The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-22


Bridgeport opera house last night was a
splendid rally Of Belmont county Re-
publicans, and there was present num-
Der of their brethren from this side Of
the river to hear the distinguished con-
gresham, General GrosYenor. They
were well repaid for coming out on such
an Indictment evening. General Grosve-
nors speech. was a mastery array OF
plain, cold facts, without any burden
some rhetoric, and every word went
home.
He compared existing conditions with
those which prevailed under Democratic
sway, and his convincing arguments
made deep Impression, directed as they
were, for the most part. to wage earners.
In dealing with the war, General Gros-
venor said that the hue and cry about
lack OF supplies for the soldiers was
very weak, aside from 1t, lacking many
elements OF truth. He asked his audi
ence to remember that carly In the year
the army numbered 1900 men, and
when 100000 men were put In service, the
proportion Uf increase wasn't the same
In the adjutant generals office, the COM
missary, the hospital corps, etc. Gem
eral Grosvenor spoke for an hour and a
half, and he was followed by Congress-
msn Lorenzo Dantord. who made a
brief and logical arguments for support
OF the present administrator.
Captain o. NJ, Davis was chairman,
and seated on the stage were about sixty
prominent Republicans OF Bridgeport
and vicinity, among them being: w. II.
n. Riley c. c. Cochran. John Smith,
Walter Hewetson. w. W. Bdggs, Capt
B. McConnaughey. Rev. Mr.. Holtz,
johnson Brown. Judge Smith, John
Hayes. Stylus Sells. oliver Porter, Will
liam Goudy, Samuel Cortland, James
Arick, William Cochran. James Higgins,
william Conoway. H. Blngel, ]. p. True
man and Bud Taylor Among Wheeling
people were City Solicitor +. w. Nesbitt
Dr. Etzler. L. E. schrader and F. G..
Darby Melster's band enllvened the
Proceedings with patriotic airs.
The stage decorations were very pref
ty and decidedly appropriate. There
was a plentiful display Of flags and
bunting and ported plants, TINS coloTS
extended all around the gallery. The
rortrafts Of President Mckinley were
especially NlAAAGAH R0A ~ eAAp
were those OF Senator Hanna, Governor
Bushnell, Senator Fnrake- and eX-Sec-
resary OF State John Sherman, all ohio's
noble sons.
WAS WELL RECEIVED.
General Grosvenor was introduced by
Chairman Davis without ceremony. The
speakers reception was OF the most cor
dial character. General Grosyenor be-
Kan by a reference to the difficulty of
rganizing Belmont county, a difficulty
ncountered owing to the lack Of men to
take the poll-all were working at their
trades. Two years ago, there were
countless applicants for the work. Drift
ing along this line General Grosvenor
went back to the fall OF 1892, when, said
he, there wasn't man in the state OF
Ohio without work. II he wanted It
The speaker. never could understand
why the people voted for Change" In
1892. He never could understand 1t, and
he didn't want to understand 1t by n re-
petition OF the change. He ventured the
assertion that the people OF the United
States were never any richer than they
were the day they voted Grover Cleve-
land into the presidential chair. After
that day 1t seemed almost as II Ale
mighty God withheld his smiles.
The speaker said he had no intention
Of dealing in fine phrases or any form
OF word-painting. He came to Bridge
port to make plain talk. to state facts.
He would ask them 10 compare condl-
lions under Republican and Democratic
administrations. There could be no
prosperity In a country said he, where
men were minus employment, or where
the laboring classes were not paid sufti-
Client wages. II men have work and are
paid well their country IS prosperous, II
not all falls to the ground. Prosperity
was dependent on these facts and not on
the mere question Of finance, or the the
cries OF q SIlYerite. When General Gros-
yenor told the audience Of how busy the
mills were in the Mahoning valley, so
that a haIf-day's shut down is miracle,
and compared the condition two years
ago when the men were idle for days OF
a time the applause continued for sew
eral moments.
TO THE MILL MEN.
General Grosvenor spoke directly to
the mill men, and he was closely follow
ed in his picture of few years ago. In
his districts the miners even now
haven't any too good conditions yet. for
remarked the speaker, at takes time to
yet over four years OF Democracy" In
1895 both parties recognized that
some remedy was necessary. The coun-
try had halted. No railroads, were be-
Ing built, and their tracks were filed with
empty cars standing still. Other indus
trial sources Of employment were In the
same box. There was demand for a
remedy 10 bring better times. SO two
conventions were held. AT Chicago, DR..
Bryan was selected on Q. platform which
held for free silver, and the maintenance
OF tariff rates at the guage put on by the
W1lson-Gorman bill. Then followed
Bryan's itinerary through the country,
and he told the people that the wilson
German bill was all right, and the only
thing necessary to bring about state OF
affaIrs which should Get the wheels of
industry on the hum. and give the
farmer good priccs-make the land flow
with milk and honey-was the 16 to
preScrip tion. People in Kansas believed
they could only pay their taxes by a 1G
10 law. in the past two years they've
pald 3i0OOOO.0O0. "I'll bet the Kansans
are ashamed OF their former theory"
eaid the speaker. amid laughter and APP
plause.
The Republicans nominated William
Mckinley, whose mission was to open
the mills. The campaign resolved Itself
into a picture OF Bryan trying to pry
omen the rnints and Mckinley trying "a
open the mills. The Democrats claimed
there wasn't enough money In the coun-
try: they said our per capita was only
SCI 75. Republicans Said that there was
money enough, but the people wanted Q
chance 20 use lt-they wanted TO eel
aornething their labor So the battle