The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-10
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the black man his constitutional right
Of suffrage. Z, e - .s'i
Then there isithe cry OF milItarism. i
don KNOW now you feel about It, but
we nave 10000, 0cQ people and less than
loV.VoO soluiers, and itoccurs 10 me that
depressing 10000 people. Yo,, can't
convince the American peonIa, that
there Is any set OF men In this country
who would haul down tina Ting and
erect an empire dedicated to imperiul-
sism.' (Cheers.) -
one OF the candidates for governor
IN THIS state said 1t was be tier to, pull
down the nag than to tear up the con-
stltution-it wasn't the Republican cau-
dldntc. he's too smart to say ANYTHING
like that. Ny friends, 7 want to saw
that that does not come with good grace
from the party that assaIled the IInIon
and disfranchised 1000, 900 citizens. 4 il
don't believe even the Democratic marty
wants to pull down the flag from where
II is now flying" II / 5i7lTT7
Concluding. Judge Freerl told the
story OF the young color sergeant
with sherman's army on the march to
Atlanta and the sea: how he crept out
IN advance OF his regiment bearing aloft
the stars and Stripes, and the colonel
yelled out, Boy. come back to the regi-
ment with the flag" and the boy cried
out In reply: mo, colonel, bring YOUR
regiment IN to the nas:s belongs
here, Wherever our glorious flag OF
Stars and Stripes goes let our aid and
confidence go With 1t. Great applause).
T. NJ. ~ m IN
Z During Judge Fraer's speech Senator
Burrows had arrived upon the platform,
and was received with great enthusl-
asm. AT the conclusion of the Freer
speech. Chairman Laughlln introduced
the senator. and the reception he got
was most enthusiastic, and evidently
pleased the. Michigan man immensely
Il VIII not on this warm evening I'M
pose upon you a lengthy address," sail
the senator in opening, Especially after
the magnificent argument OF nv friend
here. turning to Congressman Fraer
who bowed his acknowledgment of the
compliment. II want to make clear, If
possible. to the people OF West Virginia
the Significance OF this campaign, and
make you seq that our opponents are
attempting to secure control OF the gov.
ernment by false pretenses. They are
not honest or sincere and are really
seeking TO deceive the American people
This talk Of Imperialism and militarism
Is nothing but blind to alarm and get
the thought of the people away from
the real Issue, knowing, Us they do
that, II the mask were stripped off and
the people saw Just what the Demo-
crazy would do II successful. they would
scarcely carry 4 state north OF the Ma
son and Dixon line. OF course they can
carry the states south Of that line for
any thing at any time. and the Republic
can party is at great disadvantage
because OF the fact that they have near
ly half OF the country carried In ad-
vance without struggle. 1t is unfor
tunate. but 1t Is true.
W. Is Not an Emperor.
But want to make the issue plain.
We are about to elect President OF the
United States. He Is not an emperor;
he Is not dictator-he Is a public SER
want, the public mental OF Ii. 000, 900 pao-
pie. know Of no sovereigns in this
country-except the soveraigns see be-
fore me tonight. (Cheers.) II this
government Is ever destroyed, you will
destroy it-no President. senator or
member OF ConGress-by your indirer-
ence or failure to elect the right candi-
date.
This campaign means more than III,
election OF President. You elect 4 ma
tional house OF representatives, for
every member OF that body lays down
his commission. So the election means
an entire changing OF the house. More
than that. we are to elect state legisin-
lures that Will choose thirty United
States senator's, one-third Of the mem
bsrshlp of that body. The fathers
wisely provided that one-third of that
body should go out every two years, SO
that Its personnel would be constantly
changing and new blood be Infused
and SO thirty go out this year Now
you see that n change OF President
means more than n change In the ex-
ecutive. 1t means 4 change OF party.
More. 1t means change OF public poll
cy. For II a change of party does not
mean change OF policy an election is
meaningless, They propose not only TO
elect Bryan and a senate and house Of
representatlves-they do 1t to accom-
plish certain results. And what Is their
purpose? What is back OF Mckinley;
what Is back OF Bryan?-thats your
business. ''
Only Nine Candidates.
There are only nine gentlemen who
want to be President. The ninth can-
didate came out only this week. Nine
gentlemen going around the country
peddlinS buttons! Nice business isn't
It? Just like Washington: Just like
jefferson. Iaughtcr). You have nine
gentlemen to vote for, but everybody
knows that either Mckinley or Bryan
will be elected. The seven others won't
receive n single electoral vote, and
might Just as well rot run. But many
people will vote for one or other of
these candidates. OF course your vote
will not count for anything, except TO
give, you practice with the Australian
ballot. Uaughter). And some time in the
future you will know how to vote.
You Will elect either Mckinley or
Bryan. One or the other And l want
TO say TO YOU confdentiaiiy-I' would
not have 1t known generally for any
thing-that 1t won't be Bryan. tGreat
cheerlng). 'E
why? Because the people know what
the election means. The Democratic
party has declared for the Chicago plnt-
form. They believe now what they. be-
lleved In 1896. Then they declared the
protective tariff n violation OF the con-
,stltution. and that they would do away
With 1t; they did and they will do 1t
again. II there Is one thing they be-
licve more than another 1t IS the princi- |
pie OF free trade. They not only re-
affirmed the Chicago platform, but they
singled out that abomination of all
abominations-the cheap dollar. They
want 10 make cheap dollars and then go
out OF business.
Cheap Money and Free Trade.
'Thc election of Bryan means free
trade. also cheap money and the de-
struction OF the public credit. To his |
credit be 1t said that Cleveland main-