Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21
EDITOR DENN DROPPED.
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Mr.. Devlin, until such time as perma-
nent committee should be appointed.
MR.. BRYAN'S SPEECH

| mass meeting of Democrats tonight
was magnificent success. 1t was from
first to last a silver meeting, an Altgeld
meeting, an antitrust and antiexpan-
sion meeting.
Clarence S. Darrow, who presided,
made a short address, defining the OBJ
jects of the meeting and then introduced
John 2. Tarvin, of Kentucky.
The mention of the name of Altgeld
produced great demonstration, men
standing on their chairs and cheering
| wildly.
The next speaker who was neatly in
troduced was James f. Brown, of New
York.
+ Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
came next and was greeted with great
applause.
Alexander Troup, the committeeman
| Of Connecticut, was humorously
brought forward by Chairman barrow
and his address was greeted with great
cheering.
Following speeches by George Fred
Williams, of Massachusetts; Congress
man Lentz of Chic and Gen. Finley,
Mr.. Darrow briefly introduced Mr. Bry
an, who was given an enthusiastic wei
| come. His declaration that he felt en-
barrassed about speaking in Chicago be-
cause of the split of the local Democ-
| racy, and that it was not his business
to employ the secret service to see who
was the foremost Democrat, provoked
a little opposition among the staunch
adherents of Mr.. Altgeld, but his asser-
ton that "all Chicago platform Demo-
Gratis look alike to me, put them in good
humor. From first to last his speech
was received enthusiastically.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
In speaking in Chicago | am embar-
raised by the fact that the advocates of
! the Chicago platform are divided into
two camps. 1t is not my business to
! establish a secret service in order to
! ascertain what Democrats are most de-
voted to the principles set forth in the
last party creed. All Chicago platform
Democrats look alike to me, and instead
! of trying to drive any professed be-
| levCr in that platform out of the party,
my aim is to so impress upon all DEM
ocrats the Importance of the triumph
| Of the Democratic principles that all
! local differences will be lost sight Of
! the determination to restore the gov
ernmcnt to the foundations laid by the
| fathers.
In the brief time that l shall speak
to you, desire to condense what have
| TO say upon three subjects into a few
brief propositions:
First, President Mckinley by send
| ing commission to Europe to secure
! international bi-metalliSm, confessed
| the gold standard to be unsatisfactory
| Second, the failure of the commits
sion to secure international bi-metall-
! ism proves that bi-metallism can be re-
| stored only through independent ac-
| ton.
Third, the gold standard is main
| tanned to-day not because the Ameri-
can people desire it, but because a few
| English 1inanciers, by controlling the
policy Of England, control through the
| Republican party the financial policy
Of the United States.
| Fourth, if the increased production
| Of gold in the Klondike and the i'm
| portation of gold from Europe have
! increased the volume of money and i'm
| proved times, it is evident that more
money makes better times and could be
| still further improved and the improve
ment made permanent by the restora-
! ton of Uimetallism which would make
silver as well as gold available for COIN
| age.
Fifth, if it was more difficult to
maintain the parity between gold and
| silver when the supply of silver was
| increasing, it must now be easier TO
| maintain the parity since the supply of
| gold is increasing.
| On the trust question, l suggest the
| following propositions for your consid-
| Grafton:
First, the trust is d menace to the
welfare OF the people of the United
! States, because it creates monopoly
and gives to the few in control of the
monopoly almost unlimited power over
the lives and happiness of consumers,
employees and producers of raw material
Second the President appoints the at
torney general and can, if he desires, Sc
| cure an attorney general who will enforce
| the antitrust laws.
Third, the attorney general can recon-
mend sufficient laws if laws are INSULT
! cient.
| Fourth the attorney general can recon-
mend an amendment TO the constitution
| if the present constitution makes it i'm
! possible to extinguish the trusts.
| Fifth the Republican party is powerless
| to extinguish the trusts so long as the
trusts furnish the money to continue the
! Republican party in power
In the Philippine question certain funda-
mental principles are involved.
First, there are but two sources of gov
| eminent; force and consent, monarchies
| being founded upon force, republics upon
| consent.
! Second the declaration of independence
asserts that all governments derive their
| just powers from the consent of the gov
| erned.
| Third, If the declaration of independence
| is sound, we cannot rightfully acquire title
| to the Philippine islands by conquest or
| by purchase from an alien monarch TO
| whose rebellious subjects we ourselves fur
! nish arms.
| Fourth, if the Filipinos are and of right
| and ought to be free, they should be i'm
| mediately assured of our nations inten-
| ton to give them independence as soon as
| a stable government can be established.
| Fifth, the Philippines having fallen into
| our hands by accident of war should be
| dealt with according to American prn-
| ciples, and not only given independence,
| but protected from outside interference
! while they work out their own destiny.
BI-METALLIC LEAGUE.