Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-04
FIFTH WARD WAKING Up.
The Faulkner Club Held a Splendid
Meeting There, Last Evening.

The Faulkner Club Held a Splendid
Meeting There, Last Evening,
Addresses by Col. w, w. A-nett
and NJ. F. Dryden, Esq-The Con.
gressional Candidate Made a
Splendid Argument in Favor Of
Restoring Silver to It's Place as
Money - Col Arnett's Appoint
ments Other Political Notes.
The campaign was opened in the Fifth
ward, last evening, by the Faulkner
Club Of this city, in a manner which was
most gratifying 10 the Democrats OF the
ward generally, and 10 the officers and
members of the Club in particular.
The organization has but recently been
gotten together and neither officers nor
members have yet obtained very good
grip on the situation, yet without out
side aid, and with nothing in the shape
CT music or banners-in fact, after but
twenty-four hours notice, said notice
consisting OF but few lines in the Reg
ister-,hey rallied more than a hundred
voters at the Y. NJ. D. C. hall, and
had a rousing meeting, which lasted IN
til after II o'clock. The speakers were
Col. w. W. Arnett and VI. t. Dryden,
ESD. and they made excellent addresses.
A notable feature OF the evening was the
close attention paid the speakers, and
the frequency and volume OF the APP
plause.
The meeting was called to order by
President Sykes a few moments after
S o'clock. MI. Sykes introduced Col.
Arneit, with uae remark that he was TO
the Ohio county Democracy what Allen
G. Thurman had been TO the Democracy
Of the countrywide mobiles, Roman OF
them all. The Colonel was cheered as
he came to the front OF the hall and
faced his audience.
Col. Arnett began by saying ne would
not attempt two Jhings-ei,her SCI
speech, or TO discuss all The questions OF
vital importance entering into CHS cam
paign. Many OF these questions, Of mi
nor Importance, were familiar TO his
hearers already, and others would be-
come so during the progress OF the cam
paign. The tariff question, he said, had
been of paramount, importance in the
las, campaign, but now it was eclipsed
by the money question. This was right,
ID no 1or 90. of y II
if th5 inequalities Of the tariff had slain
lis thousands, the evils of the financial
system had slain tens CT thousands. TO
this Introductory remark he added the
further thought ,h3, in this campaign,
as always, he was e3rnes. and sincere.
Vet for a seat in COngress-nOt if mat
seat were multiplied ,hrice-nay.- no.
even for a seat in the United States SEN
a,e for Efa-would preach to you a po-
liical doctrine which did not have the
sanction OF my own Conscience" The
tariff IDEAS advocated by the Democracy
in 1892 and 1894 were right, and if they
had been fully and fairly carried out
jhey would have resulted in great good
TO the entire body OF he people. But
the present issue was OF vastly greater
importance.
Taking up the money question, he be-
gan by saying:
1T is no. true that the doctrine Of BIZ
meJallism Is not and has moi been
Democratic tene,. /, has been inCor-
pCra.ed in every Democratic party plat
form fer many years, and it is not
stranger to Republican platforms. And
to-day, because of the long period CT
s,agna,ion, against which we We Ia
bored for years-6y reason Of ule pros
tra,e condition of agriculture and the
d5moralized condition of enterprise and
trade, i, is incumbent upon US to enquire
earnestly and faithfully as 10 what is
,he matter and what is the cause. Ii
has been said many times tha, a change
is no, necessary or polite. But can il
be doubted that when we ask the Amer
lean people 10 joint us f. a reform, no.
as matter Of eXped.ency or eXperim n,
but as a verify, and one which has The
approval OF long years Of trial. say
when we consider that, are we moi. when
We ask for a change, justified in ask
ing The American people if their ills are
not due to our financial system? You
are perfectly aware tina, If you give your
suffr2ges 10 Mckinley and Hobart. and
elect them. that the Republican party
will continue the gold Standard; YOU
are also perfectly aware OF the fact That
that is one of the principal ideas of the
Republican party IN this country. and
II YOU vote for Mckinley and Hobart
and their measures and methods. as they
propose 10 administer than. You will
will find that they will continue the
mOrOnetalhc standard. Now. | en-
quire what may you eXpec, from thai?
Are you moi aware of what has hap
pene1 in the pas? Are yCu ignorant
Of the fact that we have not had the
highest standard Of prosperity in this
country for many years? Are you I'M
mindful of what has occurred
since 1873. period Of TWEEN
ty-three years, inauguT3ted by one
Of the most frishtful turmoils, and
lcckou,s and strikes and closing Of
banks, ever known in any country on
earth-because every one known that
every bank in the country closed its
doors then for a longer CT shorter per-
iod. That was the Inception Of the gold
standard. l, was the ever-memorable
wear when silver-the While metal
which should have s0Cd Is il did sand.
side by side with gold, was stricken
down. Y0s know this recen. history Of
the country. You know the history OF
trade. and YOU know the history Of en-
terorisa since then. You have had
practical experience. and therefore you
know what may be expected if this gold
ncIicv Is to i6e continued Is . he part
cs wisdom to continue this policy, or
IN :. NJ ha cno1 n0licY end wis