The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-29
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Mckinley and Roosevelt Club, OF Bridge
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As soon us the marchers arrived tho
crowd thronged into the, Casino and It
was soon found that It would be neccs-
sary to have an overflow meeting, as
the hall was not large enough to ac-
commodate the throng Tho Opera
House band rendered several patriotic
airs and the meeting was called to or
der. A white haired veteran In the
audience arose and proposed three,
cheers for the next governor, A. B.
White, and the response nearly took
the roof on the Casino.
Ovation for James Z. Hall.
James X. Hall was introduced as
chairman OF the meeting and wild
hurrah greeted him ms he stepped to
the front Of the stage. He thanked tho
crowd and said he was not expected 10
make o speech. but he would dis
appoint the audience. When he pre-
dicted majority In this state Of from
$1,000 to 10000 he was cheercd He add
ed that they expected to claim the
legislature 80 as to have working
majority In both branches. Working
men were oil employed in the interior
of the state and none were idle II they
wanted work. Mr.. Hall gave q history
of local politics and was interrupted
with hurrahs for Taylor, which the
whole audience caught up and echoed.
Mr. Hall said there was no personal
consideration for him in local politics.,
1t was only Il matter OF politics. He
advised the voters to vote the straight
Republican ticket from top to bottom.
He closed by introducing General Stew
art L. Wooford, Of New York. 1t was
fully three minutes before he could be-
gin his speech.
General Woodford.
He began by saying that IL they
voted as well as they shouted they
would certainly elect Mckinley. He
would talk for q few minutes about
what the Democrats called the para
mount Issue. When they discussed the
tariff some men took one side and some
took the other. They discussed gov
eminent by Injunction and some men
took one side and some the other. We
were all ngrced as to ending of Span.
ish misrule In Cuba. ".
When Mr.. Mckinley was elected he
addressed himself to this Cuban prob
lem. He appointed as consul general to
Havana Democrat. He was not only
Democrat. but n Virginian and an OK
Confederate soldier. When he did this
he showed that he intended to settle
this question from non-partisan
standpoint and with the help Of Demo-
Gratis Mr.. Mckinley endeavored to do
this without the single shot Of gun.
when In an unexpected hour the Maine
was blown up In the harbor OF Havana.
War was inevitable. Democrats, Pop
ulists and Republicans voted together
for 1t. Then followed the campaign Of
hundred days. The Spanish-Ameri-
can war changed the map Of the world
and the future of the world forever.
| (Cheers.)
The Paris Treaty
Our flag is planted In the Orient and
1t will stay there. (Cheers.) The wer
was won by the victory at San Juan. a
naval victory In far-off Manila. and one
at Sandiago. but peace was not yet Sc
cured. 4 joint commission was appoint
ed and met at Paris. That treaty sur
rendered the sovereignty Of the Philip
pines to the United States. 1t provided
for a space of ten years that Spanish
residents in the Philippines should be
given the same rights as Americans. 1t
to ratify the treaty. The senators were
not In accord and It seemed rs though
the treaty would not be passed. At
that time in the lobby Of the senate was
William J. Bryan, n distinguished and
influential citizen from Nebraska. BY
his aid the treaty was passed. Mr..
Bryan knew that when that treaty
was ratified It became by the terms OF
the constitution the supreme law of the
land and the President was bound to
enforce 1t. (Applause.)
What has President Mckinley done?
He has sought to enforce the supreme
law Of the land in obedience to his oath
and In obedience to God before the peo-
pie Of this land and the nations of the
world. The Democratic platform is
pledged to secure stable government,
secure the liberty Of the Filipinos and
establish protectorate over the Phil
ipplnes. What are We trying to do?
We are trying TO secure n stable gov
eminent. We don't know what the
Fillplnos want. We don't know what
they are fit for. We are bound to Sc
cure peace in the islands. Mr.. Bryan
says they will establish n protectorate
over the Islands. A protcctorate means
that You will defend the government
there from any such encroachments OF
they IRE. unfit for uelf-government,
then we might MS we'll protect a nation
Of lunatlcs. (Applause.)
Why Are We in tho PhilippinesP
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