Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-23

ocrats-An Outline Of the Dis
tilguished Visitors Remarks.
The local Democracy held big meet
ing, last night, under adverse conditions
OF weather.
Il had bean arranged that Hon. P.
Watt Hardin, of Kentucky, the orator
of the evening, should deliver an ad-
dress at the base ball park, on the Isl
and, but the rainy and threatening
weather OF the day, with the growing
cold towards evening, made it apparent,
about half-past five o'clock in the even
ing, that an outdoor meeting would be
out of the question, and the committee
in charge set about arranging for an in
door meeting in the city. As bad luck
would have il, both Opera Houses were
engage d, and after hasty consultation
it was determined, after six o'clock, TO
secure Arion Hall, which is capable OF
holding a thousand people on a pinch.
Messengers were hastily sent after the
gentlemen in charge, and about haiI-
past SIX the hall Was secured ana WOid
distributed aDou, the city that the orig
inal programme had been changed. All
this was bad enough, but what was
much worse was the quite heavy shower
which began 10 fall about eight o'clock,
lust as the escCrting clubs were about
10 leave the Peabody building head
quarters for the Hotel Windsor, where
MIR. Hardin mad rooms. This shower
cut down the size of the escort by three
quarters. buc the remainder, comprising
members Of the Y. NJ. ID. c. and Bryan
Silver Club, headed by the Grand Opera
House band, carried on. l@s programme
ana delivered the speaker safe and
sound if a little damp, al Arion Hall.
When the meeting was called 10 order,
at half-pas- e!ga,, ,he hall and gallery
were crowded with Democrats and silver
men, and their enthusiasm was early
manifested in a tendency TO cheer every
thing on sight upon The stage.
The me ting was called 10 order by
Thomas NJ. Darrah, chairman Of the
Democratic County Executive Commit.
tee, VINO introduced as the president Of
the meeting. DR.. T.. c. Myers, Of ,le
Seventh ward. Doctor Myers said
THE INTRODUCTION.
"Friends and Yellow Ci,izens.-I do
not appear before yOu FOR the purpose Of
making speech. Ii is simply my pleas
ant duty to introduce to you the speaker
o. the occasion. But before doing so,
I desire to briefly call your attention 10
the great issue OF ,his campaign. That
issus is the money question. On the
ore hand are arrayed the capitalists,
the monOpOlists, the trusts and the great
corporation influences, and generally
those who manipulate the finances of thu
country. They believe in perpeJuating
the present financial policy OF the gov
ernmen.. TIL y believe in legislation in
the interests Of cne corporations and
trusts and generally in the interests OF
the privileged classes OF the people.
Those who are in favor Of the silver
standard are on the other side. Those
who are opposed 10 class legislation are
on the other side. They believe that
the demonstration Of silver curtailed
the curr ncy OF the country, and that
that curtailment made money scarce;
that scarce money made hard times, and
believing thus. demand a return to the
money of tn Constitution, which is un-
deniably gold and silver. This is the
great question which must be decided
by your votes this fell, and ii is i'm
portant that all should be able TO yose
inteligenIy. Tn Democratic party
has always been ready 70 defend It's
principles, and It is ready 10 do so on
this occasion. Npplause) ] viii now
introduce the distinguished gentleman
from n State of Kentucky. Those who
are familiar with The political history Of
the country. and especially with the his
tory of Kentucky, viii know that he
needs no Introduction. He is an able
and fearless advocate OF the cause in
which he believes. present p Watt
Hardin, of the State OF Kentucky. (Ap-
pl3use. A voice: Three cheers for Har-
din" Chears)
When the great demonstration from
crowded house which greeted the dis
tinguished and eloquent Kenuckian
had subside. he advanced TO the front
Of the platform and said:
MR.. HARDIN'S ADDRESS.
"Mr. Chairman and C ntlemen-Fe,-
low Citzens-Standn upon the banks
of this beautiful stream which runs BY
your DOORS to-day. I asked myself this
question: From whence comes his
body of water? The answer is: From
the rain drops which fell upon a thous-
and hills above and found their way
through rEs and rivuets TO finally
make up this great river. In the same
manner Il is true that the streams
Of wealth which flow to the manu-
fucturers o. this country come from the
farmsrs-frOm the producers OF cot
ton, from the producers of wheat. and
from the producers of cattle and OF
hogs. They are the foundation of the
nations wealth, and when they receive
adequate prices for that which they
produce, they have money to spend for
the products Of the manufacturer. At
present they are poor-not because
they are not honest. or because they
do not work hard, but because somo
system OF money has so diminished
the profits of their labor that they have
not the money TO exchange for manu-
factured articles and 1t IS
UTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE
for the manufacturers TO prosper again
until the producers arr prosperous and
are given a return adequate TO their
labor and to their demands in manu-
factursd goods. Their IS scarcely
reason for this, that the masses OF the
people cannot understand. I am some
times angered when they say that me
plain people cannot comprehend, IN, ,a,S
3naneial question. and the manufac-
hiiaii'4"' .horafora thcy must