The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-13
A Fine MEETING
Held in the East End Last Night,
Preceded by
! MOST BRILLIANT ESCORT.
The Resident. OF East Wheeling Decorate
Their Homes and Burn Lots OF Red Fire.
Messrs. W. II. c. Curtis md Frank Ne,-
bltt address an Immense Audience, aud
Make Strong Speeches for a Protective
Tariff and Sound Money.

1
The Republican meeting held In the
East End last night was big success.
Four thousand people congregated
around the speakers stand at the corner
OF Twelfth and McColloch streets. The
speakers were Mr. W. II. C. Curtis, of
Liberty district, candidate for the legis-
lature. and Mr.. Frank w. Nesbltt, OF
this city.
The residents along the line OF the
route of the parade preceding the meet
ing fairly We'd with each other in enthu-
siasm. Fifteenth and McColloch streets
were in blaze Of rockets, red fire and
Chinese lanterns. Houses were espe-
cially illuminated with rows OF burn
Ing candles at the windows. Flags snd
bunting strcamed from many porches.
Pictures OF Mckinley ana Hobart were
prominently displayed. Each house
holder added his voice to thc cheering
crowds on the curb as the brillIan,
spectacle made by the escort moved by.
Last evenings demonstration IN the
eastern portion OF the city will long be
remembered.
The escort moved over the route as
printed In yesterdays Intelllgcncar, and
consisted OF the following clubs:
Cyclers' Republican Club.
Chief Marshal BuGuley and Aides.
t.lk!ns Drum and Bugle Corps.
ElkinS Cadets.
Fife and Drum Corps,
Tariff Champions.
Fife and Drum Corps.
Boys Club.
Fife and Drum Corps.
II. c. Richards Six-Footers.
Speakers Carriage
Fred Douglass Club
Fife and Drum Corps
First Ward Club.
Fife and Drum Corps.
c. i. Hart Cadets.
49, Fife and Drum Corps.
Fifth Ward Club.
Special mention must be made of the
c. B. Hart Cadets, who made their first
appearance last night. This club is
composed Of South Side boys. well drill
ed and attired In nattv sailor suits Of
white and blue. The boys carried lances
bearing tri-colored remnants. They
were the recipients OF enthusiastic
cheers. All the clubs were at their best.
A Pcpocratc graveyard patrol going to
the South Side meeting preceded the
Republican escort. The crowds thronS-
ing the sidewalk emitted no sound as
the former crept along. The greeting ex-
tended the latter testified the sympa-
thies Of the spectators.
Mr.. John w. Kindlebergar called the
meeting TO order and named Mr. Charles
e. Bachman as chairman. The first
speaker, Mr.. W. H. c. Curtis, was intro
duced by Mr.. Bacfman In q few brief
remarks.
Mr.. Curtis was received with cheers.
In opening. he compllmented the Wheel
Ing marching cluhs, saying they had
also received the favorable comment of
the next President OF the United States.
He proceeded TO review the elections OF
| four and two years ago, telling how the
| people had risen In their might In the
latter election and had put the seal of
condemnation upon the Democratic
| party for the hard times ensuing after
two years Of Democratic rule. The
hard times now are due also to the same
source. The solid south was broken two
years ago. and In among the states was
our own little one. sending her Dovener,
her Huling, her Miller and hes Dayton to
| Congress. There was no silver wedge
u 10 ny i " W H. L llt
OF Democratic mis-ru!e did It. There Is
no reason to doubt but the same condem-
natory verdict will be rendered on the
| third OF November.
Experience Is s. dear school, hut fools
will learn In no other. Living under the
administration of the past four years
| will tell In no uncertain sound upon the
Ides OF November what the people will
do A grand old American statesman
has said, II know OF no better way to
| judge the future than by the past" The
| broken promises to make our mills run
steadily, our wages higher. our markets
Increase, higher prices for farm products
lin fact. to give us n heaven upon earth,
can not be forgotten by the Intelligent
American ynter.
Four years ago there were no idle
mills. there was no poverty stalking
abroad. workshops were filed with hap.
py worlsirgmen. Now. what n change!
Every man Is now gentleman rlels-
ure.
For many years the Democrats have
cried for a tariff for revenue. That doc,
trlne put into effect has been failure.
1t has been grand success In closing
down factories, and benefltting the
maker OF foreign goods. To excuse
their mistakes, they blamed the Sher-
man silver law. II II were repealed all
would be well. The. repeal of the f"rob-,
ber baron tariff" 10 the real cause of the
present stasnation OF business, coupled
with the want OF confidence Inspired by
the fear Of four years more of mis-rule.
All the plans for prosperity advanced
by the Democrats have failed to mnterl-
allie. Their markets. Of the world Is
myth. The only farm product incrcas.
L.. l..
product has decreased In wondrous
proportion,
When We Hdccreaso the wnges of our
American workingmna We decrease the
price Of the fsrmcr's product. All our
interests are closely interknit. St:ilkc
one down. you strike down, the other.
y Our friends say that we shouldn't
talk tariff, sllvcriis the, issue they cry.