The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-28
THE NIGHT MEETING
Biggest Political Gathering Ever
seen in This City.

even larger in point OF numbers
4 the afternoon meeting. and fully
squal In the manifestations OF en-.
kiasm. 1t was undoubtedly one OF
largest. II not the largest political
aerlng ever assembled in the state
81 before the time of opening the
I'm OF humanity commenced to pour
the tent. and by 1880 fully 5000 peo-
had arrived. At s o'clock, the time
[pr the meeting TO commence, every
In the vast auditorium was occu-
and great banks Of humanity rose
ywhere from behind the rear rows
kpches. 1t was estimated that not
than 1900 people were within the
hes of the canvas while outside
hundreds waiting their turn as
sionally some OF those in the rear
ped out.
stewart l.. Woodford's Speech.
p f Ohio:
Rnie to Columbus again with mingled
Pre- and regret. am glad to meet and
old friends, but cannot forget that
~ 1915. Thomas Ewing and myself
our Joint discussion on the huanNe
pn. Since then he has passed AWAY.
~ n cOurtly gentleman. brave sol
pcrsun sive orator and II faithful
Peace be- with his ashes.
debate was upon the resumption OF
payments. The Democracy OF Ohio
the wisdom. the Justice nnd the
lllty OF such resumption aud do
NJ the repeal ~ the resumption law
9pnhiicans stood ~ the law aud said
Y that y We given the power
y 10y small bA, sure majority, aud
presumption became fact Since then
Ereenback dollar. whether held by
u worklngman, hns been as good MS
The greeilback Is n promise aud full
has made and keeps that promise
IN gold.
n the form OF the finance question
Dyed. But the essential fact. that IL
4 the form. remains believe that
Remain as long a. legal tender paper
remains . part OF our financial sys-
our Democratic friends state this
thus; ',Shall we open our mlnta
free and unlimited coinage OF both
iih gold ~ the ratio " III TO / with
iiing for the aid or consent OF any
BATON:
will remember that our mlnts are
play to the free unlimited coinage
without charge and without re.
except us ~ weight ana iineness
rc closed As TO silver. The Dem
party demands this free and unlimited
Of silver. III this demand 1t Is
ed by the Peoples party,
liettt mn ri el,n
Image OF silver except by lnterna.
Eretment with The leading CONNER.
ions Of The world The Republican
Hedges Itself 10 promote such inter.
asteelnvtit. bnt Insists that until
1eeinent can be obtained the exist
standard must be preserved.
Democracy further demands that tho
hucr paper issued by the govern.
PAIL b. rrd"elnabie In coin.
teople's party makes no such re.
q, but demands II national money
Sued by the general government aud
that demand by further insItiuy
2 volume Of circulating medium h.
lit reasett.
W and shall try 10 prove that tho
hon Of Democracy, II honestly ear
elect, would Put us upon IA silver
nj make onr legal tender paper
wv redeeMablc In silver alone.
j. Just whore Mexico, China and
- " " silver mDiometalll-m.
falhllmeni Of iapul!st pledges
ut Us on paper basis. redeemal IL
'inu ~ PAPER alone, AID just whore
z"d lnnl III tile world Is today. Ii
Pc currercy of soap bubbles re
" ~ soap bubbles. affosdlns no basIs
union FOR any suprrstruciIlr. IN
farming or labor.
tnnble pnprr money always barets
ppels speciy and continuous m.
~ such Increase has always ended
onysnlcnee lei ne consider the Pom.
ositi9n nFst. ami then the Demo.
Norld has lad three experiences n,
! hnance within the last Two hundred
Law. ihe minister ~ auune. IN
ltlta NC experiment IN iT.j. ana
crap ~ MS paper ls-tns was GnaiIv
~ 'ia' VAS during the uhs0lute
the hgrhpnr
l"neA tFruhilc rlrl III. experiment
r., i'so aud continued IT for seven
ihr ;reat Tail! riud fought M. ~.
pspe money Is the sSyern,,,.,
80 ~" e1tlre argument lnto thrs.
Anr rnn Indeed Arrange /, N ~,
llle shall be forced to- tal.p a ti5N',.
nucs IL parer lnst.nd OF /, ,h,,,.at,,I
" specie bat Non rau meyer nrr,,,,..,,
hat a islan shall he nlili.od IA ,iy,
p,lhi ii"hcs ~ slecle fur thou.nn,,
psRel, VA HAT tact i. !inbe,ldnj
re question and Oh account Of ,h1,
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~ .. ilc fioluuHrr ~ Mir,h,,,,,
,ssN"s " nap"y We're called Ill.
MY fs,so - Tie cuurGlaus u,r6,,.',
- thousand million franc. TGay
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