Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-22

when he had finished il was at least
q minute before the attentive listeners
could satisfy themselves that he rad
finished aud then enc wild burst OF ap-
pause broke forth.
Al light O'Clock when the meeting
was called TO order by W. B. Francs,
the hall was crowded and noticeable
Ieature was that there Was large
eDriu1Eng Ofl2rmers, every one OIL
MlOn occupied front seats. TWO cid
gentlemen broUght their aged wives
with them and they took as much
heart in the affair as did tie men.
Ewart HO0ensack presided and IN
PRODUCED Mr. Varian amidst loHd ap-
plausc
"ra. campaign" SAID Mr.. Vanan,
is marvellous enc in some par-icu-
lars. Never before do I remember a
campaign in which So mach !nterCs,
was taken, unless ii WoS me campaign
OF 1860. The extreme bitterness W4ch
marks the position OF the goi1 mcA 20
strike down all who do not agree Wi1
them. is one thing which marks TINS
campaign. Every syndicate corpora
tion trust. capitalist ana railroad
are uniting their forces VITA the gold
standard in their attempts 10 cut down
the silver advocates. On The O,her
hanG YOU have the working man. TIE
poor farmer, and the ia0orei ana those
are the forces that are to rSnt JhiS
great wrong that IS so last bringing
ruination over our once bris1, and
nnrosnerous land Tney tell you NC
are array!ng the MASSES against the
classes and ID answer 10 thar / say We
are not doing anything o, the kAG'
The c.assas have arr3ycI themselves
AGAINST the masses ana The masses nave
accepted the guage OF battle.
Never in The history OF our govern
ment was there So much coercion ana IN
as now, and hey can1o, de-
nv H.. II is matter that is fraughJ
with ruinauon and destruction, and tais
is what il will bring if continued. The
Standard GA Trust are sending circu-
lar aad having them posted al thelr
works. telling how they are gong 10
vote. and under II is their own sigma
rure- That is a crime and II there is
no law in the State of Ohio 20 punish
st. Won god people should send m5n 10
your I. legislature this fall that will make
a. law TO govern tina, kind OF work.
You do no. need to be told that The rail-
roads are doing this kind OF work. II
IS floating in the air, Il is everyWh re-
The spirit Of intolerance has grown
so among ne gold advocates that that
man who was chosen as q pre- s!denual
candidate by one-half Of the people o.
this country was denied q hearing at
Yale College. and I understand the same
Thing was done here. l. is a disgrace,
not only 20 he people that did it, but TO
Che community. Don't YOU see jhat
such conduct drags American citizenship
from its pedestal, the Constitution?
They say we ara Anarchists and re-
Dudiators. No Anarchis, but the very
incarnation of An&Tchism. Herr Most
has allied his fortunes with the gold
standard. Not only that, but atheism
mas Joined them in the person of Robert
Iugersol.
They say, On, but you are benefit
sng The silver mine owner when you adj
yOcate free silver We don't deny that
the mine owner VIII be Melted, bu.
underlying that is q broader and deep
er undertaking. and that is the bens-
fitting Of me American w0rkingman by
giync him a large volume of money
which win, and il cannot be disputed,
raise the price of their products
When I ask. Mr. Republican party
and have a right to ask it,for I followed
YOU for thirty years in ard out of sea-
son-when did You change your mind
and VIVA, caused YOU to change it? You
always have favored free silver, YOU
and your great statesmen have always
said /. would be a benefit 10 The c0un-
try. In 1883 I was one Of the commit
tee on resolutions, and | sat up all night
with Mr. Mckinley and the others of ,he
committee and aided 10 insert the clause
denouncing he Democratic party for
attempting to degrade silver
Mir. Varian quoted from McKinley's.
Harrison's. Shermans and Foraker'S
speeches. showing he stand they have
taken heretofore for silver.
"I- is YOU. Mr.. Republican party. that
has left me, ana not me that mas lol-
YOU
Mr.. Varian continued in this strain
touching on the contraction of the non
ey; how it was constantly being gathered
into the hands of a few; the condition
of the majority of the population of gold
standard England, and 81 wing how the
very same degradation. oppression and
final ruination of the masses i'm cur own
country Nould cuiminate from The fall
laci0us gold standard.