The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-29
TIE SPEECH OF Mr.. II.A. ADAMS,
OfNew York, was tho Finest Erpo.ition
OF the Sound Money Side Yet Heard In
Wheeling-Tho Audience was Enthnsl-
astio-AIr. Adams Tore tho nryan Argus
Hen,s to Shrsds The Demoruiited Con- .
diiion or the Eastern PopocraL.

Nlty NlIS III AhSl bIFEJ
heard two elegant speeches. a..
Il was memorable event. Men who
have voted and led In the Democratic
party all their lives were there to pub
llcly express their disarproval of tho
platform and candidates OF the Chica-
go convention. Not only this, the lead
ers of the movement, had the courage
OF their convictions so strongly that
they acted as escort to the speaker
and burned rcd fire through the streets,
making a crcdtable showing.
The National Democratic Sound Mo-
ney escort club, headed by the Opera
House band, assembled at lis head
quarters at half-DRst seven and
marched through the mud, up Four
teeuth to Chapllne. up ChaplIne 10
Twelfth. down Twelfth 10 the Mcclure
house. where the speaker was met and
escorted to the Opera House.
The theatre was filled with voters OF
all parties, and beyond n few Kisses
that came from free SflveriteS at the
mention of President Cleveland's
name. the speakers were given u very
respectful hearing, and the points made
by. each were lberally applauded.
At s O'Clock PX-Attorney General AL
fred Caldwell called the meeting Ia
order and made ii great speech ex-
planning the stund taken by the Ma :.
tional Democratic party.
General Caldwell Talks.
He began by addressing the crowd
as fellow cOuntrymen. fellow Ameri-
cans. fellow Democrats and the ap-
plause that greeted this showed that
many OF the Democratic faith were
present. He said the meeting was
called for the purpose OF ratiry!rg the
nominations made by the National
Democratic convention held at Indian
apOlis. He said 1t was proper that
those who took part In the work
should give expression 10 the reasons
that impclled them to take part in that
notable convention. He did not desire
to Iniiict the audience with a discuss
ion OF the sO-cllled crime of 1873, and
would not insult his hearers with a
discussion of such an assertion which
has been denied and SO thoroughly
proven ID be false by speakers all over
the county. He said the act OF which
the free siveritcS complained OF So
greatly was passed at a time when
greenbacks We're the principal cIrculat-
ing medium. The act was voted for
and received the support OF the men
who are to-day the leaders In the fight
against the so-called decentralization OF
silver. II Is a matter OF history and
their stand on those matters Is known
10 all men.
These same men succeeded In passing
the BLAND bill through Congress. and
placing n law on the statute books
that when enforced put into circulation
many times more silver dollars than
had ever circulated in this country be-
fore. Still this was not enough for
these silver barons. The Sherman act
calling for purchase OF 4.5O0.O0o
ounces OF silver per month, was pass
ed. The result was that In 1892 the
National Democratic party In conrer-
ton assembled called the, attention o:
the people 10 the effect OF thar act and
demanded its repeal.
That was a Democratic plank In a
Democratic platform, and It was ratl-
fled by the people at the polls. Grover
Cleveland stood for those principles
and you voted and chcered for him.
At the mention OF Cleveland's name tn,
sllverlteS in the audience hissed
strongly. but the applause Of the sound
money Democrats drowned them. The
speaker referred to Bryan as the boy
Thespian and the crowd laughed hear
tily.
Resuming. lsa said. we had read this
platform and we believed in H. The
plank which said that the right OF the
government to administer tar
III for the revenue Of the
country economically administered
md that we believed In sound
money We voted for Il and 4
elected our standard bearers on
that platform. Grover Cleveland Tap
plausc) believed he was in duty bound to
carry out that platform to the letter,
and therefore recommended the repeal
OF the So-called Sherman act. Congress
was called In extra session So threaten- !
Ing were the times. The Sherman act
was repealed. but not soon enough 70
prevent n panic which was predicted by
the Democratic platform.
This happened only three years ago,
and now In 1896 We don't find n single
man who Is willing to rn-cnact the
Sherman law. but we do find n set OF
men whose greedy thirst has caused
them 10 confront us with proposition
far worse In every particular. The men
who assembled In Chicago and now call
Themselves Democrats ask us TO adopt {
measure for the free and unlimited COIN
ago OF silver at the arbitrary ratio Of l6
to !. y preposterous proposition.
High Handed Proceedings.
Tho Chicago convention was a re- 1,
mnrkahle on In many particulars, All
landmarks were swept away Prece-
dents wcrr treated ms ropes of sand. This
was the convention said to hn the reg
ular Democratic convention Of the Unit
cd States. (LauChtcrO They took up
the contested seats and In order 10 get
majority they unsratcd the regularly
elected delegates from Michigan and
seated free silveritcs Even Nebraska
came In for its share OC the insult and q
delegation headed by one William Jcn-
ningS l'ryan was seated Instead Of the
one regularly elected
At the mention of Bryln's name the {
silvcritcs In the house anplaudCd, which
drew forth from the speaker the'rcmark Z
that hcw glad somr OF thu hoy OrntOr'sa
satellites were present. as they were the
men he was looking fCG He proceeded
and said that Bryan was seated In the
convention over Democrats who were
regularly elected, He condemned Bry-
an as Popullst who hnd voted against
the Democratic party. and supported
Weaver for the Presidency, iud knowing
this the delegates voted to admit him 10
this bogus Democratic gathering. And
now they ask the great DemOc-ntlc par
ty to fall down and worship this man,
and want uS to sell our political birth
right for q mess OF borrowed metaphors
Endorsed by Poruitsts.
Hardly had this so-called Democratic
platform been adopted, when the whole
machine was erected by the pupulists
and free slvcrItcs In ST. L0ue, and they