The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-16

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L "a, 1852. n I..
cd ana tried to break loose from tho
hltehinE racks about tho suunrc, SO thnt
Tor unie II looked ny II n general ytnm.
peup wOnld result. At length tho rain
Dtukcl coming down In torrents, An
mo WHO tlicCc was n cuntlnu0lig iIhBh.
iiiS OF lightning followed by pcnls OF
;hunucr In q space Of ton minutes, Tho
bunting, ilnEs and draplng OF butldIngb
which had looked 70 attractive IN tho
morning wcru badrngg,ea and almost
ruined. AS tho storm continued tho
darkness Increased until II was almost
impossible to SEQ across the streets, nnl
IN the houses lights became necessary,
In less than half m hour the storm
seemed TO have spent ltsclt unu Il set.
tleu uoWn Tor u steady rain, 1t was an
ordinary thunderstorm, hut OF unusual
violence, and owing TO tho darkness II
caused 4 great deal OF nlarm. -
At nbout y. m. tho number OF nconlo
packed In tho court house yard Ind In.
creased until at lcuSt 5000 pcorlc wcrc
there. Half dozen bands were seat
tered about nll playing at once, and each
playing u different tune. Tho din pro-
uuced was appalling. At lntcrynls
more would DO Il lull and then tho en-
thuslastlc multitude let Off steam by
giving cheers for Bryan, free silver and
Democratic success. Although Cover.
nor Altgcld had been advertised to
speak, lie did not come. This afternoon
WORD was received that the governors
health was such that he could not come.
At g:lh II vas announced that the dis
tinEulshcd "SOn OF Salem" was an
preaching. All the bands started in
atreSh. the crowd hnwled like mad. Thls
was kept up until Mr.. md Mrs. Bryan
were seated upon the platform. When
autet was restored, Mr., Bryan was pre-
scented to the audience amid uproarlous
applause. aS' \
i'ryan's Speech.
"Mr. Chairman. ladies and goutlc-
men, fellow cltlzens:-zI have no dlspo-
sition to talk politics to-day. shall
leave the discussion OF nnrty questions
to those who shall follow.
Returning 10 thu scenes which sur.
round my early home. the memories Of
other days crowd out all thoughts OF
subjects upon which We may differ, /
remember with stich grateful apprccin-
ton tho kindly feeling which has
hbounded regardless OF church ami
party lines that shall not say ono word
to divide upon my subject those who
are assembled here to-day. lrI
This Is the home OF my birth, OF my
boyhood and my early manhood, Three
blocks sot!th first say the fight OF day,
y mile to the northwest lived until
was twcnty-three, and / shall never
cease to be grateful to the parents who
took me to the farm and there allowed
me to develop tho physical strength
that Is needed In the campaigns which
we have to pass through. II was In this
court house that first gained the ambI-
ton 10 no n lawyer. II was In this court
mouse that l made the FIRST political
speech ever tried to make. II was in
the fhir grounds near here that ] sp1ke
for the first time on the Fourth OF .iuly.
IL was to this city and 10 the parental
roof that l brought her who had pro-
missed TO share LIES Joys and sorrows
with ME. All OF these happy assocIa-
tions arise to-day before me and leave
me no dcslrc TO think OF other things.
cannot forget Salem. cannot forget
those whose kindly faces smiled upon
me befOrc fortune smiled. cannot for
get this spot nearby, the silence o. the
dead. where the ashes Of the father
whose upright life has been an InspIr-
alton and whose cbunsels ilnectcd In
my ears when h6 was gone. the spot
where rest tho ashes of n mother, as
tender and true, as patient, MS gentle, as
loving as God and His infinite love ever
gave to man. cannot forget this home
nor these -people:gtrd rFrfrsaPI: no M forEi
to-day than TO express in words, which,
u not elaborate, viii be Rincere, the deen
and heartfelt thanks for these tokens,
these manifestations Of good will
There Is an Ideal plane In politics
and believe we stand upon It hero To-
day. We differ In onlnldn. We differ M
TO party policies. But we meet to-day,
recognizing those differences and yet
each feeling charity toward one an
other. We are all imbucd with the same
spirit. We All possess the same nmbI-
ton We are ail living TO carry out the
sainc great purpose. We want n gov
ernment Of tho peoplc. by tho people,
ana Tor the people, and though we differ
aS TO the means Of carrying It out we
can differ as honest citizens, differing
IN Judgment and agreeing In PURPOSE"
Thanks Everybody.
u thank the Republicans who have
assembled here. / thank the Prohibit
t!onIsts. I thark the PopuIists as much
rs do the Democrats, because Mt least.
my friends. when these Questions which
nrtSe from time to time upon the surface
ana disturb tho thought and RgItatn the
pc"plG have passed away wn al lgrce in
these great fundamental principles
which nlicrlle our form Of government,
we hclicVn that all men were created
c1tinl, not that they arr equal In tnlents
or IN VIRTUES. or In merits, but we aEree
III this. nhtl wherever government comes
IN contact with the citizens or wherever
the citizen touches government all must
stand equal before the law. We agree
that government can be no rrapcctor Of
persons and that itA strength, Its match
less strength mm4t bc the protector OF
the fortunes OF the prent nnd the possca-
sions OF the poor, and that II Alinli stand
m Impartial arbitrator between all OF
Its citizens. We know no divine right OF
Kings. The people gathered here, and In
aS5cmblageS like this nll over this broad
land nre the sovereign source Or all
power. ThcEc citizens nre tho subHtan-
tinl foundation ripOn which rest our
form OF government.
81 am n believer in the progress OF the
race. Talk not 10 mo about crisis
through which VIC cannot pass. Tell
me not Of dangers that will overthrow or
obstacles too grcnt 10 be overcome. Sp
know nnnc such. A brave, n historic, n
patriotic people will be ready TO meet
every emergency M It arises. Each
generation Is capable OF self government
mud believe each generation VIII be
more capable under our institutions
than the generation which went before.
My friends with such Il gathering here
and not here alone, but throughout the
entire land, from tho Atlantic to tho
'ncilc and from the lakes to the gulf, n
people such as these Il nation cnn look