Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-16
POLITICAL
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80 wErzsL DEnOCR AOY.
A Big Meeting, Last Night, Addrsssedby
Nj. f. Dryden, Esq.

A Big Meeting, Last Night, Addressed by
NJ. F. Dryden, Esq.
EpseiGI TO tts Rsgisgs--
New MARTINsvILLE, w. VA, Octo-
Der Is. The Democracy of this place
aud OF the surrounding country turned
our in large numbers this evening 10
hear the address OF Mr.. NJ. F. Dryden,
Of Wheeling. The meeting was held at
the Opera House, which was filled with
the enthusiastic end earnest Democ-
racy, aud all during the address the
creates interest was manifested and
the ap plause frequent. Mr.. Dryden
said, in part:
"In 1892 the American people, In the
exercise Of their sovereign right, de-
fested Benjamen Harrison and elected
Grover Cleveland, thereby declaring 10
the world that the Republican policy
was at an end in this country aud that
tariff reform had at last dGwned upon
the people. The Democratic party COM
Ing into power just when II did was
confronted by the most formidable OBJ
stacles. Yet In the face of these and In
spite Of the crOakings OF calamity
howlers, il has inaugurated the greatest
political reform in the history OF the
nation. During Mr.. Clsveland's first
term the annual receipts Of the govern
ment steadily increased, while the ex-
penditures steadily decreased. But
during Mr.. Harrison's Naturalization
the annual receipts steadily decreased
while the expenditures were ever III
creasing. AT the cod Of Mr. CleveIand'S
first term, when ne turned the govern
ment over 20 the Republican party,
there were in the treasury over $780,
600, 600 OF available surplus, but when
Mr.. Harrison delivered IL Jack 10 Mr..
Cleveland the treasury was bankrupted.
During the first seven months Of Harri-
sons administration S67. 600, 600 was eX-
pended for bonds. In three years he
paid S4s, 600, 900 in premiums to bond
holders, and So, OO0,OO 10 importers as
drawbacks. An annual bounty or Sl6,-
600, 900 was paid TO the sugar growers
and 1924, 900, 600 paid out In pensions.
This sxtrayaganCe went on under the
Republican party and when Mr. Cleve-
land took the reins Of government he
found the country on the verge OF tnan-
cial ruin. Mr.. Harrison pundered a
trust fund OF S54, 600, 600, and threw it
into the treasury and three times Jug
gIed the accounts to show balance, but |
still there was a deficit Of $4,000, goo. |
The result Of all this was the panic Of |
1898, when the business interests Of the |
country were paralyzed and the !
laboring millions were thrown into |
state of enforced ideness, while their |
families were on the verge Of Starva-
tion. Yes, during Mr.. Harrison's ad- !
ministration 1924, 900, 600 was paid in |
pensions, and applications were coming |
in at the rate of Que thousand a day. |
Millions Of the peoples money was paid |
oVt 10 undeserying impOstOrs who had |
gotten their names upon the pension |
roll by lying, deceit and fraud. Aud, |
my fellow citizens, I would not be mis-
understood as saying one word against
the worthy members Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. l honor and respect |
these noble Veterans'WhO in the hour OF |
the nations peril left their homes and |
fresides and went forth to the field OF |
carnage and death, II need DO TO sacrl- |
ice themselves uDon-the altar OF their |
country. And paraly2ed be the |
tongue Of the man who shall |
lift uo his voice against the !
inst demands Of theSa noble |
men, and cursed forever shall be the |
pation that shall refuse TO support its |
defenders and its wards. But my tel- !
low citizens we have only words Of con- !
demnaIion for those unworthy claimants |
who by fraud we're drawing the peoples |
money, aud they were not more guilty !
than the party that endorsed their |
uoholy cause. 1t remained for the |
Democratic party to purge this FOUL
blot from our national escutcheon ana |
make the pension roll a roll or honor |
and not roll Of dishonOr. Yes, my |
fellow citizens in the brief space OF last !
year the Democratic party has saved |
the country from ruin, and prosperity
has once more dawned upon our people,
The mills and factories that were closed
under MckinleyiSm are now In opera
ton and the millions OF laOorers that
wero thrown out OF employment are
now earning good wages for the support
OF their wives aud children. Let the
people OF this country keep In power
the Democratic party and the gov
ernmsnt will be economically admins
tered, the peoples money will not be
souandered, trusts aud mOnopOlieS Will
be throttled and degree OF prosperity
will come 10 our beloved country such
as we have hitherto never known.
Then, in spite Of Republican misrepre-
sentation ana Republican Doodle, in
spite OF calamity howlers without and
traitors within, 10 spite OF trusts and
monopolies, in spite OF greed and ay-
erice, in spite of religious bigotry and
intolerance, let us take up the good old
Democratic banner and 80 forward to
victory"
mn nnr,n TurN0J ADu NAN