Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-09

mense Audience in the Coliseum,
at Crappo Park-A Republican
in the Audience, Cheers McKin-
ley and Gives Mr.. Bryan an OPP
pOrtunity Which He Turned to
Account-Republican Testimony
From High Sources, to Prove the
Justice of the Silver Cause.
Burlington, Iowa, October S.-William
j. Bryan arrived in Burlington at $50
this morning in the private car, the name
of which, "Idler," is somewhat Of a con
trast with rnis campaign record of Mr..
Bryan. A local reception committee Of
200, headed by S. K. Tracy, had arisen
early to meet the candidate and waited
about the car and in the depot from $50
to $50. when Mr.. Bryan arose. He was
then taken for breakfast 20 the residence
of JcAn J. Seerley, a colleague OF Mr..
Bryan in Congress. A reception was
held at $3.50 o'clock at the Court House,
and at 10 o'clock the procession started
from Main and Washington streets to
Crapo park, where the coliseum in which
Mr.. Bryan spoke to-day is located. The
parade was an imposing one. 1t was
headed by platoon of mounted police,
and then came the Citizens band, follow
ed by the carriage in which the nominee
was seated. Behind in regular order
followed an escort Of women on horse
back. a cavalcade Of horsemen and elev-
en- more bands, including the Iowa State
band. sandwiched in between various sill
yer marching clubs. At II o'clock the
first speech Of the day was made. 1t was
in the coliseum building, gigantic az
fair erected for the semi-centennial Of
Iowas admission to the Union. The
crowd was limited to the size of the build
u ing and was enthusiastic to great de-
gree There were several minutes Of
cheering and applause on Mr.. Bryan's
arrival. and when he started TO speak
another great ovation was given him.
At the Coliseum, Mr.. Bryan found
that there were Republicans present and
those Republicans did not hesitate 20
applaud one more daring than the
others who cheered for Mckinley. Mr..
Bryan said he was glad they were there
= as he wished to talk to those who IA
vored his opponent. After being in
troduced by eX-COngressman Seerley,
} he said:
We are passing through a campaign
which means a good deal to the Ameri-
! can people Aye, more than that, It
means a great deal 10 the people Of the
= world. There are crises in human af-
fairs. While every day is of equal
| length with every other day, yet into
some days vast Importance is crowded,
land into the third of November vast
importance Will be crowded. Upon that
I, day the American people choose a Pres
ident who shall occupy the white house.
; (Cries of Bryan" BRYAN and ap
plause). For four years. On that day
they se,ect a house Of representatives
and on that day they select legislatures
which will choose United States Sena-
tors. Much depends upon the result
of this election. For the first time in
the history of the United States appears
|
| the gold standard must be maintained
in this country until foreign nations
i%n US, or permit us to abandon it.
Never before have the American peo-
pie been asked to declare in
favor OF the gold standard. Every step
that the gold standard has taken here
tofore has been in the dark and without
the consent of the American people. and
now for the first time the advocates of
god ask the American people to endorse
the gold standard at the ballot box. II
it 5 right (Cries of: mo, no), if it is
good for the American people, (Ap-
plause). and if the gold standard will be
good for us We ought to have lt. If the
gold standard will bring blessings to our
people We ought to maintain 1t. II It
brings cursings we ought TO abandon 1t.
Great aDplause). This IS the question
submitted to the American people. 1
stand upon platform, yes, stand upon
three platforms, which agree on one
thing. and that is that the gold standard
ought TO be driven out OF the United
States, Great applause, and in its
place ought 10 be substituted the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
at the present legal ratio Of 16 to l, Gap
p,ausel. without waiting for the aid or
consent Of any other nation. Prolong-
ed applause). Our platform has driven
fror, rs some who have acted Wi,h us IN
ibo mast We cannot help it. We
n-tgb+ have retained their cooperation
he'd I'VE been willing TO pay the price
rbev asked We might have been able
~ keen those men with Us had we been
Wiling that the Democratic party should
he made The instrument to plutocracy 10
overthrow a government Ike ours.
/ (Great applause).
some nave lett us-DerhaDs / ought
m modify the term, because If l Should
COW that men leave us it might imply
-hq+ tbav had reasoned themselves cut
Of the D mocratic party; It might imply
that -hev had gone voluntarily. ! VIII
use q7orher term: We nave had dragged
ont of the Democratic party certain ones
who we're more attached 10 the great
cornorate interests of this country than
+bev were 10 the welfare of the people.
! 6ADDlause.) In their place we expect to
find men who are willing to act with
rs mis- time in order 20 make this gov
ernmen. worthy Of the love Of those
who live beneath the flag, and / come
today TO submit for your cOnsid ration
some reasons any Republican should
ioin with us upon the platform which We
have adopted The Populists have al
ready ioined with US. | will say joined
wiki US they may say we have Joined
with them but l care not how you eX-
press fl. so We are together now. (Great
ennlansel There is this difference be