The record-union., 1896-10-02
One the Democratic Presidential Nominee
Has Reason to Feel Proud Of.
Had Very Large and Enthusiastic
Gatherings.
Ohioans and Pennsylvanians Join
With the SOutherners in Extend
ing Welcome to the Silver Cam
didate, Taking the Largest Demon
StratiOn Ever Seen Within the
Borders Of the City.

stration Ever Seen Within the
Borders Of the City.
WHEELING CIV. Va.), Oct. Twill
lam j. Bryan has reason to feel proud
of the reception he received here to-
night. Wheeling honored his presence
with enthusiastic demonstrations and
gathering of humanity such as has
never been seen within the borders of the
city. Ohio joined with West Virginia
IN the demonstration. From Steuben-
Vile came many excursionists includ-
ing the members of two free silver
clubs. One of the organizations was
called the Republican Free Silver Club
and claimed 400 men in line. II bore
a transparency saying: Mark Hanna
don't own u.s. Pittsburg Pa, sent
100 persons. A farmers delegation
marched in from st. Clairsville, o., ten
miles away, gathering recruits as they
neared Wheeling.
The vast throngs on the streets when
Mr.. Bryan reached Wheeling on a
special train, accompanied by Governor
McCorkle, John L. McGraw, National
Committeeman, and other prominent
West Virginians, was unprecedented
III the history of the town. Many were
in the sWarmS Of humanity along the
sidewalks, but an idea of their size may
be gained from the statement that
passage was almost impossible to pc
destrians along the route of the street
parade. The parade was quite impos
ing with its free silver clubs in uni
form and its troops of mounted men.
All along the way the enthusiasm was
Of the hottest kind.
The speaking took place on Wheeling
Island, in the Ohio River, and it's four
bridge approaches, two from the Ohio
side of the river and the others from
Wheeling, We're put to their utmost
capacity At 4 o'clock the grand stand
on the island, said to hold 5000 people,
was nearly full, and the assemblage
gathered until by the time Mr.. Bryan
arrived there estimates of it's size run
as high as 10000. 1t is estimated that
400O0 pers. 81 were on the streets. Mr.
Bryan was cheered wildly when he was
introduced by Paul Reymann, Demo-
crat of local prominence. He closed
at 9:15, and at midnight his special
train left for Charleston, where he to
speak tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan said: Mr.. Chairman,
ladies and gentlemen: We are engaged
in a campaign upon which much de-
pends. l have heard since I came into
the State that prominent member of
a corporation had boasted that they
had $1,000 to spend in this State
to prevent the electoral vote being cast
for the Chicago ticket (Shouts of
They won't do it, and cheers.)
My friends, in times of quiet, in
times when people feel no deep inter
est, money may possibly be expended
in such a way as to affect the result
of an election. But in times like these,
when the people are in earnest, money
cannot change the result of an election.
Great cheers) AS against a corrup-
ton fund we place the great masses of
the voters Great cheers.) If they
are allowed to intimidate the voters
then the people of this country are
helpless to secure any remedial leSiS-
lation, because every time intimida-
ton is successful it encourages them
to try intimidation again. (Applause)
Every time corruption is successful 1t
encourages them to try corruption
again. and when they win by corrupt
means they enact laws which secures
them out of the pockets of the people
Of the country vastly more than they
expended in securing the election.
(Cheers)
Il rejoice that such a demonstration
as has been made tonight is possible in
the State Of West Virginia without any
money being spent to secure it. Wild
and prolonged cheering) The fact that
YOU are willing to give your time and
to contribute even to the sacrifice what
ever is necessary to have prepared this
magnificent demonstration, is evidence
that your heart is in the work. and that
Won mean business in this campaign.
Great applause)
MIR. Bryan asserted, as in previous
speeches, that the money question was
the paramount issue of the campaign,
and gave his familiar explanations of
v.hy he claimed that it was a simple
question. Continuing. he said:
you ask a farmer why he wants BIZ
metallism. He tells you because bimet-
allism will help him, and he believes 1t
will help others. You ask the laborlng
nan whv he wants bimetallism, and he
tells Won because it will help him. and
| he believes it will help others. You ask
the merchant why ne wants blmetal-
lism. and he tells you it will help him,
and he believes it will help others. But
YOU ask the Eastern financier why he
wants the gold standard. Does he tell
Won that he wants it because it will help
| himself? You never heard one of them
say it. Why, he tells you he wants a
gold standard because it will help some
! bodv else. You ask him who will be
benefited, and he tells you that the gold
standard will help the farmer and he
wants it for the farmers good; he tells
Won that the gold standard will help the
| 1ahorer. and he wants it for the laborer's
good. Why, the Eastern financier tells
Won that he wants a good dollar so that
when a laboring man gets a dollar
when, (great laughter)-it will be a
GOOD dollar Continued laughter) He
saws that he wants the gold standard
because it will be good for the business
man. You tell them there is not enough
! gold for the business man to use, and he
| tells YOU that if we can just have a gold
standard a few financiers can hold the
| gold. and the business man can use con-
! fidence in the place of money. cloud
| cheers and laughter) But you tell him
/ that the farmer, the laboring man and
] the business man do not want the gold