The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-19
Takes Bis Text From the Letter Of
Acceptance of the Apostle Of Free
Silver and Free Trade.
GIVES BRYAN A DRUBBING.
Says There Are no Trusts in This
country-Importance of This
Campaign Greater than Ever.

club. He said in part:
You will find my text In the letter of
acceptance OF. that great apostle of free
silver. W. ]. Bryan. 1t is his last card.
and he begins his Interesting appeal TO
the people Of the United States, by tell
ing what he knows about trusts. At
the Kansas City convention there devel-
oped wide difference of opinion In the
Democratic party rs to what they
should do or ought to do. and various
pilgrims TO Lincoln found Mr.. Bryan
very uneasy. as we'll he might have
been, since the narrow edge Of one vote
in the convention meant the saving OF
his pet hobby, free silver. But how has
1t been since that convention? In all
his speeches during this campaign he
has made only the barest reference to
free silver. But he took up another
issue, one which he labored in Wash
ington to manufacture. He gave posi-
tive orders to certain members OF Con-
gress to vote to ratify the treaty with
Spain, and for no other reason than
that he might have an imaginary
chance to attack the administration
Wished for Bryan and Hoar.
II wish could have together on this
platform William Jennings Bryan and
Senator George F. Hoar, that each
might tell his reasons for opposing .ex-
panslon' or imperialism Senator Hoar
would convince you that he opposed 1t
from conscientious motives, but is on
all other points u unit with the party
from which he differs in that one re-
spect, and that he Is supporter OF
William Mckinley. With these two to-
gether 1 would tear the mask off she
face Of that hypocritc. William ]. Bry-
an. CHEERS and hisscs.) One stands
on the firm foundation OF his convic-
tions of right and the other on the flim-
sy foundation OF hypocrisy. Bryan mas
been afraid to push the silver issue be-
cause he wants to carry New Yorlr-and
some other eastern states. He tried I'M
pcrialism and from five to Fifty speeches
day, his audiences grew less and
less every day. 1t is his trump and last
card and we will hold him down TO that
issue and on every side Of It. If our
great corporations OF amalgamated
capital are In the Interests of manufac-
ture. then are not labor organizations
and combinations In the Interest OF the
workingmen? I was the first man in
Ohio to recognize organized labor in
1871. and while that organization OF
bltuminous coal miners existed We
never had strike.
Believes in Arbitration.
~ believe In arbitration between
labor and capital, and in 1897, when
stood before $500 men and women in
Cincinnati. told them that If they would
prove 10 me that had ever wronged
any man working for me or urged the
reduction OF his pay. I would resign
from the United States senate next day
and the offer still stands.
II would like Mr. Bryan or any other
Democrat to tell me what q trust Is. I
believe there is not n trust In the en-
tire United States. There is national
law and in every state there is law
against trusts. They cannot exist, and
every law against trusts, national or
state. has been the product OF Rcpubli.
can Lawmakers and the credit is due
to the Republican party. l have no OBJ
lection to the Democrats opposing
trusts. but they have not got any patent
on It. Bryan tells what he would do II
elected. His first act would be to haul
down the American flag in the Philip
pines. (Cries OF mo. no.")
"Weil. that Is what he says he would
do. but the American people would not
let him. Then he would establish a
stable government probably with
Aguinnldo at the head OF 1t. Think OF
IT.! Pull down our flag. remove our
troops and leave the brave dead. our
boys in blue. to the tender mercies OF
Agufnaido!
Would Shock Humanity.
Judging from the past, Aguinaldo
would soon shock humanity and the na-
tions would Interfere as we did in Cuba.
Bryan talks OF the Monroe doctrine and
advocates protcctoratc in the Philip
pines. The Monroe doctrine was estab-
lishcd for the Western Hemisphere. but
Bryan would spread It all over the
world. II that is not Imperialism then
tell me what Is. am for peace, but
not for peace at any price, and not while
the brlgand, Aguinaldo. Is hanging In
the bushes shooting down our soldiers.
Bryan Is opposed to a thrift rs trust
creator. but the workingmen know
that the tariff Is their protector. He
tells In rosy pictures what he would do
II elected and besides his pictures stand
as something monumental the work
that Mckinley has done. Bryan will
stand on any platform they make for
him. ride any hobby. indorse any issue,
yes. he Will abuse me for the sole pur-
pose OF being President. That Is all he
wants. tCries OF "You arc all right.")
Yes. am NIL right. for talk about
things know NIL about and / don't lie
either. Cast your votes In your own In
terests and not in the interests OF Mr..
Bryan. The Importance OF this cam