The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-24
REPUBLICAN
DOCTRINE
PREACHED
torcefully at a Meeting Of the Young
Mems Progressive Club
Last Night. II
THEELOQyENT DR.. c. H. PAYNE,
s. g. Smith and John Arbenz, Jr.,
Deliver Effective Speeches
u, Before the Club.

The members OF the Young Mems
Progressive Club Of their quarters in
the Hornbrook block on Main street.
heard eloquent speakers PROFOUND the
doctrine of Rcpublicanlsm In forci-
BILE and logical manner. last night. Es-
recial mention Is made OF the address
made by DR.. c. II. Payne. the eloquent
colored orator of Huntington. There
was a large attendance Of the members
{ present, and the meeting was very en-
thusiastic. Rev. j. w. Waters acted MS
chairman of the meeting and introduced
the speakers in neat and we'll worried
speeches.
Hon. S. G. Smith was the first speaker
and he. made q strong speech for the
support of the legislative ticket. He
said the Democratic party was always
opposed to perfection and progress.
They we're opposed to everything ex-
cept whistllns through graveyard.
They delighted In reading tombstones
and telling how great the old Democrats
were. They talked about Thomas JEFF
ferson being q Democrat. VIXEN he was
one OF the greatest protectionists that
ever was. Mr.. Bryan went over the
country quoting as his patron saint,
Abraham Lincoln, the man who made
the Republican party what 1t Is; and
the man who stood for everything that
Mr.. Bryan opposed.
Mr. Smith was applauded when he
concluded and the. speaker introduced
John Arbenz. He said the times that
President Mckinley has by his policies
and acts been so favorable to him that
be had not the time TO prepare II
speech. Exercise your own intelligence
and reason in this matter and then an
swer who OF the two men before you for
President is the more like Washington
and other great statesmen. Is
not Bryan u demagogue and nothing
more? Right here on the wharf he at
tempted to set UP the masses against
the classes Why the pauper of to-day
may be, the prince of tomorrow. Gap
plause.)
Bryan is no. sincere. He says the
Republican party insults you On the
wharf he talked about the governing of
the people OF the Fillpinos without their
consent. When he was asked about the
negro vote in the Carolinas. he replied
that 1t was because the Republican par
ty did not have a mortgage on that
vote. a man who makes such poor
argument as that Is not fit to be elected
county constable Mr. Bryan is only
talking for job The people will not
listen to such claptrap as this. Four
years ago he made the same wild hur-
rahs that he is making to-day. The
people said he must be elected, he will
be elected; look at the crowds he is
drawing. Why. my friends. don't the
circus draw better than anything that
comes to Wheeling. daughter and APP
plause.)
Wheat and Silver.
Mr.. Bryan told us that like Siamese
twins. wheat and silver would SO up
and down together. He said they were
one and inseparable. Notwithstanding
all his claims silver went down and
wheat went up and up until 1t passed
the high water mark. What remained
for this man TO do. He must adopt
some other subterfuge. When the Kan
sas City convention came on M. Bryan
forced the 16 to issue in the platform.
Bryan's speeches are appeals to preju-
dces and the baser feelings. We had
better attend to our own business than
looking after some troubles 10000 miles
away. Let's look after our own families
first. tApplause)
have no patience with n man who
appeals to what is ignoble in us. He
talks about people 10000 miles away and
ignores the condition of some of our
people right here at home.~ The Re-
publican party proposes to give to every
man the chance to exercise the Cod
given powers that he has. so that he
can look every man In the face and say
that he Is his equal. Give man this
and he win work out his own salvation
every time. (Applause.)
DR.. c.. Fl. Payne. Of Huntington. was
the next speaker introduced. He began
by saying that this campaign was the
most peculiar he had ever seen conduct
cd. 1t is one OF very great interest to
every liberty-lovlng American. The
man who loves liberty and deep down
in his soul has patriotism, can't help
feeling anxious. The reason have
never left the Republican party is be-
cause helped to make 1t In this state
and ii Is my party. I was here before
Elkins came here. When first began
taking an interest In politics the Demo-
Gratis had over 1900 majority In this
state. prayed to God that I would
live to see the day that the Republican
party would become victorious. We
won the victory Ia 1883. but the Demo.
Gratis stole tho victory from US.
Party Of tho Negro.
The Republican party Is the party OF
the negro. Thcrc are reasons for this.
There may be some colored men who
pose us Democrats, but II they under
stand themselves they are Republicans.
The Democrats tell us that the reason
the Democratic party isdlsfranchislng us
and treating us so badly In tho south
was because we were constantly lined
up against them. II they will tell us
OF any time that the Democratic party