The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-15
That His Recent Flop From the Re-
publican Party Was o Con- \
scientious Act.
HIS BITTER ATTACK ON HANNA
Would Seem to Indicate That He
Bears Personal Animosity
Against the Ohio Han.
5AiWHEELING SOLDIER REFUTES
Some of the Statements Mr.. Davis
Made Relative to the Filipinos
md Their Capacity. t8

md Their, Capacity. 8
4 Web" Davis has come-will be here
until 10 O'clock this morning, as, he
said in his arrangement of newspapers
that had told him some plain truths
has been seen by 1000 Wheelingltes.
z but 1t would be farthest from the truth
! to say. that he has conquered anything
= or anybody. His speech at the Wheel
{ Ing Park Casino last night was elo-
quentlyi delivered and held many pretty
word pictures, but It was not a dis
]. course that impressed the nearer fav-
orably; rather, the Impression was con-
q Neyed that these were, the words of a
disappointed politician. who In his
nique and disappointment. had thrown
: aside the principles OF life time for
( mess OF pottage. = Il
The speech had very little bearing
upon the issues Of the present cam
paign. Very largely IL was made up Of
a plea for the Boer in South Africa, and
Z in this connection the claim was made
that there Is q secret understanding
between the United States and Great
/. Britain. But Just what bearing this
had upon the campaign the speaker did
not say. ~.
Then and Now.
When Mr. Davis came to speak of
Z the great Democratic party" he grew,
hating in his speech. and this is not
surprising. for only a few weeks ago
the eloquent speaker was talking the
z other way. In his time, Mr.. Davis has
said some real unklnd things of the
Democratic party, for instance at Cam
eron.. No. on September 20, 1885, he
snld:
WHILE WE HAVE NOTHING
BUT THE HIGHEST RESPECT FOR
DEMOCRATIC, INDIVIDUALITY. WE
(, HAVE NO CONFIDENCE OR FAITH
: IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A
PARTY, FOR IT is KNOWN AS A
Z PARTY OF DEAD ISSUES AND OF
DIsGRACED DOCTRINES; AN UN-.
4 PROGRESSIVE PARTY, A PARTY
THAT PITCHES ITS TENTS IN THE
2 SHADoWY Wales OF NARROW,
( NESS AND sECT1oNALISM.w WHERE,
( THE DEADLY MISMA, OF DIscoN-.
TENTMENT AND INCOMPETENCE
Z PREVAILS. NO. NO. THU HOPE OF
OUR FUTURE GLORY LIES IN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY, FOR ON ITS
BRIGHT, BANNER IN THE PAST.
3 THE MAJESTIC WORD OF LIB
ERTY is EMBLAzoNED."
Never Haul Down the Flag.
Again at Kansas City, October s,
1898:
"AS A YOUNG AMERICAN. Low
INC THE FREE INSTITUTIONS OF
, MY COUNTRY. I VOICE THE SEN
TIMENTS OF EVERY YOUNG AND
OLD PATRIOT IN THIS BROAD
& LAND WHEN I SAY THAT NEVER
= SHALL THE FLAG COME DOWN
) FROM THE PLACE WHERE THE
: BOYS IN BLUE HAVE PLANTED
IT. NEVER! NEVER! WE SHALL
NOT GIVE UP AN INCH OF FOR
4 EIGN LAND wATERED BY THE
!, BLOOD OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
TAM FOR EXPANSION AS EXEM-,
PLIFIED BY THIS GREAT ADMIN
IsTRATIoN. IT is THE DOCTRINE
: OF AMERICAN FREEMEN. PRO-.
I GREss AND ADVANCEMENT"
!. In his suddenly acquired love for.
Agulnaldo and the other enemies of his
country. Mr.. Davis said that nine out
Of ten OF the Filip!nos can read and
write. and that they are capable of
se1f:government. and added that every
returned American soldier would tes-
thy to this.
A Soldier Talks.
In this connection, It is interesting to
quote the comments OF Private Harry
( J. vanKeuren, OF this city. who served
In the Philippines during the Spanish
war and rebellion that followed. He
said last night:
THOSE STATEMENTS OF MR..
DAVIS ARE RIDICULOUS. OUT
s,D1 W ar -. l. or nl MANILA
49, n UsS tnHN IN iSN or The
, n,iNOo 90 ~ nEAD oisS WHITE.
3 phkf !. OFTEN THE ONLY MAN IN
IoM wao nNS ~ Eiihhk Is
III mAiok. TIE flLiflNos ARE
E t.na iMcAr NIL Or. SELF
= LIBERTY JS A CONTINI,OIJG JoAE