The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-07
THE FULL DINNER PAIL
Mr.. Bryan Talks to Laboring Men on
Republican ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Wellington Renounces Republican,
ism

Cambridge, O., September 4.-Mr.
Bryan found several hundred people
awaiting him when he arrived at
GAINESVILLE early this morning. The
train made a five minute stop and in
response to repeated calls for the pres
idential candidate to speak, he appear
ed on the rear platform of the Sleep
CT. Mr.. Bryan declared laughingly
that he could not shake hands and
make a speech, but came near doing
so, for he grasped a large number Of
outstretched hands and while doing 80,
proceeded to make a brief talk to the
people who stood eagerly waiting.
The speech was informal and was fire.
quently applauded. After recalling
his visit to GAINESVILLE in 1896, at
which time, he said, he was compelled
to climb up the fire escape in order to
get into the hall where he was to
speak. Mr.. Bryan said:
w are In the midst of another cam
paign and you are to your part
in the settlement of the questions
which are at issue. In every campaign
several issues are considered, but some
one issue must be paramount in the
MINI of each person. In this cam
4 poASh NHC l. party DcllSNe e
the question of imperialism is to be
most important. The party stands
where it did in 1896 on the money
question, but it believes hat the form
of government is more important
than the kind of money, and IMPERIAL
ism attacks the principles of govern
ment. In saying this we are not in
dulging in prophesy. The Porto Rican
bill asserts the doctrine hat the Porto
Ricans are beyond the protection of
the constitution. Never until within
a year has any party asserted the doc
trine that the flag could not be car
ried to places where the constitution
could not CO."
AT Cambridge Mr.. Bryan also spoke
to a good crowd. He suggested a
number of questions to be put to repub-
licans.
At Benwood, w. Va, Mr.. Bryan
said In this country at present, at
least, the people judge as to who shall
be elected. My fear is that if we de-
ny hat doctrine when we come to deal
with the Porto Ricans and Filipinos
we may not always ave that doctrine
in force here. When we abandon the
doctrine that all men are created equal
we have to stop each time to prove
we are as good as anybody else. If
we can always keep the doctrine that
all men are endowed with inalienable
rights which belong to them as men
which the government neither gave
nor can take away, then we can have
= such a government as we want. If it
is bad. it is our fault. Once take
away from the people the power to gov
ern themselves and they must submit
-, to whatever government is put upon
: them by those able to control"
Warrington, w. Va, September A.
At Cameron, Mr.. Bryan discussed the
full dinner pail proposition in response
to a suggestion from the crowd, saying
I in part:
5 1.-THE gentleman asks me to say
something about the dinner pail. The
republican party is trying to escape
; a discussion of its attack upon the
foundation principles of government
[ and when a laboring man accuses the
e republican party of attempt to destroy
e the declaration of independence, thu
e only answer is that you AVE got a full
dinner pail, and while you have go
V plenty to eat, you should be satisfied
1 you to remember, in the frs
place, that you cannot satisfy a mar
O by giving him plenty to eat, and, il
the second place., l want you to takt
h the cost of what you lave to buy a:
n a laboring man and measure it agains
n your wages and see if the trusts hav,
not raised the price of what o blu.
4 more than they have your wages
The republican party has no plan 70
: the betterment of the permanent con
dition of those who toll, but it ha
= permitted the great branches of in
dustry to be monopolized by a few"
Cumberland, Nd, September 4.-Th
= opening of the democratic campaign TO
the states of Maryland and West Vir
: GINA at this place tonight was rem
dered memorable by the appearance
= on the same platform of the demo
J. cratic national standard bearer, Hor
:. William j. Bryan and United State
Senator George E. Wellington, VIII
le was elected as a republican. Bot
, these distinguished gentlemen Were i
/ good voice and both spoke with tnei
- accustomed force. Senator yelling
tons speech marked his formal re
nunciation of party ties on account Q
the issues growing out of the wa
= with Spain. He had for this reaso
q, prepared his speech with care and b
IN read IL from type written manuscript
y Mr.. Bryan spoke without notes an
10 he appeared at the meeting limos i'm
IS mediately after the arrival of his spe
cial train. The journey Of the pres
es dental candidate across the state Wa
not devoid of labor for him, for, Will
~ he left the train only once on the joul
ne ney, he made a. number Of brief az
dresses from the rear platform Of tt
b. hindmost ar.
D At Benwood immaditely after eros.
n ing the Ohio river about noon, Mr.. Bry
an ound Mr. McGraw and Colonel ]
NJ Victor Baughman, b personal repr
sentative Of Senator German, nation.
Committeeman, for his state.
Beginning at Benwood, Mr.. Brya
spoke in succession at Cameron, Mar
~ nington, Fairmont, Grafton, Deer Par
e. and Piedmont He also made vel
brief remarks at a few other place
At each place there We're good size
st crowds and the candidate was cordia
On ly greeted. The speeches Of h da
to manifested somewhat greater tendens
to discuss economic questions b ha
an ] been shown on former occasions.