Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-23
BENNO0D DEMOCRATS
Addressed Last Night By Messrs Kin
caid and Dryden.
a Challenge to Senator Elkins was
Declined by the Republican Com
mittee-The Democratic Meeting
was Well Attended and Enthusi-
as,ic--Arguments Of the Speakers.

There were silver and gold meetings
on opposite sides of the street in Ben
wood last night The Democratic meet
ing was held in the City Hall, and the
Republican meeting in vacant lo,.
The latter was advertised with q drum
corps and brass band, with no less
celebrity than Senator Elkins as the
speaker, and every method was re-
sorted to in order to attract a crowd.
The throng was about fairly divided
bstween the two meetings, and the DEM
Ccratic assemblago was certainly the
more enthusiastic, several hundred per-
sons were also on the streets-persons
who were attracted through curiosity.
and who heard neither speaker.
During the day Peter L. Mercer.
Chairman OF the District Democratic
Committee. called upon r. A. Riggs,
chairman OF the Republican committee,
and made a proposition to take both
crowds to the op.n air meeting, and have
Senator Eikins divide time with Nj.
Dryden. Mr.. Riggs declined and did SO
later when The proposition was renewed
through JJs. Mcmahon, chairman Of
the Democratic meeting. The inference
drawn by the Democrats, was that the
Senator was AFRAID of the arguments
in support OF fl { silver.
The meeting in the City Han was
called 10 order at eight o'clock, and MI.
Mcmahon Was made chairman. Every
seat in The house was occupied, and
many stood in the rear, and en- the
stairway. Ii was the most enthusiastic
meeting which has yel been held in this
vicinity. Every mention OF the name
of Bryan brought forth the most tumul-
tuous applause. Mr.. w. VI. Kincaid. OF
Cameron. made an argumen,atiye adj
dg SIS. when was puncUaJed with APP
plause. Mr.. Dryden aid not 20 inlo
Gc,9il in his discussion, but wrought his
listeners up TO hlgh pi,ch OF entnusl-
asm. the cheering a, times continuing
for almost d full minute.
VIM. NJ. Kinca.d, OF Cameron, who
made characteristic speech OF about
an hour in length, presenting facts IN
connection with the financial question
in a logical md fJIcD.e manner. lie
paid his respects, also 20 Senator FL
k.ns. who was addressing a meeting
across tie sucC, Perhaps no man III
West Virginia has given the money
question a more careful study than Mr..
Kincaid. and few, if any, are better
qualified 10 discuss it,
IIr. Kinca.d traced the history OF
financial legislation in this country
from the beginning Of the century
dwelling especially upon tbs act OF 1913,
and the legislation and discussion our
in The subsequent perion OF more tnan
twenty years. He scored the gold men
ON many points. and especially On ac-
ton Of wall street in the present cam
Dsign. pointing on It's significance 70
tbe wage-earner ana farmer He reIer-
red 10 the Chicago convention, ana
aroused great enthusiasm by every iei-
erevce to the Democratic candloa'eS.
Mr. Kincaid accounted for the defea1
Of democracy at the last e.ec,-oh' ny
Dissatisfaction with the administrator
and its gold policy. He gave some very
interesting and easily understood, nS-
ures. showing the Distribution OF "e'-'n
sjrce 1872 the wealthy becoming
weoIthier and the poor Impoverished
In 1850 the farmers and laDoring CLASSES
owned so per cent Of the Ne@4' a.S Ol e,ie
nation and there were about zoU NH
lionaires. To-day less than 3oV'VVo PEI
r1s own 81 per cent Of. this wealth. ana
Is nsr cent is owned by the other sew
lD+r millions He showed that since
1G72 .be money power has "cornerea
t 10 gcid and very little OF it is now
- oiTcrIorion. The panic Of 1873 ne al
'.-,5ntei 10 the act OF Congress, when
,5arnorarized silver. The birth OF Jhe
ramp element also dates from '""'
time. IA, - or1oqv Of
RYvan and a prediction OF the trump
80 me free silver candidates. Cha-'-
man Mcmahon then introduced the next
ECKER NJ. f. Dryden, Esq, OF W meet
mo when Mr.. Dryden arose, ne u
,.os+ed himself of his coat, remarking
when YOU get ready to skin skunks
w, ~, vour coat off e." He opened
~. calling attention TO the Importance
- +Lo camDaign. as effecting the IN
forests of every workingm3u' ne
cero+or Elkins was speaking n .He ~
teros+s of the gold bugs. whi.e ne le'.
rrivileged in being permitted 10 IAN lo'
iba whole people. He then paid ms re-
- 10
enec-s IN can't. Dovener and c. Il. Har''
,,.bo addressed meeting en- La BeHe
s.ree+ last week. rid .cui!ng much OF inc
,..,r,,cor,he and twaddle to which they
gave expression. .,,-
possrrirl- TO Mckinley, he said ne was
CON his knees at the shrine Cl "ed'--'
with a gag in his mouth pee 'sr ~ ~
was for silver yesterday. ana ne ; loi
cold to-day. He dissected the record
If Mark Hanna with laboring men, -
no deTgbt OF his listeners. most OF
whom were w0rkingmen employed a.
-bo Re0wocd Mills. and were slightly
Familiar with the record He resented
n The most vigorous fashion the Re
nub'ican charge that the Chicago con
ren+'9n was {. convention OF anarch'sls'
No then took MP other criticisms OF the
-, - 100 n1a-sorm. Assuming for the
sa,[e Of argument that it does declare
fo- Governmental control Of railroads.
he said he would prefer mat 10 Ensils"
ror+roI rs az present. He said the peo-
,Ia have q right % criucse lhe 9u-
, p-e Court. or any other body which
assnr,es 70 trampie upon the rights OF
the people. 49,. ,,.r-.~,.,.
made q silver speech at bridgeport IN
The las. campaign. Now he is DUMB as
on oyster on this question. re san