Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-05

mediately after the arrival of his spe-
ciai train. The journey of the presi-
dentiai candidate across the State was
not devoid of labor for him, for while
he left the train only once on the Jour-
ney lie made number of brief ad-
dresses from the rear platform of tie
| hindmost car
REPRESENTATION.
during the day Mr.. Bryans atten-
ZION was called to an extract from a
New York Republican newspaper say
ing that MIR. Bryan had made more
| money out Of the oat crop raised on his
Eihcoin farm the present season than
tHe ehtife farm had cost him, putting
the result at $l.400 on 40 acres of
Iaho. Commenting upon the state
ment Mr.. Bryan said:
Inc entire farm contains only thirty
acres and cost Inc nearly $4,000 al
though tho land Is not worth that
much to-day. Instead OF having 40
oats. and the oats have not yet been
threshed. They will probably yield
torty bushels to the acre. Oats instead
OIL being 60 cents bushel in Nebraska,
are worth q cents In Chicago. My oat
crop VIII not bring me over $40. The
Ive acres upon which the oats were
raised cost me little more than 500
an acre. so that the gross income this
year VIII be less than per cent. on
the original investment. After taking
out the cost of seed. cultivation, har-
Vesting and threshng the income will
be reduced to less than 5 per cent. The
Republican papers use my farm 10
Illustrate the prosperous condition of
the farmer. If my experience is Il fair
Illustration of what is going on in the
country, 1T is not strange that the Re-
publican party is losing votes among
the agricultural class. The Republi-
cans point TO the farmer when his crop
a No to-. 90
TACT that when his crop fails he not
only loses his income, but loses the
money put into the crop
SENATOR WELLINGTON'S SPEECH
Senator Wellington made the first
speech of the evening. He was lis
tened to with interest and was fire.
quentiy applauded. although at times
there were very pronounced Misses
Inc Maryland Senator lost no time in
declaring his opposition to the present
Administration and his determination
to support Mr.. Bryan. He had taken
tnls position. he said, because of his
views upon the Spanish war and its
consequence, and because of his opposi-
tlon to Imperialism. He said. in part:
AS the Governmental policy of
PRESIDENT Mckinley was developed. I
was compelled to differ from it at sew
eral points, and gave evidence of my
disagreement in the speeches deliver
upon the floor of the Senate touching
the Spanish American war, the Phil
ippine islands, Porto Rico and the
South African affairs Upon the prin-
ciples therein advanced / stand to-day
1 gave friendly warning to the Repub-
iican party that IL they became re-
sponsible for certain policies I would
not follow. Therefore. the party, hav-
ing become so responsible, l am COM
PEELED to refuse submission to it's be-
hestS and to range myself against it
for conscience
Il cannot see my way clear to in
weigh against Imperialism. against the
unconsttutionality OF the Porto Rico
tariff bill, the unrighteousness of at
tempting to cnslave the inhabitants of
the Philippine islands and the dishonor
OF breaking our pledge to Cuba. and
then because of the mandate of Il sin
lister influence which dominates the
President forswear my convictions;
set at naught my declarations and do
as Senator IIoar and others did. APP
peal To the past and the future. The
past is dead. | cannot change 1t. The
future is not in my keeping. and it is
not in my power to fashion it. There
fore, l am here tonight to reiterate
the convictions | voiced in the Senate
and record my opposition to the prn-
ciples of President Mckinley as evil
denced in his foreign policy. and with
all the vehemencc of positive nature
protest against the violation OF the
principles upon which our Government
is foundCI; last
the Constitution and the reversal of
the policy which has given us n CEN
fury and n quarter of national life,
such as the history of man has not
recorded in any age or cline.
uNALTERABLE ANTAGONIST
81 am here tonight to declare my
II TO N
of imperialism and my opposition to
the representatives OF that vicious
principle. IT is an occasion of more
than ordinary importance for any man
to antagonlze the political party which
he has served for quarter of a CEN
fury. l have. however. determined to
do that which [ believe for the best
interest OF my country. and in the per-
Torrance of that duty l find 1t neces-
sary not only to oppose the reelection
of President Mckinley, but to empha-
size that position by supporting his
antagonist who in this election stands
for free government according to the
Constitution"
Continuing. lie said that the nation
was ut the parting of the ways, and he
believed the present tendency of the
Republican party WAS full of inevitable
dangers and disasters.
Senator Wellington did not believe
there was any danger of material
changes IN the tarln and financial
laws in the case OF Mr.. Bryans cleo
ton.
In the last Congress-" he said, 1.-The
money measure became a law. And
there is not at issue in this campaign
any direct legislation upon the money
question. for there is no possibility that
there should be within the next four
years, after Mir. Bryan's election, uni
fled maiorities in both houses OF Con-
gress."
AT the mention of the probability of