Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-24


ton district was conducted last night
at Main and Fourth streets. The
speakers of the evening were the Hon.
John o. Pendleton, that sterling and
gifted Democrat of this city, and the
Rev. Mr.. McDermott, of Pittsburg,
who until four years ago was Re-
publican. The vacant lot in which
the stand was erected, is especially
adapted for an open air meeting. The
stand rests on the ground about twenty
| feet below the pavement, the slope
! forming a natural ampitheater Dur
F, ing the speaking this entire space was
packed and the west pavement OF the
street besides. The crowd was various
J ly estimated between 1000 and 1900
people.
| The speakers were escorted to the
meeting place by the Young Mems
Democratic Club, headed by Meister's
brass band, and the Bryan Escort Club.
| The Washington District Democratic
Club met the escort at Main and Tenth
streets, and fell in line in the rear.
| The Webster and Richie district clubs
also turned out for the meeting, ar
irving very shortly after the escort.
| The irwin club, of Centre district fol-
lowed these two. All the turnouts were
very creditable, and the last arriving
delegations were roundly cheered as
they wheeled into the place of meet
! ing.
| On the platform were number OF
North End Democrats, vice presidents
of the meeting Mr.. Robert l.. Frazier
was announced as chairman of the
meeting. He introduced Mr.. Pendle-
ton as the first speaker of the evening.
After the formal greeting, during
which he remarked upon the unusual
magnitude of the crowd, he said he was
also glad to note the presence of so
many Republicans. There have been
such large numbers of Republicans
lately at Democratic meetings that the
Intelligencer has found it necessary to
! say that one-haf or two-thirds of the
| attendants were Republicans. The
speaker said he was glad to know this,
since the Democratic speakers this
campaign are versed in truths which,
| if they can only be spread broadcast
among Democrats and Republicans
alike, will end in Mr.. Bryan's being
seated in the Presidential chair as a
result Of the coming November cleo
| tion
| The speaker went on to say that he
wished to show his hearers why the
Republican party should be turned
down by popular ballot. If they were
satisfied he was right, then 1t was the
solemn duty Of all who have the well
fare of their country at heart to vote
for Mr.. Bryan and Democratic Con-
gress. But If, on the other hand, they
were satisfied that the present admin
istrations policy was for a good to the
country, then it was just as much
their duty to vote the Republican
| ticket
| He said the present administration
| claims to have restored prosperity to
the American people. He denounced
the statement as untrue. The Republi-
oan party has not placed one law on
the statute books that is in any way re-
| sponsible for the prosperity of the peo-
| pie, while all their legislation has been
for protection of the great monopolies.
| He then took up the subject of the
Mckinley tariff, and proved it to be
| The Direct Cause
of the general business depression from
| 1892 to 1898. In 1890, with no call for
an increased tariff on importations, the
| Mckinley bill was introduced and
| passed. What was the result? Under
the stimulation of increased prices ow-
ing to the prevention of foreign COM
petition new industries sprang up ev-
erywhere, and at length within less
than two years the increase in produc-
| ton was one hundred per cent, and
| yet the increase in consumption was
only ten per cent. Everyone knows
the result Factories shut down all
over the country, and thousands Of
men were thrown out of employment.
| Mr.. Pendleton then took up and fully
| discussed the trusts issue, during
| which he said the Republican party
promised to rectify them if elected,
but owing to the fact that they have
fostered them and done absolutely moth
| ing towards their rectification the
party could not oe trusted.
| In dealing with the issues of militar-
| ism and imperialism he quoted Cap
| tain Dovener as having said, on the
/ occasions of his addresses in New
Martinsville and Moundsville, that Mr..
Bryan was as much responsible for
the present situation in the Philippines
as either Mckinley or Mark Hanna
The speaker said that since Mr.. Dow
ener did not know enough to either try
| to conceal his ignorance behind a
closed mouth or to willingly deceive the
people, in which case he would have
at least been given decent burial In
November, he will now be inferred in
some political potter's field between
here and the gulf He then showed, by
quoting the Congressional Record, how
absolutely false and foolish such q
statement was
In closing he pledged them that Mr.
| Bryan would either in case of his cleo
| ton or defeat continue to pronty&
only the interests of the people. Mr.
Bryan is a truthful man, he said, and
will carry out every pledge and prom
| Use. II he is elected he said they would
| finds the country's return to the good
| old Democratic principle of govern
nent, which affords special privileges
to none and laws. for the equal rights
of all.
Mr.. Pendleton closed amid a wild