The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-03
BILLY BRYAN
ONCE MORE
AMUSES US
With Set Speech in Which he
Claims to Define the Princi.
pies on Democracy.
THE FREE SILVER PLATFORM
Adopted by the Chicago Monde.
script Convention Is Again
Brought to the Fore.
1T MUST Be ADHERED TO
In the Coming COMPROMISING
Tender References to the
Gold Democrats.

Gold Democrats.
LOUISVILLE. KY. June 2.-The for
mul visit of William J. Bryan to Louis
Vile. under the auspices Of the Ohio
Valley Bl-metallic League was reserved
for to-day, though he was present here
Wednesday ut the banquet to Judge
Tarvin, given by the Young Mems DEM
ecratic club.
Mr.. Bryan left Mammoth Cave this
morning and was met at Glasgow by q
local reception committee
They were received at Union station
by an escort under charge Of Chief Mnr-
shal John L. Dunlap and tremendous
crowd Mr.. Bryan held reception for
hnlf an hour In the parlors OF the hotel
where he shook hands with hundreds
OF citizens. After lunch he was driven
to the auditorium, where he spoke to an
immense audience. WI
He said in part: The Democratic party
adopted at Chicago a. platform which
applied Democratic principles to the
conditions then existing. The condi-
tons existing to-day require the appli.
cation OF the same principles. No ques-
tions brought to the attention OF the
people by the las. campaign have been
settled since.
The Republican party did not declare
tho existing gold standard but declared
It should be continued until foreign ma
tons would Join in International BIZ
metallism. The Republican President
elected in the last presidential election
sought to carry out the platform prom
ises by sending commissioners to Eu-
rope to secure international -hi-metal-
llsm. These commissioners failed to Sc
cure International cooperation.
Where Billy IS Wrong.
The Republican party in the next
campaign must declare either for the
gold standard or for the restoration Of
bi-metrlliJ:o. II It declares for the gold
standard 1t must defend the principles
OF gold monometallism which It refused
to defend In 1896.
II 1t declares for bi-lnetaIllsm It must
either favor Independent bi-metullIsm
Us the Democratic party did In the CAM
paign OF 1896 or 1t must make another
attempt to delude people by the promise
Of foreign aid.
The Ohio Valley Bi-metnllist League
which Is holding its third annual con-
ventloE in this city at this time, has
adopted resolutions declaring that the
contest for Independent. bi-metallism at
the ratio of 16 to l must be continued.
am in hearty sympathy with this de-
termination.
The demand for the discussion Of BIZ.
metallism does not mean that there nre
no other issues before the people, but
It means that this Issue cannot be laid
aside or surrendered until the financial
policy Of the American people is deter
mined by the American people them
selves without waiting for the aid or
consent OF any other nation.
About Gold Democrats.
In reference to the Gold Democrats
MIR. Bryan said: want to talk to those
who are espousing that half way cause
known as the Gold Democratic party.
wish to say that the men who With
drew from the party In 1896 are mis-
taken. In large measure, and IL I can
help them to see the light and regain
them as supporters OF the party, feel
that the time will come when they will
thank me for It.
The remainder OF Mr.. Bryanis remarks
were confined to n condemnation OF
trusts. the gold standard nnd the So
called imperialis;ic policy Of the Rcpub-
llcan administration, along the same
lines followed by him in previous
speeches.
Before the adjournment the conven-
tion unanimously adopted the following
resolution:
I'VE declare and denounce the inner
inlistlc policy of the nationa. adminis-
tratlon toward the Filipinos MS repug-
nant TO the bill OF rights; contrary to
the constitution and the declaration Of
Independence"
Mrs. w. ]. Bryan wns rendered n re-
cep,'on at the Louisville hotel Tonight
from to o'clock, by the Indies OF the
local entertainment committee. The
parlors Of the hotel We're profusely dec
GRATED with plants nnd the national COL
ors md during the hours OF the rccep-
tion several hundred ladies' called to
meet the wife OF tho Nebraska states