The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-28
lHE ELoouENT wEEMs.


ton brass band led the way to the thea
tire. and promptly after the arrival. Hun
ter S. Armstrong, in the absence OF w. C.
Bergundthal. who was kept away by the
death OF relative. called the meeting to
order. The mention of the name OF Bel
mont county's gifted son, Hon. c. L.
Weems, brought hearty cheers, and that
gentleman stepped to the front and
faced an audience ready and anxious TO
respond to the story of progress and
prosperity which he related in his own
inimltable way. He recited in telling
way the march OF progress, In spite OF
occasional breaks when the opponents OF
the Republican policies succeeded
through the apathy OF the people. He
recounted the progress OF the past thirty
five or forty years under Republican
rule, stopped for four years following
'92, but started again when President
William Mckinley was seated this year.
Then he referred to the Popocrats and in
a humorous way said they had been
whipped so bad last year that the 16 to
fellows were so completely laid out that
they must go out and get a reputation
before they can claim attention on that
score again. I'VE are here now holding
an inquest on that old corpse-there's
not even squirm left in II"
Mr., Weems then followed with sound
reasoning, giving Jacob s. Coxey and his
followers more credit than the free silver
Popocrats because Mr.. Coxey wants a
piece OF paper stamped dollar and says
that win make 1t dollar and he argued
that II the stamp would add fifty or fifty
five cents 10 silver Il could just as well
make II 100 cents, If the Popocrats want
to whip anybody, let them 30 whip Coxey
and get reputation. - He made some
telling points about the talk concerning
millionaires by referring to W. j Bryan
talking to the county fairs for half the
gate receipts. Mr.. Weems was annoyed
some by about q dozen hissers IN the
audience, and he wound up with grand
effort and gave way upon the arrival OF
Congressman Danford, Senator Hanna
and others.
CAPTAIN DANFoRD SPEAKS.
Captain Danford was next introduced
and in splendid effort he recalled the
promises made by the Republican party
last fall and said they had been fulfilled
SO far as the restoration OF confidence
goes; the Wilson-Gorman monstrosity
had been repealed and the Dingley tariff
law passed; the wheels OF industry have
started, and the mills have business to
do. We have met the expectations of
reasonable men
He said 1t was unfortunate that the
Bellaire mill was Idle. That is no polltI-
cal matter, however much effort may be
made TO inject It into politics. The men
who parade up and down to make polit-
cal capital out of that are false leaders,
and he said every Republican and many
good Democrats deprecate the condition
of affairs there. II is unfortunate that
there are any men in this country who
feed upon such distressing clrcum-
stances. II thank God that I belong to
a party that never did and never can re-
jolce over the misfortunes OF mankind"
He expressed the hope that the manage
ment and the men, his old nelghbors,
would soon get together and settle their
differences and get a share OF the pros
perity. But nothing can be gained by
striking at the party or the men who
brought orders to this mill. Then he
said old Belmont county would be in line
this fall, that outside of this particular
locality, things are all right and Belmont
will stand by the party that brought
about a better condition OF things all
along this valley.
In few words he stated that the
candidate In the open for the United
States senate, Marcus A. Hanna. was
present, and he gave way to Senator
Hanna.
HANNA's ABLE EFFORT.
Senator Hanna expressed his apprecla-
ton OF the outpouring of the people, and
then recounted in an effective way the
work of the Republicans in electlng
President Mckinley upon such magni-
.ficent platform as that made at st. Louis.
The splendid platform and the disciple
of protection upon It brought hope, and
the election restored confidence. Then
he referred to the Chicago platform, be-
ginning with the free coinage of silver
and ending with an attack upon the very
foundation of the government. But the
loyalty and patriotism Of the American
people saved the country. restored con-
fdence and gave us the conditions that
prevail to-day az compared with those Of
last year The election was not the con-
summation of our hope. It was but the
beginning. Then with telling force he
told how the senate with less than ma
jorlty of Republicans by the aid OF few
patriotic free silver Republicans and
Democrats came to the rescue Of the
President and passed the Dmgley law.
He impressed in forceful manner and
language the Importance of every voter
being at the polls. The victory Of last
fall should be made secure by making
kn ~ % T9antth1Inun
from Ohio n certainty. II Is necessary
to consummate the object and purposes
OF the platform Of last year. The cleo
uon this year Is but n sequence to that Of
last year. Men who were earnest last
year, should not be found apathetic this
year That Is the greatest danger. Then
he referred to the Democratic leaders en-
dorsing the Chicago platform. 1t was
an act Of desperation, with John II. Nc
Lean as the free silver candidate for
United States senator. Then he referred
to Candidate Chapman (who IS said to
be running for governor against Cover
nor BushnclD and In caustic terms dis
missed them. His reference TO the Dem
ocartic fallaGes OF the last campaign
and how they had been refuted by argu-
ment and the facts that have transpired
since. was the talk OF a plain. earnest.
candid business man.
In scathlng terms he denounced the ht-
tempt to array class against class, and
he won the applause and approval of the
audience. A dozen disorderly persons In
different parts of the house attempted
an interruption, but they stirred up tha
wrong man. He branded every charge
made against him az to his relations with
labor as Il lie, and he could prove II, Ho
said he was there TO answer any cues
lions that might be put fairly. He said
he was born IN Ohio. 80 was his father,
and he was addressing Buckeye audi
ence and all he wanted was fair play and
he was going to have II. He said he
knew that tho one thing nearest to n
laboring mans heart, n he was honest,
was fair play. After this he politely In
formed the few claquors that they musi