Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-30
BRYAN IN RHODE ISLAND.
Three Great Meetings Held Yester'
dny-Gubernatorial Election il

Three Great Meetings Held Yester-
dny-Gubernatorial Election is
Near.
PROVIDENCE, R. T., January 90
Col. VIM. J.. Bryan to-day began a
} weeks tour Of New England for the
purpose of discussing the questions of
the day, speaking three times at Paw
tEcket and Woonsocket in the after
noon and this city in the evening.
AS the State of Rhode Island is just
on the eve of a gubernatorial cam
paign which will close with an cleo
ton in April, Mr.. Bryan's coming is
timely for the Democratic party.
His chief address in Infantry Hall
tonight is considered the first of a
series of rallies arranged by the DEM
ocratic State committee in its efforts
to carry the State. Moreover as the
legislature will meet tomorrow. the
gathering brought together prominent
men of both parties from all over the
State to hear the doctrines Of Jeffer-
sonian Democracy e%xpounded by a ma
tional Democratic leader.
The speech of this evening, the third
delivered by the Colonel within six
hours, like the two previously given,
was listened to by an audience That
taxed the capacity of the hall to the
utmost. There was plenty of music
and enthusiasm.
Congressman Lentz, who is a men,
Der of Col. Tryan's party, also mace
a ringing speech ct the meeting here.
PAWTUCKET, R. l., January 29.-
| VIM. Jennings Bryan was we'll pleased
as a result of his first speech in the
State of Rhode Island at the opera
house this afternoon. The large aud
itorium was packed and there was
much enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan was
given the freedom of the city by May
or John J. Fitzgerald, who introduced
him. The. Colonel kept everyone in
good humor by applying Biblical say
ings to his subject. Mr.. Bryan de
clared that the Chicago platform stands
to-day the only one adopted in '96 that
will be remembered for all time.
81 have a higher ambition than TO be
president" said he. THAT is to do
something to make the government
better. I have no doubt that the
time. will come when the principle of
the Chicago Platform will be a part
Of the law of the United States. l
believe in it's ultimate triumph"
Mr.. Bryan referred to the monetary
commission sent to Europe by Presi-
dent Mckinley, and said that the
President had betrayed the people by
trying to get the foreign governments
to help the United States to get rid of
a thing the people had already de-
clared for.
In regard to trusts, Mr.. Bryan said
that he advocated having a line drawn
which would ccnfine the limits of a
trust company to enc particular State
and leave the other forty-four States
free. Regarding Imperialism. Mr..
Bryan said:
THE Declaration of independence is
still law in the United States. The
President in 1896 asked for an army
of 100, 900 because there had been a
change in national policy. 1t vas a
change to the policy Of an empire. If
we have Imperialism we will have
militarism.
"The Republicans are trying to de-
clare that it is our divine right to take
the Philippines. Let Congress declare
that we are not there for the land or
for the people, and that We intend to
give them the same liberty we have
ourselves and that viii leffectually set
tie everything
Mr.. Bryan was the only speaker, and
the meeting broke up quickly to en-
able him to catch a train for Woon-
socket.