The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-17
A LARGE
EAST END
MEETING
OF Voters Addressed by the Able and
Eloquent c. I. Weems, Of
st. Clairsville.
A LOGICAL AND EFFECTIVE
Argument Why the Voter Should Cast
q Ballot for the Republican
~ Ticket.

About 1000 persons gathered about
the stand at the corner Of Wood and
Eighteenth strcetslast night to listen to
an able and eloquent exposition Of the
issues from Republican standpoint.
by the Hon. c. L. Weems. Of st. Glars
vile. Mr.. Weoms made one Of his char
ncterIstic speeches, Astounding In witty
stories illustrating his points and hold,
ing the crowd In rapt attention. Mr.
Wcems as stump speaker Is par excel
lent and tho mere fact Of his being
scheduled to make an address Is a mag
net that attracts hundreds. He made a
splendid speech last night notwith-
standing the fact that his voice was
somewhat husky from SO much open abr
speaking. Many times during his ad-
dress he was compelled to des!st talk
Ing until the applause subsidized. The
cheering and applause was pronounced
throughout. 4
Agreat street demonstration preceded
the meeting and all along the line Of
march there was enthusiastic hand
clapping and cheering. The clubs par
ticipatins were the Rough Rider regi-
ment, Ellsins' Cadets. Six Footers and
Travis Cadets. The column was late In
forming and it was nearly 9 o'clock be-.
fore County Chairman Hornish called
the meeting to order. He introduced
William K. McMechen as. chairman OF
the meeting. Mr.. McMechen in a few
well chosen words introduced Hon. c.
L. Weems us the speaker Of the even
Ing. MIR. Weems was cheered Us he
arose to address the crowd. He began
by apologizlng for hoarse voice.
It is an historic Indictment against
the Democratic party in Its long lease
of life before the Civil war it failed to
establish uniform currency. The Re-
publican party gave US a currency that
Is ; as national as our flag. The
Democratic party caused the
greatest panic In our his
tory in '73. by deprecated paper cur
rency. You remember the great rail-
road strikes of qs77. In that year a
Democratic governor was elected in
my own state of Ohio. That was the
darkest hour of our history.
The Republican party appealed to the
sober second thought OF the American
people. It's position was that we should
resume specie payment In this country.
1t was long. hard Republican fight.
We held aloft the Republican banner of
sound money. will say to you this as
to the money question, that the one
thing left to do is to settle 1t. to settle
1t so at the coming election we'll not be
bothered with it any more. 1t is too
bad. that the business Of this country
must be knocked into uncertainty be.
cause the money question must be kick
cd into politics. 1t must be buried so
that the arch-angels trumpet will never
disturb its SAUNDERS. (Cheers.)
Settle 16 to l..
I'll tell you what to do with 16 to /.
Settle 1t with such blow that 1t will
remain settled forever, so that 1t will be
like u man who was dead and when the
reT:alns were sent for the reply came
that There are no remains, he was
Kicked by 4 mule" daughter and
cheers.) lat
The Democrats told Bryan 1t was no
use talking 16 to l was dead, 1t was a
corpse. There Is no use OF resurrecting
corpse. Bryan said. Gentlemen, my
pride Is Involved in this matter. We
will wrap up the deceased and try to
keep him alive for another campaign"
say Mr.. Bryan did not treat the Demo-
cratic party right. FIc eat the dish Of
crow himself and comes before the peo-
pie and never mentions 10 to /.
Mr.. Weems then took up the tariff
question. The President says the pro-
tectivc tariff is an issue this campaign.
When look down this valley realize
1t more and more that the greatest
sight Is the lights OF the Ohio valley
hills. There were discussions as to
whether we could make pottery In this
country or not. William Mckinley had
faith In the genius Of the American
laborer and he thought he could aid
them by the imposition OF q protective
tariff. He thought the same as to the
manufacture Of tin plate, and we all
know the result. Whatever We may
say as to imperialism, the issue OF this
campaign Is whether we can employ
American worklngmen at an honest
days wages.
The one Overwhelming problem OF
American statesmanship IS the honor
able employment OF American labor ut
an honest days wages and thank God
am n member OF the party Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
One Supreme Thing.
Some complaint Is made because
things are high. but say the one su-
prcmc thing is to have money to buy
things whether they are high or low,
Building material is high. OF course It Is,
but people are building, . thing they
didn't do In 1896. Democrats say we
arc taxed to death by tariff for TIM
benefit OF the trusts. The tariff Is q tax.
that was about every other line In the
Democratic argument. They said In