The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-02
AIN ELOQUENT
EXPOSITION
OF THE ISSUES
OF the Campaign was the Mastery
Address Of ex-congressman
Charles N. Brumm.
.yERYLARGE
Was the Audience That Listened to
the Distinguished speaker-A
Club Demonstration.


The Republicans OF the lower end Of
the city gathered about twelve hundred
strong last night to hear the issues OF
the campaign logically and cloquently
discussed by the Hon. c. H. Brumm,
4 ex'-congressman from Pennsylvania. A
parade consisting OF the Rough Rider
divisions from Richie, Washington,
4 Centre and Madison districts escorted
the speaker from the Mcclure house to
the stand, and were enthusiastically re-
ceived all along the line. Mi. Br,lmm
Is forceful and eloquent speaker, and
he was frequently interrupted with ap.
plause. He handled. each of the issues
separately. paying his respects to Bry-
an and his various fallacIes and incon.
slstences. He undoubtedly created
many Republican voters, and there is
no doubt of his ability to handle the
issues ably.
Tht meeting was opened by County
Committeeman George Bell. who intro
tuced Prof. T. H. Crago as chairman.
He regretted the lateness Of tic hour,
but said he was proud to presldS over
so enthusiastic and large meeting.
THIS was q Republican year. He ad-
rised the voters to vote the Republican
ticket from President Mckinley down.
He introduced Hon. C. H. Brunm in
{ neat speech.
MIR. Brumm said he was glad 10 say
the West Virginians are all right She
Is once more In the line of Republican
states. would be especially cncour-
aging to the miners of his district The
miners there were on strike. 1t was
great lockout. Democrats SLY It is
going to help the Democratic party.
There never was strike under n Dem
ocratic administration. There is moth
Ing to strike at. (Cheers). Strike for
better wages and conditions. They
never strike under Democratic admins
trations because 1t would be utterly
useless. Whenever there is n lockout
under Democratic administrations It Is
because there is an effort to reduce
z wages. Strikes under Republican ad-
minlstrations are for an advance In
wages.
Built on Cheap Living.
The Democratic party is built on the
idea of cheap living. During Clevr.
lands fight for candidacy he had visited
New York. He walked up Broadway
and saw banner with the Inscription,
II you want plenty OF work and cheap
living vote for the Democratic party"
He asked a policeman what Institution
that was. He replied: Why. you must
be greeny. Why, that's Tammaay
Hail." What doctrine was this? What
we want Is not cheap living. but more
wages. That Is the sum and substance of
the Democratic party. Free tIade
to capture the foreign markets. they
say. That was the Democratic shlb.
boleth for many years. They want to
bring us down to the cheap living of
foreign nations. In Austria you will
find women working sixteen hours n
s day. Plenty OF work, but cheap living.
They want US to compete with the bar
barous labor of Africa; the labor OF
China.
We want protection. Give us n
chance. and we viii capture the mar
kets OF the world. Give US 4 fair days
wages for fair days work. The la
boring men wanted i change: they vot-
ed for Cleveland and they got the
change. Then they wanted another
change, and they voted for Mckinley.
/ Which change did you like best? We
are sending our rails even Into England.
We are spanning the rivers OF India.
We are sending our cutlery right into
Sheffield. We have done this. not by
plenty OF work and cheap living, but we
have done this by plenty OF pay to every
workman In the land.
The speaker then took up the free
silver fallacy OF Bryan. He wanted the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio OF sixteen to one. The peu-
pie didn't believe Bryan then and they
elected Mckinley. Bryan's free silver
prophecy proved false. Now he has an
other hobby. He calls 1t "imperlali-
ism" In tho idas of Novembpr TIM
votes In the electoral college will be
larger than four years ago. (Cheers).
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a Pertinent Question.