Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-15

JdIiS VI ne lily " 4H' - N4Y"N~ wa
stituted the nights work Of William ].
Bryan. The first Of these speeches was
at Phoenix Hill. where he candidate of
,hree parties addressed al audience
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
10000. There were at least 5000 people
in the assemblage which listened to him
at the Haymarket and double that num-
ber at Wiuards' Hotel.
In the first speech Mr. Bryan took
occasion to indirectly pay his COM
pliments to the National Democratic
convention nominees by advising his
audience to either vote for the Rcpub-
Ncan ticket or 10 cast their ballots in
favor Of the Chicago ticket. The other
two speeches of the nominee were short
and have been covered TO a great ex-
tent by other addresses of Mr.. Bryan.
The train bearing the Bryan party
arrived in Louisville at 7:45, quarter
of an hour ahead of schedule time.
The nominee was driven Immediately
to Willards' Hotel and quarter Of an
hour later was on his way 10 the first
meeting Of the evening. The whole
drive was a continued ovation TO the
candidate. though in one portion of the
route through which the party drove
there were continued cheers for Nc
Kinley.
A. Phoenix Hill the carriage was i'm
Snediateiy surrounded by a bowling
mob and it took the combined efforts
OF twenty policemen TO force a passage
way to the platform for Mr. Bryan.
His appearance on the speakers stand
was the signal for uproarious applause
and cheering.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Ladies and conference.-the are en-
tering upon a campai7l and as we have
nothing to conceal. l tell you frankly
that I have come to Kentucky because
want the electoral vote OF Kentucky
in November applause aid cries "You
will get themO. As the regular nOmi-
nee of the Democratic party (A voice:
You bet you are'O, | might appeal TO
you on the ground of the regularity OF
my nomination. I might call your at
tention to The fact that the Chicago
convention was regularly called by the
regular authority and that all over this
union Democrats assembled in the reg
ular way 10 select their delegates TO
that convention. l might call your at
tention 70 the fact that no convention
ever held in this country ever more ac-
tuaDy reflected the sentiment Of the
party which selected the delegates than
did the Chicago convention. Great ap-
plauae).
In no convention within this genera
ton have the voters themselves taken so
active and influential a part as did ;he
voters Of the Democratic party take IN
the Chicago convention. If you have re-
gard for Ii majority of your party regu-
larly expressed, then my friends, l can
appeal TO you on The ground that l am
the nominee of the Democratic party in
the regular way. Great appiause). BuG
I shall appeal for your support on nlSntr
grcurds than party regularity. (Checrs
and ap9lause) l expressly release. 50
far as L am concerned, from the support
Of the Chicago ticket every Democrat
VINO believes that the success or that
tickc. would imperil our country. ZAP
plause and cries OF Good, Good J.. l
shall not ask any man to violate h.S
conscience or be deaf to the voice OF MS
iudgment. | shall ask no false realty
~ nartv above love for country. Gap
nlausN. | would rot do it myself; l
will ask nobody to do what l wou1n not
DO mvse,f. applause and cheerin2l.
7 believe. nv friends, tha; the Chicago
n1atforrn presents the policies which Will
ha hest for the people Of this country.
7 believe that those policies put into
law will bring blessings to the Amerl-
can neOole. and | call your attention TO
me fact that in this campaign the lines
are drawn between plutocTacy and De-
1rocracv. In a fight between plutocracy
and Democracy there is no middle
ground. Cheers and applause0
They hat are not for us are against
rs. lApnlause0 More than that.
beg YOU. my friends, to remember that
the ballot IS not given TO the individual
merely IS a matter OF personal compli-
roent. I. is given to him as a sacred
rvs. 10 be used as he thinks best for
rho rrcfoc,ion of himself, for the ad-
y9ncamont os the welfare OF ms fellows
and for the good of his country ana no
mcn has a right 70 throw mat bal!o1
w in time OF danger. (Applause)
Ie the success Of the Chicago ticket
will he a bad thing for this country,
49,. mo of vou VINO believe so ought
. vote the Republican ticket to save
vour country from distress.
If tha election Of the Republican ticket
xou,d be a bad thing for your country
von ough. 10 vote for The Chicago ticke;
- $40 vour country from distress.
C4nnlause and cries OF I'VE are going
torS Orr platform declares against
tbo issne Of bonds in time Of peace and
oga;rst traficking with the syndicaies,
which have been saving our country al
50 mUcb per soul For the last few years.
Great applause) .- 49,.
Tl;o Democratic party GenoUnces those
evDdieates. and thank God that the
Dsrocratic party has driven out of its
,,-,1zs the representative of those syndi-
co,es oireat applause) This speech de-
rorrces tbe stock exchanges, and 1 re-
ioicc that the stock exchanges are against
,,s .o-aev .n the fight that we are making
i,ooo,sa # Is a certificates that VIC are
,1,i,s, o,,r duty TO our country. (Applause)
In this sneech 1 denounce the great COM
b,potfon OF money grabbers In this count
,rv ord in Europe and I denounce the
potbschflds contract entered into by the