The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-05
Opens the Campaign at Cumberland
] Together With the Renegade Re
publican, Senator Wellington.
TALKS ON FULL DlNNER.PAIL.. |
Explains About His ont crop on BIS
Immense Plantation Of 80 Acres.
As Dimes With McGraw.

.dered memorable by the appearance on
! the same platform OF the Democratic
national standard bearer, Hon. William
j. Bryan and United States Senator
George L. Wellington, who was elected
as a Republican Both these dtstln-
guished gentlemen were In good voice
and spoke with their accustomed force.
Senator Wellington's speech marked his
formal renunciatlon OF party ties on ac-
count Of the issues growing out OF the
war with Spain. He had for this rea-
son prepared his speech with care and
he read 1t from typewriter manuscript.
Mr.. Bryan spoke without notes and
he appeared at the meetipg almost I'M
mediately after the arrival OF the spec
ial train which had brought his across
the state OF West Virginia and thus far
into the. state OF aAIryland. The Jour-
ney. had been an arduous one. covering,
including the trip from chincago about
twenty-ours hours Of railroad riding.
still Mr.. Bryan appeared in excellent
good order and he spoke with his Gus
tomary vim and vigor.
Made Brief Addresses.
The journey OF the presidential can-
didate across the state was not devoid
OF labor for him, for while he left the
train but once on the Journey, he made
number. OF brief addresses from the
rear platform OF the hlndmost car. This
was especially adapted to Mr.. Bryan's
purposes. being composite coach. In
Guiding sitting room, sleeping berths
and kitchen, twas one Of two coaches
comprising the train supplied for the
tour OF Col. j. T. McGraw, Democratic
national committeeman for West yir-
ginla. The train was boarded at Benz
wood Immediately after crossing the
Ohio river about noon, and on 1t to re-
celre him. Mr.. Bryan found Mr.. Nc
Graw and Col. L. Victor gaughman, the
personal representative OF Senator
Gorman.s national Irtcommitteeman Tor
this state. Good time was made across
the Alleghenles and Notwithstanding
the numerous stops. Cumberland was
reached at 7:45 o'clock. 7s
Good Crowds Greeted Him.
Beginning at Benwood. Mr.. Bryan
spoke in succession at Cameron, Man
nington. Fairmont. Grafton, Deer Park
and Piedmont. He also made very brief
remarks at few other places. At each
place there were good sized crowds and
: the candidate was cordially greeted. In
I; the speeches OF the day Mr.. Bryan mani
tested somewhat greater tendency to
discuss economic questions than he had
shown on former occasions Al, Gamer
on. he referred especially to the Repub-
llcan plea OF prosperity. saying that the
.workingman wanted not onIy. n full
dinner pail" but much more besides. He
charged significantly that the cost OF
articles ncccssary TO the existence ana
comfort OF the workingman had been
put out of proportion 10 the Increased
price OF labor.
s During the day Mr.. Bryar's attention
was called to an axtrac: Aom New
York Republican newspaper saying that
Mr. Bryan had made more money out
Of the cat crop raised on his Lincoln
farm, the present SEASON than the en-.
tire farm had cost him, putting the Re. Re.
surt at sl.iOO on l2o acres Of land. Com.
mentlng upon this statement Mr.. Bryan
sa!d,
Farm Deteriorates in Value.
THE entire farm contains but thirty
acres and cost me nearly $4,000. although
the land is not worth tina; much to.day
Instead Of having 12o acres In oats, n
had oufy five acres in oats and oats
have not yet been threshed. They w,u
hardly yield forty bushels to the mere mere.
Oats, instead of being thirty cents !,
bushel in Nebraska. are worth twenty.
one cents in Chicago. Ny. oa, crop wl,,
not bring. me over $40. The five acrps
upon which the oats were raised ros.
me little more than 800 an acre so
that the gross Income this year will br
less than s per cent on the original In
vestment. After taking out the cost OF
seed, cultiya,ion,harvestlng and thresh.
Ing the Income Will be reduced TO less
than per eent. The Republican papers
use my farm TO Illustrate, the prosperous
condition OF the farmer. II my exper,.
encs Is c fair Illustration OF what Is
going on in the. country 1t is not strange
,ha, the Republican party is iostns
votes among the agricultural class. The
Republicans point 10 the farmer whom
his crop is good, but make no mention
OF the fact that when his crop fails hc
not only loses his Income. but loses tho
money put Into the crop Is
His Speech at Grafton,
Az Grafton, AFR, Bryan said that hs
was looking to West Virginia 10 ,lo
better for the Democracy this year than,
# did in 1896. but he had no compl,Ipt
to make to the number OF votes he rs.
celved at that time. The trouble .,brnj
was the Republicans had more voter,
thanhe had counted on. He cpnt,nua[,.
"The Republican party Is Drlfljne
away from the peoples Interest. You,
are at liberty ,oEdsclde whether the
conditions hrr such as yea like. and n
not, what reforms can Improve them. Il
believe the Republican party is morp
clearly than ever placing the dollar