The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-02


AT 1870 the special train pulled out for
Parkersburg.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Oct. 1.-The larg-
est assemblage of people Parkersburg has
ever known, heard William J. Bryan de-
liver an address this afternoon at Stew
ems Grove. Excursion trains brought in
great crowds from nearby places. From
Washington county, o.. the railroads and
steamboats, carried perhaps 5000 people, and
from elsewhere in Mai. McKineys state
large contingents came. Mr.. Bryan pro-
ceeded directly from his train to the grove,
where fully 1900 people gathered In an
uncomfortable drizzle and cheered him
wildly. Gov. william McCorkle of West
Virginia and Gen. A. j. Warner of Ohio,
president of the National BimetalHe
League, had made speeches before the
democratic candidate arrived. Judge Nc
Clure, formerly of the court of common
please, presided at the meeting and intro
duced Mr.. Bryan. There was more wild
cheering when the candidate stepped for
ward. He spoke in part as follows; Let
me state two or three propositions
for you to consider in the dis
cussion of the money question. There are
those who do not want more money
brought into the country, and if they have
control of legislation they so legislate as
llOL " Ni6dlt q ldISt dtliOullN VI lluutN.
They want less money because these
money owners profit by a rising dollar.
l have somehow so much faith in the
nature of some people that ! believe that
the many who are now against bimetal-
lism do 1t in absolute ignorance of the
misery which their conduct is causing, and
yet, I do not understand how in the midst
of a great struggle like this our opponents
can keep themselves ignorant of so great
a subject and continue blind to the re-
suits of the gold standard" (Cheers).
Mr.. Bryan recited his oft quoted extract
from John G. Carlisle's speech Of 1876
about the emancipation of the industrial
classes from syndicates, etc, and after
commenting on il proceeded as follows:
MY friends, you must not believe what
you sometimes see in the papers TO the
effect that l am about to give up / am
not. If you will let me do this work by
degrees and not compel me to attempt too
much / will promise to keep ii up until the
evening before election, and on the last
day have a Nebraska meeting, the only
meeting that I expect to have in that
state before election day"
AT 4:30 o'clock, two hours after his ar
rival here, Mr. Bryan left Parkersburg,
over the Ohio River railroad tracks, in
another special train. 1t consisted Of the
private car Governor McCorkle." with
the gentleman after whom 1t was named
before the train drew out, beyy of pret-
ty young women boarded the car and
were presented to Mr.. Bryan. He told
them that this was the twelfth anniver-
sary of his marriage, ana the ninth ami
versary of his arrival in Nebraska Mr..
Bryan said that he regretted very much
that he was not able to celebrate the day
at his home
Wheeling, w Va, Oct. 1.-The trip of
Candidate Bryan along the banks of the
Ohio river, between Parkersburg and
Wheeling, was marked by demonstrations
at Ssterville and New Martinsville the
only stops made.
At SisteTville the crowd at the station
numbered about 200 people. They cheered
when Mr. Bryan appeared on the back
platform, and when the regulation brass
band had finished playing, he made
short speech, which contained nothing
new.
The gathering at New Martinsville was
composed of about 1,500 people. They
showed considerable enthuiasm.
Mr. Bryan has every reason to be proud
of the reception he received here to-day.
Wheeling celebrated his presence with
great enthusiasm and a gathering of hu-
manity that has never before been seen
within the borders of the city. Ohio join
ed with West Virginia in the demonstra-
llOn. 4 rom SJeuDenNllle came many eN-
cursionists, including the members of two
free silver clubs. One Of these organiza-
tions was called the republican free silver
club, and claimed 1900 men in line carry
ing a transparency sign eMark Hanna
Doesn't Own U.s. Pittsburg, Pa, sent 800
people.
The vast throngs on the streets when
Mr.. Bryan reached Wheeling were unpre-
cedented in this town. How many were in
the swarms of humanity along the side
walks IS impossible of estimation, but an
idea of their size may be gained from the
statement that passage was almost inn
possible for pedestrians for the dozen
blocks over which the street parade pass
ed The parade was quite imposing with
its free silver clubs in uniform and
it's troops of mounted men. The speaking
took place on Wheeling Island in the Ohio
river, and it's four bridge approaches
two from the Ohio sides Of the river and
the others from Wheeling, We're put to
their utmost capacity. At 4 O'Clock this
afternoon the grand stand on the island
said to hold 5000 people, was nearly filled
and the assemblage gathered in size until
by the time Mr. Bryan arrived there the
crowd had become a remarkable one in
point of the number composing 1t. Esti-
mates of it's size ran as high as 10000 and
it is claimed that 10000 people were on the
streets.
Mr.. Bryan was cheered wildly when he
was introduced by Paul Reymann a DEM
ocrat of local prominence.
Mr. Bryan said: Mr.. Chairman, Ladies'
and Gentlemen: We are engaged in a cam
paign upon which much depends. ] have
heard since / came into the state that a
prominent member of a corporation had
boasted that they had 100000 to spend in
this single state to prevent the electoral
vote being cast for the Chicago ticket
my friends in time 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 cheers)
"As against corruption fund how
ever. we place the manhood Of the voters
of the United States. II they are allow
ed to intirnldate the voters. then the peo-
ple in this country are helpless to secure
any remedial legislation, because every
time intimidation is successful. it en-
courages them to try intimidation again,
and when they win by corrupt means, they
then enact legislation which secures TO
them ont Of the rockets Of the peODle OF