The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-22
AT ARION HALL.
The SiSht Meeting Addressed By Senator,
Frye and Elklns.


Frye and ElIxIns. lEs
Senator William F. Frye, of Maine,
addressed the night meeting at Arion
hall. The audience was even larger than
In the afternoon, and the large number
standing did so throughout the meeting,
4 strong testimony OF the hold the speak
ers had on the audience. Senator Frye
was the first speaker. He Is logical and
convincing, and has good sense OF hu-
NOR, the many witty anecdotes inter-
sperscd through his address, making
him n great faHorlte with his audience
Mr.. John W.kindleberger called the
meeting to order shortly after. eight
o'clock. Mr.. James P. Maxwell was
called to preside, and in few nppro-
PIRATE remarks introduced the fret
speaker; Senator Frye.
Senator Frye, who wore an Elliins
Cadet badge, In his opening remarks
said he had recently Joined the Elkins
Cadets the best dressed! best drilled
organization he had ever seen. Stirring
cheers followed these remHks, as did
his statement that the cadets should be
a good club. called after West Vir-
Sinia's Senator. He dwelt upon the me-
cesslty Of West Virginia casting her
votes on the right side within the coming
fortnight. He urged the election Of
Dovener 10 congress and OF Mckinley.
and Hobart. bringing forth rounds of
applause lit the mention Of each name.
The Republicans have nominated two
sterling Americans upon n@platfnrn
declaring for sound tariff and sound
money. The Democrats-althoug there
Is D question that they are Democrats
have put forth one presidential and two
vice presidential candidates. Mr.. Bryan
Is a good man, but sadly mistaken in
thinking he will be elected President.
Arthur Sewall, rich ship builder and
banker. is now going around weeping
for the poor workinsman. -5Il
In 1892. everybody was busy; in 1893.
banks closed their doors, corporations
failed. one half of the factories closed,
one half OF the mines ceased to work,
and so on. To-day there are n million
idle men seeking work, and wages have
been reduced since 1892. It is not grow
Ing better, and no wonder we claim we
are sick. There Is one man who knows
oil about it-nol John Sherman, not
Grover Cleveland. nor any man cSper-
fenced In craftsmanship, but the Boy
Orator of the Platte" He says all our
present business troubles are due to the
Crime Of IS, Committed when he was
thirteen years OF age. =
The FREQ Silver "Doctor." M
Bryan forgets the decade OF pros
perity from 1882 to 1892. He forgets that
between 1873 and 1893 we paid off many
millions OF our national debt that in that
period we built many miles OF RAILROAD;
he forgets more than he knew. He for
gets that we have coined many times as
much silver since 1873 than from 1892 to
1873. and II DIR. Bryan, (luughtcr) has
made such mistake In diagnosing our
case, Is II not better to throw his pre-
scrlption Of free end unlimited coinage OF
silver mt the ratio OF 1G to into the waste
basket? 55rs
Senator Frye showed how the free
coinage OF silver would benefit the silver
miner and not the coal miner. He said
that by the unlimited coinage, other ma
tons could bring their silver into our
mlnts and take out their silver with the
governments stamp free Of charge.
France, England. Germany and other
nations including Mexico would find
Bryans prescription n boon for their
foot loose silver. Mexico would profit
greatly by sucha proceeding as It's silver
could be coined at our minis and
brought into Mexico. although the lat
ter's dollars have more silver In thcm.72
BY Mr.. Bryan's plan the government
would not buy tho silver ut It's market
value and coining and stamping 1t make
a profit. The profit will be made by ,tie
silver mine owner, and the government
VIII not be under obligations to back
the dollars stamped by 1t. Nov Mr..
Bryan" said the Senator, ''your dollars
Will have no rcdccmcr, and II they have
no redeemer where will they go?"'
Laughter ana cheers followed this Witty
thrust. g3lt
Mr.. Bryan's proposition 10 lit up the
whole silver OF, the world one hundred
per cent. was shown 10 be an Impossible