The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-18

ard last night was tho opening OF thu
campaign on the popocrntlc side In that
district, and It attracted n very good
crowd OF people all Of whom kept re.
markably good order, considering that It
was an out door meeting, The speaking
0 place from n platform erected at
the base Of the pole raised by Nj. o.
Brien and his friends soma weeks ngb,
anu was participated In by Mcssra. Dry
den. Riley. Pendlcton and Col. W.. ".
Arnctt.
On the platform were seated Il large
number OF the faithful Populists and
Tree Rilvcrites. among whom were no.
ticed George w. Robinson. beverly Eoff.
Jim FltESimmons. BILLY Stcngcr. John
Shriver. DR., a +. GaSmlre, Samuel
Hartman. Mike Stein, OF Fulton, Charley
stephens. Noah Zane, DR.. Tlioma. Il.
Lunsford, John A. White, w. p. Robin
son. w. w. Irwin, JOSEPH Volght, Dun
OBrlen and others.
AT s o'clock Mr.. Joseph VOight called
the meeting to order and introduced the
first speaker. NJ. +. Dryden. None OF
the other speakers had arrived up TO
this time and 1t was necessary FOR MIR.
Dryden tokcepup his whirlwInd OF point
less orntory for some ti:Lr. II WAS with
NHNl it NllNllNI NJ
Sressmnn John @. PGnIlrtou advancing.
ana he lost 10 time In winding up AIS
talk.
TO I'LL In the time, II was suggested
that Mr.. Pendlcton address the crowd,
which he did with HE usual grace and
gestures. Tie began by explaining that
this was his first appearance on any
stage In the sarb OF n stump speaker for
four long years. and that he was once
o. FNnFA I n e. roo a.. 49,. Al -. 80.
OF toll Il tell them Just what they
needed to place them on IN equality
with the ;~n.llionaIrcs OF the country.
He said that The money OF the country
was unfairly and partially distributed,
ana that the Democrats party this year
was going 10 Mt the labor!nS man @ his
rtshifuithronc, right tes;dethe robblnH
NJ ionaire lie referred to Bry - the
Moses or the nineteenth century and
said Coo Almighty had sent him to the
enrth'to MT up the 6uwntrodden masses.
lie called attS1tion I. the FAC: tina, In
1900 there were not over Two rundred
mi!ltonHi"es l.: the Who'll: country, while
so-day there are $1,000 OF Them aud the
popu!AsioH more than doubled, lie
cbIldn't understand WIZ It Is that so
many men could get rich and so muny
q V to stay poor and work for n living.
That Is the problem Of the hour" said
the speaker. and you mon are now
called upon TO cast your votes whether
you favor n charge in the existing poll
cies ~ not, and | feel assured you will
cast them right"
Hes Nos ut All Anarchist.
Mr.. Pcndleton desired % Impress upon
II en- the fact t:at ". was net al an
archist. but he didn't see why the peo-
pie should create anT more n~Illiala!rts
than thev had already. liz said that lag
tslation In the past thirty years had been
In favor OF the rich man and TINT now
Bryan was going to make IL change In
business all around" lie dwclt on the
Crime OF 1873" and said that h edemcn-
~etizatt7n Of silver was made In the dark
and that Congressman had voted for the
bill who didn't know wha: they were
voting for. and 1t was 4 deep laid plot
to make the rich richer and the poor
poorer. Mr.. Pendleton might have add
ed that IL wac owing to Ignorance" OF
the matter that Senator Stewart voted
for the crime"
He said 1t was appalling the amount
Of English II European capital that
has been invested in Syndicatcs In this
country and called attention 20 the as
sertlon h q most Of the railroads were
owned and controlled by English money,
and nearly onc-half of the hrewcries.
But" aid the speaker. the people by
their votes for free silver In November
Will change this condition OF affairs and
the British lion will put its tail be-
tween Its legs and will be glad 10 lily
across the ocean"
Then he referred to Mr.. Bryan's
Grown OF thorns" and Gross Of gold"
but the crowd didn't catch on to 1t as the
speaker evidently expected It 10, for he
t.Ork oil IN nm % tIn tivha1. JIfrh L., II-
power and It fell HAT. He closed by say
ing that the Chicago nominees. stood for
honest policies and that the election OF
Bryan would be the first blow struck for
the relief Of the w~OrkinGmIn in the last
thirty years. By this admission 1t ap-
pears that John o. has cons 10 the toll
clusion thht the Wilson bill vas not a
! blow struck in that direction.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Pendlcton's
talk. Mayors band very appropriately
played, when Johnnie Comes March
ing Home"
Col. Arnett Talks.
The chairman introduced the next
speaker az the next congressman from
the grand old First district OF West Vir-
ginia." and Col. ". W. Arnptt stepped
forward, being greeted With Il liberal
round nf applause.
Inc CutOEcl DSSIN by SHylNS ne nuu
the highest personal regard for his or-
ponent and In fact, all the candidates
on the Republican Ticket. and credited
them ns being honest and trustworthy
men In every particular. and said that
his campaign would be made. on the
issue before the people and not by per-
81 sonai abuse. lie snid the doctrine taken
up by the Democratic party this year
and made a feature Of. was not "A ley
one, and spoke OF the platforms OF for
mcr campaigns, In which the party de-
clared in favor OF Il free and unlimited
coinage OF both gold and silver. He
read from a tex book, Il section Of the
platform Of 1888, IN which the party IA
vorS honest money both In gold and
silver. He read the platforms OF other
years, but II was noticeable that none
OF them spoke Of free coinage of silver
at the ratio OF 16 to ! until that adopted
by the Chicago convention last month.
He called attention to the fact TINT
the country was laLorlng under n de-
preston which has existed now for
several years. and that there had been
a general suspension Of Industry MI
over the country. lie said the working
men wanted to know what was the INIT
ter. and they. by their woes In Novcm-
Der, would demand thai the conditions
be changed. At thls Juncturc n man In
the crowd suggested that the country
has only had hard times since Cleveland
and n Democratic Congress was elected,
but AS 1t Is not the policy OF the Demo-
cratic speakers to refer TO Mr.. Clcvr-
lands administration or to the tariff
this year, the crowd received no en-
1lghtenmcnt on this score.
The speaker said that the policy Sug-
gcstcd by Mr.. Bryan had never been
used In this country but It had IN other