The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-28

night 1t was the turn OF the sound
money Democrats, and the large num-
bcrs OF them who crowded the Opera
money speaker shows that the Demo-
cratic party here OF former days IL riYcn
from center 10 circumference. When
orator Bryan comes here on September
20, doubtless curious crowds viii gather
to hear him. but the men who do tho
voting, the men who are desperately
In earnest In this great crisis OF the
American government, the real fight
ing Democrats, were those who gather
ed IN the opera house tonight and sent
up mighty cheers on hearing the name
OF Grover Cleveland.
The Hon. Henry Austin Adams, OF
New York, representing the Democratic
Honest Money League OF that city, was
the orator OF the occasion. The meet
inS WAS held Under the auspices OF the
Baltlmote X Ohio railroad employees
Sound Money Club. and was their first
grand rully. II proved splendid sue
cess, and the officers OF the club were
congratulated on all sides by the c!ti-
zens present The seating capacity OF
the Opera House was well occupied,
while In the rear scores stood up
throughout the splendid sound money
address OF Mr.Adams.
The audience was composed princl-
pally OF railroad men, and In the gal
leries their wives. daughters and sweet
hearts Frightened the scene with their
attractive appearance. The audience
was also largely Observation-Disclosures
Democracy, not Bryan Popocracy-as
was evidenced by the great cheers with
which Cleveland's name was greeted,
as well as the names OF other great ma
tionnl Democratic leaders.
President Il, C, Estep, Of the club.
called the meeting TO order. on the
stage were score or more OF railroad
employees, and with few exceptions all
were sonnd money Democrats. Among
the number were such Democrats as
DR.. W. F. Nankirk, George VI. Whites
carver. conductors T. Kent. James
Flanagan. Patsy" Burke, Agent J. +.
Pickett and John Shaffpr, and Pres!-
dent Estep. In calling the meeting TO
order, Captain Estep stated that tho
Object. or the club, first, last and all
the time, was the defeat OF the free
coinage OF silver at 16 to l." He thcn
took up the Popocratlc charge that
Democrats had Joined the club because
they feared to lose their Jobs II they
failed 10 Cooperate with the club, and
r
ed terms as Il wantOn insult 10 as brave
set OF workinGmen who lived, and
as wlllfttl, malicious falsehood. lie
then presented Mr.. Adams to the large
audience, whose appearance was greet
ed with great applause.
MI. Adams spoke for nearly two hours
and HIS splendid appeal for sound mon
eS. national honor and American instI-
thtionS was listened 10 with profound
attention. and time and aguin greeted
with ringing cheers and tremendous ap-
rlauSe. Mr.. Adams began by saving
that In all of Mr.. Brynn's speeches there
was naught but meaningless oratory.
which sought to deceive and drlud,.
the unwary, nll ut variance with facts
and figures and the truths OF history.
lie SAID that this great crisis In our his
tory called not for orntlOn, but simple
anu stern consideration of the isucs nj
stake. wherein the honor and integrity
or American citizenship had 10 combat
the rankest partlSanship Of vain and
ambitious derhagOEy. HE SAID THAT
SHOULD THE CALAMITY OF RRY-
ANS ELECTION COME TO PASS
AS THE POLITICAL ACCIDENT OF
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, TIRE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WOULD STAND BEFORE THE
WORLD \ Confessed DEFAULT
ER. :.
He then pointed out TINT he grandeur
anu sacrcdnesS OF the American ballot
counted more than ever before In our
history 10 preserve the American name
untnrnished, and save the country from
commercial ruin. Don't writo yourself
q politician who trots along In scrylle
obedience because political bosses crack
the whip under tn" once honorcd name
OF Democracy. Mr. Adams thon mcn
TONED the names OF the great Demo.
cratic lenders In New York who were
against Bryan. and among the number
were Fuch Catholic Democrats ns Fred
erick r. Coudcrt. Mayors Grant, GIlroy,
Bourkc Cochran. Crimmins, o'Rrlcn'
Rooney and others. He took up tho
"crlme OF I3" and showed TINT Senator
stewart voted for It. alonE with other
now rampant free silver leaders. and
showed that silver wns not then demon
etIzcd because ONLY IN TWO WAYS
cAN \ METAL RE DENIONETIXED
VIZ, EITHER BY ACT OF LEGISLA-
TiON TAKING AWAY THE LEGAL
TENDER VALUE FROM IT: on IY
LEGISLATION HAVING TIE F;F-
Feet OF DRIVING OFT A METAL.
FROM CIRCULATION, AND THAT
NEITHER Of THESE THINGS Han
HAPPENED TO SILVER.
The silver dollar was SIN legal ten
der money, and to prove that the sIlvnr
dollar had not bocn driven out he cI,cd
the fact TINT over -four hundred million.
dollars had been coined since 1S73 no
against only eight millions of silver
dollars prior to 1873. ana during Do
riod OF eighty years. He then took IN
the hard times" cry md drew an clo-
gu"nt picture OF the golden era of Amer
lean prosperity between 1883 nnd 1872
and then asked II "the crime Of "a" bui
caused this mntcllcSs prosperity.
~ this point the entire house wen,
Wild and scene OF tremendous cnthu-
Sinsm followed MS attended the sponit-
crN prediction that the electoral voto OF
Bryan.
In answer to the Popocratfc claim
that tho price Of all commodities hnI
fallen. hr showed that while prices nn
many OF tho necPSSarlCS Of life had de.
clincd, the ono great commodity. labor
hnh gone up 10 per cent slncn 1879, while
Interest ratca on Invested cnpital had
declined In New York alone from G per
cent In ~ TO or per cent At this time
Whom Mr.. Austin concluded his nd
dress he was given grrnt uvutlou TINT
spoke In grand tones for homes. money
ana American honor In tho Democratic
hearts here ag wrll az those OF the Rs-
puhllcnnh
TIE strong contrast IN the numbers
and enthusiasm op' this meeting as
compared with the pnp0GratIc me4it,Uy
the Other day, addressed by Candidate
Watts. waH marked and noteworthy.
Tonight there were two or three times