Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-26

Last evening, in Benwood, at the
corner of Sixth and Main streets, the
Democrats held one of the biggest
meetings held in Benwood. The aud
fence was very enthusiastic and at
times interrupted the speakers with
applause. The speakers of the even
ing were the Hon. Patrick O'Farrell,
of Washington, D. c., and Jacob lngen-
thron, well-known attorney of Chi
cage. Joseph Mahood called the meet
ing to order and announced that John
McMann had been chosen chairman
of the meeting, with the following list
of vice presidents:
s John Deegan, l.. D. Dolbeare, Sam
uel Munnise, Thomas P. Deegan, Pat
rick Fronnen, Robert Kincaid, G. W..
Furbee, Thomas Gately, Morris Pen
dergraff, Michael Deegan, John Slipp-
ner, Louis Goche, ST., August Hayte
and Henry Myers.
Mr.. McMann, in a neat speech, COM
plimented the audience on their large
turnout, and introduced the Hon. Pat
rick OFarrell as the first speaker OF
the evening.
Mr.. O'Farrell opened his address
in an interesting manner, requesting
the attention of those who differed
and those that agreed with him. Four
years ago, he said, he was speaking
for the Republican party and for Nc
Kinley. The Democrats paid atten-
ton to me then and l now ask the
same of the Republicans at this meet
ing, when l give my reasons for
campaign.
The issues involved in this cam
paign are more important than those
involved four years ago. The issue
is not dollars and carrots. 1t is whether
we shall take colonies by force and
treat them the same as the powers of
Europe treat their colonies. 1t is i'm
perialism. The Democrats are OPP
posed to it. Mckinley, in his message
of acceptance, devoted three-fourths of
the message to imperialism. He then
defined what Imperialism was in a
clear way. Imperialism is when a ma
tion goes 10000 miles away and takes
another country by force. give them
just what liberties they think is good
for them and make their laws for
them at the other side of the world.
This is Imperialism, whether it is de-
clared by William Mckinley or the
Car of Russia
He then spoke of the treatment the
philippines had received from the
United States after they had fought
to help the United States defeat Spain
and achieve their own independence.
After Manila was captured the Span
ish Queen and Mckinley entered into
a treaty. Mckinley at this time did
not know whether to give the island
ers their independence and retain Ma
nilla, or to retain an island for a coal
ing station, or to retain the entire
archipelago. Dewey advocated the
keeping of only a coaling station, but
England said to Mckinley, "You can
not set up republic down there so
near to English possessions without
causing trouble to her majesty in her
ISLANDS. There are too many re-
publics now. There are two now in
Africa we want to crush out" At last
Mckinley decided to give Spain s20,-
coo, 900 and keep the islands. While
We were crushing the life out of the
Philippines, England was crushing the
life out of the two South African re-
publics.
Mckinley is responsible for the loss
of these two republics. England would
not have fired shot in Africa if we
had not had an understanding with
them.
You cannot buy the sovereignty of a
people with money. The people them
selves must have say in all matters
of Importance. In kingdom the people
must be consulted through their repre-
sentatives. Queen Victoria could not
have become Queen If the representa-
tives of the people had not given their
consent, and the Prince of Wales could
not become King We're the Queen to
die, without this consent.
We speak of this country as being a
free country, and all the people have
equal rights. Yet here William McKin-
ley attempts to purchase the sovereign
ty of people for $4,000. 900. They say
Aguinaldo made war on the United
States and was treacherous. He spoke