The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-24
FOR SOUND. mo. MONEY.
Perry Belmont. OF New, York. .Ad.
dresses u Large Audience
OF SOUND MONlEY5DEMOCRATs.
In the Opera .llou,o-IIss Scored the chlea-
f go Convention, Its Nominee and Plat
h FORM Ringing Speeches Made by Sre"r,.
Russell, sommsryiilsn u,, caldwsil-The
latter Predicted Repppiiean, success.
"a Very Enthnsia,tic Meeting.

italAf.. --,-L.L.. . 2 ~. BE I.
Hon. Perry Belmont OF New York
city, addressed the sound money Demo
cratic meeting In the Opera House yes
terday afternoon. The meeting was a
gratifying success to Its promoters both
In large attendance, and the able and
skiltul manner In which Mr.. Belmont
presented the distinctions between DEM
ocratlc and Popocratlc principles. Mr..
Belmont gave as good a sound money
exposition as has been heard in Wheel
Ing, and the greeting accorded him tcs-
tilted the appreciation OF his hearers.
The Opera House band played several
selections before the meeting opened
and despite the disagreeable day, the
Opera House was crowded. Mr. Bel
mont Is an earnest advocate of sound
money, and though delayed by wreck
near Harrisburg, Pa, rather than dis
appoint his audience. he hired q special
train and arrived In Wheeling in time
to make his address,
Mr.. Henry NJ. Russell called the meet
Ing to order at o'clock, and Mr.. Charles
liorstman. who was selected to preside,
promptly introduced the speaker. Mr..
Belmont's speech follows: E
Il feel very much as do all Democrats
worthy of the name when the Demo-
cratlctraln had been wrecked as Chica-
SO was reconstructed at indianapolis,
for am now standing here on the India
napolls platform-and 10 not the cor
dlallty OF your reception to be consider
ed rather rs accorded ito one who was a
delegate to the Indianapolis convention?
The convention which alone In this
campaign. placed In nomination Demo-
cratic presidential candidates who
stand upon Democratic, principles. Is
not this great assemblage itself ratlfi-
cation of what was done ut that con-
rention, and does 1t not mean that our
party Is still alive in West Virginia?
Not only in West Virginia, but through
out the country, those whose patriotism
controls their political action, recog-
nlZed at once upon the deplorable and
dishonorable surrender to Populism at
Chicago the need OF suitable and ade-
quate application of Democratic prlncl-
pies to the existing condition of our ma
tlonal affairs. and welcomed In the NOM
lnatinn Of Palmer and Buckner, presl-
Dental candidates who are faithful TO
those principles. But Is 1t not equally
significant that n representative, earn
est and enthusiastic gathering such as
this is, should 20 kindly welcome one
who was also q delegate to the Chicago
convention, who voted against Its plat
form and refused to participate In the
nomination Of Its candidate. sts
The Real Democrats.
ALL WHO ABIDE BY THE PRIN-
CIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
TY AND CLAIM THE NAME OF
DEMOCRATS. HAVE NO OBJECTION
TO THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
WHICH INCLUDES ALL OTHERS.
WHICH IS FINAL AND CONCLU-
S1FE, AND WHICH IS THAT IT IS
NOT DEMOCRATIC. That objection
applies to its utterances upon constitu-
tional law which cannot be described as
defects, but are political crimes In the
minds of those who profess the creed of
Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and Tllden.
No Democratic President from Jeffer-
son to our own time, not one Democratic
national convention since Democratic
conventions began, has formulated such
decisions. They are sufficient to drive
away nll Democrats. who oppose pater-
naltsm or have the least regard for
states rights.
"As TO THOSE UTTERANcEs IN
THE CHICAGO PLATFORM, WHICH
ARE WRONG IN MORALS, INVOLV-
ING THE REPUTATION OF PUB
Lie AND PRIVATE DEBTS, ALL
MEN. DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLI-
CANS, ALIKE. SHOULD UPON THE
FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THEM
CONDEMN THEM FOR THEIR; M
MORALITY AND DISHONESTY.
Brynn's Nomination.
Let us glance for a moment at what
the Popullstic Chicago convention did.
In the first place as to Mr.. Bryan's
nomination. AS the campaign develops
1t becomes more and more clear that the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan was in accord
ance with n settled plan, and as a wilt
ness to 1t, / agree entirely with the state
mert made lately by our presidential
candidate. Mr.. Palmer, that Is was not
an impulse Of the moment, nor did Mr..
Bryan'3 speech In tho convention give
him the nomination.
1T was announced at the meeting of
the hi-metallic league in Chicago and in
Washington last winter and in the Sill
Yer weekly organ, The National BIZ
metalliSt, II was constantly maintained
during many months up to the assem-
bling of the Chicago convention, tina. no
Democratic candidate depending upon
Democratic votes and Democratic prIn-
ciplcs alone. could possibly be elected to
the presidency in this campaign. Long
before the Chicago convention was held,
they had found and selected Mr.. Bryan.
Their leaders were present and in EVIL
dence In and out of the convention and
they controlled 1t. IT WAS NEVER
INTENDED, THAT ANY DEMOCRAT
EVEN a SILVER DEMOCRAT
SUCH AS MIR. BLAND IS-SHOULD
BE NOMINATED. Mr.. Bland never
would have been able TO satisfy the re-
qui ements OF the PopulIsts rs Mr. Bry-
anl does, for he never made the an
nour.cemcnt that he was not n Demo-
crat. as Mr.. Bryan was known to have
done.