The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-16
A GREAT MEETING
tnd a Greater Speech at Martins Ferry
Last Evening Prof. Jones Covers Him

hnI a Greater Speech at Martins Ferry
Last Evening Prof. Jones Covers Him
self with Glory. Jtlosiss: Z
Professor; James AIeH. Jones had a
remarkable meeting at Martins Ferry
last night. 1t was held in.the Opera
House and more enthusiastic meet
ing was never held there. Many per-
cons, including ladies, were obliged to.
stand during the entire meeting.
4 Short parade was given by tho
marching clubs before thesmeeting and
these escorted the speaker so the Opera
House. When Professor Jones appear
ed he was enthusiastically received.
Three popular campaign songs were
sung In good style by the Mckinley
ard Hobart Glee Club, which Ii under
thst direction or j. c. Gray Samuel
: Westwood announced Kenworthy
Hoge MS chairman and Mr.tHUge In IN
Producing Professor Jones,gt 4aid very
little. but what he did say, 3jyas right
10 the point and The applause was very
hearty. ~ cyrt
Professor Jones talked almost two
hours and the applause was: general
throughout the entire speech. When
he appeared to speak the applause was
so great that It almost raised the roof
and this wns u common thing through
out his speech. HIS telling points were
many and Ifs references to mckinley
shook the building: The speaker told
NUMBER Of good stories and every
one of,these pleased the large audi
ence. Nearly everybody present re-
NAMED until the speech was delivered.
He snid four years ago we stopped to
ti.yk
!ty. The people were cheated. Labor
was emancipated to walk around In
the sunshine, people sat on 1.-THE store
boxes, Kicking because Of the mistake
they had made. The Democrats say
tits Is a campaign OF education, and
1t began fourtyears ago.! Try Z
The worlsinGtnen have learned during
the phst four years thatgifhh product
made across the water III shipped here,
that means less labor here. You sell
dom hear anything said ltoW about
eight hours day. II you read the
Congressional Record you will see
that Mckinley has expressedg7hlmself
N the hall of Congress in favor OF
eight hours a day. There ha8 been no
kicking lately about an eight hour law.
The workinmen are glad to take what
they can get. ~ Wheeling man SonCe
said TO the speaker that the President
should DO elected only every ten or
twelve years. Have you ,seeibs anyone
WHO has wanted any more ofythe5pres-
cns administration? Uncle Sam Is
5 scratching his head and w0ndeFlIg how
long 1t Will take to pay fori tie debt
made under this administration.
I've: ought to cease experimenting.
we have a country that ought ITO be
Happy and contented. Is itinot time to
SAL halt? THE ePOPOCR.ATS OF
FER A F1FTY-CENT DOLLAR AND
y ORATOR. THE REpUBLI-
EAN PARTY OFFERS YOU AfO NE
!mLSDRED-CENT DOLLAR land Z a
STATESAiAN.f THE. "a REPUBLICAN
IAhTY NOT ONLY OFFERS; YOU A
oNE HUNDRED-CENT &DOLEAR,
bIr A CEANCE TO EARN IT ..{ii3sr b
me Democratic party has Thrown
INC country into financial fits. friend
~ inc speaker In looking at ~ oliver
un'lar, read In God We Trust. J"Now,
ne says. In parting with the dollar,
heli shall We meet again 2" There IL
nnt Il silver country In tho wOfIdith
pays good wages, Drive q NAH through
gold dollar or melt st and ats worth
DOLLAR. Drive n nail through q Silver
dollar and IT'S worth nifty cents. gi7t
~ concluding, Professor Jones paid
n nigh tribute 10 Major Mckinley, and
sud the Republican party, always has
neen on. the right side; right in 'Gl
fr..sht III go. right in 10. right under
hrant, Garfield. Blaine. ana Mckinley
"hi VIII cbe, right after the last vote IS
cast on November 8. J,;,;s .. G,,7 :,
vote OF thanks was given rprofcs-
NOF Jones Tor tho splendid speech made.