Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-09
THE MEETING LAST Night.
REPUBLICANS FOUND 1T NECEs-
SARY TO RESORT TO MIS-
REPRESENTATION
TO GET OUT A LARGE CROWD.
Considering the Remarkable Effort
which Was Made, the Meeting
Was a Failure-Gold Democrats
Had Nothing to Do With the Az
fair-GeneraI Sickles Failed to
Arouse Enthusfasni.


Arouse Enthusiasm.
The Republican leaders must have
anticipated a frost at the meeting last
night. They made extraordinary Ell
forts to get out d crowd TO hear SlcKles
and Williams, notwithstanding their
knowledge that many strangers would
be in the city, and any political meet
ing would draw from this transient pop
ulation. The local Democratic COM
mittee could have had Hon. A. E. stew
enson here last night, but understood
that the German Day committees did
not desire any political tinge to their
celebration, and as mark of courtesy
to the committees postponed the stew
enson meeting until this morning.
The Republicans, on the contrary,
bent every energy to make their meet
ing one of the biggest OF the campaign.
Four companies of the Rough Riders,
the Six Footers, and the Elkins cadets
turned out as an escort, and constl-
tuted the major portion OF the crowd
that listened to the speeches. The at
tendance was very small before MT.
Williams had finished. His speech was
a creditable effort, but Gen. Slckles was
rather disappointing and failed 10
arouse any enthusiasm.
The Intelligencer published a long
list of Vice Presidents yesterday, most
of whom were conspicuous by their aD-
sence from the platform. The lntelll-
gencer stated that the meeting was
Jointly arranged by the Republicans
and Gold Democrats. The Register
was unable to find the alleged Gold
Democrats who assisted in arranging
this straight-out Republican meeting.
To lend probability to this desperate eff
fort to swell the crowd, the names or
several Gold Democrats were published
among the Vice Presidents, without
their knowledge or consent. One OF
these was Gen. Alfred Caldwell.
Gen. Caldwell was indignant about
the use of his name in this connection
without his permission. Il was not
consulted about it at ALL he said, and
my name was not used with my con-
sent l will have nothing to do with
the meeting"
Chairman Aschmann, after the usual
remarks of greeting, introduced Gen
eral Sickles as the first speaker of the
evening
He said he was asked to come over
to Wheeling to talk to the Democrats
and old soldiers who might come 20
hear him. He did not see any sense in
it, as everything pointed to Republican
success. He then went ON to tell few
reasons why Democrats can't vote for
Bryan. He stood there as a Democrat
who would vote for Mckinley. Mr..
Bryan says currency isn't to be consid-
cred this campaign. My friend
will tell you of that after awhile.
Mr.. Bryan stands with two feet
on three platforms, and every platform
says that the currency law must be re-
pealed. All three are either hypocrlt-
ical and false or the currency question
is paramount Mr. Bryan says our lib
erty Is endangered because we have ia
ken to ourselves the Philippines. Bry-
an and Mckinley are equally responsible
for it. Both ratified the treaty and
forced the measure on the people. Inc
only difference is, Mr.. Mckinley stands
up to the work, and Mr. Bryan sneaks
away. | hate man like that. Mr.. Bryan
seems to dislike the American army.
/ am a part Of that army, and l shall
not stand by as a part of 1t and suffer
it to be maligned. That American army
tonight is battling for our rights in
the Philippine Islands, and candidate
should not stand by and give comfort
to our enemies. If that's his Democ-
racy, don't want any OF it.
Mr. Bryan don't want government
by injunction He wants to dissolve
the Supreme Court, and revise it. What
for? TO make it so that its laws shall
be beneficial to Mr. Bryan and his
friends.
/ am opposed to Mr.. Bryan because
firmly and honestly believe that the
prosperity of my country is interested
in his defeat" continued the speaker.
He then went On to give the usual Re-
publican howl of panic in case Mr..
BRYAN should be elected. He spoke OF
the condition of the country's indus
tries during Grover Cleveland's last
term. He prophesied that the country
was going to have four years more OF
prosperity, when Mckinley is elected
IN November.
But, the speaker said, Mr.. Bryan says
we are going to have militarism ii Nc
Kinley is elected, and your liberties will
be endangered. The speaker then
treated the subject by quoting history
Of the country, telling Of the military
presidents Now, my friends, | want
to tell you the only time l was ever
afraid of militarism, continued the
General, was when Bryan joined the
army; for had he won battle. he would
Rave taken charge Of everything, and
our liberty would have bean in danger.
He said history would record William
Mckinley as the greatest President in
lifting up the country to the highest
point in national affairs ever attained.
The cabinets of the world now await
the action of our government.
After discourse on the Spanish war,
during which he gave M. Mckinley all
the credit for bringing the North and
South closer together, he closed his re-
marks by declaring that he wanted to
have four years more of the same adj
ministration.
Chairman Aschmann then introduced
Mr.. Williams.
In opening his address, he said LAS
| unroll before you the map of Greater
America, show to you the vast pos
sessions willed to us by the treaty of
Paris" He then took up the discussion