit of the depleted school fund,
to the detriment of the free schools of
the staio, while under the latter thcro'
has always been sulllclent funds to
meet all honest anil proper demands
upon the treasury, with a constant balance
In tin? state depositories of nearly
ii. million dollars, bearing Interest, to
the .great benefit of the people, This
contrast butweon Interest-paying and
Interest-bearing administration Is all
the more marked In view of the fact
that under both the resources of rovt
nue ire Identical, and In no instance
bave taxes been increased. We appeal
tii the voters to give their support
to a treasury-guarding rather than a
treasury-looting administration of our
finances. , We agree that more money
has been appropriated under Republican
administration than was appropriated
by their Democratic predecessors,
but taxes upon the people have not
been increased, and the state has the
public buildings now under construction
to show for this Increased expenditure,
which is preot of the economic and
proper care f*9 the people's money and
the wise expenditure thereof. We refer
with pride to the new Home for
Incurables, the new capital annex
building, the new and splendid buildings
for the Boys's Reform School and
the Industrial Home for Girls, the Miners'
Hospitals and the additions made
to the two insane asylums, the University,
the Colored Institute, the penitentiary
and other state lnstlutlons, all of
which has been done under Republican
administration, and without increased
expense to the tax-payers of the state.
In. its honesty, capacity and diligence
in the conduct of the people's business,
the present Republican state administration
has well exemplified'the.
sound adage, that "a public oflico is a
public trust."
The State's Development.
Since the Republican party assumed
control of the government of the
state, its growth and development have
bordered upon the phenomenal. The
hum of industry is heard on every
hand. The beneficent effect of the
Rnnilhllpnn Idoo rtf ni>nt?nflnn
Cully ween and felt. Farmers have
found ready prices for their products at
remunerative prices. Lumber camps
have been established In all available
soctlons. The song of the saw Is
heard even beyond where the railroad
has gone to transport the products to
market. Mines by the hundreds have
ben opened to bring to the surface the
"dusky diamonds" which nature has
Blanted beneath our hills. The oil
drill has, penetrated hill and dale, and
enlivened Industry and made thousands
oi poor men rich. The capacity
of the railroads Is taxed to the utmost
to transport the full output of our
products. Por the first time since
West Virginia was made a state there
Is employment, at good wages, fot>
very laboring man within t.h?? borders
of our commonwealth. During tho
first year of Republican rule West Virginia
distanced Ohio as a coal producor.
The second year she became first in
the production of oil. The third year
(1900) she will distance Illinois, and
will take second place of all of the
states In the output of coal. She Is
now. second. In the production of coke,
and is close behind Pennsylvania,
which had more than a quarter of a
century the start In the Industrial race
for development. The paresent year
will show a production in West Virginia
of over nineteen million barrels
of oil. with an output of lumber second
to no state In the Union. Under a
continuance of Republican rule, with
capital by the millions pouring Into tho
state, there is no telling what the futurehas
In store for us. With such conditions
und such an outlook no patriotic
and unprejudiced voter of West
Virginia can consistently demand a
chancn Of L>Uhr?V thn nillnn-il ni" ?Vm
state administration.
The Endorsement Deserved.
The Republican party of West Virginia
confidently appeals to the good
people of the state for their support
in this campaign, because the party
has, In the state and in the Union, fulfilled
every pledge made to the people,
and has given them a wise, conservative,
clean and able administration or
public affairs, and brought to th^ people
unparalleled plenty and prosperity.
Insincere Democratic Leaders.
We denounce the platform adopted
by the Democratic state convention at
Parkersburg, in June, as false and Insincere.
It is a straddle on the financial
question. We afJlrm that the
Democratic leaders of this state do not
believe what they preach. They are
not sincerely for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 2, and Ihey
are not against expansion, as they
pretend to be. They now preach the
free coinage of silver because it was
forced on them by }lr. Bryan, and
they pretend to be opposed to expansion
and what they call "imperialism"
because they hope to fool the people,
and to distract attention from their own
sorry failure at government In the
state and the nation.
Senator Elkins.
jxcsuivuu, mat we nearuiy endorse
the wise, statesmanlike and patriotic
course of the Hon. Stephen B. Elklns
in his acta In the senate of the United
States. He has reflected credit on himself,
and is an honor to his party and
his state. We recognize in Mr. Elklns
an able statesman and a wise and
conservative leader, and we favor his
re-election by the next legislature to
tho seat In the United States senate that
he now so ably tills.
Shot Through tho Heart.
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
STEUBENVILLE, O.. July 11.?Oscar
Huff, a Mingo Junction steel worker,
aged forty-one years, committed
suicide In his bedroom this afternoon,
by shooting himself through the hoait,
using a revolver. His rash deed was
the result of fnmlly troubles. 1-Ie made
an unsuccessful attempt to take his life
Just winter.
Old Compositor Dead-.
Special Dispatch to the lntelllgenccr.
ROMNEY, W. Va., July ll.-Mr. J. J.
Combs, of this town, died this evening,
Aged eighty-eight years, lie was the
oldest mnn In the county. Mr. Combs
had worked In newspaper otllces nearly
all his life,-having been a compositor In
the South Branch Intelligencer otllce
for sixty years; he leaves a great many
descendants. Among his sons are Phil
Cojnbs, proprietor of the Piedmont Independent.
National Guard Orders. ,
Spcclal Dispatch to the Intelllcsnccr.
CHARLESTON. W. Vn., July 11.?
John Henshnw (late first lieutenant,
Second Wost Virginia Infantry), has
boon appointed and commissioned 11 rat
lieutenant, adjutant First Infantry;
John H. Chnrnock, sergeant Company
C, First Infantry, has been elected
second lieutenant of the same company.
Seven Victims Found.
NEW YORK. July 11.?Six bodies and
a portion of a seventh were found on
the wreck of the steamer Saale to-day.
One was that of a stewardess whose
name Is not known. The wbmen had
been badly burned. There have been
recovered thus fur ll>7 bodies of victims
of the lire of June 30.
CbnrlcB Eraory Smith In Canton.
CANTON, O., July lb-Postmaster
General Smith reached Canton at 10
o'clock and will remain until after the
notification. Secretary to the President,
Cortniyou, met him at the station with
the President's carriage, and took him
to the President's homo. He will be
a guest there during his stay in Canton.
ELKINS'SPEECH
Delivered at the Republican State
Convention Now Assembled.
STORY OF NATION'S PROGRESS
For tho Past Forty Years is Substantially
the History of tho Republican
Party Says the Senior Senator.
Convincing, Logical Argument for
tho Continuance of the McKinley
Administration and Republican
Control in West Virginia.
Special Dispatch to tho IntclllKcncor.
CHARLESTON, \V. Va., July 11.?
When the Republican state convention
was called to order to-day by Chairman
Dovcner, Senator Stephen B. ElkJns
was Introduced as temporary chairman
and spoke In part as follows:
"MR. CHAIRMAN:?Another national
campalsn la at hand. The Republican
party appeals to the people
for a continuance of conildcnce, not
only on the record it has made in the
past, but on what It Is doing now and
what it proppses to do In the future.
"The history of the Republican party
lor me jn?t luriy yuuia is hmumusiuuu^
the history of the nation's progress
during this period?the greatest in the
history of uny country. The .Republican
party has shown its ability to
wisely administer the affairs of the
republic, defend its Hag on sea and
land, maintain the national credit, and
promote the welfare of the people. Ii
points with pride to its doctrines and
sound policies, its great achievements
in peace and war, Its success in
mighty undertakings, and the things it
has done to advance the honor and
glory of the country,, ob reasons why
it should be further trusted.
"The Democratic party should not be
trusted on the policies It has advocated
and the record It has made. During the
last forty years, from 1SC0 to 1000, it had
control of the government In all Its
branches only once, the four years from
1S92 to lSflC. The'effect of Democratic
legislation during these four years casts
the darkest shadow that rests upon the
prosperity and progress of the country.
It was during this period that the nation's
progress was turned backward,
confidence was destroyed, business
stood still, public and private debts increased,
our home markets were given
to foreigners, value of property of all
kinds shrunk, opportunity for employment
diminished, wages were reduced,
and want and distress stalked abroad
as the closest companions of the people.
This record is too full of business
ruin and distress, and the picture Is too
(lurk to be soon forgotten, much less
inspire ft renewal of confidence. This
experience was all-sufficient, and at the
end of four years the people voted the
Democratic party out of power, and the
Republican party should again be
placed in control of the government.
The beneficial results to the country
which followed this change are seen on
every hand. "Under Republican laws
passed since 1S0C and the wise administration
of President Me Kir. ley. unexampled
prosperity now blesses th-j
country.
Democrats Ask Again for Control.
"As against this the Democratic party
asks the people to again Rive the control
of the government into Its keeping
on the principles and promises set
forth in the Kansas City platform, and
that they make a change as they did in
1S92 from unprecedented prosperity to
certain business ruin and disaster.
"The Republican party," said Senator
Elklns, "docs not live In the past
nor ask confidence solely upon what It
has done. With its face confidently
turned to the future, it meets living Issues
and pressing problems. A political
party can be Judged only by its acts,
j "The Republican party has ki>pt its
promises made to the people in 1S3G and
done even more. In less than four
years It has?
"Passed a national bankrupt law,
giving thousands of business men the
opportunity to negin uusiness again
and recuperate their fortunes.
"Passed the Dlngley tariff, repealing
thereby the Wilson hill of 'perfidy and
dishonor'?which restored to our people
their home markets and protection
to American Industry.
"Given the country the sold standard,
making our credit the highest in
the world, and at the same time favoring
International bimetallism, the only
way In which silver as money can have
a larger use.
"Brought to the people In every
branch of industry such prosperity as
was never known in this or any other
i land; adjusted the debts due by the
Pacl/lc railroads to the government and
collected every dollar they owed, both
principal and Interest. True to its traj
dltlons and unbroken policy in time of
peace, it has, even In time of war, rej
duced the public debt.
To Relievo Oppressed Humanity.
"Under the direction of the Republican
party the United States, in obedience
to the universal demand of the
I people, went to war with Spain, not for
the purpose of aggrandizement, but to
relievo oppressed humanity, and give
liberty to struggling peoples, the outcome
of which changed the map of the
world. The successful conduct and termination
of the war In one hundred
days tilled tho world with respect for
Amerlcun nrins nnd the power and
glory of tho grout r6publlc, and added
to our domain ao that tho sun never
sets on our possesslon/i.
"The Hepubllenn party, In a peaceful
and honorable way, has acquired lalanda
In .Samoa, with tine harbors; acquired
Porto Rico, one of the pearls of
the Antilles, and Hawaii, tho gem oC
the Pacltlc; given to both good government,
nnd our flag will float over
them forever and forever. Even now,
no Democrat can be found In all this
| broad land who would give them up,
although the Democratic party opposed
the acquisition of Hawaii.
"We hu've acquired the Philippine islands,
with nil their splendid possibilities
in the direction of trade and commerce,
furnishing a base for extending
, our markets to nearly half the population
of the globe,'and have virtually tlnlahed
subduing a rebellion against our
, authority on these Islands, which has
"MY OWN SELF AGAIH" ^
llr?. Gates Write* to Mrs. Plntbio,
rollowH Her Advice and i? Blade Well.
'Deaii Mns. Phisixam For nearly
two and one-half years I have been in
feeblehcalth. After my little child came
?emed I could nut
severe at times
11 cannot lie on
right side. Please
te me what you
lk of my case."?
fits. Clara Gates,
Mrs. Pikkxam:-?
I have taken Lydia E.' Pinlcham's Vegetable
Compound as advised and now
send you a letter for publication. For
several years I was in such wretched
health that-life was almost a burden.
I could hardly walk ucross the floor,
was so feeble. Several, of our best
physicians attended me. but failed to
help. I concluded to write to you for
advice. In a few days I received such
a kind, motherly letter. I followedyour
instructions and am my 'old self'
again. Was greatly benefited before I
had used one bottle. May God bleaj
you for what you are doing for suffering
iwomen.-Mits. Clara. Gatej>
Johns P. 0., Miss., Oct. 0, 1899.
been kept alive by opposition to Republican
policy at home and In the
Philippines by the hope of Democratic
success in the approaching election.
"The Republican party has given
good government, anil good laws to the
Territory of Alaska, planting our flag
and establishing our authority as far
north as Siberia.
"Through Republican diplomacy the
open door to trade in China has been
guaranteed to Americans' equally with
the citizens of the other great, powers
of the world.
Rccord That J?azzles Imagination.
"Could more, success in every direction
or greater things affecting the
destiny of tile nation and the world
have bi:en crowded Into bo short a
space of time? Here Is a record that
dazzles the Imagination, without parallel
In the history of civilization, and
here It stands and will forever stand
as a towering monument to the administrative
ability and patriotism o? tha
Republican party."
In forecasting the party programme
for the next four years, the speaker
said:
j iu'|iuuii?.aii j?ui t.v ^ iw
protect American Industries, maintain
tile national credit, hold fast to the
good things it has done, and go forward
boldly to solve the great problems that
confront the nation at the dawn of the
twentieth century.
"It proposes to construct an isthmian
canal, Joining the waters of the Atlantic
and Pacific, the same to be under
the ownership and control of the United
States; restore our lias on the high
seas and increase our merchant marine
by giving aid and protection to American
shipping.
"Restrict the immigration of cheap
foreign labor In the interests of American
workmen; give more opportunities
for the education of working children,
and raise the age limit for child labor.
"Give Independence and self-government
to Cuba.
"Create a department of commerce
and industry, and revise the consular
system.
"Reduce war taxes, and gradually pay
off the public debt.
"Pass laws that will prevent all combinations
ihteiided to restrict business,
create monopolies, limit production, and
control prices.
riuiwi, iui; pursuit unu jirupux ij ui
every citizen of the republic at home
and abroad.
The Blessings of Good Government.
"Subdue the remnants of rebellion In
the Philippines, compel obedience to
our authority and respect for our tlag,
and give the people of those Island? now
belonging to us the blessings of good
government and a better civilization.
"These are the pledges the Republican
party has made to the people, all
of which will be sacredly kept if continued
In power.
"The Democratic platform adopted at
the Kansas City convention endorses
the Chicago platform with its attack on
the supremo court. It is both reactionary.
It should be considered as part of
the Populist party's platform adopted
at Sioux Falls. Bryan is both Populist
and Democrat. The Democrats at
Kansas City simply endorsed the Populist
candidate and added to the Popnllst
platform. This is the tall wagging
the dog, but for the last eight or ten
"years tiie. Populists have dominated the
Democratic party, so far as furnishing
It with Ideas and live Issues. The Populists
must ultimately absorb the
Democratic party."
Referring to silver, Senator F.lklns
said the Democrats were the worst enemies
of true bimetallism. In declaring
for free coinage lit tn nun. with.
out walling for the co-operation of any
other nation, they tacitly bowed to tho
demand for flat money made by the
radical Populists, who In reality dominated
tho Democratic party. "Thesis
radicals," said he, "declare In their
platform that they want only paper
money Issued by this government and
limited only by the needs of business
and population.
snows Their Attltudo to Silver. |
"This shows," saUl Senator Elklns.
"whether or not the Democratic parts'
is il friend of silver In the true sense of
the word." In conclusion, on the subJjft
of money, the speaker said that the
silver Issue of 18% was bred by a scarcity
of money. That scarcity hnd boon
compensated ?"ui: by the rapidly Increasing
production of tfold, which this year
reached close to the SROO,000.000 mark.
With a continued Increase at this rate
there noon would be more wold than
was actually needed for money. Prices
and wurcs had both advanced under
tho koUI standard. Where there had
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been famine there was now plenty;
where there had been calamity there
was now prosperity. Yet the Democratic
party insisted on cnrrylng the
corpse of a dead Issue Into the new
campaign."
Concerning trusts Senator Elkins
made the following statement:
"The Democratic, party declares vigorously
against trusts. This does not
prove that the Republican party favors
trusts any more than the Democratic
party does. Considering recent dis "nnnf,.l
fhn ?P,V
trust in New York city, this declaration
seeing strange anil out of place.
There can be no mistaking the meaning
and purpose of the Republican
platform on this subject. It declares
expressly that any trust that destroys
competition, limits production, or Increases
prices should be suppressed.
The Republican party makes no indiscriminate
war on private corporations.
They are ncccssary to the transaction
of the business of the country, and am
authorized by the law of every state In
the Union.
"Democrats charge that protection
breeds trusts, but th?ey grew and nourished
under the Wilson law and a Democratic
administration, and free trade
England is full of them.
"The World and Journal, leading
Democratic newspapers, charge that
the Democratic mayor of New York
city not only owns 4,500 shares of stock
In the ice trust, which he admits, but
that he got the money from the trust to
pay for the stock at a low price, making
him a. rich man, through the trust,.in a
few weeks.
"Can any such example of belonging
to or favoring a trust be found among
the ofiicials and leaders?of the Republican
parly?"
Touching "Imperialism" the speaker
said:
No Such Things as Imperialism.
"The Democratic platform declares
against Imperialism, when there Is no
such things as Imperialism. Nobody in
this republic favors imperialism. The
Democratic party uses the term In an
indefinite und reckless way, Just as it
charged Lincoln, Grant, and the Republican
party with despotism and tyranny
In the most righteous war ever
fought.
"If the Democratic party means by
imperialism holding the Islands we
have acquired from Spain, then there Is
a definite Issue raised.
"If taking and holding territory ceded
to us by treaty, and governing the Inhabitants
thereof without their consent,
is imperialism/then Jefferson was
the greatest imperialist "'of'1 the age.
Then it was imperialism that acquired
the vast region covered by . the Louisiana
purchase and established a ,territorial
government for .the inhabitants
thereof without their consent. Then,
too, it was imperialism that gave us
Florida, that fought the Mexican war,
and gave us the territory acquired from
Mexico.
"In taking Guam, Porto Rico, Hawaii,
and the Philippines we have done nothing
more than follow the precedents of
the Democratic party in its best days.
"For my part, I rejoice that the great
republic owns Islands in the great seas.,
and that we are 110 longer isolated. I
regard these, now that we have them,
as necessary adjuncts to the extension
of our commerce and markets, and to
enable us to compete with other nations.
"The expansion policy adopted by the
Republican party brings the dawn of
great prosperity to the south, which
has .been so long delayed. After war
and exhaustion the Republican policy
of expansion opens to the south the
doors of the widest and best markets.
The south, with only one-tifth of its
lands developed, already lias more than
one thousand million dollars' worth of
products. With her cotton, lumber,
coal. Iron, and other products, the south
stands nearer to Cuba and Porto Rico,
and with the completion of the Nicaragua
canal she is nearer to Hawaii and
the Philippines than any other portion
of the country..
Philippine Problem a Difficult One.
"The Philippine problem," said Senator
Elkins, "was a difficult one, but
not to be shirked for that reason. The
islands came to us under a treaty that
could not possibly have been ratified
but for the aid of Democratic votes. Mr.
Bryan himself had come to Washington
to lobby for its passage. Subsequently
the rebellion In the Philippines J
had boon nurtured and fostered by hope
of Democratic political successes In this
country, and the Republican administration
had been censured by Its Democratic
opponents for not conferring the
full privileges of statehood on the Insurgents
under arms against the Hag
in the Tblllpplnes.
"The plan of the Republican party,"
said the speaker, "was to suppress the
Insurrection and then to grant political
rights and self-government to the Islanders
In such measure as they wore
tltted to receive' them, just as had boon
done In the previous history of the
United' States with Florida, Louisiana,
tho Mexican concession, <ahd all other
foreign territory that hafl come under
the protection of our ting*
Touching local conditions, Senator
Elklns said: If
"Wont Virginia Is having her full
share of the prosperity which has come
to the country under a ? Republican
administration, perhaps In. a larger degree
than any state In thp Union. Her
vast undeveloped resources put her on
the side of protection and against free
trade. This was shown under the operation
of the Wilson hill, when thu
prices of lumber, coal, colic, Iron, steel,
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P. K. Sliirts.. 48c | ; |
rat Shirts:. 1*. .....4Sc ^ (
idras Shirk. 75c $ h$
k Shirts.i,w. '. 93c 4 !
Iladras Shirts?........98c | j
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1322 AlUlilt St., Wheeling.
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I wool, mid cattle all went down um!|
these Industries almost eame to a 4'
standstill; and how quickly these jn. .
! terests revived under the Dlngloy bill. K:;
Naturally, West Virginia should be a
1 Republican state. She now stnnda iirst ''
In the production of oil and lumber,
second In-^cpke, and third In coal.
Growth in;Coal and Lumber Industry
"The plwcing of a tax of $2 per thou- )
sand on Canadian lumber coming into y
the United States gave back to the ; .
state our markets, and the lumber
mills went to work, and nevert have .
been so prosperous. It Is estimated !
that the lttbreased duty on coal and the . '
duty of $2''on Canadian lumber in the
Dingley 1}I_U,Increased the price of coal (
o??l Imhni. Ii.rwlu In Wouf Vl-,,!..!- ti v
??? * *b?Miu up ;
to date tw,9 hundred millions of dol- '
lars. ThJ/),k, what three lines In a bj]i
giving AVfiSl; Virginia protection to coal i'
and lumtjff jhas done for the state, and '
the Kansas City platform condemns the
Dlrigley bill.. As a matter of history, 1 'y
feel it is fair to say that your Republl. " :
can senator^from West Virginia had
charge ofjl&mber and coal when tb? Mf-j
Dingley bill passed the senate,, nnd $$$
never ceased his efforts for his state ['. /
until the f duty was put on Canadian mi
lumber and the duty on Canadlatf coal
was increased."
The speaker then went into statistics l$l
at considerable length, in support of |
his contention that prosperity walked |f|
bund In hand with Republican success, {$'
"After ttyre? years of McKinley's ad- \V
ministration," he said, "the balance of
trade in our. favor amounts to t&out ^
$539,000,000. Ui
"In the past three years, according to fife*
the bureau Of statistics, the exceas o! pi$
our exports of merchandise over our
imports was ^1,483,537,004. Incredible 3i
It may seem, the total of the thryears'
exports under Mckinley's adnyh. Istration
were'riearly three times great- 1.1;;
er than the ftx'cess of exports over Ira- ;
ports for the previous 107 years.
"Thu Democratic party from 1892 to |j:^
1S9G increased the bonded debt alou!
$262,000,000, while the aggregate amount
of the deficit during the four years was
about $13r?tDOO.OOO.
"During the four years from 18S3 U
1802 the Republican party reduced the
bonded debt $230,000,000, and instead ol
a deficit had an aggregate surplus'of
$209,000,000, and under McKInley,' notwithstanding
the Spanish war, we have
a surplus of more than $63,000,000 and
are paying off $25,000,000 of bonds.
"During the past three years there
has been'a substantial advance in the
price o? every staple farm product of
this country. . v1,'
"There 'lias been an increase of $100,- '
000,000' in A savings banks deposits
against total stagnation under Cleveland.
Increase of Gold Reserve. V
"Under the McKinley administration,
notwithstanding the drain of the Spanish
war and the reduction of the public
debt, the gold in the treasury on July 1,
IL'00, was $425,000,000. Against this
must be set the fact that under Cleveland
the gold in the treasury was reduced
to $45,000,001, and was only increased
to,$1,45,000,000 by a Democratic
bargalri-count&r bond sale to private ^
parties at lOd^, when the same bonds
were being bought eagerly in the open
market at 115.
"The profit from this private sale
was taken from the government and i.
from the people' .by the Democratic
party, which, according to its own
statement, 1$ opposed to trusts.
"Farm lands have increased In value
and mortgages have been reduced.
"The American Agriculturist, a reliable
and non-partisan paper, in its issue
of MiirCb 17, 11)00, states the vnlw
of farm lands, crops, and live: animals
have increased four billions of dollars
under the McKinley administration; ;
and while this Increase has taken place
there has been a reduction of $300,000,000
in mortgages on farm lands com- '
pared with - three years ago. Thk ;
shows nn increase of over one billion
dollars a year In the value of property |.v
owned by farmers and a reduction of
one hundred millions a year in mortgages
on theh^farms. This fact alone
should satisfy"the farmers of the coun? i|
try- im*.
"Capital finds safe Investment and
labor finds correspondingly steady anil
remunerative" employment. )'
"No word is heeded here in behalf
our national candidates. McKinley and ^
Roosevelt will b\veep the country.
"The Democrats at the Kansas City v'
convention dug.the grave of the Demo- ^
cratlc. party, and prepared Its corps- w
for Interment by nominating a Candida
tc once defeated on a platform al- &
ready repudiated by the people."
Congressman'Smith Renominated. |
HOCllICSTI'iil1. Mich.. July ll.-Oon- |
gressman Henry C. Smith,' of Adrian, W
was unanimously ro-nomlnnted for ^
Congress this afternoon by the second ?
district Republican convention. Mr. L
Smith was the Anly Michigan congress- i?,
man, all of them Republicans,
voted against (hi? levying of tariff du* t
ties on Porto4 Rlean shipments. "?* j
platform adopted, makes no rotcrcuM ^
u\ tlm Pnrtn 1?lr>nn mattl?r.
FAMILY WASHING.
Sough Dry Washed, Starched and
Dried B cents per pound. , _ .
Flat Work. Washed and Ironed, o
cents per pound. .
All nana work finished! 10 cents
per pound. At LUTZBROS.
Home Steam Laundry.
WR have thrpeisecond-hand
Flanos which we oflfor at banrnln rj"10"
this w?*. F. w. lWMKli lA ,
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