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

| 1881, there became law the Dtnsley
bill. Nov" said tine speaker. haven't
/ stared fairly what has happened in
/ two years? There are more people In
the country than there were two years
ago; and yet, my friends, we come to
| you to say that the per capita. with the
greater population is not $2l rs as 1t was
in 1895, but over S24-I don't remember
the amount OF cents; and every dollar Is
not 50-cent dollar but as good as any
dollar in the world. So I'm glad to
proud OF the Republican party" Ovid
appiause.)
Further along, General Grosvenor had
something to say OF Joseph Bailey, "the
leader OF the majority OF the minority
| in Congress. Mr.. Bailey was like Lin-
coins steamboat. "a ten-foot whistle
| and six-foot boiler" when II came to
oratory. Mr.. Bailey recently made a
speech, In Indiana, denouncing the war
loan, hut the speaker thrilled HE hear
1 ers when he said that the money WASH {
borrowed from a British syndlcAte5 as
Democrats had done. but 1t was borrow
ed from Americans, every one OF whom
could have been one Of the bond-holders,
and the speaker was bondholder in the
loan to the extent OF $50.
In two years every business and ins
| dustry hadn't been blessed with pros
perity, said General Grosvenor, and It
! would have been wonderful II they had,
but at the close OF the fiscal year the eX'y
| morris had been S615. 100000 In excess OF
| the Imports. THAT'S where the gold 10
coming from" ne cried; ITS coming In
a golden stream. And in our treasury
to-day there is a gold reserve
OF $9ll. 100000 which is more
than there was ever before In the
history OF this country" CApplause.l
In speaking OF Americas industries.
snecIal attention was given to tin plate
The United States uses more tin plate
! than any two nations In the world, and
! ii Is approaching the stage when 1t VIII
ship tin plate TO the old world. This
country now ships locomotives, and m
| Geneva, Switzerland. the home OF the
matchmaking industry, there are more
| watches OF American make than those
| OF Swiss manufacture. We nave the
greatest country in the world, said tine
! general, land we will soon hava I9 EIe
markets European nations are anxious
| 10 get into those markets wlth--tt1eir
| goo,is hut we intend to see that they
nav for every pound. for American labor
| must be protected" (Applause:P.y
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
"And now for the war. don't.sup-
pose any man can make speech this
! Tan unless he speaks Of the war. don
sunnose the people OF this country are
going to 20 wild over the Democratic
Complaint about the conduct Of the war.
The Democrats, however, don't say
much: nor give US much to talk about.
Down in my district there's nice little
fellow running against me. but haven
been able to get him TO say anything.
| daughter.) All I've been informed he's
said Is that appointed the wrong post
master In little village. (BaughterO
I seldom read Of Democratic candidate
making a speech this year. Have you
| heard any. my friends. What does the
Democrat in your district say?'
''Damn little" cried a voice. and
laughter relgned for several moments'
But the applause previous was as
gentle breeze TO the storm that swept
through the hall. when General Grosve-
| nor. In concluding convincing argu-
ment In favor OF the Presidents discre-
ton and sober Judgment In holding
back until the nation was ready Tor wa;
| mentioned the name to whom all
honor for the wars success was que
There was magic in the name 'Mckin-
ley" and the scene OF enthusiasm was
indescrlbable. "Oh, my friends said
the general 1--WE know more about war,
about tropical clImes. about Insurgents
than we did a year ago, And, when
congressman and yellow journals were
goadlng the President. he was studying
| things which never entered our mind.
ais eye was on the Philippines. he had
glanced over maps OF Porto Rico, cuba
and those Islands OF the sea. why: !
never heard OF Dewey until he saiIed
into Manila harbor."
cHEERED THE PRESIDENT.
The speedy equipment OF the troops.
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