The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-12
at the Opening Of the Campaign by
tho Wood County Republicans
at the Wigwam.
BRYAN WAS TORN TO PIECES.
By tile Unnnswerable Arguments Of
Gen. Grosvenor-7Shows Him to
DO a Political Impostor.


noon. and was escorted to the jackson
hotel where he held q reception, last.
Ing two hours. Tonight. with the
White club marching, and hundreds of
Republicans as body guard. he was
taken to the wiswam, where he ad-
dressed one of the largest and most en-
thusiastic assemblages ever held here.
The speech, which was generally ap-
pluuded, was an answer in detail to
Bryan's address OF last week and show
cd TO the satisfaction Of the audience
the fallacy of Mr.. Bryan's theory. The
meeting was presided over by Hon.
Gorden e. GibbenS, who Introduced the
speaker In a somewhat lengthy address.
AS General Grosvenor stepped sor-
ward he was greeted with tumultuous
applause, and II was some minutes Ee-
fore the speaker could proceed. When
quiet was restored he said.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:-I think the time has come when
little plain speaking and little palmer
purpose to call things by their right
names VIII be fully Justified by the
thinking people OF the United States.
The people OF West Virginia have had
the opportunity to hear another blast
from the slogan OF William Jennings
Bryan. who has made the Elost persist
ent struggle to overcome manifest OBJ
stacles to his ambition to be President
that has fallen to the lot Of any one
man. The difficulty thst Mr.. Bryan Ia
bors under IS not lack OF f'uency OF
speech or fertility OF, imagination. He
Is O candidate of great party. and /
respect and honor him as such. and
award to him all that he Is entitled to
from his exalted position. But he has
faken the canvass In his own hands.
He has undertaken to achieve d per-
sonal triumph Independent practically
OF the leaders Of his own party. He
has overridden and turned down the
voice OF two-thIrd5 OF the convention
that nomipated him, and forced upon
the unwilling party at Kansas City an
obnosiouI and defeterioG; platform and
Immediately following that successful
assaal. and battery he has sought to
abandon the Issue that he himself
forced and is going over the country
dodging behind the mirage OF his own
fertile Imagination.
America Degraded by Bryan. -;
II Mr.. Bryan's assaults upon the vir-
tue and integrity of the Republican adj
ajnistrntion. and upon. the intelligence
and patriotism Of the American people
are Justified. this country Is unfit to be
the home or n patriotic, loyal, intelll-
gent people, and is only Mt for the do
main of the demagogue aud the reign
OF the lawloss. Mr.. Bryan has done
more to degrade the name of America
In the eyes ot the world than all the
other evil forces that have assaulted us
In the past thirty years. Coming out Of
the great rebellion period and speedily
rend5usting conditions to events, the
American people were rapidly becoming
the pride and glory not only. OF our own
citizens. but all the liberty-loving. intel
liGent people OF the world, and II Mr..
Bryan's TRADE OF abuse, bitter in tone.
vindlctivc In expression. is justified by
the conditions In this country, this
country is no longer a fit place sor 2
free man.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan sought to array la,
Dor against capital; the poor against
the rich, and he did more to foster and
promote lawicssness, Indifference 10 law
and contempt for order and deccncy
than all the other agencies that ever
moved In the United States during the
past quarter Of century. His last
two weeks before the election OF 1896
were spent tn bintnnt, cruel and infam-
GUS assaulta upon capital. enterprise
thrift and Intelligence, and one studied
adrolt md careful appeal to the pas
sfons and prejudfccs OF the poor and
the hostility of the criminal classes OF
the United States to the execution OF
law and order.
Not Fit to be Leader.
A man who will assall the supreme
court Of the United States, and charge
1t with attempting to override the lib
erty of the people of the United States.
and will appeal to the laboring men to
condemn by their votes that great trib-
unal. second TO none in intelligence
and patriotism and fidelity to law and
Justice In all the world Is not 5t man
to be the leader OF people, and there Is
nothing more cheering to the American
citizen to-day than the prospect that
shines forth throughout the country
that the day OF his influence Is passing
away.
Mr.. Bryan has charged the adminis-
tratton Of William Mckinley with
crimes or greater magnitude than the
crime which brought the head of
Charles the First to the block In Eng
land. and he does It blatantty and daily
and hourly. and In his rage and dIsap-
.pointment that the people Of the coun-
try have not risen to his support. he
now seems determined to do ns much
damage TO the American system and
the American government and the fu-
ture OF the American people rs lies in
his power
Mr.. Bryan has now foretold what is
to come In the future. His best hold
Is TINT OF n prophet. and now want 10
call the attention OF the people here 10
something that brands him ms an unrc-
liable prophet. Prophetic declarations
are always dangerous TO the po-
liical leader who makes them. This
man who In now travelling over the
country, and talking about despotlsm
and rolling the sweet morsci OF impcr-
lalisu under his tongue Is not unknown
to the American people. nnd they have
nn estimate upon his declarations OF
forecast.
Invaded West Virginia.
1t Will be remembered that this slme
gentleman paraded himself around over
this country four Years ago. and he in
vndcd West Virginia, among other OBJ
jects OF hts political interest, and he
told the people with most charming
Innocence OF appearances. exactly what
was going 10 happen II he was not
elected President OF the United States.
Nothing was more charming TO the
Democratic ear in those days than to