The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
BRYAN IN WEST VIRGINIA
TWO SPEECHES MADE DURING THE DAY
To IMMENSE CROWDS.
SOUTHERN GARPET-BAG RULE
Used to Demonstrate the Condition to
Be Expected I'm the Philippine Islands
as Result Of the Republican PoIicy-A
Letter From Hon. william L. Wilson
Advocating Bryan Read-The Day
Wound Up With a Stop for Rest at
Deer Park.

Deer Park.
Shepherdstown, w. Va, September 5.
Mr.. Bryan began the second day of
his present tour at this point. His first
speech was made at Morgan's grove,
in the suburbs of the town, where he
began to speak a few minutes past 10
o'clock. At this grove the people of
the vicinity are in the habit of congre-
eating annually to hold a colt show.
The show is now on and advantage
was taken of the fact to have a Bryan
meeting at the grounds. The attend
ance was immense, people having come
in, not only from West Virginia, but
from Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania to hear the speech while they
attended the fair.
There We're for instance several hum
dred men in the procession wearing
"anti-imperiar' badges, who were from
Hagerstown, Md.
a letter was read at the meeting from
Hon. w. L. Wilson, ex-postmaster gen.
eral, strongly opposing the govern
ment's course in the Philippines and
regretting that sickness prevented his
presence.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Hon.
George r. Vending, who had opposed
his election in 1896. Vending said he
hood and that all the money in Wall
street could not buy him.
Mr.. Bryan was received with deaf
enlng applause. He began by referring
10 Mr.. wilson in most complimentary
terms. He had known Mr.. Wilson in
nd h. 10
that so kind and loving a man could
endorse war of conquest. Mr.. Bry-
an expressed his pleasure at being able
10 address an aSSemblage of farmers
He wanted to know how any farmer
could be republican. 1t was easy.
he said, to understand how the head
or trust or any army contractor could
be member of that party, but as for
the farmers, they were not trying to
get their hands into others pockets
and to keep others hands out of their
pockets. However prosperous other
classes might be the farmer was not
a sharer OF that prosperity. Here Mr.
Bryan related the current reports con-
cernlng his oat crop, claiming that the
eXaggeratiOn in this matter was a spec
lmen of the fallacy of the report in the
east concerning the prosperous condi-
tlon OF the agricultural classes.
They always eXaggerate the possi-
bilities of good CROP" he said, "and
never take into consideration the Iikeli-
nood OF bad crop. And after the
farmer has taken these chances, he
passes between the bulls and bears Of
Wall street. The bulls horn him, the
bears bite him and when he is through
with them he has to meet the goldbug. A
good crop is made the occasion for prais-
ing the republican party, while a bad
crop IS taken as a punishment for ~ot-
ing the democratic ticket. The claim
is almost made that the republican
party controls the rain fall. but this
cannot be true, for if it were there
would be monopoly on rain; the price
would go up"
Mr.. Bryan then took up the discus
sion of the financial question to show
that more money was especially neces-
sary to the farmer.
Discussing the Philippine question.
Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Republicans tell us that the Philip
pine war is the same as the war be-
tween the states. A man does not need
to have much intelligence to see the
olnerence between the principles in
was holding the people of the south in
the union, but the people were not to
be subjects; they were to be citizens.
They We're not held in the union to be
denied the privileges of citizenship.
They are today sharing with the citi-
this union, and they are vieing with
the citizens Of the north to see which
section can add most to the grandeur
and glory of this, our common coun-
try. Applause.)
That is not the same as it is in the
Philippine islands. We are not bring
ing the Filipinos in as citizens. We
are bringing them in as subjects and
If you want to know the difference be-
tween the south sharing as she does in
the guarantees Of the constitution and
the FilipinoS weighted down by a CO.
lonial system such as is practiced in
other countries, just compare the south
today, self-governing, with the south
during the carpet bag period. If you
want to know what a colonial policy
will mean in the Philippine islands,
just remember how white men at
home were treated by a carpet bag
government and then imagine how
brown men 1000 miles away from home
will be treated under a carpet bag gov
ernment'
Mr. Bryan then dwelt on the princi-
pie that all men are created equal and
should have the right of self-govern-
ment as inalienable and as the very
foundation Of our declaration of inde-
pendence
Deer Park, Md, September 5.-Mr.
Bryan doubled on his tracks today,
and tonight finds him again enjoying
the refreshing breeZes Of the summit
OF the Alleghenies. He began the day
In Jefferson county, the easternmost
county of West Virginia, and since
leaving the tri-state gathering at
Morgan's grove in that county he has
been working constantly westward.
He made only two speeches during the
day, the first at Morgan'S grove, near
Shepherdstown, and the second at
Keyser. At both places the crowds
greeted the national candidate with
enthusiasm, and both speeches were
vigorously applauded. There were
large audiences at both meetings. but
that Of the grove was exceptional in
size.
Deer park was reached in the
afternoon but no meeting was held here.
Mr.. Bryan is the guest of Colonel
McGraw and the understanding before
his coming was that he should have
entire quiet and rest while here