The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-19

merry OF washington county, ONO, IN
one OF tho best known and most In
nuentlal Democrats OF that state. No
ia In the state is more highly rc-
speeted than he. lie was a repressn-
tatlve In the legislature from WASH
ington county for three terms. served
with distinction there and has
held, many other positions OF trust and
honor He is supporting Mckinley In
the present campaign and Is doing et-
teotive work.
The following extracts from a speech
delivered or the 7th Instant, before tho
Marietta Mckinley and Hobart Club.
gives his reasons for the position he
takes. and It is recommended to Il
thoughtful reading by every voter:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the
Marietta Mckinley Ciub:-1 sincerely
thank you for the kind reception lust
given me. bu l do not come here to
make q speech. ] simply Clme out OF
respect Tor my friend. Major Town
send, who served In the Ohio Assem-
bly, with me, and TO hear him speak
and listen to and to learn. l have not
made n political speech In four years,
and am not prepared 70 make one now,
but since you have called upon irte and
insist on a few words from me. l will
simply say in the simplest manner and
In the feweSt words, that ! lni with
YOU here, this evening, because I am
opposed to reputation. dIshonor and
disorder. (Applause.) l am unwilling
10 exchange Grover Cleveland, William
c. Whitney, Governor Flower, General
John Palmer, General Bragg and Sem
ator Villas for Bryan. Tllman. Altgeld,
Pcnnoyer. Waite and Cyclone Davis.
(Applausc.)
stand here before you, my friends.
with very deep emotion, on this spot
where l accepted the Democratic NOM
!nation by exclamation four times for
representative In the Ohio Assembly;
where l presided q number OF times
over Democratic conventions: where l
defended Democracy as laid down, by
Jefferson and Jackson. and I stand
here tonight, with great' sorrow, 60
say that that grand party has gone
over 10 Populism-
The Popultsts Of this country, and
men OF the stripe that I have named,
have stolen the Democratic machinery.
l am In sympathy, my friends, with
those bravo men who met at lndIsnap-
oils. last week, and pronounced for the
true Democracy of Jefferson. Jackson
and Grover Cleveland, and they did me
the high honor 20 nominate me on
their electoral ticket In the state OF
Ohio, but l declined. because I said
the silver people have gotten together
and In my opinion, the people who be-
lievc In the standard Of gold and silver
by International agreement ought TO
stand together. (Applause.) I believe
that spiri, OF reputation, dishonor and
disorder ought to be sat down upon In
such a manner that Il will not rise
again IN this country. and l believe
that Major Mckinley will be elected by
a majority 50 large, and a triumph so
great, that you Will never hear the
doctrine as enunclated In that platform
again. prolonged %applause.)
THIS Is not a political campaign This
Is a business campaign and all who are
true TO their country ought to ignore
party lines. It Is OF minor conse-
Quence whether we are Republicans or
Democrats. and, with the issues con-
fronting US in this campaign, all men
who are true to their country, ought
10 rally !n one solid phalanx. against
the enemies OF national honor, public
order. as regulated by law and the in
tcsrity OF the United States supreme
court.
Not since 1860 have there been such
momentous issues before the people OF
this country as there are In this cam
paigr. During the civil war. the great
Republican party. Of which Major
Townsend h a member. and the loyal
Democrats OF the north saved this ma
ton, and in this campaign the Repub-
ilcan party and the loyal Democrats,
. north and QNIIfb oU ~ hOE aynraaga1
1t. will a the national honor of this
country. CLong continued applause.)
Opposed to Free Silver.
Why Is It that the brave and gallant
Franz siegel and Daniel Sickles, two
OF the brave union generals In the late
civil war, prominent men, honored ov-
er and over again by the Democratic
party. arc on the stump. to-day. for
Major Mckinley? (~Applause.) Only
day before yesterday, my friend. Hon.
Edward Co!ston, OF Cincinnati. law
partner OF Ex-Governor Hoadley. once
governor of this great state OF Ohio,
went TO old Virginia, his native state
that man had served calamity In the
Confederate army and left an arm on
the field Of battls-togcther with Hon.
y. L. Ingalls,. a very prominent man.
and Democrats OF Cincinnati, and an
other Virginia Democrat, and asked
the people OF old Virginia to vote for
Mckinley and the Republican ticket.
Why Is 1t that |. who have been hon.
ored over and oyer again by the Demo-
cratic party. stand here, tonight. say
Ing what | am? For the same reasons,
that l place my country above my
party. Why Is II that my friend, Frank
F. Oldham, OF Cincinnati, Ohio, for
merry OF this city. who served as n del
cgate TO the Sound Money Democratic
state Convention at Columbus, two
weeks ago. whom We all honor and
respect. does not support Bryan? He
told me a few weeks ago, II am not
supporting that platform nor will |
vote for Bryan"
Why Is 1t that Charles y. Lewis.
formerly OF this city, a graduate OF
Marietta College. a prominent and In
tiuential man in the city Of Toledo, one
OF the most prominent attorneys there,
and a partner Of ~ex-Supreme Judge
Doyle, Of this state. Is over In the Re-
publican ranks. and tOld me. only last
week, that II It became necessary, to
elect Mckinley, he Will take the
stump?
Why Is 1t that Hon. Julius L. An
derson. of lronton. Ohio, an old Wash
ingiun county boy. n life long Demo-
crat. and son Of cx-County Treasurer.
Louis Anderson, Of this county. Is also
on the stump for Mckinley?
Why Is 1t that thousands OF true and
loya! Democrats OF Ohio. and other
states, vino stood high heretofore In
democratic cOuncils.are not supporting
bryAn ana the Chicago platform?
1t Is not n matter OF choice with
me that have driven out OF my party,
out believe It to he the honorable