Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-18


Promises-The Outlook Very En-
couraging for Democracy.
The first of series Of Democratic rail-
lies was held last evening at Benwood.
and the principal speaker was Hon. NJ.
Van Pelt, of Moundsville, who gave
thorough exposition OF local and State
affairs. There was a large gathering
of Marshall county voters present, and
the meeting was frequently punctuated
by applause and cheers. The speakers
stand, located at Main and Sixth
streets, was gaily decorated with flags,
red, white and blue streamers and Chi
nese lanterns, and was well lighted
The portraits of Bryan and Stevenson
were conspicuously displayed.
Joseph Mahood called the meeting
to order, and Harvey c. Whitney was
chosen as chairman. After accepting
the honor in well chosen words, Mr..
Whitney gave a brief review of the
political situation throughout the coun-
try, and then introduced Mr.. Van Pelt
amid an outburst of enthusiasm.
In his opening remarks, the speaker
said that he would address his hearers
as fellow citizens, because while they
might represent the Democrats, Re-
publicans, Populists and Prohibition
lists, he felt assured that they were all
American citizens with one common
object in view. The Democratic prin-
ciples appealed to the consideration and
sentiments of the masses.
1T was under the leadership of An
drew Jackson that the common people
marched across the Rio. Grande to the
capital city and under the stars and
stripes made Texas a free and indie
pendent State. 1t was the common
people, under the guidance of Abraham
Lincoln. that raised the starry banner
of freedom to loftier and nobler height
and made the people of this country
free, independent and united. 1t was
also the common people that elected
Grover Cleveland, and let me assure
you that it will be the same people that
will rally to the election Of William
Jennings Bryan"
Comparison of Platforms.
Mr.. Van Pelt then favored the audi
,,oo until, o,otot;opo from tho renOrtS
OF various State institutions, and took
occasion to remark that the political
parties are judged solely by their re-
spective acts and declarations. He
also compared in detail the platforms
of the Democratic and Republican par
ties, clearly showing that one was the
sentiments of Thomas Jefferson while
the other was the sentiments of Stephen
B. Elkins.
1.-THE next Legislature, from all in
dications, will elect from the abund-
ance of material available for the pur-
pose, Democrat versed in the school
ing OF jefferson and Lincoln, an anti
imperialist and a sworn enemy OF
trusts. In the Charleston platform
have found this indictment against the
Democracy: We denounce the Demo-
cratic leaders Of this State for the re-
peated counting out of Republican Off
GERS who were honestly elected, for
their rapes of the ballot, and for fraud
and corruption in elections This is
rather suggestive, and the master mind
which wrote ii must have been dream
dng-yes, dreaming of those eighty
thousand fraudulent votes cast in the
Republican city of Philadelphia under
the supervision and skillful engineer
holders who emigrated from Washing
ton to accomplish that purpose in be-
half of the great party of God and
morality. He must also have been
dreaming of the counting out of Samuel
]. Tilden in 1876, of Senator Kidd by
the last Republican Senate of this
State; also the counting out of our
own j. w. Dunlevy, who was in the
race for Commissioner of the County
Court of Marshall county, and of John
T. McGraw, who ran for a seat in the
Senate.
Charges of Corruption.
There will also be some counting