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?VE 0?NXa
SUSPEND WORK
FOR PURPOSE OF
HEARING TEDDY.
XTorkingmen Quit Labor and Come
Out in Vast Numbers to listen
to the Next Vice Presldont.
thf FFFFf.T OF FXPANSION
?
On locomotivo Building ? Still in
Good Physical Condition?Speechmaking
Tour About Over.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y? Nov. 1.?Governor
Roosevelt finished the next to the
last day of his New York state tour in
this city to-night, after having traveled
throuph five counties, making fifteen
speeches during the day.
The two stops where the most conrldcrable
time was spent was at Dunkirk
and Jamestown. His speeches
during the-day and at both of these
plnccs were flavored with vigorous attacks
on Richard Croker and National j
Chairman Jones, for their alleged attl- |
tuile on the counting of the ballots
which Governor Roosevelt diagnosed as j
an Incitement to violence. At both '
Dunkirk ~and Jamestown and espeel- ;
ally In the latter place to-night, there j
wtre Immense audiences.
At Dunkirk, where three meetings
were held, the governor, In addressing
the first, an open, air meeting in front
of the Brooks locomotive works, which
suspended work In order to give the
employes an opportunity to hear him,
replied to Mr..Bryan and said, among
other things:
The Full Dinner Pail.
"I want to take up one or two statements
made last Saturday by Mr.
Bryan, while he was here. In the first
place Mr. Bryan said that the argument
of the dinner pall was bad because
It was not full. Now, I don't
know exactly how full it Is, but I do
know It is four times as full as it wa3
four years ago. Here are the figures
of the present year for these works, as
compared with 1S96:
"The average monthly wages paid
out are a little over $100,000. as against
J28.000. That is an increase of 257 per
cent. The average number of engines
turned out is twenty-eight per month,
us against eight. And the number of
men at work Is 2,100, as against 800.
Ilr. Bryan said if-we were prosperous It
/as not due to us. Well, I tell youoqe.
hlng,' Mr. Bryan is not responsible'for
"What the "Worklngman Said.
| "You bet your life he Isn't," shouted
>ne of the grimy-faced worklngmen.
Hie governor smiled and continued:
"He said It was due to Providence,
yell, Providence helped us because it
lelped to keep Mr. Bryan out.
"Mr. Bryan denounced imperialism.
)ne of the engines that you have here
or exportation is to go to Japan. If
ire give up any effort to hold our own
n tho east, then good-bye to any chance
If extending our commerce and objalnlng
a market In the Asiatic hemisphere.
We are able to export our locomotives
and our goods because we are
iakinpr up our position In the forefront
|f the nations of the world. Let me
live ynu an example. Eight years ago
bcpanslon wns not In our line and the
Frcnch took the Island of Madagascar,
rou say that was no concorn of ours.
SVell, It was for the first thing that
lappened was that the market we had
there for eleven million yards of American
cloth was closcd immediately.
Markets Would be Closed.
"If Mr. Bryan, had his way and we
had retired from our possessions In the
Philippines, you would find that tho
market for engines and everything In
Asia would be eloped to us. If you vote
for Mr. Bryan's policy we will have
euch conditions as we had four years
ugo. These works will feel them, you
will hurt every man who is concerned
in any way as a proprietor of these
works; you will get at them, but you
will get at everybody else, too. The whole
truth Is, gentlemen, that wo all of ug
Kp up or go down together. "When hard
times come they come to each of us,
and when prosperity comes something of
the prosperity comes to each of us.
"I agree with Mr. Brynn that there
are other things besides the full dinner
pall Involved. He Is quite right, and
they can be comprehended by the word
'patriotism,' tho honor of the flag, the
honor of the nation."
Answered Bryan's Arguments.
At the Jamestown meetings the governor
confined himself principally to
answering Mr. Bryan's argument on
imperialism.
"Mr. Bryan does not confine himself
T*ry rigidly to facts," he said. "Ho J
elated that he believed In the expansion
r't Jefferson which did not acquire hu- l
man brings, but not in the expansion
wh'.r-h acquired human beings In the j
Philippines. Now, 1 do not know how I
much Mr I # ? ? l
J,M, (hiiuvvn ui vur ju?tuiy, i
hu* I suppose he must have looked fit
the mutter of the acquisition of what
*ns then railed tho Louisiana territory.
un?!er President Jefferson, the
' 'jr. l'-r of Democracy. The transMi*->i??*ij,j,i
country from tho Gulf of
ilft'ro to the Uocky mountains was
' i'n-d by purchase precisely ns the
opines have been acquired under
J'r?-*l<Jent MeKlnley. Leaving out the
lr.<lhns there were In the territory of
I- i ?l:?na several thousand civilized
t>* ir.Ki*. Frenchmen and Spaniards,
v.-ere much more civilized than any
^'Mo to he found In tho Philippines
President .Jefferson did not even
l*'< thr-lr consent and when they
threatened revolt, he sent an arined
force into that terrlU/ry Just exactly an
McKinlcy uent MoaAJthur
and Whcaton and their troops Into (he
Philippines.
Conflicts With Jefferson.
"Mr. Bryan Rays the declaration of
Independence applies In these cases, but
Jefferson said It did not, and Thomas
ought to have known because he drew
up tho declaration of independence and
when the expansionists of that day attacked
him and criticised him, he said
in a letter written over his own signature,
that it was mere idle folly to
twist the doctrines of tho declaration of
Independence so as to apply to such
cases. Those are his very words to a
people as unfit to exercise political
rights as if they were children?In other
words when he came to deal with tho
Louisiana purchase, President Jefferson
approached the subject In a spirit
I of common sense, and that is the way
we have got to approach tho Philippine
problem."
Tho governor then took up tho subject
of the regular army and after ad|
dressing tho same arguments to his
audience as he hnB heretofore used at
other places, he said:
His Voice Still Good.
"Thcro Is about one regular Boldler
to every' 1,200 of us, and If the 1,200
j of us are afraid of losing our liberties
through the one man in Uncle Sam's
uniform, we ought to lose them. Mr.
Bryan knows there is no more danger
to our liberties from the regular army
than there is from the Justices of the
peace and the constables. It can't be
used in foreign conquest. I hope the
army can be reduced when the trouble
in the Philippines ceases and the trouble
in tho Philippines will cease JUBt as
soon as Mr. Bryan and his supporters
themselves cease from aiding and
abetting the men over there who aro
shooting at our flag."
Governor Roosevelt, when he had
Pnished his work this evening, was :in
the best of condition. His voice is still
good, the temporary soreness in his
chest has left him and his physical
condition is perfect. "With the exception
of a speech at Oyster Bay on
Monday night, he will finish his speechmaking
tour at Oswego to-morrow
r.ight.
EGG MISSED WAN
But the Police Captured the Man Who
Threw it?Crowd Grew Furious. !
Rushed for Prisoner.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.?John R. Myers,
a sign painter, was arrested to-night,
charged with throwing an egg at William
J. Bryan, as the latter was stepping
into his carriage, after malting a
speech at Central Turner hall.
Mr. Bryan had Just concluded his
address and was leaving tho hall for
the place in which he was to make his
next speech. Ho wan ln^the act^t.
-stepping into the carriage from the
' sidewalk, when the egg went whizzing
over the carriage and struck* in the
crowd which filled the street. A policeman
happened to be standing close to
Myers when he threw the egg, and at
onco placed him ui^der arrest,. When It
was known that an egg had been
thrown at Mr. Bryan the excitement In
the crowd was great, and a rush was
made for the prisoner.
The first policeman called others to
his aid, and, for a short time they had
a hard time in protecting Myers from
the fury of the crowd. The ofilcers
were compelled to use clubs before they
could bring their prisoner off.
MIDNIGHT BRIEFS.
Reports from north and central Texas
show Tuesday's storm to have been
very destructive. Three' persons were
killed and several seriously injured.
William Jennings Bryan Thursday
afternoon began a three days' Itinerary j
of Chicago, addressing a vast concourse J
at Randolph street and Madison ave- j
nue.
The body of H. C. A. Schmidt was
found in tho ruina of 101 Warren street,
New York city, opposite the Tarrant I
building, Thursday. This Is the first
body found of the big fire of this week, j
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania
railroad compjiny yesterday declared
the usual semi-annual dividend
of 2per cent and an extra dividend of I
1 per cent.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the elope of business, |
October 31, 1900, the debt, less the cash
In the treasury, amounted to $1,104,402,
month of $1,75-1.351. I
Founders' day at tho Carnegie Instltute,
Pittsburgh, was fittingly closed by
the Pittsburgh orchestra opening Its !
sixth season beforo a fashionable and j
critical audience that completely filled
Music hall, last night. *
What were ofilclally pronounced on
Wednesday night to have been earthquake
shocks at Jacksonville, Fla., developed
yesterday to have been tho con- |
cusslons caused by heavy blasting on I
tho St. John's river near that city.
Tho Westphallan Zeltung of Berlin
says that the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company has ordered more
than a thousand tons of structural iron
In the United States for Its workshops
and foundry as against Westphallan
competition.
The arrival at Rome Thursday of
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
was marked by an Imposing military
escort, which surprised the Romans,
who were not In the habit of seeing
such an array of troops under tho
late King Humbert's regime.
TT TM -- - ?
uirwciO.IJ Jiuf i uumuiiy caoica uora*
mlssloner Rockhlll nn appointment as
councillor of tho American location at
Pekln. He has been directed to proceed
at once from Shanghai to Pekln to
assist Minister Conger In that capacity
In the negotiations for a flnal settlement.
Representative Harden, of "Wilkes,
Georgia, a member of the Georgia leglslature,
was seriously wounded and Representative
Cann and two other leglslai
tors were out severely In a fight with
knives which took place yesterday on
! board a special train occupied by members
of the legislature en route to Valdosto
to attend the state fair.
President McKlnley hns decided to remain
In Canton to receive the news of
the election next Tuesday night. Arrangements
are being mode to furnish
the President nnd hln friends prompt
and complete reports. Resides telegraph
nnd press wires, a telephone service
will be provided furnishing direct
communication between the President's
heme and the home of Governor Roosevelt
at Oyster Ray, the Kxecutlvo mansion
at "Washington, and the Republican
headQuartera at Chicago ana Now,
York#
PATRICK THE
MURDERER OF
W. MARSH RICE.
Volet of tho Dead millionaire Tolls
How the Attorney Took His Life
by Use of Chloroform.
THE HOST CELEBRATED CRIME
In History of Gotham?'Valuablo Papers
Purloined?Given Slow Poison
Supposed to be Mercury.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.?The death of
tho wealthy William Marsh Rice, at his
Madison avenue Apartments on September
23; the attempt of his New York attorney
Albert T. Patrick, to cash checks
for large amounts which purported to
bo signed by the millionaire; the refusal
of the bank to cnah tho checks drawn
on It and the discovery' by the bank officials
that Mr. Rice was lying dead at
the time the checks were presented; the
subsequent claim by Patrick that Mr.
Rice had made him by will, the trustee
of his estate which amounts to anywhere
between 54,000,000 and 58,000,000,
the charge of forgery both as regards
the checks and will placed against Patrick
and Mr. Rice's valet, Charles F.
Jones; the arrest of Patrick and Jones
and their lodgment In Jail, have kept
New York Interested for over a month
In what, by the developments of to-day
promises to become the most celebrated
of the many celebrated crlmcs which
the courts of this city have been called
on to Investigate.
Attempted to Kill Himself.
Tho first Incident which led up to today's
climax was the fact disclosed yesterday
that Valet Jones had been taken
to the district attorney's ofllce and the ]
subsequent rumor that he made a confession
to the authorities. Before the,
public had Ume to learn If the report of
a confession was true, came the more
startling: news that during- the night
Jones had In his cell In the Tombs attempted
suicide by cutting his throat
with a penknife given him, ho says, by
Attorney Patrick, also confined In the
Tombs, and for the purpose of getting
rid of one of the witnesses to Patrick's
alleged crime.
His crime, according to the confession
of Jones, parts of which the district attorney's
office gave out to-night, was
nothing loss than the murder of the
^millionaire b/*Xttomey I^.trlck and'the,
purloining of. valuable papers relating
to the estate. The taking off of Mr.
Rice, says Jones, was dontj by the Internal
administration of some poison, supposedly
mercury, and the final application
of a towel with some anaesthetic,
presumably chloroform.
Part of Jones' Confession.
That portion of the confession which
has to do with the last moments of the
old man Is the following given out by
tho authorities as coming from Jones,
the scene taking place In the apart-1
ments of the mlllonalre and ho lying
sick in bedi
"nice said, 'I am very nervous, Mr.
Patrick. I wish you would not troUbli
me. Please go away.'
"Patrick replied, 'I have some salts
here, Mr. Rice, that will cure your nervousness.'
"He produced a bottle and uncorked it.
"Then Patrick said to me, 'Get mo a
very strong liniment.
"I got him both. Thfcn Patrick said:
towel and a sponge."
I got him both. Then Patrick said:
'Jones, you have to leave.'
"I left. As I was leaving Patrick said:
Til remain here uAtll Mr. Rice gets to
sleep. He closed the door behind me.
"I stood In the hall for a few minutes
and soon I hoard Mr. Rice laugh.
I thought this was queer, so I pushed
open the door. I saw Mr. Rice lying on
Ids back In bed.
Towel on Rice's Nose.
''The towel that I had given Patrick
was wrapped around the sponge In a
cone shape. This cone was lying directly
over Mr. Rice's eyes and none.
"Patrick was pressing It down with
hlfl rlcht hnnrl. T>o?ft/>u ji.i
me, and, of course, Mr. Rice could not.
"After seeing what I had seen I went
and lay on my bed.
Rice grew very sick.. Patrlok
said to me: 'Go got a doctor.' I went
for one. He pronounced Mr. Rico
dead."
Attorney Patrick denies having- furnished
Joncn the penknlfo and he also
denies the statements In the confession.
Jones, after his suicidal attempt, was
taken to Bellevue hospital, hastily summoned
physicians just being In
tlmo to save him from death through
loss of blood. At 8 o'clock to-night tho
hospital surgeons said he was slightly
better and the chances are that In a few
days ho will again be placed In tho
| Tombs.
| The coroner's Investigation Into the
j death of Millionaire Rice which was to
I havo been held to-day, and which had
previously been adjourned to wait the
report of the chemist, who had examined
portions of the remains for traces
of poison, was a^alti adjourned because
of tho new developments in the case*
TWO MORE DRAWS
In tho Checker Gnmo?Jordan Has
Ono to the Good.
BOSTON, Nov. 1.-?Jordan nnfl Barker
fought out two more draws to-day In
the checker championship match, playlnrthc
"Bristol" ?n/?nimr n.i? *
IA-iuj, vim
move. Tho grout score In now: Jordan
2, Ilarker 1. Drawn, 29.
Both Raines w??ro tamo, neither player
venturing away from the safest nonnlblo
linen or play, tho evening name bclriK
practical)y a repttltlon. of tho October
lfith Kame. Tho consequence* of the
(prcffcrtbod cliun^o of ruov\? ,wvra tvadod
by transposition. Only eight games
remain to be played and the checker experts
are beginning to speculate on the
, probable alms of the players.
| Jordan, with his game to the good. Is
expected to take the safest possible
path. Barker, however, 'seems to be
eager to hold Ills own till some of the
wenk openings come up, when he can
even and draw the match.
croker's'threats
Have Aroused tho Republican National
Committee?Statement Issued
Colling- on Voters to Assert
Their Eights at tho Polls.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.?The Republi|
can national committee to-day issued a
formal statement to voters, as follows:
"Mr. Croker, the head of the Demo
cratlc organization In New York, has
ordered his subordinates to gather In
force at the polls next Tuesday, and in
case they seo the result of the count
going against them, to eject the election
ofllcers and take posscssloni of the
ballot boxes by force. This astounding
anarchistic order has been approved
and endorsed by Senator Jones, the
chairman of tho Democratic national
committee.
"The Republican party has always
stood squarely for a fair vote and an
hones* count. A dishonest election Is
possible only through violence, Buch as*
Is now threatened by the Democratic
leaders, because an equal number of Inspectors
from both political parties Is
present at every polling place and so
long ns tncse inspections are not interfered
with the voting must be conducted
faJrly.
Overpower the Inspectors.
"The Democratic plan officially declared
now, Is to overpower the Inspectors
whenever their party exigencies
appear to require violent interference.
"Notwithstanding the announcement
of this Democratic policy of terrorising
voters and burglarizing ballot
boxes, tho Republican national committee
desire to state to the public that
the Republican managers, national,
state and local, have taken measures to
insure the protection of the rights of
every voter in the pending election and
that the votes shall be properly counted
and recorded as cast. The committee,
therefore, admonish all voters that
they must not be deterred by these
threats of the Democratic leaders from
exercising the right of suffrage on
Tuesday next; for every citizen is entitled
by law to protection in this, his
highest privilege, and we shall see to It
that his vote shall also be protected, at
all hazards." ,
SPOKE IN THE OPEN AIR.
Republicans of Buckhannon Unablo
to Find, a Building Large Enough
Their Crowdi
Special Dispatch to tho Intelligencer.
BUCKHANNON. W. Va., Nov. 1.?
The Republicans closed the campaign In
Upshur county to-day with the largest
demonstration of the year. Great
crowds of people were In every section
of the town, and the horse-back parade
In the afternoon was witnessed by more
people than Buckhannon ever entertained
on a similar occasion before.
Over one hundred horsemen were In
line. After the parade a handsome flag
was raised by the Republican club,
swinging across Main street from the
court house dome to the Plfer building.
Hon. E. Y. Bell, of New York, was the
orator, and spoke to an enthusiastic
crowd In sympathy with his every utterance.
No room of sufficient size
could be obtained to hold the people,
and Mr. Bell spoke from a hastily
erected platform on the street. Tonight
Ramon Reyes Lala, a naturalized
Filipino, Is speaking at the court house
j to an Immense and enthusiastic audience.
0 t 0
FEMALE BANDITS
j Hold TTrt Traveling Man-?Went
I/Trough His Pockets,
I FRANKLIN, Pa.. Nov. 1.?James Anj
derson, a traveling salesman, was todpy
the victim of female bandits In
j broad daylight within the city limits.
He was on his way to the railroad station
to-day when two gypsy women approuched
him and begged^ cents,
which he gave them. He displayed
considerable money and the members of
the band attacked him, went through
1 Ills pockets and took everything of
value on his nerson.
1 The highway women had not been
| captured up to a late hour to-night.
Another Falsehood Exposed*
| CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 1.?It wan announced
in dispatches to-day that Milton
Parker, of Dallas, treasurer of tho
Populist national committee, had coino
out for Bryan. Joseph A. Parker,
I chairman of tho national committee of
tho middle-of-the-road Populists, tonight
received the following dispatch
regarding this announcement::
"DALLAS, Tex., Nov. 1.
j "It Is an unqualified Ho out of tho
whole cloth. MILTON PARKER."
Indicted for Rape and Homicido.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.?It Is said toI
night in Paterson, N. J., that the grand
Jury, acting upon the line laid down
yesterday for their guidance by Judge
Dixon, this afternoon found a true bill
of Indictment. for rape and homicido
[ against "Walter McAlIster, Alex. Campbell,
William Death and Goorge Kerr,
In connection with tho death of Jennie
Bosschleter, which occurred two weeks
ago to-night.
Lynch Succeeds Donnelly.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 1.?At
noon to-day James M. Lynch, the new
president of the International Typographical
Union, succeeded S. B. Donnelly,
the retiring president Headquarters
of the union are In this city.
Weather Forecast for To-Day.
For Western Pennsylvania?Fair and
rnnlup ITrl,Qntn./lnv fnli*1 frn.l.
westerly winds.
or West Virginia?air and cooler Friday;
Saturday fair; fresh westerly
Minds.
For Ohio?Fair Friday; cooler In
southeast portion; Saturday fair; fresh
westerly winds.
Local Tomporaturo.
Tho temperature yorfterday as observed
by C. Schnepf, druftttlit, corner Market
and Fourteenth street*, was as follows:
a. 73 1 3 p. (A
5 n? 72 I 7 p. in ., 67
12 m O I !\tWhor?Chang*la.
SMITH'S SPEECH
THE EVENT OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
The Eloquent Pennsylvania!!. Addresses
a Magnificent Audionco
At tho Grand.
AN EXPOSITION OF THE ISSUES
Of tlio Present Campaign That is
Both. Incontrovertible and
Irrefutable.
THE LINCOLN-M'KINLEY TRIBUTE
Enthused His Audience as Pew
Wheeling Assemblages of the
Past Have Enthused.
HIS PORTRAYAL OF BRYAN'S
All-SufRcicncy, Self-SufQciency and
Insufficiency Both Diverting
and Convincing.
The banner meeting: of the Republican
campaign In Wheeling was that of
last night at the Grand Opera House,
addressed by Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith, of President AIcKlnloy'a
cabinet. When the speaker
began his address, the theatre was
falily well filled, notwithstanding the
fact that the county committee had not
deemed It necessary lo have a street
demonstration or a band as a prelude
to draw a crowd. But the first fifteen
minutes of the speech, during which
the audience showed remarkable enthusiasm,
gave notice to much of
Wlieejlng that was without, notice that
something decidedly interesting was
going on within the theatre, and the
result was that when Mr. Smith was
fairly launched upon his address, every
vacant seat had been filled with late
arrivals and standing room was at a
premium both on.the lower floor and in
the gallery. Hundreds of people were
unable to get inside the theatre, and
went away disappointed. Probably the
audience numbered 1,700 people, all
that could obtain admission into the
building.
A Great Speech.
- Tho speech, waa a.-winner,.and justified
the high expectations- that had
been encouraged by the masterpiece of
eloquence, patriotism and Republicanism
with which Mr. Smith had favored
Wheeling one never-to-be-forgotten
evening during tho closing week of the
campaign of 1898. President McKinley'n
opinion, expressed a few weeks ago to
the Intelligencer, that Mr. Smith's 1900
speech was even better than that he
made In '98, was conceded to be the
correct view by all who heard both addresses.
Tho speaker's tribute to Lincoln,
interjected into his set address,
at the request of several Wheeling people
whom he had met before going to
tho theatre, and to which he added on
paraliel lines a heart-felt tribute to
President McKlnley, was one of the
grandest word paintings ever heard In
this city. Tho applause that greeted
this portion of his address was deafening
and prolonged. I-Iis figure of speech
in referring to Candidate Bryan, whom
he declared to be all-sunicient, selfsufficient,
but insufficient was endorsed
by his hearers in no uncertain tone.
His word picture of the magnificent
prosperity brought about by Republican
policies and enactments, and of tho
magnificent future that awaits this nation
If given a continuance of Republican
rule, was received with the greatest
enthusiasm. In fact, the entire address
was liberally and frequently
punctuated with the audience's demonstrative
approval, and Mr. Smith never
faced a crowd that wns more In touch
with him. It was an Inspiration of
which he was anything but uncon
sclous.
Tlio Vice Presidents.
Tho meeting was brought to order .1
feu- minutes after 8 o'clock. Among- tho
vice presidents, tho following and many
others occupied scats on the stage:
Frank W. Nesbltt, John Bodloy,
W. O. Caldwell, Richard Robertson,
Gforgo Wise, W. B. McMcchen,
W. II. Hornlsh, A. 8. Lint,
F. W. Ncsbltt. T. C. Moffat,
N. E. Whltaker, fl. O. Bmlth,
J. E. Truenmn, Wm, McCormlck.
Dr. W. C. Eulor, Gen. A. II. BeachA.
C. Davis, *> W. Martin.
Nate Flel. H. C. Richards,
Dr. WT P. Motrrall. Roy B. Nayloiv
Rov. C. M. Ollphant, 11. W. MeLure,
N. V. Wilson, E. Buckman. .
I. V. Bnrton, Walker Frissoll,
J. II. Wells, W. H. Hornlsh.
Tho Meeting Opens.
County Chairman Hornlsh Introduced
ns chairman of the meeting, Mr. John
Frew, of tho Intelllgcncer, who was received
with applause. Just at this
Juncture, a Brooke county man appeared
upon the stage, bearing aloft a
forty pound "coon." This was the signal
for tremendous applause, lasting
fully a minute. Chairman Frew then
addressed the audience, saylntr:
"Fellow Citizens, Ladles and Gentlomcn:--I
havo tho pleasure of presenting
to you qb the speaker of the evening u
gentleman whom many of you know ns
one of the most brilliant lights In the
Republican party and one of its greatest
orators. I know ho will instruct
you on the great Issues of the day and
I will not detain you longer. I now present
to you tho Hon. Charles Emory
Smith, of Pennsylvania, postmaster
generaJ In President McKlnley's cabinet."
(Great applause.)
Mr. Smith's Spoech.
"Mr. Chairman and Ladles and Gentlemen:?!
thank you from tho bottom
of my heart for this moat cordial grcoU
Ing," said Mr. Smith when' tho ftp*
plause had subsided! "And I accept
It not as personal to myself, but aft an
expression of your confidence In and
great devotion to the President of th#
United StnteB, (applauso) In whose
cabinet I have the honor to be a mem*
ber. (Renewed applause.) I know the
warmth of your greeting; I learned It
two years ago. It Is one of the most
pleasing memories of my life that I
came to "Wheeling two years ago, just
about tho present stage of the oam*palgn,
a few evenings before the election.
I remember we had a love feaet
that night, and I hope we are going, to
ronoJlt 4t
Glad Tidings.
"I come hero tho last week ot the
campaign to bring you glad tiding* of
assured victory. It has been my prlvi*
lego to visit many of the states duriftft
this momentous canvus?, and everywhere
I have found a profound sense of
the tremendous issues at 6take and oh
unmistakable trend of public opinion
which clearly points to the overwhelming
re-election of President McIClnley*
Two week3 ago It was my privilege to
speak at Lincoln, Nebraska. During:
the afternoon my frierids gavo me the
opportunity of seeing a romowhat celebrated
farm In its Immediate vicinity.
The proprietor was absent on an eastern
tour in what he once called 'the
enemy'a country,' but there was nevertheless
an Interesting reminder of tho
absent proprietor, for the most conspicuous
object on that farm, more Impressive
than the somewhat diminutive
farmhouse, more Imposing than the
barn, was a stately, Incessant and untiring
windmill. (Laughter and cheera.)
"Four years aco we had th* nt*?A#oitfc
educational campaign which this country
has ever witnessed. We met 1&
public halls to discuss the great isflufcs
then at stake, we debated thorn In the
columns of the newspapers, we especially
debated them on the curbstone?wo
hadn't much else to do In those dayo
(laughter and applause)?and after the
most searching and thorough discussion
the American people dcclded that they
could not afford to elect Mr. Bryan
President of the United States because
his election -would involve a great national
disaster. It would have assailed
the sanctity and the independence of
our judiciary; it would have undermined
the very foundations of our free'
institutions, which rest for their security
on the majesty of the law and on
Its just judicial interpretation. It
would especially have plunged the.
country to the sliver basis, with all the
financial ruin Involved In that great
change. The contemplation of such a
possible catastrophe united patriotic
men of all parties to avert It." But great
as would have been the shock of Mr.
Bryan's election four years ago, his
election this year would bring a far
greater natldnal calamity. (Applause.)
More to Lose.
"If there was reason for aprprhenslon.,
then there is double reason for alarm
now. Why? Because we have so much
more to lose, because we have so muoh
farther to fall, because Mr. Bryan's
election this year would plunge us to
the same depths from a far higher altitude.
If you fall from a sccond story
Window you are In danger of a broken
neck; If you fall from tho top 6f a
modern "skyscraper" you are sure of It.That
Is the difference between 1SB0 ttnd
1900. Four'years of hani times Siid geft.
oral depression and widespread bihk>
ruptcy had prostrated our Industries
and paralyzed our trade? The feftchange9
of our banks and clbnflnfthouses,
Which measure the volUmft Of
trade, had declined more than otlficiuarter.
Over 2.000.000 wbrklflgMfln
were out of employment arid tiidso who
had employment were working at short
wages during short hours. The de?
posits In our savings banks were largely
reduced, showing that depositors Wfrfre
drawing upon their savings to m&ko up
the loss of weekly and monthly afld
yearly Income. The consumption of
wheat actually went down more than
two bushels pqr head pet year, showing
that empty pocketbooks were followed
by empty stomachs. More .thart ohe?
quarter of our railroads were in tho
hands of receivers. The whole loss during
that period was more than tho en*
tiro cost of the civil war.
1RQR nnd NOTF.
That is whore you were in 1890. *?du
were In tho slough of despond, You
elected Williom McKinley to get you
out of the slough; and didn't he 3d it?
(Applause and cries of "yes.") If ytiu
had elected Mr. Bryan you Would Indeed
have tfone still deeper in, but you
were already in. If you lfad fallen thfin
you would have fallen from a low level,
but if you fall now you fall from tho
higher level of an unprecedented prosperity,
and tho loss and calamity will
be So much the greater. The exchanges
of our clearing-houses, which ^ecllncd
during tho dark days of the haril times,
have increnfc-cd under this administration
until to-day they are double wftat
they were in 1S9G. They reach tho stu?
pendous and almost inconceivable figures
of $100,000,000,000. The deposits la
our savings banks have increased more
?iiv? fu>n Ann Mnrtcares have been
paid; debts have boon liquidated;vuluea
have risen; wages have advanced, Mid
the Job Is now hunting the workingroan
Instead of the worklriffman hunting: tha
Job. Where we hnd depression we ^ow
have universal activity. You cannot
sail a ship unless it In Kolnjf somewhere
and has a rudder and chart. In tfia *
days before 1SP6 you were out on troublesome
sens in a boat which was without
rudder, whose sails wore lorn and
tattered, which had no chart; and If
you had run that boat or. the rocku, tu
you would have done by the election of
xc.. i^vnn von wnulil Inflect! have enrrv.
pleted the wreck, but you would only
have completed tho wreck of a boat
which was already water-logged and
well-nigh half wrecked. But If In 1900,
with the greater' light and tho wider
experience and the universally Improved
conditions of thene recent years,
you ctaui?o youjr IuUuukuoa and turn