New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
WELLINGTON WITH RYAN
THE MARYLAND SENATOR VEHEMENT
AGAINST HIS FORMER PARTY,
HIS VIEWS ON IMPERIALISM DRIVE HsM
UNDER THE SHELTERING WING OF
THE NEBRASKA DEMo-PoP


Cumberland Nd. Sept 4-The opening of the
| Democratic campaign for the States OF MaFEianp
and West virginia at this place tonight was rem
| dered memorable by the appearance on the same
| platform of William ]. Bryan and United states
Senator George l.. wellington, the latter eiecteu
as a Republican. Both speakers were IN gooo voice
/ and spoke with their accustomed force senator
| wellinpton,s sneeeh marked mis- formal renuncia-
ton of party ties on account Of the issues growing
out of the war with Spain. He had Tor inns rea,
| son prepared his speech with care ana ne feaU
| IL from typewriter manuscript
Mr. Bryan spoke without notes. and he appeared
| at the meeting almost Immediately after the ar
rival Of the special train which had brought MN
| across West Virginia and thus far into halylanu
The tourney had been arduous one eoyeFlhs' IN
| Guiding the trip from Chicago, about tWehtS-Iou[
hours of railroad riding Still, Mr. Bryan eppeaieo
in good order and he spoke with MS cusloiIaiS
| vigor.
The tourney OF the Presidential candidate across
the State was not devoid of labor for whlie ne 'eit
the train hut once on the journey, he made num-
ber of brief addresses from the rear platform VI
the last car, This car was especially aoaPte0 "
Mr. Bryan's purposes, being composite coach
including sitting ROOM sleeping berths ana kltcneh'
1t was one OF two coaches comprising the traih
| supplied for the tour by Colonel J. T. McGraw'
| Democratic National Committeeman for West VIZ
ginia The train was bearded at BepWood I'M
medatsIy after crossing the Ohio River about
noon and on It to receive him Mr.. Bryan found
Mr.. McGraw and Colonel Victor Baughman' the
personal representative of Senator German, Ma
tlonaI Committeeman for this State. Good time
was made aeTors the Alleghanies and notwith-
standing the numerous stops, Cumberland was
reached at 7i45 o'clock.
Beginning at Benwood, Mr Bryan spoke In sue
cesson at Cameron, Warrington, Fairmont, Graf
ton. Deer Park and Piedmont. He also made orief
remarks at few other places. AT each station
there were good sized crowds, and the candidate
was cordially greeted The speeches OF the day
manifested a somewhat greater tendency to discuss
| rho had q
occasions At Cameron he referred especially to
Republican plea Of prosperity, saying that the
workingman wanted not only fuI dinner palL
but much more besides. He charged significantly
that the of articles necessary 10 the existence
and comfort of the workingman had been put out
of proportion to the increased price of labor.
THE LINCOLN oAT FARM.
During the day MIR. Bryans attention was called
to a newspaper statement saying that he had
made money cut Of the oat crop raised on
his Lincoln farm in the present season than the
entire farm had cost him, putting the result at
81 400 l20 of land. Commenting upon this
statement Mr.. Bryan sad
The entire farm contains only thirty acres and
cost me nearly $4Wo although the lsna s,n Is not not
hundred and twenty acres in oats, mad only hve
1hreShed they win hardly yield forty bushels %
the acre oats instead o5 being y cents 0"sHst M
oat crop VIII not bring me over $40 The ve acres
more more than sl0o an acre so that the gross income
this ysa % be less sr sEh5 per out the cost @ Of
seed cultivation harvesting and threshing the the
Republican papers use my farm to illustrate the
prosperous condition of the farmer. If my expert
the country it is not strange that the Republican
party Is losing votes the the sTnI wbeG class his
crop is good. but make no mention OF the fact
come. but loses the money put into the crop.
At Fairmont Mr. Bryan closed as follows:
The Republican policy means that we e shall have
in the orient The Republicans said in 1885 that we
they have double standard of government. They
said in 1895 We advocated 50 cent . dollar =; yet
don't know what per cent Of eitzSsenshp the
every dollar must be as good as every other dollar
| and say that every citizen shall be as good as
9iETi ton Shall 1ii'T5 protect them all
At Grafton Mr. Bryan said that he was looking
to West Virginia to do better for the Democracy
| this year than IT did in 1895, but he had no
plaint to make the number of votes he received
| at that time The trouble then the Repub-
ucans had more votes than he had counted on.
| He continued;
The Republican party Is drng aTsS fl from Gac9e the
Whether the conditions are such as you like and
| If not what reforms can improve them ! believe
the Republican party is clearly than ever
placing the dollar above the mani that instead of
consideraton the the dosernment gives the Repub
ean party is giving aid and announcement 70
National rights, but their financial standing.
At Deer Park Mr.. Bryan left the train for visit
| to Mr.. McGraw's country home. This was his only
departure from the new rule laid down for him by
Chairman Jones that he shall not go away from
the car to make incidental speeches. This excep-
ton was however. pleasant diversion and par
political experience. Here Mr Bryan an vas intToi
after making brief speech was invited TO partake
of a luncheon. Mr.. Bryan was introduced In
stop at Deer Park consumed about an hour and
half and the hSt 5SpTnsy s to Soo Cumberland was not
SENATOR WELLINGL ONs SPEECH.
The principal meeting here was held at the
Academy of Music, beginning at o'clock Mr..
Bryan entered the hail a few minutes before that
hour and was received with a volume of applause
which fairly shook the building. The hall was
crowded and the meeting was a very enthusiastic
one throughout. The Hon. Frederick Williams
presided.
Senator wellington made the hTst speech. He
| was listened to with interest and was frequently
- applauded, although at times there were pro-
nounced Kisses. The Maryland Senator lost nc
time in declaring mis- opposition to the present Ad-
ministration and his determination to support Mr.
Bryan He had taken this position he said, be-
cause of his views upon the Spanish war and its
consequences, and because Of his opposition to i'm
perialism, lie said IN part
AS the governmental policy of President McKin-
2 ley was developed / compelled TO differ from
agreement In the speeches delivered by during
the last three years upon the floor of the Senate
6 touching the anish-AmeFcan War, the Philippine
Islands Porto Rico and the South African affairs
Upon the principles therein advanced l stand to-
party that II they became responsible for certain
policies ] would not follow. Therefore, the party
refuse submission to it's behests and to range my
self against II for conscience
cannot my way clear to inveigh against i'm.
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