The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
LINCOLN AND M'KINLEY."
Bishop Fowler Pays high Tribute to
the Presldent-An Exponent Of
Sound Republican Doctrine.

Sound Republican Doctrine. Il
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-ThIs evening the
Right Rev. Bishop Fowler. of Buffalo,
N. Y. spoke TO great assemblage in
the Auditorium under the auspices Of
the Marquette Club. on Lincoln and
Mckinley" The bishop spoke for two
hours, holding the close attention OF Ills
hearers. At times the applause was
tremendous.
Bishop Fowler said in part: a
Il am Invited here to talk under the
auspices OF the Marquette club upon
two providential men, Lincoln and Nc
Kinley. In coupling these names In
this order we are following the logical
order, from knowledge to faith, from
that which we know to that which we
believe, All men honor Lincoln to-day.
All men will honor Mckinley to-mo"-
row."
Summary Of Commercial Conditions.
He gave a brief summary of COM
mercial conditions existing In the Uni
ted States In 1896. Forty per cent of
the railroads were In the hands OF re-
ceivers. one quarter OF twenty million
laboring men were Idle and one-tea.h
Of twenty millions more working on re-
duced time or wages. Our annal eH-
ports had diminished to 5000 600. 900; our
bank deposits had been reduced to
s197. 100000. Business failures had in
creased from 10000 under Harrison. to
5000 under Cleveland. Farm products
were not worth raising and farmers
could not pay interest on their mort
cages. Merchants were helpless, fac
tories were closed, furnaces were cold.
wall, nhttt INV,. t,tr >,
brought about by competition with for
cign cheap labor by free trade.
As to Bryan's Prophecy.
Continuing. Bishop Fowler said that
In 1886 Bryan prophcsied that Republic
can success would mean four years
more OF such conditions and he outlined
existing commercial conditions to show
that these predictions had failed.
Taking up the subject Of expansion he
said, in part: E
"As a believer In American history.
am IN exranslonlst. It is Republican
doctrine and Democratic practice. Ex-
panslon Is the law of Saxon life. When
he accepted Individual Accountability d.
rectly to God, without the Intervention
OF any man, then God gave Himself re.
lance. and sent him about the Job OF
subdu!ng and saving the world. and He
Is out and at It. The effort to sweep
back the tide OF the ocean Is more GER
tain to win than the men who stake
their success fighting eHrans:oa: for
they arc fighting not merely Mckinley
and the Rough Rider and tho American
people, but they are also fighting the re-
sistless force running through all ages
OF nature. the force OF natural selection.
and they are also fighting Gods eter-
nal purpose to elevate the races.
Expansion IN Our Blood.
Expansion Is in our blood. in our his
tory, In our religion. It is our destiny.
ITO call expansion imperialism Is ell
Their foolish or inslncere. or both. No
department Of the government could
usurp supreme power. Congress could
not do It. The senate could not un-
dertnke 1t. The President. least Of oil,
could resist the people. He is under
the law always. He Is able only to exc
cute the will OF the people. The only
possible emperor Is the absolute power
above Congress. above the supreme
court. above the P:csIItnt,-77.coo. 600
people.
eli Mckinley Is elected he will con-
tInua the protective tariff. Ee Will re-
tain the gold standard: h. will keep our
flag floating over all our territory. pre-
serving our national honor: he will hold
the United States up 20 the front rs a
world power: secure thr open door for
trade and the Gospel, and help TO per-
petuntc civilization. thus fastening the
end of heathenlsm and the Chr!st!anlza-
linn Of the world" M