Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-13
WATTS At HA2PFR'S FERRY
A Slight Change Of Programme Made
by the Next Governor.
The Meeting Was Arranged in One
Day and No Time was Allowed
for Advertising, But the Largest
Assembly Hail in the Town was
damned With Enthusiastic Sill
yer Men-Speeches by Mr.. Chiffon
and Judge Lucas.
Special 10 the Register.

Special 10 the Register.
Harper's Ferry, w. Va. September y.
A slight change in programme pul
General Watts ard Mr.. Chiffon in Har-
per's Ferry tonight and in spite Of the
fac, that but one days notice of the
meeting was given they ware greeted by
an audience which crowded the largest
hall in the city. They were entertained
at the home of Col J. Garland Hurst,
Democratic candidate for member Of The
House of Delegates, where they met
many prominent citizens of the county.
The meeting was called to order by Hon.
Forrest. W Brown, VINO aroused great
enthusiasm when he announced ,he
dates and places OF Bryan's speeches in
West Virginia. The cheering was re-
newed when General Watts was intro
duced. He was in excellent spirits and
made one of his very bssJ speeches.
lie treated his audience, as he himself
put il, as an American jury. arguing he
money question as a mater Of fact and
presenting il in a manner which was
easily understood. He was given Un-
divided a anJiOn Throughout. aud re-
ceiyed freQuent and generous applause.
he referred to the statement mao" boy
Republican speaker on the preceding even
ing that silver was dcmonetized in 1853.
and he refuted IT by picking up volume
Of Barnes school s Tory '.om which he
read that the metal was demonctzcI
twenty years later. He denounced i'm un-
measured terms the Republican conten-
tons that silver should not be remone-
tized in the United States without the
consent of European nations. and in sup
port of his argument that silver will inn
mediately appreciate in value upon the
passage of an act providing for its free
and unlimited coinage. hc proved that the
value Of the white metal was never OF
less value than gold prior TO 1873. Tho act
Of Congress passed in that year he showed
to have been the result of a conspiracy in
the interest Of the money power here and
abroad. and in this connection be- shed
some light on the memorable records OF
Sherman ana NaIllNlf. lA' 'NH'''N ''''
trick of Republican speakers who are ass
serting that only eight million silver doll
lars were coined prior TO 1873 admitting
that only that number of dollars were
coined but the mints turned out silver
coins of au denominations 20 the amount
Of SlOSO00.Oo0 Gen. Watts was cnthusias-
tically app.auded when Dee said he would
rather see the whole State ticket defeated
than the defeat of Bryan and free silver.
Mr. Chiffon. who followed Gen. Watts.
referred to state issues only to commend
the Democratic party for H. fair and hon
est administration for "a quarter OF n cen-
tury. There was but one real issue. how
ever. the financial question, which he disc
cussed in an address or about an hours
length. The meeting was closed with an
admirable speech by Judge Daniel E-
Lucas. II was one OF the best meetings
held in the county for many years.
H. Y. ARKLE.