Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1900-10-20
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/ The Republican rallv ia the Central
Cpegs House Tuesday WAS. NOR srer
Hone. II was by Tar the largest political
meeting shae has been neii ia tsle CIV
daring the campaign The DISTINGUISHED
speakers aroused 70 a high pitch 81 en-
shNstasm the imnlsnse audience that
crowded into the BIG building and gave
some OF the best campaign talk from
NSFA0sicsn polni 81 view iha has been
listened ~ during the campaign
Il 1ine feature q the rally that created a
surprise was the large turnout cf Teddy
Koasn Walkers in their SNOWY KHAKI ual-
iorms There were nearly no hundred
npmDers Of the club in line. extending
dgNble column for two squares. The
procession was headed by the CITY Band.
From the club room II Proceeded To the
home Of United Safes Fish Commission
I er George N. BoWerS,a OGRE the speakers
ioined Ine procession ard were escorted
after paradmg through PARK Of the alty. 10
the Opera House
After muse BY the band County Chair
man Z. H5Wo fes called the meeting to
% der apd introduced Hon Geo Nj Bow
els, who presided over the meeting. MIR.
Bowers Introduced as the first speaker Of,
the evening Hon, james Wilson, of Iowa,
Secretary ot Agriculture il, McKinleYs
cabinet. VA
Secretary Wilson is sound, hard
thinking man acd he treated the subjects
|hedlscnssed with seriousness and im-
pressvenesS. He began his speech BY
Speaking of3the Unprecedented prosperity
wiHea' the country IS enjoying uader The
lehANY administration. He. said no
nation Is as well clothed, as wei housed
ss well educated as the United States
Ne people set as good rabies as We.
There never was time IN the history 81
The United States when as good wages
were pad as now. There never was a
time when the farmer got as good prices
Tor his crops as be gets now. There never
was a time when the balance oftrede in
Our favor was so heavy as it is now
Eff Continuing, he said Bryan was Array
ing man against man, American against
American, and class against class. He
spoke Of how the country had become the
bank OF the world during the Mckinley
| administration. The tide OF interest,
hs SAID, THAT heretofore has been flowing
from ;he United States has turned and IS
coming INTO the country instead Of gong
out Bryan wants 10 turn back the hands
Eot time and bring. back the conditions OF
rs. II elected ne would blow out thegas
and suitocate the prosperity you have here
IN your factories, In going up IA hill he
would pull the bell cord and stop the train
| OF prosperity. Isn't the best way TO pre-
vent such a state OF affairs 10 vote for Nc
hinIeyi The opposing ticket is not
democratic ticket;ls is bastard tickeu.
have respect Tor The Democratic party,but
this party we are now fighting is not the
Denlocratc party, 1t is the Bryan parry
AZ the conclusion Of Secretary Wilson S
address there was continued applause
After music BY the band Gen. ID. !. Ryan
Of Columbus, o.. Secretary OF State in the
Buckeye Stase when Mckinley was Gov
,ernor, was introduced oit sianaH IS
Gen. Ryan delivered an eloquent and
| very interesting address. He tirsi spoke
| Of how West Virginia VAS blessed with
prosperity and how the State more than
anyother State in, the Union. owed its
prosperous condition to the Republican
administration. He next read statistics
showing that the increase Of exports over
imports was four times greater during
than during the past four years
the entire previous history OF the country.
do let the good thing stay where il IS
! he said. .lEs 4t tif ]r1'e'its5t3 -
After brief response 10 the money
| question he passed TO imperialism He
said. In this age of the telegraph. tele-
phone and automobile no position of the
world is too far for the American flag to
flutter its folds over. This nation is des-
tined to become the greatest nation in the
world and we don't want any of these
6xo men going around saying it is going
to the devil" ,4 b
The trusts next received his attention.
How is it. he said, that prosperous
farmer can buy five farms and not be a
trust man. when another man who buys
five factories must be a trust man :
After few patriotic utterances he con-
Guided his address amidst applause.