The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-03

scene wa, nsautifni, and Aropssd Pa
,rlotl,m chief Marshal Franzhein',
Good Work. rgy
The sound money demonstration yes.
t,rtay afternoon exccllcd any daylight
,,lI,!cal parade In tho History OF
Wheeling. not only In quantity, but In
ppalty. Never has there bcoT-hpch an
,yhIbItIon of sterling business men
r,lklnE side by side with their en-
moves FOR the cause OF honest currency.
rss MIL owner rubbed elbows with
The tollcrs OF the forge, and men OF all
rotesslous and callings, set aside busi-
mss cares to walk through the streets
and display a bit OF yellow ribbon.
while carrying the grandest badge OF
ul!-the American flag. No partisan
badges were worn, no partisan cheers
were given. Men OF both partits united
IN ore grand protest against, tho de-
basement OF the nations finances and
the nations honor. Ss,
over 5000 men were In line. Men,
whose voices have been raised In the
community ever for Its welfare and
protection; men whose ballot signifies
dat with II goes their honest and
deepest consideration. The. men who
uamped the streets yesterday. are the
men who vote to-day. Such o demon
E.ratlOn has Its own Significance. When
CORNER political antagonists t4unite In
one common cause, their union parade
;el,s stronger than words can tell, that
patriotism will rise above party, when
danger threatens the country So the
people that lined the curbs thought. So
the people that cheered from the roofs
and windows thought. The Popocrat!c
spectator didn't dare 10 think
While the parade lacked the BRILL
!Incy OF uniformed battalIonss'the IL
Limitations attending night parades,
the deep rooted enthusiasm osa partl-
san parade-the 5000 employers and
employees, Republicans and Democrats.
were enough.
When promptly at o'clock the COL
umn moved of at Chief Marshal E. B.
FrAlZheim's command.and aslittwend-
q IL way up Market street.-the specta-
;J.S wee aiken by storm. Behind the
mounted aides and the Opera House
band doomed up In View myriaes OF
waving flags. The Wheeling business
men and employees o, wholesale houses
led the parade. Each OF those as we'll
as every marcher was dresSeli in ell
zen's clothes. with n yellow streamer
pinned 10 MS coat lapel. and carrying
a twelty-inch nag. Their appearance
caused appreciation that could hardly
demonstrate itself In enough applause.
The streets were packed with, people
wearing sound money badges. so that
the parade moved through long lanes
.sacei In with yellow. ..
Nearly every factory, mill and whole
sale house had ceased work for the af-
;aFnoor. and from these buildings flags.
bunting and yellow steamers fioa;ed
Ia rtofusion. The orders issued: to re-
strain from partisan exhibitions were
well obeycd. the cause OF sound money
being uprermJst. Though taunted by
IN occasional cheer from some Bryan
!a, the parader. red-hot Republican
though he was, he did not cheer for Nc
k!nIey. and side by side with his DEM
cratic brother walked on, making the
object OF the demonstration--the dis
play OF sound money sentiment By
piu.o:lc Republicans and Democrats
al unqualified success.
raise Is due TO the bearing OF every
man In the parade. They were the best
Citizens OF Wheeling and neIghborlng
taTas. and al! commanded respect. even
from those who differed With them.
The employees OF the Aetnt.Staudard
made a splendid showing, asNdid th-a
employees Of the local mills. The Wheel.
ing and Warwick potters were out IN
:orce and headed by n band cut qul'e
q figure. From Bridgeport and TRADE
lh!a came men VINO thought. nothing
better than to parade for sound dol
hF. These delegations were large and
thoroughly representative. Taken In
al, no such demonstration or similar
Character has ever been made In
Wheeling and its fruits will be seen In
ne triumph OF sound money at the
polls to-day.
The various bodies formed on Four
t$enth and Fifteenth Streets with
iiSats resting on ChaplIne street. and
,ashce moved OF as follows:. East on
: fourteenth street 10 Jacob, Jacob to
sixteenth. Sixteenth to Market, Market
70 Ninth. Ninth 10 Main. Main to TWEEN
Tfou'th. Twenty-fourth 20 Chapline,
1,aapIine to Twentieth. Twentieth to
a;starKet, Market to Fourteenth, where
they dlsbanded. @
4he parade was handled in Il skillful
manner by Chief Marshal E. B. Franz
ae.m' and the following aMes::
i, Alfred Caldwell. william Elilngham,
nHeh Brock. Henry NJ. Russell, PEBBLES
ttatIm; Charles Fl. Copp. W. p: Hub
ndti' j. 3. Sommervllle, s. II. Brock
.nler. W. II. Rlnehart. Albert G.. Whit
re. aSeF' Michael G. Warner, John Top
C'"S: fillmore Brown. P. ]. Giliigan, II.
r. r. fFanzhelm. ]. D. Brown. w. r.
tuIiaham' II. c. Noise. James DevIne,
IeI,han Schockey, William Miller, Fl. |
n y, MGnde!, +. F. Schaefer, DR.. II. B.
,WIaSHley' Robert Browne. B. X. Nc
;,"'sT I' Alfred PAUL. J. J. Jacob, Louis |
t.of Hui@I' Louis s. Delaplalne; Arthur
- M r. J. Billiard. Joseph Hon.
;I' hcnJamin Horkhelmer. Charles
t ME- "nan: Edward Sufel,W. r. Cham
II II: ). Sands, D. T.. Stalnaleer, II.
H. n, ~. ~ Wits, Robert c. Hnase,'fDnvld |
,,o "5Lah, e. f. Dickinson, Samuel Vest
lowing: vac ~ iA' au '' ''''"s Tue ioi-
W. =. Marshal Franzheim and q Aldos-25.
A-'''iy Cadets with American Flag-G. |
G. Opera House Band-21..
oouhd Money Business Mcn-9i0
Drum C0rps-5
-ColOrcd Compnny-30.
Wheeling City Band-20. -
Wheeling Pottery Nen-2To.
,,p,un Drum Corps-l2. p
'"''',F ron, Steel and Tin WorRorE.5i. |
"''iSi3n Marshal and Adde'S
Mayors Banh-20. U'9"i
Whitaker Mil Men-2i0. ,sNs
,r, Drum CorpE-l0 iU'.