Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-08-18

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try-if we are t. be DICTATED to by
Great Britain or any other country, I
ask you, what has become Of Ameri-
can indepehdence-of that independ-
ence for which. your tfoFe-fathers SO sue
cessfully battled. AT that time they
represented but three millions OF peo-
pie, but they won two encounters with
Great Britain. and yet Sc, 000, 600 of peo-
pie are expected to bow to the dictates
of hat country. I know the patriot
ism and intelligence of the country will
has became of hat patriotism witch
we al hold SO dear, more than one
hundred years after 1t was created by
the American people2 What has be-
come of that self-reliance and patriot
ism If to-day we are to surrender? 1t
cannot be done. Oheers.9 It shall
not be donei (Cheers.j This is the
battle Of the people, and the people viii
fight it Quit 0Cheers.) There is a
good battle now before us, and a great
issue before us, and that IS the issue
which we muse decide and will decide.
II is to return to the money of the Con-
stitution, adopted by our fore-fathers.
They bid defiance to Great Britain, and
those patriotic fore-fathers of ours saw
N the future a great republic, perpet-
uated and free from the influences OF
the countries across the ocean; a coun-
try free from ocean to ocean,, from the
shores of Maine to the golden sands of
California, and the people still main
tanning this Independence.
To-day 1 can see in the Y of my i'm
agination that matches orator and rep
resentative of the peoples stand
ing in the presence of thousands and
thousands, and sending forth to the
world the glad tfdings of great joys the
emancipation of the people from the
money power. (Cheers.) And even
now as I speak the messengers are fly
ing with the speed of the lightning from
oneocean toanother, telling his message
to the people. 0Cheers.) He is a can
didate who is the embodiment OF the
Chicago platform, while the candidate
on the other side is the embodiment of
the platform of the st. Louis Conven-
ton, dictated by Great Britain and her
associates. With intelligence, with hon
esty of purpose, and with the manhood
Of the country on our side, we will never
! surrender (cheers), and On the third day
of November next o banner will fly
! forth, and upon II will be the name of
William j. Bryan, (cheers), n we will
relegate to the rear William Mckinley
and Great Britain. The good work done
at Chicago, so far as West Virginia is
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electing William j. Bryan, 'the boy
orator of the Platte" as our Republican
friends call him, we will send the choice
of this Convention to Charleston 10
manage the State affairs for four years.
81 might dwell on State matters-I
might recount to you for an hour the
many acts Of our last administration,
which must and will have your commen-
dation. CCheers.) Honest work has ever
4 - - --Iaa-1- ~ tho nfFfnnrE CO.
lectsd by you four years ago, and so
long as we nominate and elect repTesen-
tative Democrats we will have no other
but faithful servants OF the people.
(Cheers.)
"But / must not take up too much of
your time, and 1 now ask what is your
pleasure.
Mr.. D. Alderson-Nr. Chairman, I
offer the following resolution, which 1
ask the Secretary to read:
The Clerk-"Resolved. That the rules
! of the House of Delegates of this State
be and they are hereby adopted as the
rules for the government OF this Con-
ventfon, in 50 far as they are applicable.
until the further order of the Conven-
ton"
The chair-The resolution is before
the Convention.
(The band here struck up Dixie" in
terrupting the proceedingss-and great
cheering and much confusion followed.
| When order had been restored0
Mr.. J.. Hop. Woods, of Barbour
move as an amendment that it be the
rules of the Legislature preceding the
last Republican Legislature.
daughter and cheers.)
Mr.. Alderson-I cheerfully accept the
amendment.
The Chair-The resolution has been
amended and the amendment has been
, accepted. The resolution is before you,
A Delegate-I move its adoption.
The resolution was adopted.
Gen. j. w. St. ClairI offer the fol-
Lowing resolution, which l will read:
Resolved, That the Chairman of this
| Convention be authorized and he is here
by empowered to send the following
telegram:
g TO Hon. w. j. Bryan, Madison Square
Garden, New York:
1.-the West Virginia Democracy, in
/ State Convention assembled, sends you
its unanimous and enthusiastic con
CALCULATIONS on your nomination and
your bravery in bearing the banner of
the people into the very home of the
| single gold standard. The representa-
tives of every county in the State of
West Virginia tell you with n voice
that West Virginia is solid from center
to circumference for Bryan, Sewall, and
free silver at 16 to I. God bless you
and the cause of the people. of which you
are the living embodiment.
Great cheering was i~nterspersed
throughout the reading of this resolu-
ton, and followed its conclusion. A
delegate called for its adoption by a
rising vote, n before the chair could
put the question the convention was
on its feet, a cheering mass of enthu-
siastic humanity. AS soon as the chair
could make himself heard he humorous
ly referred to the action just taken and
again put the motion, and it was formal
ly adopted by a rising vote, great cheer
ing again following.
Hon. j. Hop. Woods-Mr. Chairman,
1 now move that the roll of the Senator
iaI districts he called for membership