The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-05
WELLINGTON is KISSED
Declares 1t Characteristic of Geese
Snakes and Fools.
he ANNOUNCES THAT He is FOR BRYAN
The Event Marks the Opening Of the Demo
cratic Campaign in Maryland and West
Virginia. Mr.. Bryan Declares
Wellington Has Courage.
(By the Associated Press.)

WcillilS lOH IDS NVuIdSC'
(By the Associated Press)
Cumberland, Md, Sept. 4.-The opening
of the Democratic campaign for the
States of Maryland and West Virginia at
this place tonight was rendered memoir
platform of the Democratic national
standard bearer, Hon. William Jennings
Bryan, and United States Senator George
L. Wellington, who was elected as d Re-
publican. Woth these distinguished gem
tlemen 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.
Mr.. Bryan spoke without notes, and he
appeared at the meeting almost imme-
diately after the arrival of his special
train. The journey of the Presidential
candidate across the State was not de-
void of labor for him, for while he left
the train only once on the Journey he
made number of brief addresses from
the rear platform of the hindmost car.
At Benwood Immediately after crossing
the Ohio River about noon, Mr.. Bryan
found MIR. McGraw and Colonel L. Victor
Baughman, the personal representative
of Senator German, National committee
man for this State.
Beginning at Penwood, Mr.. Bryan spoke
lei af
Fairmont Grafton, Deer Park and Pied
mont. He also made very brief remarks
at 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
questions than had been shown on form
er occasions.
BRYAN'S OAT CROP.
During the day Mr. Bryan's attention
was called to an extract from a New
York Republican 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 $1,400 on 120 acres of land. Comment
ing upon this statement Mr.. Bryan said
The entire farm contains only 80 acres
and cost me nearly 81 1000, although the
land is not worth that much today. In
stead of having 120 acres in oats, | had
| only tve acres in oats, and the oats have
not yet been threshed. They will hardly
yield forty bushels to the acre Oats
instead of being 80 cents a busheI in Ne
braska, are worth 21 cents in Chicago
My oat crop will not bring me over $40
The five acres upon which the oats were
raised cost me little more than 500 an
acre, so that the gross income this year
will be less than eight per cent on the
original investment. After taking out the
cost of the seed, cultivation, harvesting
and threshing the income will be reduced
to less than five per cent. The Republi-
can papers use my farm to illustrate the
prosperous condition of the farmer If
my experience is a fair illustration of
what is going on in the country it 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 into the CROP.
At Fairmont Mr.. Bryan closed as fol-
lows:
"The Republican policy means that we
shall have form of Republic here and
a practice Of despotism in the Orient. In
1896 the Republicans said every dollar
must be as good as every other dollar,
and we say that every citizen shall be
as good as every other citizen, and that
the same Constitution shall protect them
ALL
At Dear Park Mr.. Bryan left the train
for a visit to Mr.. McGraws country
home This was his only departure from
the new rule laid down for him by Chair
man Jones that he shall not go away
from the car to make incidental speeches.
This exception was however a pleasant
diversion and partook more of the ma
ture of a social call than of a political
experience. Here Mr.. Bryan was intro
duced to Mr.. McGraws family and
neighbors and after making a brief
speech was invited to partake of a sump-
tuous luncheon. Mr.. Bryan was intro
duced in very laudatory language by Col.
Baughman. The beautiful surroundings
of Colonel McGraw's home seemed to af-
ford inspiration for Mr.. Bryan's remarks,
which were few.
THE SPEECH AT DEER PARK.
He said:
81 never visit a summer resort and see
the refreshing shade and beautiful homes
without thinking how few comparatively