The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-05
.ELMI GROVE REPyBIILICANs.

critic arguments on that question.
ELM GROVE REPUBLICANS
Hear Fine Addresses BY Congress-,
man Dovener, George A. Laughlin,.
VI g, y. schuck and Frank Nesbitt.
That the Republicans Of Elm Grove
are aroused and Will present Themselves
In solid phalanx this campaign was
amply demonstrated at n meeting held
OF Hands hall. last night. The hall
was inadequate to- accommodate all
those desiring to gain ndmittance,
many remaining on the outside during
the meeting. The speakers were Con-
gresham b. B. Doyener, Frank Nv.
Nesbltt, candidate for prosecuting at
torney; George a. Laughlin. candidate
for the Legislature. and Attorney.
Charles schuck. DR.. E. w. Alexander
was chairman Of the meeting and he
Introduced all the speakers in neat
speeches, q a. Il - Il. q Z.
Mr.. Laughlln was the first speaker
He spoke briefly and pointedly and
the audience cvinced the deepest inter-
est In his remarks: He was followed by
Charles Schuck, Weddings young le-
galslumlnary, than whom no more elo-
ducnt speaker pleads Mt the bar Of this
state. His address was mnsterful and
he presented the Issues OF the campaign
forcefully and eloqucntly. He, closed
amid thunderous applause.
Frank W. Nesbitt was the next
speaker introduced. He apologlzed and
said no would be brief, as they were
there to- hear one more eloquent and
able than he. The Little Giant" would
speak and make them'all the more loyal
and true Americans. He referred to
ever, changing policy Of the Democratic
party. Eight years ago they adopted
free trade plank in their platform. Four
years later they abandoned this for
Little America" and In four more
years they would presumably retract
this. Each campaign they presented n
new issue. Every time a soap bubble
bursts they replace 1t with an entirely
new one.
The speaker related story Of a man
out west being arrested and indicted
for murder. He hired Populist law
yer, one of. the kind with bunch OF
brush on his lower Jaw that had never
been touched by moving machine. He
read his plea. and said the defendant
was not guilty, first, because he was
not present at the time the deceased
met death; secondly, because he killed
him In self-defense; thirdly, because he
was not killed by shot. but from be-
Ing cut by knife: fourthly, because
he suicided. and filthy. because he
was not dead and was only playing nos
sum- This was the case with the DEM
| Ocratlc party for forty years
During the four years OF President
Cleveland's administration n great
army arose and the recruits had no.
where to lay their heads. They trod
the streets Of the country to the capt.
tol where they were greeted by "Coxey
keep of the grass" 1t was small Won
der that the Democratic party dropped
the, free trade Issue in 1856. In 1892 ac-
corNng to Democratic doctors, prices
were too high. In 1885, according to
these same doctors, they were too low.
They thought this impossible after the
followers. OF Jefferson had been ut the
helm. They then demanded whom
should they sacrifice on the throne;
the heavy set gentleman. with the dou-
bic chin? Grover Cleveland was then
set down by the self-same party that
had placed him In the chair as a demon
of the blacklist dye. They laid their
lily-white hands on his head and sent
him to the wilderness. 1T was small
wonder that they shifted issues In 1896.
Mckinley was chosen by the Ameri-
can people, the speaker said, because
he said 1t was better to open the mills
to the labor Of America than to open
the mints to the silver Of the world,
Since his election We have gained pros
perity at home and prestige abroad.
The paramount issue this campaign
was the full dinner pail. We were to
choose between prosperity and adver-
sity. We're we to have a repetition of
the Cleveland regime or were we to live
four more years like the paot Mckinley
regime? The speaker said there was
only one party that satisfied mems APP
petites. He concluded In abrllliant per-
| orntion and when he took his seat the
| audience applauded with q Will.
capt. u. Il. Dovener was then intro
duced. He regretted the lateness Of the
hour. and said they were already In
structed along the line OF national Is
sues by the preceding speakers. The
Democratic platform, he said, was but
o make-shift and scheme OF dccep-
tlon to draw voters. The platform this
year was but n repetition Of the one
concocted In 1896. He had respect for
the Democratic party as party. but
he had no respect for q party that
falsely appropriated to itself the names
OF Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jeffer-
son. dressed in the uniform OF Chicago
and Kansas City. They were not DEM
ocrats. On the Fourth day OF July they
had a man read the Declaration Of In
dependence and say l am Jcffcrsonian
Democrat. II Thomas Jefferson heard
what they sud ut this time he would
turn over In his grave and dig down.
The Democratic party had assassinated
tho principles Of the Declaration OF In
dependence.
Captain Dovener said that II ever
the, question OF Imperialism was exer-
cised 1t was on the Nth day, of last.
July. when single man directed what
should have been q great party and
made the platform. There was no such
thing as Imperialism In this country,
he said. He believed In meeting the Is
sues square. Bryan never argued any
| question. He simply made assertions.
At Chicago he said he stood for the,
laboring man. The Republican party
met him and said: I'VE stnnd for the
:laboring man. too" We want the lab
orlng man paid for an honest days la
Dor In an honest one hundred cent doll