The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-25
FULTON PEOPLE
Turned Out In Force Last Night
and Heard Speeches
BY CAMPBELL. AND PARSONS.
The Parade TINT Preceded the Meeting
was u brilliant Spectacle ... The Two
Speakers hla,iu E,,clitnt A,,Irc,ses- To-
nishrs Meeting or y orkin sm.n viii bo
RnuScr - Saturdays pig IIarhtcur.
Other Political ScV.i.

Inc clllIrns OF FultOn did themselves
proud at the Republican meeting held
out there last night. Such Juhllation as
was exhibited has not been seen In that
hamlet for many Il day. Nearly every
householder hud purchased stocks OF
red fire. rockets und fireworks. Flags
aud decorations adorned the fronts of
many homes, and every window poured
forth stream NJ light
The night air was chilly but that did
not deter large number OF marrhcra
from walking from the city to the place
or meeting. McsSrs. Thomas ]. Par
sons and \. X. Campbell were the
speakers. They were escorted In n car:
rIhEc also containing Mr.. George Klcch
ana Mr.. George XOcckler. from the Nc
Lure House, by the Tarfl Champions
and drum corps w Market street to
Seventh. Here the escort was jolnc,l by
the First ward and Fulton clubs, both
with their respective drum corps.
Every house along the way
was Illuminated, and many OF the par
adcrH bore sticks III red fire. and NJ the
escort wound around the national rond,
Il was II pretty and thrilling sight from
the ravlnc below. AS they moved into
Fulton, enthusiastic citizens greeted
them with stirring cheers.
The speaking took place from the
stand erected In front NJ Klceh's car
rluEc works. The stand was prcttily
decorated, and by the kindness Of
SChcnk * Son, II was strung with in
canGescent lights. Mr.. William Nc
COrmIck. after calling the meeting TO
order, named Mr.. George Klcch' aS
chairman, who briefly introduced Mr..
Parsons.
Mr. Parsons Speech.
Mr., Parsons, in opening. said that We
are now dealing with Issues. interesting
to every man In the country. We look
out for the bettermcnt of our conditions,
and we wonder when our conditions
grow worse. Th- sllYcrlt2s say that
money Is too scarce, goods are too high;
that by the Crime OF -" we have not
since had enough money
II am no orator." said Mr..
Parsons, ''jugt pain man
raised on farm agree
that we want more money; none OF uI
hav" enough. How to get more money
Is the question Of the day. and Bryan
ties offer MS solution. 70 have moro
money coined. They say there is only
$l3 per capita, not enough to DO bust
ness on.
You that are idle. import greater
number Of men. 1t would be as reaSOna-
bic as Bryan's proposition to coin more
money. having as We now have, too
much idle money. He claims that free
coinage Of silver will bring mere money.
II will bring more money To the mine
N hnt .Ilt - lao.
coined; his friends, Teller. Jones. Stew
art. 81 al.
How Will the common people be bene-
fitcd? We that havS nothing to sell
but our labor. how much silver coined
will be ours? These are things We must
consider We want MONEY. but we
must work for It. and we are ready to
work for II. When we are willing to
work and find none. something Is wrong.
Free coinage IL the proposition al
vanCsd by our opponents for our relief
Ike the Mckinley (chccrs) brand Of Ii
10 l; sixteen jobs 20 one man. Great
npplause).
What account Is It to you II you are
paid In money OF which YOU do not know
the value? The present value Of silver
cannO; be doomed up by legislation
Wages ar. the last thing to go up; the
products you buy are thu first. You
need a stable currency II you have saw
inEs in a bank. Coin" Harvey was
aware Of this the other day when he
Withdrew his money. asking f"r gold,
which he Afterwards deposited In
safety vault. Is not his recent action n
good argument for the gold standard"
So when HryaniteS proclaim that you
will get high wages. high prices. nsli
Them In what kind Of money you will be
paid"
For thu remainder OF his speech he
read statistics showing that silver never
had been maintained for any length Of
time on constant ratio with gold. He
made many good points which received
mcritcd applause. He scored the Demo-
Gratis for their unredcrmcd pledges
made four years ago. and advised his
hearers not to accept n second dose
from the ones now standing on the Chi
Cago platform. The dos" OF 1892 IL
enough, without following the example
Of the Irishman. who after swallowing
potato bug. then swallowed paris green
to kill the bug.
He babe his listeners beware OF doc
trlncs preached by men who always had
sought to pass legislation, destructive to
American labor. Bryan has blocked
protective measures several times while
In Congress. and hi' record was dis
closed very effectively by the speaker as
he closed amid enthusiastic cheers.
Mr.. A. II. Campbell speaks.
Mr.. a. Il. Campbell. In beginning, told
an amusing story OF an old Democratic
friend OF his who had rrophrsied that
after 1892. the land would he flowing
with milk and honey, but who now con-
f"s5rs that II Ia corn pone and sorEum
flowing. and scarcely flowing at all in
some places.
Mr.. Campbell caught his hearers from
the start. He was In good form anu
brought cheers from the audience that
echoed through the town. He has the
faculty OF creating enthusiasm nnd h"
did II In grand style last night. as he
unfnldcd plain, h0mcly truths In clo-
qucnt language
AN We want" said hr, "Is to get hack
where we wer.. We want no conflict
with classes arraycd against the masses.
The poor and the rich are alike depend
en-: upon each other. Bryan dAnouncGs
Joint stock companies, banks. md NIL
mnnicd corporations. our insurance
companies and savings banks must he
protected. Skater the banks and their
ruins cover the hard earnings Of the
poor. The banks hold the savings OF the
poor man: the rich man has often over
drawn.
The issues now to be fought do not
contain the money question alone. There
are wheels to he turned. mill stacks To
send their smoke to the skies. ana lille
hands to be set n: work We want to
put the American laborcr at work. We