Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06

please, and no one can question your
right TO do It,
| l thank you. (Applause and cheers.)
There was a loud cheer for the nomi-
nee when Mr.. Bryan had finished.
KenOsha was the next stop and a
thousand people were waiting for the
candidate. Mr.. Bryan spoke as fol-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: It is natural
that in country like this, where all
power emanates from the people, and
officers are chosen by the people, that
they should feel an interest in public
issues and campaigns through which,
they pass.
When a time comes when some great
question forces Itself 10 the front the
interest is deepened We have reached
such a time. Often it is a matter of
comparatively little importance wheth-
er an issue before the people is settled
this year or next, or a few years in the
future, but there are times when great
results depend on a campaign, and we
have reached such a time.
The money question has been forced
upon the attention of the people by those
who are not satisfied with the great ap-
probation of the dollar but have sought
TO hasten the issue. 1t certainly has been
too rapid for the welfare of the people.
but those who We're the benefciaries of
the appreciation OF the dollar were not
satisfied and attempted to hasten its rise
by action still more hostile to the white
metal. They have not been content to let
the people have an increased value Of
money. but they secured the repeal of the
Sherman law and put nothing in its place
and then began to issue bonds because
hard times had made it impossible to in
vest money in enterprises. Property was
falling. and when property is falling peo-
pie do not want to invest money in prop
erty. They want to invest i'm money. and
then when money was idle and they could
not find profitable investments in enter
prises some wanted to draw a good inter-
est on it in safe investments. In my iudg-
ment those who wanted a safe investment
and wanted government bonds issued.
were. to a large extent. responsible for the
result In our platform we have declared
against the issue of bonds in time OF
peace. When you come to consider these
questions. the interests of the people who
must pay the taxes which pay the bonds
should be considered rather than the peo-
pie who desire to profit by taxation
wrung from people already overbur-
dened We knew when we put the clause
in our platform against the issue of bonds
We would lose the bondhoders. but we
want the people who pay the taxes
Great applause0
\ conservative estimate of the crowd at
Racine to meet Mr. Bryan would be ]. 500
people and it seemed as If every one Of
these was trying to outdo the other in
cheering and applauding Capt. W. B.
Vance of Racine introduced Mr.. Bryan,
who said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-When 7 see
large number Of people like this who seem
TO he interested in the success of the cam
paign upon which we have started.
sometimes wonder whether It is possible
that you people are deserving of the
names that arc being applied to you. If
am an Anarchist. then all that want me
to be elected must be Anarchists also.
When l look into your faces l wonder
whether you are all enemies of the gov
ernment or enemies of those who want
to use the government as Il private snap.
(Applause) There is a great difference
betweeen being against the government
and against those who misuse the gov
ernment Andrew Jackson said there
were no necessary evils in government:
that it's evils grow out of its abuse. Some
people do not draw any lines between
government and the abuse of government
and whenever people speak out against
abuse of government those who are max
ing money ont of the abuse generally find
fault with the people who complain and
try to put them in the attitude of oppo-
nents of the government. I want to as
sure you the most loyal supporters of
government are not found in the great
trusts which think they are greater than
the government and control 1t. Great
applause)
They are found among the masses who
want 10 secure love for the government
in every citizen by making it so good 1t
will deserve their love. (Applause)