The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-13
LACKED ENTHUSIASM.
Tho Democratic Meeting at the North
End a Cold, Chilly and Mute AZ
fair-The Address by W. R. Ryan,
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In striking contrast with the. Re-
publican meetings that have been held
in the North End was the Democratic
meeting at the head OF Seventh street,
last evening, addressed by the Hon. W.
4. Ryan, e1-congressman from Roch-
ester, N. Y. a crowd Of about four
hundred persons. mostly Republicans,
gathered about the stand and before
the speaker concluded half OF these left.
A parade Of clubs from the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth wards marched over
the principal streets before the mcoting
and endeavored to stir up some .enthu-
slasm. but-that quality was lacking as
much during the parade as at the meet
ing, where a funereal hush greeted all
Of Mr.. Ryan's statements. Tho speaker
confined himself to the inane nccusa-
administration and his address
throughout was mere negation. r. L.
Frazier called the meeting to order and
introduced the Hon. W. r Ryan as the
speaker OF the evening. He arose and
began amid solemn stiffness that
must have caused his heart to sink deep
within him. 1900 E5.Et
He said great gold discoveries were
made at Cape Nome In Alaska and 1t
Ind increased the gold circulation
greatly. Prosperity. he said. was due
largely to the increase OF circulation OF
money In this country. The Spanish
American war took 900 men from
this country. He said that the men
who did not fulfill their promises were
the men who were responsible for the
unprosperous conditions in this coun-
try. He referred to the Spanish Amer
lean war and said resolution was In
troduced into Congress-, but was never
passed. He said commission was ap-
pointed to investigate the blowing UP
CT the Maine. They tarried week after
week until they were finally forced by
the people OF this country Into making
report. When they made that re-
port. he sn!d, It was a whitcwnsh. He
said the administration had the grasp
Ing OF the Island Of Cuba in view as
their only object. E14
The speaker went on making many
charges against the administration. but
not offering one argument for the sup
port OF the Democratic ticket. He said
war tax wa: snddled oni US
and the money was bursting the
treasury. The Democrats wanted so per
cent OF that tax taken off In order
that We would not be burdened with
them. The consumer and sender was
the one that paid the tax. He sud the
charges he made were q perfect In
dictment against the administration.
The speaker next attacked the at
torncy general. and said that It was be
cause he was trust lawyer that he
was appointed to office. He accused
the Republicans of not being a unit on
the trust question, The Republicans,
he said. claimed an amendment to the
constitution was the only femedy for
trusts. He then falsely declared that
even Republican speakers said that: the
only remedy was state laws against
them. He, said that there was diver
sity Of opinion among Republicans ms
to tho existence OF trusts. when every
one knows that all Republican speak
crs admit the existence OF. trusts.
The speaker then delivered TRADE