The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18
REPUBLICANS
HOLD RALLIES
TWO DISTRICTS.
The Islanders Reorganize the Logan
Club, and Hear Addresses by
tsgt Several Speakers.
THE GOSPEL OF PROSPERITY
Preached Eloquently and Effectively.
Arbenz and Nesbitt in Union
District Last Night.

1 The Republicans of Madison district
met at Myers hall last night and or
ganized a Rough Rider regiment. Be-
fore the meeting opened they were ad-
dressed by George LaughlIn,. candidate.
for the house of delegates, and Charles
il. Schuck. Charles Watkins called the
meeting to order and they organized by.
lclecting Benjamin Allison temporary
chairman, and Charles Watkins secre.
jtary.
Mr.. Allison opened the meeting with u
stirring speech that brought forth lib
;eral applause. He said the campaign
should not be lost through apathy. In
i'92 such an apathy had placed Mr..
Cleveland in the chair. The Democrats
could not carry the country unless they
carried West Virginia. This state was
the opening wedge to the solid south.
He advised that they put their should
ers to the wheel and aid in this cam.
spalgn through the Influence OF clubs.
The Republican party had been good
and faithful servant and should be con-
tinued in power.
4 George Laughlin was the next speaker.
He said we should take an active and
progressive interest In politics.. The
Republican party had made us the
greatest nation Of to-day. There was
an increase IS per head in the per Cap
I ita circulation in the four years of INC.
Kinley's administration. West Virgin
Ia was the second state In the produce
ton Of coal. It would not be long until
she was first. The mountains OF the
slate were filed with these blacl, da-
monds. The Gay was not far distant
when We should send Goa. to the utter,
most parts Of the world. The reins Of
government should be kept in the
hands OF the PARTY that had made the
country what It is. (Applnuse.)
Mr. Schuck's Address.
Attorney Charles ]. Schuck was the
next speaker and he was greeted
with applause as he assembled the aisle.
He said he mad been out in the state,
trying to arouse the people from their
lethargy and join the Republican party
in its progressive march. There was a
feeling Of apathy in various sections OF
the state. In Tyler and Wetzel coun-
ties they. were Just awakening and
were beginning to do good work.
Thara u.ora tu-o NJ ,tta.
US on two great platforms. We could
readily understand these platforms
and what the parties Will do. The peo
Pile and not the party should select
what was to be the paramount issue.
By the full dinner pail was not meant
that we were to have our stomachs full
so that We could go to the polls ard
vote. 1t was meant so tina, when thr
laborlng man leaves his wife for Ills
work she can say. John. put coffee,
meat, vegetables and pie In your. hncls.
et, and. thank God. everything Is paid
fort"
Bryan had suId that Imperialism was
the paramount Issue. No sensible per-
son thought there was anything at all
In that question. Bryan's actions are
not consistent with his words. Would
the man who went to the front in '61
and barred his bosom to Confederate
bullets. enslave us and become an en-
peror over US? Nobody had any grave
fear about the result.
A few short years ago. down In down
trodden Cuba they were praying to be
freed from the yoke of Spain. The cry
reached zig. The cool and calm Nc
kinley said, Lets go SLOW" Demo.
cratic senators denounced the PresI.
dent because they said he would not
act. When the proper time arose Nc
Kinley said, I'VE are ready now; let's
strike decisive blow" AS result
the Spanish nation was humbled as
she never was before.
The Treaty of Paris.
Referring TO the Paris treaty, Mr..
Schuck said that had It not been for
Bryan 1t would have been rejected by
the senate. When the treaty was about
to. be read in the senate Mr.. Bryan took
off his. coloncl's coat for civilians dress,
cracks the whip, swings seventeen
Democratic senators in line and the
result was the ratification OF the treaty.
It was inconsistent for Bryan to say
our course In the Philippines was not
right. He aided and nbetted In this
course. Bryan said we were governing
them without their consent. The Dem
ocrats before the time OF Lincoln took
in Florida, Texas. Louisiana and the
great northwest and never said any
thing ut that time about the consent OF
the governed. Only few short weeks
ago these self-same Democrats that
cry about the consent Of the governed
DISTINGUISHED thousands OF negros in
the south.
Mr.. Schuck said It was almost un-
necessary to talk about trusts. Those
who WED in glass houses should not.
throw stones. Bryan said that those.
Democrats that we're in trusts were not
good Democrats and were not wanted
in the party. Augustus Van Wyck. the