Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-14
OVER ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE
STOOD IN THE RAIN TO HEAR EX-
CONGRESSMAN RYAN LAST
NIGHT
DISCUSS THE MAJOR ISSUES
OF the Present Campaign According
to Democratic MISUNDERSTANDING
siasm to PeddIe-An Endeavor to
Interrupt the Meeting by a Promi-
nent Republican Politician Fell
Flat.

4bSOliNoICi, IN. L. CA-OAllCd SdtOo
Congressman, explain the issues of the
campaign according to Democratic
principles. The speaker was escorted
to the stand at capitol square by the
Will Irwin club, of Center district, and
the Webster and Washington district
clubs. The showing was excellent. In
the carriage with tie speaker rode the
Hon. John o. Pendleton, His Honor
Mayor Sweeney and Col. William II
win, Democratic candidate for sheriff.
Among the prominent Democrats pres
ent were John B. Wilson, candidate for
prosecuting attorney, and the Hon.
Robert Simpson, candidate for House
of Delegates.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, a crowd Of about 1900 people
was present. Shortly before the speak
ing commenced the rain started, but
at least 1000 people stood in the rain
to listen. The enthusiasm az times
was intense, the speaker having to ask
his hearers to refrain from applause
IN order to continue his address.
Mr.. John J.. Coniff, the chairman Of
the meeting, said when he heard Gen.
Sickles he was dissatisfied because he
could not discuss the issues of the
campaign without i~ndulging in person
alities. He then went on to make the
usual greetings, after which he intro
duced the speaker of the evening, ex-
Congressman w. R. Ryan, of Roches-
ter, N. Y.
Mr.. Ryan began his address by max
ing a very pretty word picture of Mr..
Hanna OF the 18th of November. He
went on to state that the issues of the
Democratic platform were so clear that
they could not be misunderstood. The
platform advocates the government for
the people and by the people, a princi-
pie of Abraham Lincoln, whose party
has not quoted him or been ruled by
his doctrines since 1888. But there
are many planks in the Democratic
platform.
One issue is anti-Imperialism. An
other is a great economic question
about the trust. Mr.. Hanna, several
months ago in congress, said there
were trusts, some good, some bad, but
the Republican party would take care
CT the bad trusts. Several weeks ago
in Chicago, Mr.. Hanna said there were
no trusts.
The trusts are fostered by the Re-
publican party. The voters are not
approached in the method of 1896 by
the Republicans, but the system now
is the threat that if Mr.. Bryan is elect
p6 fha largo n9nIfantnpin nlonfC
would close down and the employees
would go out of work. He then quot
ed a number CT other plans to mis-
lead the people.
They are leaving nothing undone to
corrupt tne courts, the ballot, to coerce
the voters. These are the men who
accuse the democrats of trying to undo
the United States Supreme Court.
He then went or to give illustra-
tons of the condition of the Demo-
cratic party in New York, saying that
they were never more closely united.
He then pledged that in November New
York and Ohio would give their cleo
toral vote to Bryan and Stevenson. He
then gave a short sketch of his trip
through the State of Illinois, giving a
statement of the great meeting at Sun
nyside.
He then took up the question of the
trust, He SAID he thought every man
woman and child at the age of IL years,
knows there are concentrated businesses
in this country, and they know it
through the increased prices on COM
modities. He said there is a law in
the United States called the antitrust
law, which, if enforced would put an
aud NJ Tho 1opop NORTHUMBERLAND nA~a
panies. The party in power were re-
sponsible for these corporations and
they ignored the law.
There are at present owe 500 trusts
N the country with a capitalization of
nearly $40, 600, 900. 900. He explained
the formation of these trusts with their
watered stocks. 1t does not take any
great reasoning TO see that if these
great companies are protected by and
legislated for by a political party, the
legislation is not for the many but for
the lew. He then illustrated the power
exerted by the trusts protected by the
present administration. He denounced
roundly the Standard Oil and Sugar
trusts. He asked the audience if they
would sustain an administration, be it
Republican, Democratic or Populistic,
WHICH lOSLefeu SuCH corporations,
which are gradually sucking the life
blood from the consumer, the mass of
the people.
He then quoted the large dividends
paid by the Standard Oil Company in
the past few years. There are other
corporations paying even a higher rate
OF dividend on an average.
He took up, upon suggestion of
some one in the audience, about Nc
Kinley's Porto Rican policy. He told
how the chief executive changed his
opinion in two days. After saying there
must exist free trade between this
country and the island, he changed his
opinion, saying there must be a tax
on their product. Under cruel Spain
even, they were not governed without
representation.
The speaker said, should Mr.. McKin-
ley be elected, which he did not be-
lieve would transpire, the Philippine
Islands would be exploited for trusts
and nothing but trusts.
Dewey got his information of the
presence of the Spanish fleet in Ma
Mia harbor from Aguinaldo. and the
records show it. When Dewey left for
Manila. Aguinaldo sailed also. Our
government furnished the Fflipinos
with arms. They We're our allies in
every sense OF the word. Aguinaldo
himself said, pointing to the American