The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-11
GOVERNOR ATKINSON


Was. Greeted with Generous Applause.
His Able Speech.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Harris speech
and after the band had played a patri-
otto air. Chairman Ankle Introduced
Our mex governor" Hon. G. W. At
kInson and as the popular eX-congress-
man arose the audience went wild.
Mr.. Atkinson began by saying the OBJ
ject OF the meeting was to rGtify the
nominations made In Chicago 81 kid"
Bryan for President and Pitchrork TILL
man for vice president. The speaker
said the Democratic party was like the
frog, inasmuch that the frog was the
only animal excepting the Democratic
party hat could look forward and see
backward. He described the Demo-
cratic party as a party of denuacia-
ton and said that they had denounced
everything hal had ever been enacted
FOR the cOuntry's good. They had de-
nOunced grecnbackism for n while,
then took II up, they denounced pr0tec-
ton and were now saying they were
satisfied to allow the tariff To stand as
It Is. They had denounced James G.
blaine and his reciprocity doctrine and
denounced the Republican party be-
cause they had n surplus in the treas
ury. Here tn. speaker paused long
enough to ask who ever heard Of a sur
plus in the United States treasury in
Democratic times. But. he added even
when we did spend, tome Of the money
which they said vas stored away in
the government vaults, for Internal I'M
prorements, they denounced US for do
Ing that.
He likencd the Democratic platform
to the platform on n street al where
the conductor is continually warning
the passengers that its dangerous to
stand on the platform"
Continuing on the subject OF Demo-
cratic ~denuncIation. Mr.. Atkinson said
they had denounced Congressman Dow
ener for his action In voting for the
appropriation Of money for the improve
mcat OF the Ohio river and other rivers
In the state, and ven went SO far IA;
to say he should not be elected again
ford ding so. But Captain Dovener Is
going back again" The cheers that
greeted this statement showed that the,
audience thought so. too. He spoke Of
the Democrats dcnouncinS everything
else until they had grown tired Of that,
and now they are denouncinS them
selves IN their own convention.
The speaker here took up the charge
OF the free sllveritrs that the Republic
cans had changed front on the cur-
rency question. He showed where the
party had always been In favor OF sound
money and said the Republicans OF
to-day are for honest b~i-mctlllism
against monometallism of either gold
or silver. He illustrated the idea by
explaining that II there was more silver
,hn, rntl NffarnI n . tho y~Irtp ,,sn,,tSI
II not practically result In silver mono
me,allIsm? 1t would be far from being
bl-metalllsm and would put the coun-
try financially on Il par with Japan.
China and Mexico.
This Is a nice little scheme Of theirs"
said the speaker, TO divert the attcn-
ton OF the voters from the real issues
Of the campaign. They point 10 the
money question cS the cause OF NIL the
Ills OF the preSent-time and In this re-
spect II reminds one OF the doctor wlso,
after making n careful examination OF n
patient. and didn't know what was the
matter with him, said: "Oh, my man.
there's something wrong with your
liver" And that's what's the matter
with the country to-day, there's soIne-
thing wrong with It's liver. and there
Is no cure for II until Mckinley and
IA - me- NH Ni1L II - III "a Nh
,hnr 7 can jnsnrc Won tbnrc viii he ~
snnnodv cmre"
rb. rcnn,, nrc NOT bl,,1 NOS
oro ;hoy ns he r,nIs no mo n"mncrat ic
c~,nvnntrnn Wishes ibnv ,v,ra tbcx VIII
nn, no hIInlsd Nv. ,hie ,rco sy,"r h,ra'
az Tho Dnmocrats fnnInd yo, nncr
hwt ,hcv viii nor ia II This vsnr Thev
told You how good times would follow
| II they were victorious In ~, but the
",oI it,ncs, JIin,t cnmn ala ,,,nyo IN.
stc,h ~ that WITHIN ono y.'ar nft"r
SInwa,,n1 nisct;an seT"n,r.,wo roN..
rnH1s ,rnnt ,r,o thc bn nd ~ r,co,rnrs
sSS hawks cins,d th."ir Ijonrs IN ,Sa9
md Sno p,onufactrrinp cSinhI,shpnntS
wrrr s,ld out, throwing nnt Of an.
n,ovnrnt oycr lO00 OO0 men so,,r
hnrsrs worc nccrssSrIJv estnhi;shn5 IN
nvrry town hid The moncw nmnstinm
do tSnt?
The sncoker continued n s1r,c ,cn- III
70 mint ont tho many promises ms6r
and broken by the Democratic nnr,y