The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-01
ns,aoV. ]. 8, FORAKER.

there we're very handsome decorations
Of electric Nights. Ex.Goy. Foraker
looks beEterand seemed better-humored
than he did q year ago or two years ago.
This seems to be his year. He was
happier In hlsremarks than sometimes,
and both he and his audience enjoyed
the evening thoroughly. Applause was
hearty and frequent MeKinley's name
was greeted With especially hearty en-
thusiasm. ~l.
The stage was neatly set and across
the front was line ot red, white and
blue bunting, with the words; "Bush',
nell for Governor Mckinley for Pre,-
ident in ls98p Many prominent Repub-
iieans sat on the stage.
Hon. ]. NJ. Pollock, chairman Of the
Republican county committee, called
the meeting to order after some inspir-
ing music by holsters band, aud intro.
duced Hon. J. o. Heinleln aS chairman,
Mr.. HaInleIn made brief but very
happy address in Introducing the dis
tinsulshed orator OF the,eyenlng. His
oulogy OF Ex-Governor Foraker. hearty,
but put in few words, was cheered to
the echo.
The orator, as usual, adapted himself
to tho occasion aud the circumstances.
He congratulated his hearers on the
rain that had come with him and the
flood that was to come next Tuelday.
HeaaId II hS had known his coming to
Bridgeport would have brought rain he
would have come sooner, because he
had no doubt the people here needed
rain, as they did everywhere he had
beoniin the state.
LAST YEAR AND NOW,
Last year he did not speas in Bridge.
port, but he did In BsllRire. and he
learned thore that all along the river
front tina workingmen were getting
about 40 per cent Of tho wages they did
in 1892, and working on short time at
that The Wilson bill was in force
when hew was here last year, but 1t had
done no good. Hc told tho people the
way 10 HIart on the road 70 prosperity
was 10 vote the Republican ticket, Most
otthe people did 50, and everybody
knows tito result, Tho way TO keep up
the prosperity ia to keep on voting the
Republican ticket until that party has
full control lthe government in all It's
branches.
lIe said ho wanted to talk elpeclaliy
to tho Democrats present. Somehow
the Democrats always did have a special
liking for him; and this remark caused
muuh laughter. Whom he referred to
Mckinley, and predicted his triumph
ant election 40 President, the cheers
and Applause wore simply deafonlng.
Reviewing the history OF the WilAon
bill, he said MIR. Wilson was very
worthy sort OF a man, personally, and
know gtOat ddal about what was in
books, but apparently very little about
tho prapticat needs Of tho American
people. lliB bill was a bill after Cleye-
lands own heart. IL was n tarllF-ior-
royehue-only measure, II was pABsed
With only 834 amendments. All OF
those were In tho direction OF prntoc.
ilon and all we're improvements
that Tie law as passed. was Just 034
tlinos better than as introdueodby the
dlatlnguIahel atatolran from Weat
YlEWInIua
CIoyCland's deuunrlution Of tho law
az "narty pcr1dY and marty diahonor,p
hia refusal TO align II, and the reault az
shown In tho elections oil 1904 woro do.
plcled, aud ME Foraker daid tllnt lust 40
coon 40 q Republican Congress was
elected tho people began 70 draw long
bfoaills. For the fltAt llno 10 tho llls.
tory Of tho United staIol wbiillea wbro
blown, bells rtihg aud all over tito land
there wOfo signs Of rejoicing that the
oad had come 10 tho last Democratic
Congress this government Will SEQ lOt
al tlOalt lIly years.
Buainots, bnid tho tponknr, picked up
d lltUp whom tile election was over aud
tho results known, When tho old Con.
gross expired, tho business lky became
bright, and II has inetuaaod IN prosper.
Ivy tlght along, but tho boHt Will not
setua uail The RepsbIlesh .tiumph
next ycah What WOnld happen u
.cAlirnELL on ooxeY
wOto to bo elected noxl Tuoiday lnltoad
Of lushuOll3 1 include 0oxoy bCcauio
ke assists tAat hS Sud cAmphSa Hs
morely lyfnnnlns for second money, aud
llU Ia ahead, and ain nat aufe he ID not
The 0lluula ui DpmuefallB vlel0fy next
fnealAy Ia Ohio ware dwolt on, Me-
Foraker Alk0l, Why docs Democratic
Victory threaten tho pfeapefity 0i tho