The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-06-13
THE BIG CONVENTION.
Speech of Ex-senator Henry G. Da-
Wis. in Accepting the Tempo
rary Chairmanship.

uuC9u 10 Iuo OoLuOCIdIlO OIhb0 O''h-
ventiop as its temporary Chairman,
he was met with grand ovation
lasting for fully five minutes, and
when he began his speech, he was
again interrupted by long and con-
tinued cheering. His very pres
ence set the Convention wild,
The Senator spoke in clear and
distinct voice. and after his remarks
referring to the personnel of the
Convention and the large attend
ance of delegates, continuing he
said:
ut means defeat of Republicans
and imperialism. 1t means up
holding the Constitution, local self
government, and the liberties of the
people.
danger to free government, and
cost in lives and money, has ore
ated large standing srmy-in-
creasing the number of men from
$4,000 to 100000, and the expenses
of maintaining. about $16,OOO,OOO
per year. This is dangerous to the
liberties of the people.
at has used the army to create
an imperial government in Cuba,
Porto Rico, and the philippines.
The people of the Philippines,
whom we have been fighting now
for several years, have the same
right of self.government that we
had in 1776.
"The Philippine policy of the
Republican party has caused many
able, reliable and distinguished
Republicans to rebel-among
whom are Senator Hoar, Hale,
Mason and Wellington, ex-senator
Sherman, Boutelle, Dawes, Hen;
derson, Ex-Speaker Reed, and
others.
"Some of the facts connected
with the war in the Philippines
have been kept from the people,
the press has been muZzled, and
editors sent to prison for giving
out the truth at Manila.
"The expenses of the govern
ment have been greatly increased,
and the highest taxes ever known
in the country have been imposed
upon the people.
1.-The Republican party has vio-
lated the Constitution, by impos-
ing upon Porto Rico tariff differ
ent from our general tariff II has
increased the cost of living, and
crippled individual enterprises by
creating great trusts and monopo.
lies. So favorable to trusts and
monopolies has been the policy of
the present administration and the
laws passed under it that the Ma.
tional Labor Union, at it's meeting
in Boston passed resolutions OPP
posing McKinley's reelection.
I'm the interest of the great
bankers at home and abroad one of
the two standards of money recog-
nized by our Constitution has been
demonitized. The Republicans
seek to take from the money in dir
culation three or four hundred
millions of greenbaoks, which will
help the bankers and hurt the
people.
"The Republican foreign policy
is dangerous ono. They are fight
ing a people who live 10000 miles
from us All the republics that
have existed have gone down when
attempting to subdue and hold 9th
or lands-think of Rome.
Last Presidential election we
were on the defensive, now we are
on the offensive, and can safely at
tack the Republican policies Last
Presidential election we were di-
vided-now most of the gold Demo
Gratis are with us, and Republicans
are divided on the Philippine
policy.
"In this State the Republicans
unlawfully retained two war Sena-
tors, unseated Senator who
was admitted by Republicans to be
fairly. elected, and after selecting
the United States Senator they re-
seated this Senator.
"Tho Democrats in nearly all
elections of this year have made
large gains. This appears to be n
Democratic year.
"Let us all work to do our po-
litical duty, and [ think we will
VIII Tue cbhIei anu hCNlIloy VIII
be left out"
Senator Davis was frequently in
terrupted by applause, which was
prolonged when he referred to the
fact that thu Democrats were di-
vided four years ago, and that now
the Republicans were divided,
while the Democrats met upon
common ground
OfLcss Moment.
Wayne News.
If the election of 1900 involved
merely the supremacy of one of the
great political parties of the coun-
try it would be of far less moment.
The question of political supremacy
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