The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
CONVINCING
REPUBLICAN
ELOQUENCIIE|:.
Heard by a Representative Gather
Ing Of Citizens at the
Opera House.
B. F. MAHER AND W. D. BYNUM
Make Clear and Convincing Argu-
ments for the Republican
Ticket.

paign discussed by two eloquent speak
ers. Hon. W. d. Bynum, ex-congress-
man from Indiana. and Hon. B. f. Ma
her, of Maine. There was large crowd
present and they manifested their sem
timcnts in no uncertain or half-hearted
way by cheering and applauding tho
speakers at frequent intervals during
their remarks. The meeting Will be o
great vote maker for the Republican
ticket, as the efforts of the speakers
made many conversions to the party OF
protection, sound money and national
honor. Mr.. Maher was brief. but made
a logical and effective address that car
ried the audience with a mad wave OF
applause. Mr.. Bynum discussed the is
sues at length and made one OF the
most effective and forcefulf speeches
that has been heard this campaign.
Preceding the meeting street DEM
onstration. in which the Rough Rider
regiment. under the command Of Ma
1or G. w. Otto; the Six Footers and the
Travis Cadets. paraded the principal
streets and created considerable en-
thus!asm. Seated on the stage at the
Opera House were the vice presidents,
all oflthem prominent and representa-
tive citizens.
County Chairman Hornish called the
meeting to order and introduced Will
!am Baird as chairman OF the meeting.
He introduced Hon. w. D. Mahcr, Of
Maine, rs the first speaker. MIR. Maher
began by saying he was merely prepar-
atory to the speaker Of the evening.
Hon. B. F. Maher.
THE Republican party, relying on It's
work in the past, It's prestige of tho
present and the prominence of the fu-
ture ask you for your suffrases. will
first take up the currency. The Repub-
lican party opposed the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver as the means
to the end of bimetallism. One of the
first acts OF Mr.. Mckinley was the ap-
pointment Of board OF commissioners
to confer with the leading countries Of
Europe to see II bi-metalllsm could be
restored. They found 1t u manifest
fact that bi-metallism was impractic-
able. The Republican party. realizing
that fact, put the country on a gold
basis and the result is prosperous con-
ditions in this country. II that be true
have the Republican party right to
come before you and ask you for your
suifrages on the same issue?
Bryan said In 1896 that if any man
thought the goid standard ought to be
maintained, not to vote for him. He
said the other day that the Democratic
party stands to-day In the same place
1t stood four years ago. The decision
OF the voters Of the country four years
ago was emphatic enough to SETTLE that
question. II 1t was wrong then. 1t Is
wrong now. It Is proved by Bryan's
own assertions.
Bryan's False Prophecy.
"Mr. Bryan said four years ago that II
Mckinley were elected wages would
come down. just as sure as rock
thrown Into the air would come back
to earth. Stagnntlon and business de-
preston, he said, would follow Mr.. Nc
kinley's election. That was the future
as 1t seemed TO Mr.. Bryan.
THE Republican party Ia rich In
positive, affirmative argument You
hear eloquent testimony in the whirl-
Ing looms OF New England. You hear
It In the sound OF the hammer all over
the country. There is not any better
barometer of conditions than in the
railroads. In 1895 and 1894 three-fifths
OF the railways OF West Virginia were
in the hands OF receiver. Now there
are sixteen railroads under construc-
tlon. Isn't that an argument in favor
OF the Republican party?
Men don't fail II they are doing n
good business. There were onc-third
less failures In the United States under
the Republican rule than under n COR
responding period OF Democratic rule.
There isn't IL better test Of the con-
dition of the country than the savings
banks. There has been $45o,o00. 900 In
crease In savings banks deposits since
the defeat Of Mr.. Bryan. That means
simply he who runs may rend the In
ternal promise OF the party.
Question Of Trusts.
"The question OF trusts isn't one Of
politics. but It belongs in the mnin to
economics. AL trusts arc not bad
The Democrats say they are the mo.
nopoly. the cornerlns OF the market
That Is the kind OF n trust we're after.
they shy, and that Is the kind the Re.
publican party favors. Democrats say
all the millionaires belong to the Re.
publican party. We will grant that,
Don't you think every man ia out for
himself? II there Is any force In the
Democratic argument they have got to
show that they come into this campaign
with clean hands. I don't believe the
motive OF n great political party Is reg
ulatcd by the action OF this or that In
dlvldual.
ssNN, ha, bel
interrupted protection. Don't you think
by that the trusts have been dallying
II you destroy the cause
OF thing that thing cannot exist, that
is principal OF logic. Turn to Eng
land. They have no tariff, but they
have more trusts and larger trusts than
exist here. There are evils IN them.
Judge men by acts and not words. The
same rule will hold good us to parties
Let us compare the two parties. The
Republican party passed the Sherman
antitrust law. the only law passed on
the subject. Mr.. Mckinley. In his mes
sage to Congress advocated an nmend-
ment to mo constitution regulating
them. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Mckinley
agreed as TO this. All Republicans In
Congress voted for this act and aii
Democrats except five voted ngaInst II
There Is the difference between nctIons
and words. -'',''
Democratic Makcshifts.
"Thc Democratic party had rccourec
to the tariff frat and It would not work.
They then tried free silver and YOU all
know the result. Then they tried the
trusts. and now 1t Is Imperialism. You
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