The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-05
ELOQUENT
4. COLORED
ORATORS
Address n Magnificent Meeting Of
s.. Voters ut the Opera House
Last Night. q.
The HON. JOHN c. DANCEY
Arouses the Enthusiasm of 500 Vot-
ers and Ably Discusses the Issues
Of the Campaign.

Last night there was notable gath
crlns at the Opera House to listen to
the issues OF the campaign eloquently
end logically expounded by Attorney
Thomas Norris, Wheeling's brilliant
ColorcdSlawyer, ana the Hon. John C.
Dancy. Of North Carolina. Both these
speakers were enthusiastically recciv-
ed and made deep and lasting Impress
Ions on the FIVE hundred persons that
crowded into the Opera House. Mr..
Norris ability as speaker Is well
known. Mr.. Daucy held his hearers for
over an hour and his exposition OF the
issues was clear and convincing ar
gument why the Republican ticket
should, be supported. ~
The speakers were escorted to the
Opera House by the Washington and
Madison district Rough Riders, the
colored Rough Riders and the colored
Mckinley and Gill club. OF Bellaire.
They made un excellent showing and
were enthusiastically received along
the line OF march. After the meeting
the Hon. ]. C. Dancy was entertained
Mt the home OF + w. Wright, on Eon
street.
County Chairman Hornish introduced
Thomas Norris as chairman OF the
meeting. He called on the Rev. Bent
ley. who opened the meeting with
prayer and Invocation. Mr.. Norris
then began by saying he was not I'M
mindful OF the honor that was confer
red upon him In presiding over the
meeting. He need not say that there
would be given to them tidings of
great Joy. The two parties stand
squarely on two platforms totally dif-
ferent from each other. The one rep
resents the principals OF the govern
ment from the Declaration of Indcpen-
dcnce. The other represents the very
w. 10y Attorney Norris Talks.
Mr.. Norris went on to say that the
Democrats claimed for themselves ev-
erything under the sun. They claimed
for themselves all that was grand in
the personality OF Andrew. Jackson.
have been trying for Il long time to
discover what imperialism us applied to
this country means. How far Bryan
can delude the people Of this country
Will be determined on the sixth day Of
November. They say they are resting
on the principles OF Jefferson No one
people In this country. can claim any
monopoly of the memory OF Thomas
Jefferson. The Democratic party Is
not the party of Jefferson. II Is n So
clalistic party that is. built on hell and
destruction. (Applause.) - -
AS long as there Is time the name of
Abraham Lincoln will be cherished.
His memory will ever be dear to all OF
us and the Republican party is the
party of Abraham Lincoln. We have
planted the flag In the Philippines and
by the help of God we will establish
stable government there after the sixth
OF November. (Applause.)j William
j. Bryan will cease to prophecy after
that time.
Inc Democrats have erected a scare
crow. They have erected the scare
crow OF trusts. I'll venture the asser-
ton that the greatest trust in this
country Is the trust that Is depriving
100000 negroes Of their votes In the
southern states and delivering them
selves body and soul to the Democratic
party. (Applause) The only laws that
were ever made against trusts have
been enacted In Republican states. II
there is any hope for continued pros
perity In this country It can only be
found In the true and tried ranks OF the
Republican party. If the people do not
endorse the administration that has
kept the wolf from their doors. fed
their babies and given them plenty Of
work, then | say the sooner We become
an imperialistic government the better.
applause III :..!E.
Mr.. Norris then introduced the Hon.
John c. Dancy, of North Carolina, and
paid q tribute to him In glowing terms.
Mr.. Dancy was enthusiastically cheer
cd as he arose 10 make his address He
began by saying that Il there was any
apathy anywhere among the Repub!i-
cans he failed TO discover 1t. He told n
funny story and put the audience in
good humor. E
Mr.. Dancy's Address.
We are in the most OF n great cam
paIgn and 1t Is needless to say I am
Republican. am Republican
in the first place because the Republic
can party Is right, and am not
Democrat because the Democratic
party Is wrong. am n Republican be-
cause every good act placed on the
statute books was placed there by the
Republican party. ] am n Republican
because without the Republican party
wouldn't be able to be for anything.
Applnuse) The Republican party
stands for all The races. all the sections
and all the classes. The Democratic
party has always insisted tina. It
should be supported simply because OF
It's antaBonism TO something for which
TD ~ utn fIu bn Do
publican party took the country
through the most terrible crisis to set
tls the question OF slavery.
Inc Republican party believes with
Mr.. Jefferson. that all men are created
equal and that they are endowed with
certain inallenablc rights, among which
are liberty, life and the pursuit OF hap
piness. The Democrats talk of govern
ment by the consent OF the governed,
The dlsfranchlscment In the south vio-
lates an amendment to the constltu-
ton. They were wrong ms to slavery.
+ The people who followed Abraham Lin
coin were largely the laboring classes
who opposed II because 1t was cheap
labor and initiated against them.
The Democrats put up Horace Grccl-
ey because he Wns an abolltlonlst. The
next time they put up Tllden. then
Hancock, each man advocating n dr.
fcrent Issue and they were all dcfent-
cd. They tried Mr.. Cleveland and he
was elected. They found no one else
could Sbe elected and they put him up
again and again. The last time he
was elected. What was the result?
Thousands OF worklngmen were thrown
out OF work. The condition OF Indus
trial stagnatIon and paralysis was the
direct result Of that administration.
Bryan said that the conditions OF Mr..
Cievcland's administration were due to
sound currency. We needed 10 to ].
Bryan q False Prophet.