The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06
BRYAN'S CAMPAIGN.
The Democratic Leader Journeys
Through Several States.

Cambridge, o., Sept. 5.-Mr. Bryan
found several hundred people await
ing him when he arrived at GAINESVILLE
early Tuesday morning. The train
carrying him to his destination in
West Virginia made a fYe-minute
stop at that point, and the engine had
hardly come to a standstill when
there were loud calls for the %presiden-
tial candidate. In response to these
demands Mr.. Bryan appeared on the
rear platform CO :ke sleeper. He said
in part:
..In this campaign the democratic party
believes the question OF Imperialism to be
most important, The party stands where
ii did in 1896 ON the money question. but II
believes that the form of government is
more important than the kin of money,
and imperialism attacks the principles Of
government. In saying this. we are not
INDUCING In prophecy. The Porto Rican
bill asserts the doctrine that the Porto
Ricans are beyond the protection of the
constitution. Never until within a year
has any party asserted the doctrine that
the nag could be carried TO places where
the constitution could not go"
AT Cambridge Mr.. Bryan also spoke
to a good crowd. He suggested a num-
Der of questions to be put to the re-
publicans.
In Maryland,
Cumberland, Nd, Sept. 5.-The open.
ing of the democratic campaign for
the states of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia at this place Tuesday night was
rendered memorable by the appear
ance 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 distinguished gentlemen were in
good voice and both spoke with their
accustomed force.
Senator Wellington's speech marked
his formal remuneration of party ties
on account of the issues growing out
of the war with Spain. He had for
this reason prepared his speech with
care, and he read it from typewriter
manuscript.
During his speech Senator Yelling
ton was frequently interrupted by
Kisses and cries of "Turncoat" and
Benedict Arnold"
Mr.. Bryan spoke without notes, and
he appeared at the meeting almost
Immediately after the arrival of the
special train which had brought him
across the state of West Virginia and
thus far into the state of Maryland.
The journey had been an arduous one,
onrarspr s,,1,,ISnn fha trim from Chi
cago, about "a hours of railroad rid
ing. Still Mr.. Bryan appeared in ex-
ceIlently good order, and he spoke
with his customary vim and vigor,
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 a number of brief addresses
from the real platform of the hind.
most car.
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 a few other
places. AT each place there were good
sized crowds and the candidate was
cordially greeted. The speeches of the
day manifested somewhat greater
tendency TO discuss economic ques,
tions than had been shown on former
occasions, At Cameron he referred
especially to the republican plea of
prosperity. saying that the working
man wanted not only a full dinner
pail" but much more besides. He
charged significantly that the cost of
articles necessary to the existence and
comfort of the nottingham had been
put out of proportion to the increased
price of labor,
Talks of His Farm.
During the day MIR. Bryan's atten-
ton was called to an extract from a
New York republican newspaper say
ing 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 $l,4OO on 12O
acres of land. Commenting upon this
statement. Mr.. Bryan said:
+lNe enllTe farm contains only 81 acres,
and cost me nearly $4,000. although the
land is not worth hat much to-day. In
stead of having I20 acres in oats, l had
only five acres in oats, and the oats have
not yet been threshed. They will hardly
yield 30 bushels TO the acre. Oats. instead
Of being 30 cents a bushel in Nebraska, are
worth p cents In Chicago. My oat crop will
not bring me over $40. The five acres upon
which the oats were raised cost me a little
more than 500 an acre, so hat the gross in
come this year will be less than eight per
cent. on the original investment. After
taking out the cost Of seed. cultivation,
harvesting and threshing the income will
be reduced to less than five per cent, The
republican papers use my farm to illustrate
the prosperous condition of the farmer.
II my experience is a fair Illustration OF
what is going on in the country, II Is not
strange that the republican party is losing
votes among the agricultural class. The
republicans point TO the farmer when his
crop is good, but make no mention Of the
fact that when his crop fails he not only
loses his income, but loses the money put
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