The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-09

anu % tHere WIS great distress. Pe0-
Pile looked about for remedies. ,f.SIany
were willing TO try a quack doctor like
Bryan and quack medicine like 10 TO
!. But now you want no medicine,
and you Will vote yourselves Into four
more years OF wise Administered ton and
prosperity. And you will do 1t by vot-
Ing for Mckinley. (Cheers.)
Militarism.
But Bryan talks about milltarism.
Now let's see. We have had some. gem
erals in our government. You began
with Washington for eightryaars, and
he would not have third 'term.N No
danger, from mllitarism there. No man
was more beloved. Then we come down
to Andrew Jackson. the idol OF the
Democracy The Whlgs called him n
tyrant, and said he was u usurpeH But
we escaped militarism. Then came
Grant, and Grant was about as big q
general as YOU make 'em. (Cheers:)
He retired after two terms, and no
liberties were endangered. And In
those days We had an army OF 1 ZOO. 600.
But Bryan says with that big army In
the Philippines our liberties are In
danger. But US long as Bryan helps
Asuinaldo and the army is kept In the
philippines they will be no menace to
Americans at home. (Cheers.)
This country was never In danger
from Its army until Bryan entered IL,
Haughter) God help. us II Bryan had
got into fight. But happily Bryan
did not get into3a fight. and so we es-
cnEed. 1t Is not square for Bryan to
abuse his old comrades, nor is II fair
FOR him to critlcise the treaty, after he
secured It's confirmation. l
He spoke Tonight because he loved
the old Democrats: because he wanted
them to stand for the country's honor
and an honest currency, SO we can look
nll the world in the face, the peers Of
any nation. 5aH ,Edl =
He would not have been for McKin-
ley If the Democrats had adhered to
their time-honored doctrines. But in
cnndor he would say that no other
President had raised this country to
the position 1t occupies. to-day. For
the first time the voice OF America is
heard potentially in the councils of the
world. Every European cabinet wants
to know our position In the Chinese
question. And our advice will be tfol-
lowed, and American influence Sand
trade VIII vastly Increase In the east.
To the Soldiers.
He wanted to speak to the old sol.
diers-both, Union and Confederate, for
we are one. And for Mckinley It must
be said that he has done more than
any other to bring north and south to-
Gether. And the south has prospered
under Mckinley. Look at Alabama;
no state has prospered more When
SnnntCh ,,
commissioned southerners. Lee.
w seller and others became boys in
blue again. (Cheers) In the future
enemies of the United States must face
!S,0o0.O0o people under one flag. 81 don't
know how you facl. but want four
years more OF It," said General SIckles,
In conclusion. The general was warmly
applaudad as he closed.
Or. ASchmann next introduced Hon.
Q. e. Williams. former consul at Ma
Mia. who stood on the bridge with
Dewey In the battle OF Manila Bay.
Consul Williams.
If his hoarse voice was Indicative, he
had been in the heat Of political battle,
said Mr.. Williams. He felt 1t an espe-
clnl honor to face this magnificent au-
dience. Looking at the new map of the
world. you will see that Spain has pait-
cd with more acres than she now pos
sesses. Continuing. he told of the re-
sources Of the Philippines, with an area
equal to Great Britain and Ireland.
They have four times the area and
three times the population of Cuba and
Porto Rico. To come nearer home. they
have greater area than New England.
with New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania thrown In. There are 1876 cit
les OF 10000 or more inhabitants. Ma
Mia, Pearl of the Orient, has 100000
people. or 100000 with It's suburbs-and
all under the American flag. They sup
ported ten years ago, 1000. 900 to Il. OOO.-
600 people. and exported largely Of eli
CARS, hemp and sugar. One cigar fac
tory employs 10000 people. There are
also exports of cocoa, hides timber,
etc. The climate is admirable. There
Is always abundant rainfall. The tenn
perature never gets lower than IS or
higher than 30. He had never seen so
cold day as this there.
Bryan.
Bryan came to the front in 1886, a
Populist. There are Democrats and
Democrats. We had a Democrat sit
ting on this desk tonight. hero Of the
clvll war. too much of a Democrat to
follow Bryan. (Cheers.) Bryan has
two planks. free trade and free silver,
Speaking of silver. Mr.. Williams told of
It's use as currency In the Philippines:
since 1872 the Mexican dollar has been
used there constantly. and so II re-
mains. But the American soldier came
there with the American paper money,
gold and copper pennies, and with Nc
kinley and 100 cents back of every dol
lar. For one American dollar in the
philippines you can get two of the
Mexican dollars. The speaker told
some amusing incidents OF the use of
the bulky iifty-cent dollars. and COM
pared the gold standard with silver to
the latter's obvious disadvantage. The
speaker was heartily applauded at this
point.
The speaker exhibited n free silver
dollar of $50 grains weight, and said
the American silver dollar of 412lL
grains Is worth more. Throw both into
the markets OF the world. and Mr.. Bry-
an says both will bring back gold
standard dollar. Is 1t possible? No, no,
common sense will tell you It isn't.
How the Tariff Works.
Continuing. Mr.. Williams dwelt on
the protective tariff, and told OF the in
dustrial distress that followed the cleo
ton of Cleveland In 1892. Cleveland
said we must have free wool, and the
price of sheep went down as low as
twenty-five cents head In the west.
and he had many flocls offered him In
western New York at 81 head. What
was the result Of McKinley's election?
The sheep have Increased In number
more than 100000 and In value over
$5OOO0,00G. He did not believe the peo-
pie would again commit such mistake
as that OF 1892. The lesson Is too re-