Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-01


Of Patriotism and American In
dependence - The Fifty-Three
Cent Dollar and the Way to
Make it Worth One Hundred
Cents - Under Free Coinage,
Gold and Silver will be Equally
Acceptable Throughout the
World.
Martinsburg, W. Va, September 80.
On board the special train carrying
the Bryan party from Washington were
National Committeeman John T. Nc
Graw, who was in charge of the train,
Andrew Edmis;on, Chairman of the State
Committee; William e. Chiffon, Secre-
tary Of Stale; Attorney General Riley,
ex-Congressman John Anderson, Judge
Samuel Woods, Col. j. \. b. Grim,
Judge w. T. Ice, Hon. W. H. Boggs,
candidate for Stale Auditor; Nat. W.
! Fitzgerald. Popuist candidate for Gov
! ern0r; Hon. Wm. C. Handlan, eX-Siate
Treasurer Thomas O'Brien. and J. W.
! Gallagher, all of West Virginia; eX-COn-
I gressman Turner, of New York; Senator
| Marion Butler, Chairman Of the POpulist
! National Committee; Deputy COmmis-
sioner of Pensions II. c. Bell, c. 7.
Bride and James h. Morris, Assistant
! Treasurer Of the National Democratic
| Committee.
] he fret c-on of NTTacbiuofNn
Junction, and a few people shook the
hand of the candidate. The train was an
hour behind the scheduled time when it
| pulled out of the tunnel and Harpers
! Ferry burst into view. The town made
historic by John Brown was sauGily dec
GRATED with flags and bunting. a great
| L2nner bearing the pictures Of the Dem
ocratic nominees was suspended over
platform built from the side of hill,
and from which MIR. Bryan spoke to the
! people gathered in the natural amphi-
theatre below He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
| / have but a minute in which TO talk. 7
am glad to talk in a county which bears
the name Of the first great teacher of
| Democratic principles in the United
States (applause) and the Democratic
party, this year, in It's platform has de-
clared anew for those principles which
( have been democratic from the begin
ming now must be Democratic to the end
50 long as Democracy means the rule
Of the people GpDlause.)
The Chicago platform applies to pres
er. conditions. the principles taught by
Jefferson, in the beginning. and defend
cd so courageously by Andrew Jackson;
and when you find a Democrat who IS
not willing to stand by the Chicago plat
form you will find a Democrat in name
but not a Democrat at heart (Ap-
paus). Ny friends, Democracy has a
meaning, and that meaning is wei un-
dersto5d by those who understand DEM
ocrat.c principles, and in this campaign
we find men who claim TO be Democrats.
trying TO fasJen upon this country a
system by which the banks snail issue
money, when Thomas Jefferson declar-
ed that banks of issue were more Car-
gerous than any standing army. (Ap-
piause). One reason why we know we
are standing in the position that Jeffar-
son Occupied when he said that men. who
wanted 10 turn over the business Of is
suing paper money 10 the banks. called
u him maniac because he opposed il: and
the very men who called him a maniac
cal us. who advocate what he advocated
then, lunatics. (Applause). My friends.
! jefferson had confidence In the capacity
Of the people for se,f government Aye.
hundred years ago, when government
by the people was an experiment he
had faith enough to trust them, and 4
hundred years OF experience has iusii-
fed his confidence and yet to-day we
have 10 meet enemies who are not will
ing that the people themselves shal! run
this government, but think 1t is neces-
sary to turn its affairs over TO a syndi-
cate to manage for the benefit of the
syndicate without the consent Of the
American people. (Applau.e).
My friends we are advocating the re-
storation of that financial policy which
was good enough for this country LJr-
ing all the early days OF the republic
a financial policy which had the support
Of al the leading Democrats who lived
before 1873 financial policy which
was never abandoned by the American
| peOple-a financial policy which was
|
| people in darkness and without discus
sion and, as many believe by fraud
| actually pract.ced upon the people,
that act of demOne,iZation was secretly
passed, il was denounced by the Demo-
cratic party and even the Republicans
never openly defended IT, Yet. IN tais
campaign for the first time, we have a
party which openly seeks 10 perpetuaJe
/ that system which was fastened upon
/ this country without the consent Of the
people (Applause). More than that,
not only do these opponents desire 10
| fasten upon this people perpetually a.
/ system which they accepted ag7irs.
their will, but they propose 10 ubmit b
destines of the American peCp.e 70 re
! decision of foreign legislative bodies
when they say that We must endure it
until relief comes from abroad. (Ap-
! plause).
My friends. some Of the financiers
down east doubt the ability of these
people to attend to their own business;
but when l find a lnancier who dis
trusts the American people, | generally
| find a financier who visits Europe Of
tener than he visits the country that
lies west Of New York City. (Applause)
We have many of these advocates Of
the gold standard who are far better
acquainted with foreigners than they are
with our own people, and If they ins.s.
in putting their trust in those who live
abroad. | can console myself with the
thought that a great many peOple-yes.
q vast majOrity-are better acquainted