The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-26
MARTINS FERRY.
hHps aud Misl,Rn In tho Thriving city
Across the River.

The FIRST talk TO the Mckinley and lIo-
bart club OF Martins Ferry was made las,
night AID Il was grrut success. The
meeting was held In the assembly rooms
AZ the headquarters on Turnover street.
which proved too small for tho crowd,
Inc tRlk made by J. G. Gray, esq, oCCu-
plrl llttle over an hour and was cnthUSi-
Astlca!lS r"Cr!YCd.
After the singing OF campaign songs.
ar. }. &. Gray, the speaker. was Intro
duccd by Samuel WrStwuuG and he 20;
TiSht down TO the alleged CTlmN OF IS;i.
ne shiu the cuSe Is very extraordinary
on" "" have for trial. II this crime has
becn committed, or II has been an unwIEc
or wrong legislation, they have been Il
long tim" finding It out. II II was so nm
wise ANA so unpopular, would Il not have
been corrected long ago? Some reference
mas been made almost annually in Con-
eFrSs ever since. II " strange this mat
Ter passed through without being cor
!rct"d. This WAS left 10 those who wert'
the experts Of The world. We have had
sent INTO our midst hydroheadnd fellows
who represent the three wings OF the Dem
ocratic party. Here no told the frog story.
wh!ch caused laughter, and he said IL dill
!OOk Ike there were lots OF Bryanltcs,
but II now looks different.
lilo referred 10 the speech OF Ross J.
Alexander. whom he STYLED Alexander tn,
SreAt. and John o. Pendleton, who had
one OF the soundeSt money recordS in Con-
RtesS only two years ago. and then dressed
up the speech OF ]. e. Tallmaa. lie said
Inilmnn spoke of the crime OF - as
dead letter until discovered by Secretary
roster IN 1872. who pu: tho construction
on It,. II II was dead letter II could not
nave had effect prior TO lS.st He ridIcuIrd
Tallman watch story, and considered any
doctor fool who would make such a
diagnosis. Mr.. Gray said we havA dscov-
ereu other cause and thinks It was some
mistake made in the votes cast in 49,.
trNit ,,I,
was thrust upon us we would not only
have staEnntion, but 2nnIhllation, and wc
could mover recover from this. TAllman
says that with more money property will
DC higher. God bless the man whose home
Is mortSaged. Here he showed the alb
surdity OF some OF Tallman's arguments.
Last hut not least, We have Allen o.
Myers. who introduced hlmself by saving
ne had been In Office and had been in Jail
we know that without his telling II, and
We know that he should Still be there.
When Myers said he had been in fail,
another good brother answered. so have
J.. Here MIR. Gray answered Myers as
sseriiOns concerning the rich owning Nc
kinley and followed this By saying they
don't own him. they never did they never
VIII. the people own him and will soon
make MN President OF the United States.
He has won for himself our respect and
Will b. promoted to the greatest office In
the hundS OF the people.
MT. Gray stated that only yesterday he
hhu talked with Republican who talked
OF voting for Bryan because he was on
posed TO 50-ccnt dollar. He had the Thing
turned around. We have the best money
IN III" World. and We propose 10 Keep IL
just where II is.
The Republican party for more than
thirty years has advocated that this gov
eminent should lrgislate for itself and for
its own good: thut We should leSlsntu
not for England. but for America. We
have told them that England was Il free
trade country. and while that Is the policy
OF England, It is not tho policy OF the
United states. Whoever heard OF Re-
publican advocating In favor OF England.
bryan and Myers want to do tho thing
without tho aid OF England or nny other
country. We have tho Independence, the
right to act US We pleasc. but in higher,
n strict sense, We never had right 10 do
wrong. We created this monetary system,
the Republican party did 1t. Beware OF
fallnCics OF declarations. OF mere asscr-
tions. They promised things four years
nEo with as much earn-stness as they
now do. They told all that with ms much
sincerity as they now TO. They now lry
to mlslcad the people from real the relief.
We were happy and prosperous under Re-
publican rule. Let us restore what We
have lost