The sun., 1900-09-07
BRYAN TURNS WEST AGAIN.
HIS WEST VIRGINIA TRIP WARNS
UP on THE LAST DAY.

Those -Four Year. Ago Crashing Pros
perity Confronts Hin on Every stde
Makes the Crowds Coid-They We're simply
curious to See Him-Defends His Part tn
Securing the Ratification OF the treaty.
WHEEIINd " Va Sept o-WillIam j, Bryan
I concluded his tour Of West Virginia here To-
night and left upon late train for the West
lie will go direct to Lincoln Mr. Bryan made
three long speeches to-day. The first al Clarks-
| burg. the second at Parkersburg and the third
here at o o'clock tonight His largest audi
ence was In this city. He faced IS 600 persons
| who had assembled upon the river wharf. The
platform was built upon the edge OF the Ohio
River and a natural amphitheatre gave the peo-
pie fine opportunity 20 hear him. His speech
was simply Organism through and through.
The people showed a great curiosity to see
| him here his train arrived here AZ
8 O'Clock The party proceeded at
once TO the Hotel Windsor While MI
| Bryan was at dinner in the dining room
upon the first floor men, women and children
fought for places at the windows along the street
TO watch him eat The crowd came from this
city of 1000 and the populous Ohio towns
across the river. This city represents. in TACT,
a population Of lOOOOo, so that this large west
virginia audience Is easily accounted for
Mr. Bry an made six regular advertised stops
sides those made briefly from the rear OF his
train. lie was greeted with crowds every
where The West virginians are naturally
curious and have few holidays. Mr.. Bryan
visited the State In the holiday season OF the
mountaneers. Their work Is done upon the
farms and their fairs are being held. But
his audiences were not unusually large, moth
ing TO compare TO those which he addressed in
1890 1t Is significant that during this three
days tour OF Mr. Bryan In West Virginia, A.
B White. Republican nominee for Governor.
was addressing large audiences through the
interior Of the state and the reports are that
his meetings were as well attended as those Of
Mr.. Bryan.
The Democratic leaders In West Virginia
have attached much Importance to this coming
Of Mr.. Bryan. The First. Second and Fourth
Congressional districts were visited John 7.
McGraw the oand idate for L nited tates senator
and the leader Of the West Virginia Dem ocraoy.
secured Mr.. Bryans consent to come to the
State. The trip Ia over and 1t has been dis
APPOINTING TO these managers Mr.. Bryan
was greeted by large audiences they listened
TO hiS speeches. which were on various themes
but the party zeal s no stronger.
WARNED TO AVOID PROSPERITY.
Mr. Bryan's first stop to-day was AT Clarks-
the county fair was on. Thousands Of prosper
Gus, happy people assembled In the grove out
OF tow 10 hear Mr.. Bryans predictions Of calam-
ties that he says are to come Ills Clarksburg
speech wa hardly appropriate The chairman
Of the local entertainment committee, Moor
Jackson, wealthy promoter and capitalist,
has iUS' declined tho Democratic nomination
for Con zrees In this first district because. hs
to ScS GUTteSP2RG7IG C Comfy 600 oVsS SCS
Clarksburg is the county sent, is enjoying the
greatest wave OF prosperity which eyer struck
Il Within sight Of the staud where Mr.. Bryan
spoke a rew glass plant If being built Every
BODY Il busy and prosperous The local Demo-
Brl an A. they drove to the station that the
! R"publicaos were using the prosperity arGu-
mert With telling effect
keeping 'he price OF their selling products
down and their supplies we're hish priced.
! he said the Republicans fostered the trusts.
| Mr. Bryan asserted that the number Of fnau-
Cial failures were upon the Increase that pros
perity Is on the wane. that rrosperity has never
been ae great as the Republoars have claimed
The hearers of Mr Bryan did not cheer these
remarks They listened 20 them without any
Representation Of approval Their rockets
ters. who we're enjoying this holiday, were
neatly and comfortably attIred They seemed
to be more prosperous than ever II ia so with
all West Nirginians this year.
EXPECTS \ GREAT LABOR AGITATION.
When asked by THR SrN correspondent after
hia speech why he h1d n--;;ailed prosperity
prin"a ,tclres hortSt'er a. T'' Would be that Si "a
great strike In the anthracite coal region IL
imminant tla eNUoCts q great labor aGita-
ton and disturbance before November. Ex-
Senator johnson y. Camden. a Gold Democrat
IN l-ae. introduced Mr. BRYAN az Clarksburg
MI BRYAN dwet strongly upon the relative
importance Of imper aisTn as compared 10 the
money question Mr. Brvan's West Virginia
tour has done him itle good
A. Parkersbrg Mr.. Bryan discussed his at
tituds toward the ratification of the peace
treat, saying ~ part, ,
Il want TO call your attention TO one argu-
ment that the Republican party seems more
argument in defence OF Imperialism The
argument | have been hearing In defence Of
imperialism is that helped to ratfy the treaty
Republicans give mo too much credit when
they say secured the ratification Of tho treaty
il had TO help the President secure the ratih-
cation OF the treaty that closed the war
the Republicans ought 70 feel more kindly
party in authority in both houses could not get
the treaty ratified without my help, | am not
such bad man, | have not yet found a single
Senator who has publicly declared that he voted
for the treaty because I wanted him 10. II
you attempt to prove that | am responsible for
by Senator Wellington that the treaty would
not have been ratified but for the promises
of your President. II the Republican party
will not assume the responsibility for the rRtl-
fication OF the treaty win do It myself
! favored the ratification OF the treaty I
was not Senator. / do not know that my
voice changed one vote, but am willing 10
Of the treaty, but Republicans. you must as
sumo the responsibility for the making OF the
treaty The treaty was made according 20
tho advice Of the President and that treaty