Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-01-14
BRYAN nj Lincoln.

Bryan ut Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for two hours be-
fore the Bimetalic Conference of Ne
braska, at Lincoln, on the 9th instant.
He reviewed the campaign, from
the Chicago convention until the
close at the polls. He showed the
great gain made by the silver party
since 1894, and said he believed that,
with the efforts to be made during
the next four years, there could be
no doubt of victory in 1900. He
spoke Of the Bimctalic League,
which is about 20 I've organized in
this State, and advised that all
friends Of silver, Nn"u!d be enrolled
under one banu, He suggested
that the Legislature ~, AID still fur
Their amend the eltl,irI laws Of the
State, to the end that the voters
should be better protected from ins
timldatlOn also, that the CORPORA
tons should not be permitted to con-
tribute funds for election PURPOSES.
Such contributions of corpuration
FUNDS were in direct violation of cor
porate charters. He made a great
hit when he said that. while the doe.
trine OF himctalism had been de.
feated at the pulls, il had made many
Republicans nope that BIN ctaliSm
would be secured before the next
Presidential election. Some friends
OF the cause feared that the Repub-
Leans would manage to steal the bi.
metallic thunder; but, if they had a
desire TO steal it, he was ready To
place his thunder upon the front
porch, where it would be within
easy reach of the thieves.
THE general arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States ind Eng.
land was signed on the lIth and sent
to the Senate for ratification. Under
this treaty all difficulties between
this government and that of Great
Britain will be submitted to arbitra.
ton. The London Globe thinks that
the treaty is not very creditable to
the craftsmanship of Lord Salisbury,
the British Premier. In our opinion
the negotiation of this treaty is cred =
liable to both governments, for we
believe that all international diff.
culties should be thus settled. This
is SAID to be the first treaty of its
kind in the worlds history.
--.S.-~
Hon. WAITMAN II. WILEY, of
Morganto~n, closed an official career
OF nearly sixty years on the first of
this month. No son or either of the
Firginias has been so frequently
honored, and few are better known
to the country at large. He is So
years old and retires from public life
because of physical infirmities. His
first political honor came in 1910.
when he was an elector on the Uar.
rison and Tyler ticket. Since then
he has been almost constantly in the
public service-holding many posi-
lions from Clerk of the Court TO the
Office of L. s. Senator.
GEORGE HENRY WHITE, elected
TO Congress in the Second Congress.
i"nal district OF North Carolina, by A
majority Of 1000, will be the ONLY
c"iored man in tho next national
House Of Representatives. The A.
T'co- american Presbyterian says
lie Is about one-third Irish, some
Indian and the balance Negro" He
liz an Elder in the PRESBYTERIAN
church (cOlored) at New Berne, and
has more than once represented his
Presbytery in the General Assembly.
The kanawha GUzCEr reports that
thirteen prisoners broke out of the
Cabell County Jail at Huntington on
the night of the 1lth, robbed hard
ware store Of revolvers and ammu.
milton, and made their escape. A
posse was In pursuit Of them.
In the Senate, on the nth, Senator
Mills, in speaking to his Cuban reso-
luton, attacked the attitude of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Secretary Olney
and produced documentary evidence
In support Of Congress- power to act
In the matter.