Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-14
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR
HON. WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
THE BUCKEYE STATE TURNS OUT
THOUSANDS TO GREET THE
NOMINEE.
MANSFIELD BROKE RECORD
THE BIGGEST POLITICAL DEMON
STRATION EVER GIVEN IN
THAT CITY.

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able day in the Bryan campaign in
Ohio closed here tonight with a mon
ster meeting, but, large as it was, it
fell considerably behind the meeting
at Mansfield, which was the last i'm
portant stopping place before reaching
this place.
There were a dozen or more speeches
during the day, the most noteworthy
of which were made at C~ircleville, Lam
caster, GAINESVILLE, Coshocton and
Mansfield. The crowds appeared TO
increase gradually in size throughout
the day, from the initial meeting at
Chillicothe, a little after sunrise, until
the last day meeting at Mansfield, just
before sunset. There were great
crowds at all the places mentioned,
while Mansfield was said to have con-
tanned twice as many people as had
ave- before beer gathered at that place
to hear a political speech, the surround
ing COUNTY LUZ d lduAus VI tAiIs "a
forty miles being well represented.
All things considered, the Mansfield
street demonstration was the best that
has been made. Inc stop there was
for an hour and a half, and the speak
ing took place from an deliberately
decorated platform in front of the
court house, more than a mile distant
from the railroad station. The escort
from one point to the other included
a number of uniformed clubs both On
foot and on horseback, and also a
number OF ladies on floats represent
ing the various States of the Union.
There were also a number of brass
bands. A private gentleman had sup
piled uniforms of the national colors
for 500 small boys, who were denom-
mated
'UncIe Sans Kids
The streets and the public park which
adjoining the meeting place were all
crowded and the mass of humanity
extended far beyond the carrying pow
er of Mr.. Bryan's voice.
In his Mansfield speech, Mr.. Bryan
took occasion to respond to n of the
points in Governor Roosevelt's reply
to one of Mr.. Bryan's speeches, but be-
fore entering upon this reply, discussed
the trust question at considerable
length and in his usual manner. After
a few words applied to the army ques-
ton in general, Mr.. Bryan took up Gov
ernor Roosevelt's rejoinder and said:
When this campaign first opened
the Republican candidate for Vice
President made a speech at Detroit in
which he said: Who is afraid of this
army?' He had four soldier stand up
before the audience and he told the aud
fence that four soldiers bore the same
proportion to that audience that the
standing army of 100, 900 bore to the
population of the United States. His
answer to the charge that we had a
large army was, Whose afraid?" but
my friends, that is not what he is say
ing now. Within a week that same
candidate for Vice President, that mill
tant member of the Republican ticket,
has become frightened himself and a
few days ago he stated that we would
not have had that army but for the
war in the Philippine Islands. Why,
they are trying now to explain 1t or ex-
cuse it, when the fact is, and | called
attention to it at once, that the Pres
ident asked for the army
Two Months Before
there was d war in the Philippine ISL
ands.
But now there is another defense.
The candidate for Vice President says
that every intelligent observer knew
that there would be trouble in the Phil
ippines if the treaty was confirmed.
Why is it possible that when the Pres
ident entered upon his colonial policy
he knew there would be trouble in the
Philippine Islands? What becomes of
the argument that there would be no
trouble there ii it were not for the peo-
pie in this country who make speeches
against imperialism. There is the
statement of the Republican candidate
for Vice President that two months be-
fore the war broke out everybody
knew that there would be trouble in
the Philippine Islands if the treaty was
ratified. But | want to get a step fur
Their and ] want TO show you that in
his retreat he has become so scared that
he has hidden behind a bill introduced
by a Democratic Senator. Let me read
you the text:
The bill for the temporary in
crease which Mr.. Bryan apparently
seeks TO pursuade his hearers, Is a per-
manent increase was introduced by
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri. a Demo-
cratic supporter of Mr.. Bryan, and the
bulk of the patriotic Democrats in both
Houses voted for it,
my friends. that is a different bill.
The President asked for an army OF
100. 600 and a Republican House OF
Representatives passed the bin making
the army 100. 600 as the President
asked. and when the Republican House
did it the treaty had been signed with
Spain and there was not IN arm raised
against this nation anywhere. What
was that bill introduced by Senator
CockrelI?
II Was n Substifrte
for the permanent army bill. II was
the Democratic proposition which was
presented to Offset the proposition
made by the Republican President !
want you to know that the Vice Presi-
Dental candidate Of the Republican
| party. instead OF defending the ReDub-
lican measure making a permanent in
| crease of the armv to 100000. tries 70
hide behind a Democratic measure