Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-26

ana people, packed III the OIIy nan
square under the shadow Of the State
House
Before the demonstration, Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan sat down 10 a dinner with
Senator Hill and prominent Albany
Democrats at the Senator's magnificent
home, titled "Wolfert's RoOst," whittier
they were driven directly from the de-
pot where a strong-lunged crowd came
near TO mObbng them on their arrival.
Those who met the Democratic candi-
date and his wife at Mr.. Hills much
discussed dinner were: Supreme Court
Judge D. Cady Herrick and wife; Louis
W. Pratt, the collector of customs, and
wife; Norton Chase chairman of the
City Democratic Committee, which with
other local organizations had the meet
ing in charge.
r'Or nearly three hours Mr.. Bryan was
the guest of the New York Senator, and
| although every participant in the din
mr. averred that it was purely social
! affair. 1hsir descriptions were taken
with a grain of salt, it being the general
impression that an understanding was
reached which will insure to Mr.. Bryan
the support of the party organization
in the State.
The crowd began to gather in the City
Hall Square TWO hours before the meet
ing, and when Mr. Bryan faced them
the people were packed in solid masses
OVER SEVERAL ACRES
of pavement and sod. He was escorted
by Messrs. Chase and Pratt Recorder
James Matthews. Postmaster Woods and
Senator Hill was not there. Mr..
Chase. in introducing the orator, said:
/ My fellow citizenS:-This IS plain
mseting for the plain people, where there
is to be no fuss and no feathers. There
! is but one man you wish TO see, bur one
man ybu wish to hear. have the honor
to introduce him TO you-the Democratic
candidate for President Of the United
States. the Hon. William J. Bryan, OF
| Nebraska. prolonged cheering0
Mr.. Bryan spoke with more than his
customary oratorical force, and consid-
ering the size of the crowd, he was lis
tened to with most fiattering attention.
| Once the speech was marred by small
| knot of Republicans, who interrupted
with a Struggling chesT for Mckinley.
Before the speech was finished dark
ness came on. and red lights on the out
skirts OF the crowd threw a crimson
glare over the field of heads, and then
| the alarm of fire, just as the orator was
| ending, created diversion.
! At the close Of the speech Mr Bryan
shook hands with the people, who piied
upon the platform. He was driven to
/ the station preceded by a band and
| crowds of citizens who formed IN line
/ and marched along cheering.
Mr.. BRYAN SAID:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Ci,izens-In
the nresence CT this immense audience
it is hardly necessary 10 announce tnat
! the Presidential campaign is open for
! business. i gives me great pleasure 10
| be permitted TO address even for snort
! time the citizens of Albany and TINS VI
| cnity. ! esteem it privilege 10 be
able 10 defend in your presence the pol
;c.es which believe will bring prosper
! itv and happiness TO the American peo-
! ME (ADDlauseO The d mOcradc par
| ~ nj Chicago met in convention, and
there the majority of the Democrats or
the United States, speaking through
their legally chosen repr senntiVes,
laid down a platform and nominated
t.cl,et II is not to b. expected that
! nerson will always find in any platform
aU that ne desires and nothing which
| he does not like. But when a cltiz n
/ Comes 10 vote he acts with that party
and endorses that platform which gives
10 him the best assurance OF securing
| the most important things which he de-
eires (Appause) 1t is proper, aye,
more il is necessary that the candidate
who stands upon a platform snaii en-
dorse the utterances of his platform,
and I stand before you 10 declare III
YOUR presence that l endorse every "oru
and every syllable Of the platform d.
Chicago. (Applause) -
But while | do so, I expect in thls
campaign the support OF many Deiho,
erals who are not willing TO indoIse all
tbq- the platform declares for Zap
nIause) In a campaign there is always
/ some overshadOwing issue; there Is IN
a cam0aign always one great paramount
nuestion which more than any other
will determine the allegiance of those
/ who SUPPORT the ticket; and in this caiN-
naign we appeal with confidence 10
those people VINO are opposed to lon
ger continuation of the
GOLD STANDARD POLICY
in The United States. (Applause). Our
c,,Donents have at last taken a definite
! rosirion uDon the money question. The
/ democratic party has begun a war OF
/ denomination against the gold stand
/ ard We ask no quarter We give no
] quarter. We shall prosecute our war
/ IRE until there is no, an American ciu-
zen flat dares to advocate gold stand
ard Motley Cheers. You ask why?
/ We reDlv that Ine gold standard is
| conen:r9cv against the human race, and
| tbat we would no more join /, than we
would ioin an army marching 10 de-
! s,oiI our home and destroy cur famil-
| les (Au9lause). / ask you not 70 take
INV word for the evils Of the gold stand
ard I call as a witness a gentleman
/ whose voice has been heard in the coun-
| cus of the Democratic party. l ask you
~ read and reflect upon the language
used by John G. Carlisle in 1878. In
/ sDeecb made in Congress he said: "Ac-
coriing to my opinion. the conspiracy
which sens 10 have been formed here
/ and in Europe TO destroy by legislation
/ and otherwise, from three-sevenths 10
one-haM the metallic money OF the
world is the most gigantic crime Of this
or any other age. It's consummation
would ultimately entail more misery
upon the human race than all the wars,
pes-ilences and famines that ever oc-
CURED in the history OF the world
That is the language OF John G.. Car
Isle. I believe he spoke the truth, and
If ii was true then it is true to-day and
| nj hn tr.,1n no nnatter who may change