Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-09

City Hall.
The Democrats of this vicinity hava
had bad luck the last few days.
Meetings were advertised for last
night and the night before, one at Ben
wood and last night at Twenty-sevenG
street, and although large audiences
stood out in the cold night air in each
case. they were disappointed by the non
arrival Of the orators of the evening.
Last night State Senator n. R. Hysel
Of Ohio, was billed to address a meeting
at Twenty-seyenth street, but me did not
put in an appearance for some reason.
Gen. T. S. Riley and Hon. NJ. D.
Post were called upon on short notice,
and consented TO speak in the absence
/ Of Senator Hysel The speakers were es-
cCr.ed TO the meeting place by the clubs
from the lower end of the city, the Eigh a
ward Bryan and Sewall Silver Club, the
/ Watts Club Of tle Sixth ward and the
/ Faulkner Silver Club. NothTiths,2nd-
ing the disaEreeable c9Olness OF the at
mCsphere and that il was nine O'Clock
before the meeting was called 10 order,
at least a thousand people were congre-
gated in front Of The speakers stand.
J. J. Wood acted as chairman, and in
opening the meeting presented the Watts
Club Of Webster district with a hand
some silk American flag o. Immense
size. NJ. d. Post accepted the flag III
behalf of the club and extended his re-
marks into a plain. direct discussion of
the issue before the people. Mr.. Poses
remarks were delivered in a deeply earn
! es, manner, and at times waXed eloquent.
He was listened to with much attention,
and was frequently interrupted WITH
| cheers and shouts OF approval.
AT the outset ne stated that The ques-
ton before The people this year was the
old question Of the plain people strug-
Cling for freedom. Ii was no new fight.
| but the old struggle between those who
labor and those who are benefited By
their labor. If those who live upon the
labor Of the people can control the vol
ume of money and contract TIE volume
Of money, they can control the peopl4
as effecu2ly as if they had collars
around their necks.
The first move this class mad was tn
change the reaenD-icn Of qoverrmen,
bonds from p2Dar.tC coin and last from
coin to gold. Then for .he frs time n
murmur of diss Mt arose among the no
pie. The people say. What is wron :
wiki the silver dollar? II hes been with
us from Noses time until now. What
IS wrong with it now? 1t was good
when The colonies were struggling TO
| throw OFF the yoke Of bondage. through
ont III years Of our government. through
dark civil war. bu. what is wrong with
| il now?"
The gold standard advocates say that
civilization has progressed and we mus
keep pace and follow the aris-ocratic
/ government Of the old world. Money is
too cheap. and therefore, we must make
/ II dearer and higher. Mr.. Posi- asked
! if there was any person in .ha audience
/ who had too much silver I'm his Docker
and was answered with cries nj go NO
! no" from an paris Of the or7und
He said ST fhare Uoe bs ,ro1,ld ,.oio co..
VIM. Mckinney If -bera ara arv mo
have no. enough and is NOT satisfied wiz
! the present conditions he sbouId como
out and vote for William JeDninps Rrv-
an. Great cheers followed his and
/ cries Of: I'VE will" Mr. Post said ba
would rest his argument on iust two
| prOpositt0ns. Every one WIN is satie-
| fed with present conditions was Re-
publican and every one VINO was dissat-
4 isfe5 Was o. Democro+ ,rba ma, ,.bo
/ owns The bonds and corners cold is GOT
/ ting ready now IN VOC for hi. intarss-s
Now le. the common neonla Az tho
same and get reedv 70 vo.e for heir in
terests Wbaf does The ReDnbIican n9r-
/ ~ offer vou? "A voice: "Notbing'O
That is right. All they offer YOU is a re-
/ turn OF confidence. The Democratic
party recogn. zes that such conditions ex-
isl and we can and mus- give sorle helm
for T. r. is life b,ocd HAT This counfrv
needs and that life HOOD is money II
Won take away silver there is only gold.
and there is MOI enough gold i'm the
whole world to pay the debts OF one
government
The money class, instead Of investing
gold and putting Il out into the avenues
OF trade. is holding and boarding i, and
loaning it out at high rate Of Interest.
The people say take off the ligaures and
let it out in circulation and channels Of
trade. In answer to the inquiry as to
how many in the audience had gold
pieces in their pockets, cries arose from
an quarters: Not one" We must have
some money that the people can get hold
of-the coinage of the standard silver
dollar. Mr.. Post made plain demon
s.ration how money will circulate, pro-
vided there is money TO circulate. If a