Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-02
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
Of DEMOCRACY.
ADDRESSED LAST EVENING
At FULTON.
PARADE PRECEDED SPEAKING.
MANY MARCHERs IN LINE, HEADED
BY A BAND.
Fire Works and Campaign Decora-
tions Were Conspicuous Features.
Gist of the Speeches Made by Judge
w. K. Raymond, Hon. John o. PEN
dlctOn and Col. Richard Ryan.


w. e. Raymond, Hon. John o. Pen
dlctOn and Col. Richard Ryan.
One of the biggest Democratic open
air meetings of the campaign in Wash
ington district was held last evening
in the town of Fulton. Judge William
E. Raymond, the Democratic nominee
for Congress; Hon. John 0. Pendleton
and Colonel Richard Ryan made ad-
dresses on the paramount political is
sues, and were heard by an enthusi-
astic audience of over thousand. The
speaking was preceded by creditable
parade, in which nearly two hundred
men took part.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
and the Washington district marching
club, headed by Meister's band, march
ed from their respective headquarters
to the place of meeting and were met
by large delegation of the Fulton
Democrats. AS the column proceeded
through the principal thoroughfares
they were received everywhere with
expressions of enthusiasm from the
spectators. A large amount of red
fire, Roman candles and torpedoes
was provided for the occasion, and
there were decorations all along the
route of the procession. Many resi-
dences and business places were il
Illuminated and gaily decorated with
flags and streamers of the National col
ors, Chinese and Japanese lanterns
and portraits of Bryan, Holt, Hay
mond and other Democratic candi-
dates.
1t was about nine o'clock when the
column reached the speakers stand
after the long march from the Wheel
ing headquarters. The platform was
also tastefully decorated and in the
vicinity there was profusion of vari-
colored Chinese lanterns.
After Michael Stein, the mayor of
Fulton, had been introduced as the
chairman of the meeting, three hearty
cheers were given for Bryan, Holt and
Irwin, and the band played a patriotic
selection. Mr.. Stein accepted the honor
in well chosen words, and then intro
duced Hon. John O. Pendleton. The
speaker responded in his usually en-
tertaining vein, and was greeted with
prolonged cheers and applause.
MIR. Pendleton's Speech.
Mr.. Pendleton said that the demon
stration manifested that the town OF
Fulton had returned to the good old
principles of Democracy, and Intended
to support the party standard bearer,
William Jennings Bryan. The people
were to decide at the coming election
two of the greatest questions ever pre-
scented for the consideration of the
voters. One was imperialism, and the
other the power of the trusts.
IF you believe in the policy of high
tariffs, trusts and the annexation of
d land of millions of brown and yellow
people, you are forgetting the prin-
'ciples of the constitution, and you
should vote for Mckinley. On the other
hand, if you favor legislation for the
welfare of the masses and are opposed
to the high tariffs, the growth of
trusts, and large standing army in
the Philippines, and wish to preserve
the honor of the constitution Of the
United States, then vote for the work
ingman's friend, William Jennings
Bryan"
Al the suggestion of one of the old
est citizens of the place, the speaker
then announced to his hearers that
il they vote for Mr.. Mckinley, they
would not have an opportunity to earn
living. If we adopt a correct policy
he continued. the people will derive
the benefit from it. If you elect the
man that now occupies the Presidents
chair, he will consider it an endorse
ment on your part of everything that
he has done; that you favor the annex
alton of the Philippines. a large
standing army, and the growth and
flourish of the trusts. If you believe in
returning to the principles advocated
by our forefathers, and equal rights
to all and special privileges to none,
then you will vote for William Jen-
nings Bryan. We do not desire an en-
pire or limited monarchy. We believe
that the people should participate in
the government under which they live
by electing their choice to office. That
is what we mean by government by
consent of the governed.
Mr. Pendleton then took up the sub
ject of Imperialism, and after calling
attention to the war with Cuba for
the sake of humanity and the treaty
which followed, by which 10000 900
brown and yellow people of the Phil
iprines were purchased. If the Bacon
resolution, he said, had been adopted,
there would not be a large standing
army of American soldiers in those
Islands, for it offered the same free
Com to the Filipinos as to the Gu
bans. However, the resolution was de-
feated. and the treaty alone was rati-
fed by the Republican Senate. and
consequently war was opened up
against those Islands and is still being
carried on.
Someone asked Mr. Pendleton to tell
Who Mrs. Bratton Is, and he answered
that all he knew of her was what he
had read in the Wheeling Intelligent
Ger. Mr.. Dovener's son, you remem-
ber," he further said, went to Mounds
vile and whipped an old man who
asked that same question. OF course,
when our attention was called to the
name, We all thought that she was
a respectable lady, for it was consid-
cred that Mr.. Dovener would asso-
cIate with no other kind of woman"
If we annex the Philippines we shall
bring into our country 100000 peo-
pie who are uneducated and not ac-
uEainted with our form of govern
ment He closed by urging the audi-