The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-13
To the Republicans Of the River
Front ut Bellaire-1o,ooO Peo-
pie Were Present
THE GREATEST ENTHUSIASM
Prevailed Throughout the speech-A
Is Fine Street Demonstration
X Preceded the Meeting.

Marching clubs and Republicans were
represented from every section Of the
county and from the opposite side OF
the river.
On account Of u freight wreck on the
Baltimore &; Ohio road, Senator Fora
ker was delayed and did not arrive
from Barnesvllle until a late hour.
when he was entertained Mt the Hotel
Windsor. from which place he pros
ceedcd In the parade to the speakers
stand.
The parade was formed Mt the Hotel
Windsor and marched through the
principal streets up to the speaking
stand.
Senator Fornker's speech was plain
and logical and his arguments were SO
convincing thar anyman with reasoning
| faculties could understand and be con-
vlnced. The Impression he left will
count when the votes are cast In No
vember.
There cun be no doubt left In the
minds OF his hearers of the attitude OF
the Republican party toward trusts.
and that the laws Of this country will
be brought to bear upon them. Scna-
tor Foraker exhibited none of the old
time "bloody shirt" feeling. but on the
| other hand his speech was full OF the
milk OF human kindness, and he be-
| slowed pity upon those who have been
so unfortunate rs to pitch their tents
In the camp ground commanded b.
William Jennings Bryan. There are
those who at heart are patriotic and
| l,t.t,N = laeIt - u L., tatr
country, who have been mlsled by the
fallacies and isms Of the man from Me-
| braska. These are the ones TO whom
our commiscration should be given and
who deserve aid and succor to relieve
them from the false positions which
they occupy.
| His whole speech was one of the most
succlnct and thorough addresses from
political and logical standpoint made
In this community this year. The at
tentlon OF his hearers was held from
the beginning to the end Of his speech.
and the only Interruptions were when
he was rociferously appluudedF by the
mighty multitude that listened to the
eloquent senator Not an incident oc-
CURED to mar the raot attention with
which his remarks were received.
He commenced his able address by
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the national ticket, but also the state
and county ticket. He reviewed the
campaign from 1884 and mentioned the
predictions made by the Democrats at
this time. In proof OF the statement
| that these predictions were In no wise
| fulfilled. he mentioned the fact that the
per cent bonds OF the United States
are now worth 105 In any market OF the
world, and that they were purchased at
this price and paid for in gold dollars
that are worth a hundred cents. He
also showed how, instead OF the nation
having to so abroad to sell her bonds,
as the Democrats predicted we would
have to do, other nations are coming
to the markets Of this country to sell
their bonds.
THE predictions OF Bryan nt that
time" he said, were as far from the
actual results as Noah's recommended
tion for n system Of irrigation. instead
OF building the ark. would have been.
"The question In 1896" he said. was
How can VIC secure prosperity
"Thc prosperity we already have. The
proposition !s SO plain that all can un-
derstand 1t. The Democrats tell you
that the trusts are to be the ruinat'on
of the country. Well. we have the same
trusts and the fact IS TO be regretted
But for all that we are better on than
under Democratic rule, for then no.
body. would trust anybody. Bryan
never was so happy since the day he
was nominated, as when he heard that
the miners had struck In the anthracite
conl regions OF Pennsylvania, and he
was never more sorry than when he
heard the difficulty was about settled.
| Under, Democratic rule the men
strike because they have nothing to do;
under Republican administration they
strike because they cannot agree upon
a scale. 1t Is so with trusts: you can't
have them unless you have capital. But
the trusts are like men. some bad and
some good.
"And here let me say that the Repub-
llcan party intends TO throttle the bad
ones SO far as possible. and we have
demonstrated our ability to handle the
affairs OF this country to the best ad-
vantage OF the people who inhabit It..
Bryan tells us the paramount issue Is
imperialism. and takes as his founda-
tlon our policy IN the Philippine Is
lands.
when the battlcship Maine was de-
stroyed. while lying at anchor Mt a
place assigned by a representative OF
the Spanish government while under
treaty relations, the President and the
people OF the nation felt that It was n
time to take up arms. Yet even In the
face OF this the people waited for sew
ernl weeks. patiently and quietly. until
| the report of the commission appointed
to investigate the AFFAIRS was received.
Up to this time, / venture the assertion
that not twenty-five members OF both
houses Of Congress had heard OF the
Philippine islands.
Nov, let US see what called thelrat-
| tention to them. At the time Spain an
swercd our offer Of friendly interven-
| tion with declaration OF war, we had
great commercial interests in China.
japan and other countries. and had n
fleet at Hong Kong TO create and pro-
tect these interests. According to IN
ternntional law, war ships OF other
countries are barred from the ports OF
all nations, that retain neutrality re-
latlons. Here was our fleet In the neu-
tral port. compelled to get out within
twenty-four hours. and no place to so
except San Francisco, 1000 miles away.
"Thcn 1t was that the Importance OF
n port In that hemisphere was recoB-
nIzod a study Of the map showed TO
President Mckinley and his cabinet
that the Philippine islands was point
from where our interests In these for
elgn countries could be protected.
Dewey was Informed that the Spanish
fleet was anchored In Manila Bay and
| that he could hunt It up and take Its
place. Dcwey's subsequent actions are
too well known to give extended de-
scriptIon. Suffice It to say. that he fol-
| lowed Instructions literally. The bay
was entered and the fleet destroyed In
one OF the most magnificent naval bat
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