The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-03
BRYAN'S FIGHT FOR BALLOTS.
WINDS UP IN WEST VIRGINIA AND
STORMS CINCINNATI.


Huntington to Suit Mr.. Bryan
and He Comments ON the Color of
Their Ribbon.
Charleston, w. Va, Oct. 2.-W. J. Bryan
began another days campaigning at
Point Pleasant this morning. He left
Wheeling shortly after midnight on
special train, accompanied by Gov. Mac
Corkle Congressman McMillin of Ten
nessee. National Committeeman McGraw
of West Virginia, and party of state pol
itioians. and reached Point Pleasant at 6
o'clock. Hastily slipping on his trousers
and buttoning his overcoat about his
throat. Mr.. Bryan went out on the plat
form and made a short speech to about
1890 people, who were present.
A reception committee of thirty-five from
Charleston, headed by ex-Gov. Wilson,
hoar1ed the train at Red House. There was
a big crowd there, but its cheers were not
sufficient to awaken Mr.. Bryan, who had
gone 10 his berth after leaving Point
Pleasant Charleston gave the candidate
hearty reception. His train arrived this
morning at 9:20 o'clock. He was greeted
bv a big assemblage at the railroad sta
ton. long procession escorted the can
didate about the streets and then to the
Ten thousand people composed the au-
dience that heard him. His reception
was of the heartiest sort. Mr.. Bryan said
in part: Ladies and Gentlemen: In this
capital of West Virginia, I desire to ex-
press my thanks for the very cordial well
come which has been extended to me by
the members of the triple alliance. I
find here upon the platform democrats,
republicans, populists, members of all
parties, who while differing among them
selves on minor questions, are united In
their determination to restore to the peo-
pie of this country the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution. (Cheers.) I
believe that in this campaign we are en-
titled to the support of all political par
ties who believe still in a government or
the people, by the people and for the peo-
pie. (Cheers) We may differ upon the
application of fundamental principles to
the various questions which arise. We
may differ in opinion upon the policies,
suggested by the various parties, but, my
friends, whenever any party in this ma
tion denies the ability of the nation to
have such a financial policy as the Amer
lean people want to have, the three other
questions disappear and we stand united
to vindicate the right of elf-government.
Those who have been republicans in the
past, those who have voted the republi-
can ticket from the time the party was
organized find ample excuse for depart
ing from that party to-day. Go back to
1883 and you will find that the republican
party declared for gold and silver as
standard money and even went so far as
TO denounce the democratic party for try
ing to demonetize silver. (Applause).
Read that platform adopted by the re-
publican national convention of 1885, and
see how it tried to turn the Indignation
OF the people against the democratic ad-
minlstration, because that administration
had been hostile to silver, and on that
platform the republican party won the
election. In 1892, the national convention
OF the republican party declared that the
American people, from tradition and in
terest We're in favor of bmetallism"
Mr. Bryan maintained that one of the
pest evidences that the silver idea was
the correct one was found in the fact that
All the great trusts and combines are
against the democratic ticket He fol-
lowed up his old line of argument on the
Dasls Of the statements that the repub-
means were not fighting an open battle.
lhey were more opposed, he said to the
income tax, the anti-injunction and the
dfotration planks Of the Chicago plat
form than they were to free silver. He
maintained, as he heretofore has, that the
money question was the main issue and
that it should be settled through the on
eratlon OF legislation. He spoke of a dear
uollar and cheap dollar, in language
SUBSTANTIALLY the same as used heretofore
ana discussed the law of supply and de-
mand as applied to silver.
Ahother special train was provided for
Dy me west Virginia state committee for
MT Bryan's journey to Huntington. It
ran over the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks.
ana was In charge of Thomas A. Carri-
san passenger agent of the road. Gov
McCorkle accompanied Mr.. Bryan. The
uaIh Ieft at 1l:45 O'Clock, eastern time.
Huntington, W. Va, Oct 2.-ohio, Ken
tucky and West Virginia contributed to
the throng that heard William ]. Bryan
speak here this afternoon. Excursion
trans We're run from a number of places
ana the crowds on the streets of the town
before the democratic nominee and his
party arrived had assumed formidable
proportions. Mountaineers came in on
horseback and afoot; people were landed
from the river steamers, and altogether
Mr' Bryan had as picturesque an au-
ulence as he has ever addressed. One no.
ueeable feature of the gathering was the
presence of large numbers of men, women
ana children, wearing slips of yellow pa
per bearing the one word Mckinley"
Ihey were similar in every respect to
the badges that were conspicuous in
wheeling last night, and as they were in
west Virginia along the route taken by
Mr. Bryan. So conspicuous were they in
the crowd that gathered about the speak.
Sr stand erected at Fifth avenue and
ninth street that Mr.. Bryan called atten-
tloh 10 them in his speech and commented
on their coloF-yellow.
hls hearers numbered, according to va
aious estimates, between 10000 and $1,000
1hey gave very earnest attention and
were fairly enthusiastic. Judge Holt
candidate for judge of the West Virginia
superior court, introduced the national
nominee, who made a short address, in
which he said: you talk to republicans
ABOUT the gold standard and they will
leil you they are as good friends of the
god standard as anybody, and yet when
they come to get out their badges, when
they come to print the name of their can
uIdate on paper they by some strange cir
cumstances, select yellow paper to print
~ on. (Cheers and laughteD Another
tning you cannot find any club among the
republicans which is called a gold stan
dard club. What do you find? Sound
money clubs. (Cheers). Now, why do
they use sound money instead Of gold?
Because they dara uot Tho raopfa