The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-16

LS1Lp!!t hAhNtt 11Ol4- OANlu I1tA4s t-Ilu ALL
p. B. Laird The meeting was held in
The Elm Grove town hall. which was
packed to overfiowing. Long before
the speakers appeared every scat was
nIled. and many had 10 crowd on the
platform The stairs and aisles wens
blocked with voters Who were pleased 10
stand as long as such arguments wert
poured forth to them as given by the
two gentlemen named. Thee crowded
meeting was in marked contrast 10 thai
held the evening before. when John o.
Pendleton tried IN vain 20 AInuse ih5
few people present, the majority Of
which were Republicans,
The speakers went out from the city
on the O'Clock motor. accompanied by
| the Atkinson drum corps, which can't
! all the Way from the Eighth ward &c
add 10 the enthusiasm. The Elm Grove
drum corps escorted the speakers n
the hall The stage was protuSely deco.
rated with the national cnlors. ant
| pictures Of Mckinley and Hobart wert
hung up on either side.
President George W. Humphrey.
| TriadelphiR, called the meeting TO order
Mr.. Henry SchnulhEch. Of this city
was 10 have presided at the meeting. bu +
was unavqIdahly detained. Dr.. Alexan
ander was chosen, and in few word
introduced the first Speaker. Hon. DaviI
Healy.
Mr.. HeHly's speech.
West virS!niaus." said the speaker
in opening. II am glad 10 meet you.
You have state to be proud OF One
generation ago you rose TO the sublime
| al your countrys call You refused to
| have d disrupted nation Once again
| you have an occasion 10 rise TO the
sublime. There Is a chance for you
10 reopen the avenues Of prosperity
! for yourselves and for your children.
There are two parties asking for your
| votes. Is not the party which has a
| reputation for developing the resources
Of the country, giving work for idlsS
| hands to do. and good wages FOR doing
the work, giving farmers q home mar
ket for their wool and good prices-is
not that party, ! ask you, entitled 10
your consideration at election time?
That party is the Republican party
fulfilling at all times what il promised J
10 do. The Democrats have been gen.
erous in promises; what have they Civ
el US? They must render an account
| OF themselves Apply the test OF your
| dtscsrnnent and what do yor find In
the Democratic party? Nothing but
party OF promises that were never kept. +.
al Lie S4uSt GA EIchLtSL III +
progress in American history they as
sucred authority In 1892 wages were
high and each dollar represented more
purchasing value that al any other
period The outputs OF factories were
larger than ever, and the hum Of In
dDsuy never slackened from day 10
day. II is easy 10 tell people and even
convince them that they are oppressed
The Democrats proclaimed from every
stump that waEeworke-s were defrau6-
ed by their employees, they were not get
tns just share OF the profit. thai II
| they voted The Democratic ticket OF
Grover and four years OF clover" more
work. high wages, more mRrkets-in
fact heaven upon earth would greet
the lsbo-er night and day. What did
they reduce" The hours OF labor as
promised? Yes, that was the only
pledge they kept, and sadly we know il
They have reduced the hours. the days,
and even The months OF labor. Did
they increase wages, give more mar
Sets, better sales to miners and farmers?
No, the only Industries benefited have
been those Of The sheriff and pawn
broker. Prosperity has been replaced
by disaster and staynRtion, high wages
by lower wages, STEADY work by idle.
ness and our famed national credit
gradually sinking lower.
4tte- four years Of Democratic
government, Democrats were at sea 10
choose platform this year. This time
they didn't threaten tearing down The
ha-b-Tire fence Of projection. They
seized a new issue, one thai people Eener-
ally are supposed 10 know hut little of
the financial question Now they prom.
Use 10 give You prosperity by giving y
you two collars instead Of one. Pc
IIFsrI.
doses given by PopulIst physicians. De-
Toilon 70 country and flag oonpels them
10 repudia;e the Chicago platform an6
get up a ticket OF their own. q
Tickets, Compared,
The gold standard tickct has the
support OF able statesmen. the Popo-
cratic ticket has the support Of al dis
affected clements Men who rebel
against the, supreme cocurt and care
not for the national credit II is not
safe 10 trust the government in the
hands Of n crowd composed OF such
varied elements as DOW constitute the
Popocrsdc party II Is patriotic 10
place the stamp Of disnwrinE them, as (
Maine and Vermont have done" f3
The speaker then turned 10 the tariff Y
aud showed how when one industry
was PROTECTED. and likewise benefit
;ed, every other trade and calling felt
the benefit he instancfd the steal-
making Industry. and how NE now
manufacture steel raids al home, add
Ing that IN thirty years the United :
States has built more railroads than {
the rest OF the world. Some people I
think thai Il makes no difference
which is IN power. their lot will CON
tinue the same This is q false impress
sion. g
The speaker Illustrated this by In y
stancinE bow merchants a.ter the 1892 ,
election, expecting 10 buy goods cheap
er as prophesIed by the DenncTacy.rs-
fused 10 order from thu factories. Ware
houses became flled WITH goods tac-
tories soon stopped running. and con-
sequently idleneEs or reduced wages
followed. Banks had 10 pay out saw
lHEs TO embarrassed merchants Idle
woriinEmRn. OF distressed farmers.
The banks issued 4 thirty day notice.
10 depnsiturS, foreign investors called y
for their lasns. and business became
disturbed generally. All from the; la )
harer 10 the capitalist suffered. II does
make difference who is IN power. The
nation turns away its ears In lime OF
danger from the demsEoEue 10 the
patriot. To the Republican party AL
eyes are turned.
All look 10 [hR; gallant standard
bearer cf protection ard prosperity.
Major William Mckinley fiere the
applause which had been Intermittent y
through MI the good points-and they q
were many, became dcaiening and y
lasted several minutes; There ID no
honor" said The speaker, .IeEuTniar.
''in belonging 70 . party that cSpousrs
free trade, Gree wool, free coal. free
iron. free silver, free rum and free