The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-05

Cumberland, Nd September AT the
opening of the Democratic campaign for
Maryland and West Virginia here tonight,
Hon. w. ]. Bryan and United states Sena-
tor Wellington who was elected as Re-
publican, appeared on the same platform.
Both were in good voice. Senator Yelling
tons speech, read from manuscript,
marked his formal renunciatlon of party
ties on account of the issues growing out
OF the war with Spain
Mr.. Bryan spoke without notes. The
journey had been an ardlous one, covering,
including the trip from Chicago, about
twenty-tour hours but he spoke with his
customary vgor
The train was boarded at Benwood i'm
mediately after crossing the Chic river
about noon to receive him. Mr.. Bryan
found Colonel ]. I. McGraw, Democratic
National Committeeman of West Virginia.
and Colonel L. V. Baughman, the personal
representative of Senator German, Ma
tional Committeeman for this State.
Beginning at Benwood Mr. Bryan spoke
IL succession at Cameron, Warrington.
Fairmont, Grafton, Deer Park and Pied
mont. He also made very brief remarks
at a few other places.
AT Cameron he referred especially to
the Republican plea Of prosperity, saying
that the workingman wanted not only a
full dinner pail'' but much more besides.
He charged significantly that the cost of
al ticles necessary TO the existence and COM
fort of the workingman had been put out
OF proportion to the increased price OF
labor.
During the day Mr.. Bryans attention was
called to an extract from New York Re-
publican newspaper saying that Mr.. Bryan
had made more money out of the oat crop
raised on his Lincoln farm the present
season, than the entire farm had cost him,
putting the result at 81 400 on 120 acres OF
land.
Commenting upon this statement Mr..
Bryan said:
THE entire farm contains only thirty
acres and cost me nearly $1,000, although
the land is not worth that much today. In
stead of having 120 acres in oats, had only
five acres in oats and they have not been
thresAed. They will hardly yield forty
bushels to the acre. Oats, instead of being
80 cents a bushel in Nebraska are worth
q cents in Chicago. My cat crop will not
bring me over $40.
= Tine Republican papers use my farm 10
illustrate the prosperous condition of the
farmer If my experience is a fair illus
tration of what is going on in the country,
il is not strange that the Republican party
is losing votes among the agricultural
classes"
AT r.. r.solt
AT Fairmont Mr. Bryan closed as fol-
lows:
1.-The Republican policy means that we
shall have form OF Republic here and
practice of espotism in the Orient. Inc
Republicans said in 1896 that we could not
have d double standard of money. Now
they have a double standard of govern
ment. They said in 1896 we advocated DO
cent dollar yet they have an S5 per cent
citizen in Porto Rico and we don't know
what per cent of citizenship the Filipino
Is to be. In 1896 the Republicans said every
dollar must be as good as every other dol
lar and we say that every citizen shall be
as good as any other citizen and that the
same constitution shall protect them all.
At Grafton Mr.. Bryan said he was look
ing to West Virginia to do better for the
Democracy this year than it did in 1886
but he had no complaint to make of the
number of the votes he received at that
time. The trouble then was the Republican
had more votes than he had counted on.
He continued
THE Republican party is drifting away
from the peoples interest. You are at lib
erty to decide whether the conditions are
such as you like and If not what reforms
can improve them. l believe the Republic
can party is more clearly than ever placing
the dollar above the man, that instead of
regarding the man as man and deserving
of all consideration the government gives,
the Republican party is giving aid and en-
ccuragement to organized wealth, measur-
ing men not by their national rights but
their financial standing"
At Deer Park Mr.. Bryan left the train
for visit to Mr.. McGraw's country home.
This was his only departure from the new
rule laid down for him by Chairman Jones,
that he shall not go away from the car
to make incidental speeches. This excep-
ton was, however, a pleasant diversion
and partook more of the nature of a social
call than of political experience Here
Mr.. Bryan was introduced to Mr.. McGraw's
family and neighbors and afterwards took
luncheon. Mr.. Bryan was introduced in