Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-23


no man living beneath or y Is
a better friend or tirmer our
so~r, ~ Government. than II is
true than I am young mai Out, my
friends, I want 10 assert here with all
the ephasis that l can command that
am as good a friend OF our government
ave. will say that am better friend
of American institutions than any man
Who declares that foreign creditors must
run our country. / was not old enough
TO have proven my love OF country in
time of battle, but am old enough now
10 prove my love OF country when for
eign financial policy has set foot upon
our shores. and, my friends, I want you
20 understand that IN this great contest
am enlisted, not for year, not for four
years; am enlisted for the war no mat
Ter how long The war may last, and
shall not cease to fight until the gold
standard which has cursed every nation
that ever had Il. is driven out OF the
United States across the ocean and back
20 The old world where il belongs. And
[ shall not be deferred from my deter
mina,ion by any man, no matter wha,
his title, civil or military. may be, who
doubts the ability of this nation 10 at
tend to It's own business. The RepubH-
can platform transfers 10 foreign na
lions the right 20 determine when we
shall have the double standard because
chat platform promises TO maintain the
gold standard until ne leading nations
shall join wiki us. Who shall determine
when they will act? They must deter
mine it and we must wait until they act
and then our decision in this country
IS TO be based not upon what we want,
5ut upon what they will let us have.
The Republican platform for the first
time in the history OF this nation prom
ises 70 surrender the right Of self-gov-
eminent, and standing upon a platform
which declares in favor OF an American
dollar for the American people, put my
patriotism against the patriotism Of Gen.
Lew Wallace. or against the patriotism
of any other man on earth who endorses
the Republican platform.
The enthusiastic meeting Of me even
ing 10 this city was a fitting close for
the enthusiastic day. The reception
here was one of the greatest, if not the
greatest, of the day, and the ovation
given the candidate was fiattering in the
extreme. He was met at the depot by
mem bers Of The Jackson club and when
he reached mis- carriage that organization
acted as a guard Of honor in the pro-
cessiOn which followed
Mr.. Bryan addressed TWO meetings to-
night in Terra Haute. The first was
from a platform erected from the en-
trance 10 the court house, and here the
larger crowd Of the evening was assem-
bled Il applauded and cheered at ev-
cry opportunity. The speech was about
the same as given at other places.
With 4 touch Of sarcasm, he referred
10 the opposite candidate by saying that
he (Mr Bryan had been criticised for
not sitting on his porch and allowing
the people to come 10 him. but in these
gold standard times the very people who
would most desire 70 come are the people
who could not come unless they walked.
+ This pleased his listeners and they cheer
/ ed the remark Justify.
Mark Hanna also came in for small
dig near the close Of the speech. 1t was
a when Mr.. Bryan said: Il believe it is
claimed by the Republicans that their
candidate tis the advance agent Of pros
.
wrong man. | think they we're speak
.ng OF the chairman of the National
/ Committee. not Of the candidate. The
chairman Of the committee is the ad-
( vance agent Of the particular prosperity
that comes Just before election to those
who expect TO make money enough IN
/ the campaign TO run them until the next
car,natpn commences. If you want 10
know who is to be prosperous under the
Republican administration, If the Re
Dublicans win, l beg you to go and ma
ont who is contributing money 10 secure
. the election
A. tbe second meeting back of the Terre
t5o,,.a hotel the candidate spoke to an
cher large crowd. The chairman Of the
meeting read the letter from Daniel W.
y-o,rbsos expressing his regrets. and that
snistle was cheered abundantly Then
Mr. Bryan was presented with the iast
MART of the equipment for the signing of
the free silver bill. providing he did sign
one IL was q silver blotting pad. pre-
sented by the progressive workingmen
of Terre Haute." In his speech the cardi-
date paid q glowing tribute TO the senior
senator OF this State. Mr. voorhees,, and
them thanked the organized labor Tor the
,ol,s7 of their confidence and respect He
said he was glad that the entire equip
r,enr came from the laboring men, ana
he then proceeded 10 point out the adVah-
tages of bimetalrsm to the wage earnerS,
At the beginning of his address ne sala
that this city was known throughout the
' land as the home Of the distinguished rep
resentative Of organized labor Mr.. Debs'
and the mention of the American Railway
Union man brought forth great applause.
rIs... d, 49,. ,.-o.oe7o1 along the lines