The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-02
MIR. BRYAN
And Receives AZ Ovution-sIuny Disturb.
nncex-Hls Speech,

And Receives an Ovution-Nany Disturb
ances-iIIs Speech.
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the stage
while the band played Dixie" which
OF course, increased the enthusiasm Of
the Democratic portion OF the crowd.
AS the PopocratiC candidate stepped
upon the platform the cheering be-
came an ovation. Hats and umbrellas.
were thrown in the air and for several
minutes even the two bands could
hardly be heard. Finally Mr.. Chand-
Ter arose. and endeavored to Introduce
Mr. Bryan, saying that under his Lead
4ership the second and final independ-
ence of the United States would be
accomplished. 1t was several minutes
before he could be heard. He opened
by requesting all present to cover their
heads; the weather, he said. was too
chilly for uncovered heads. After his
Introductory remarks there was a
break on account of inability to quell
the turbulent crowd. After much diff
Guilty quiet was restored in the crowd
and two or three over-industrious
bands were shut off. Then Mr.. Bryan
proceeded, compliment.ng Wheel
ing Son the magnificent outpour-
Ing OF the people. AS Mr.. Bryan pro-
ceeded there were more Interruptions
in the mass of the crowd that thronged
the race track. In part Mr.Br!nn vald:
Mr.. Bryan Opens.
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen:
We are engaged in a campaign upon
which much depends. I have heard,
since I came Into the state that a prom
inent member of a corporation had,
= !, "a "A - ) Ttia,, Rod fp6n mn r ,.,nn.l
In this single state to prevent the cleo
toral vote being cast for the Chicago
ticket. (Crles OF They won't do It"
and %applause.) My friends. In times OF
quiet, in times when people feel no
deep interest, money may possibly be
expended In such a way as to effect the
result OF an election. But in times like
these, when the people are in earnest,
money cannot change the result of an
election. Great %applause.) AS against
a corruption fund, however, much we
place the manhood OF the voters of the
United States. Great a%pplause.) II
they are allowed to intimidate the
voters. then the people in this coun-!
try are helpless to secure any remedial
legislation, because every time intim-
idation Is successful, 1t encourages
them to try intimidation again. Cap
= . yHsHA 81 III dpkIolE II
successful. 1t encourages them to try
corruption again. and when they win
by corrupt means they then enact leg
islation which secures them, out OF the
pockets OF the people OF the country.
vastly more than they expended In
securing the election. (Applause.)
my friends. we have declared the
money question to be the paramount
question OF the campaign. Ordinary
questions may be settled at any time
but we have reached a crisis In our
financial affairs where It becomes nee
a for the United States to take n
decided stand. and what that stand
shall be must be determined, not by a
few financicrs, but by the American
people. sitting in Judgment upon this
question. Our opponents are apt to
think that only a few people are able
TO understand the money question.
AYE, they even so so far as to assert
that financial questions are 700 COM
plicated to- be understood by the or
binary citizen. When I find q man
who thinks that the money question
n too complicated for the people gen
orally, ! find n man who thinks that It
is Just about complicated enough for
him. When I find a man who thinks
4 that the money question is too deep for
tne4 people SeHeTany, HHd n ma VINO
thinks 1t is Is Just about deep enough
fol! himself. Whenever you find a man
who thinks that the masses oftthe peo-
pie are not intelligent enough to act
for themselves, you generally find
somebody who wants TO act for them,
and you may rest assured that IL you
let some one act for all the people on
the theory that nll the people have not
sense enough to act for themselves,
then those few who assume the right
to think and act for others VIII be
careful not to neglect their own inter.
ests while they are looking after 9TH
era. tApplausc.lyRrh money question
~ not u complicated question. 1T re-
qulres no extended study to UNDER
stand the principles which underlIc
money. 1t Is so simple that there lis
not person In all this audience thai