Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-27
INDIGNATION,
Expressed By the People of COving-
ton, KY, Without Regard to Party,
at the Recent Insult to Secretary
Carlisle.

Covington. Ky, October 26.-Odd Eel
| lows Hall was crowded tonight by men
! exclusively, without distinction of party,
20 express indignation at the insult OF
fered Secretary Carlisle in that hall on
last Thursday evening. The chairman
chosen was Hon Hervey Meyers, one
of the electors on the Democratic W. j.
Bryan ticket for Kentucky. In his
speech on taking the chair, Mr.. Meyers
said that Secretary John G. Carlisle, Of
all men, can afford to let that outrage
to him go unnoticed. The city OF Gov
ington. Of all cities, could not let 1t
pass without a thunder Of disapproVal
that would make any future attempt TO
suppress free speech impossible in the
city of Covington. He continued:
Some say that Secretary Carlisle
should not nave attempted to return to
COving,on to speak, knowing, as he did,
the state of feeling against him; but
God forbid that the day shall ever come
in this country when any man may not
be free to address the public on any
subject. The bill of rights of Kentucky
guarantees freedom of speech. In this
country, where popular will governs,
blow at free discussion of questions
submitted to the popular will for de-
cision. is a fatal blow at the very foun-
dation of popular government No
such thing must be tolerated. Cup
TOarious cheersD
Nh s. b. Simrall presented a series OF
resolutions. In doing so. he said tha9
owing TO promises from the Mayor ana
police, that the offenders should be FER
reted out and prosecuted. The resoiu-
ton omitted a condemnation of officials,
as intended. Yet four days had elapsed
since the outrage and not a single arrest
had been made.
Mayor Rhinock arose and said that
John Fagin, charged with throwing
cigar at Carlisle, was before court 10
dav and his case was pending. He said
he had appealed to council to oner re-
ward for the men who threw the eggs
He said the police would make arrests
If thew could find the perpetrators.
George II. Thobe. who polled big vote
for Congress as Carlisle's opponent Ten
years ago. arose and said:
THE Mayor seems to be after three egg
tbrov,ers He does not recognize the gang
of diSturberS IN tne Hdll' VI III -
crowd that followed Mr. Carlisle with IN
suits on the street with ten policemen
marching beside them.
Mr.. J. D. Hearne, of Covington' SAID II
the police did not know some of that
crowd of disturbers they were not mt Tor
the business.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Bryan MADE =
fiery speech denouncing the outrage as
hostile to the system of popular govern
ment.
Mr.. Theodore Hallam offered a substi-
tute which included denunciation of in
terruptions to w J. Bryan at Yale and
elsewhere. They were unanimously voted
down. The regular resolutions were
unanimously adopted. They condemn the
outrage TO Mr.. Carlisle in unmeasured
terms. disclaim the responsibility OF Gov
ington for that conduct and call upon the
CITY government to detect and punish the
perpetrators. There was not single no
against the resolutions.
Mayor Rhinock was severely handled IN
an interchange of words by a citizen in
the audience. who charged him and his po-
lice with coming short of their duty.