The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-09-08
BRYAN IN WEST VIRGINIA.
He Attended the County Fair at
Shepardstown and Addressed the
People at Morgan's Grove.
BREAKFAST At HISTORIC BELLEVUE.
A Letter From Hon. W. l.. Wilson, In
Which the Latter Emphasized His
Opposition to u Colonial, or I'M
periaIistlc PoIicy-Bryan's Talk
TO the Farmers.

Shephardstown, W. Va, Sept. O.
Mr.. Bryan began the second day OF
his present tour at this point. His
first speech was made at Morgan
Grove, in the suburbs of the town,
where he began to speak few min
utes past ten o'clock, A fair was i'll
progress and the attendance was i'm
mense, people having come from
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania to hear Mr.. Bryan speak,
while they attended the fair. Mr..
Bryan spent the night on his special
train. Previous to going to the
grounds he and his entire party took
breakfast at the historic country
place known as Bellevue. This place
faces Antietam Observation-Disclosures the
Potomac. Here Mr.. Bryan met many
of the local leaders and spent two
hours most enjoyably before Begin
ming the more serious business of the
day.
Letter From Hon. w. l.. Wilson.
A letter was read at the meeting
from Hon. w. L. Wilson, ex-postmas-
ter general, strongly indorsing Mr..
Bryan and saying that only sickness
prevented his attendance upon the
meeting. Col r. p. Chew presided
and introduced Hon. George r. Wend'
ling who, after reading Mr.. Wilson's
letter, in turn introduced Mr.. Bryan.
He laid stress upon the fact that Mr..
Wilson had been a member of Mr..
Clevelands cabinet. In his letter Mr..
Wilson emphasized his opposition to
colonial or imperalstic policy, say
ing that he had early taken this posi-
ton. Mr.. Vending, vino had opposed
Mr.. Bryan in 1896 made bricfspcech,
himself vigorously attacking the re-
publicans, and pledging to Mr.. Bry-
an his support this campaign He
said he had known Mr.. Bryan from
his boyhood and that all the money
in Wall street could not buy him.
Pleased to Talk to Farmers.
Mr.. Bryan began his speech by re-
ferring to Mr.. Wilson IN most COM
plmentary terms. He lad known Mr..
Wilson in congress and h. had never
believed that so kind and loving \
man could indorse war of con.
quest. N'
NJ. Bryan expressed HIS pleasure Mt
,9ing abe to address an assemblnpc
OF farmers. He wanted TO know how
any farmer could be republican. u
was easy to understood, how the
head of q trust or an army contractor
could be member o" that party, he
said, but as for the farmers, they
were not trying TO get their hands
out of their pockets. However, pros
porous other classes might be, the
farmer was not a sharer in that pros
perity. Here Mr.. Bryan related the
current reports concerning his oat
crop, claiming that the exnggeratlon
in this matter was specimen of fall
lacious reports in the east concern
ing the prosperous condition Of the
agricultural classes.
Republican Exnpgerations.
They always exnggerate the posi-
bilities of good crops" he said, "and
never take into consideration the like.
lihood Of n 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 IN
through with them he has TO meet
the gold bug, A good crop is made
the occasion for praising the repub.
lican party he continued, "whilc n
bad one is taken as punishment for
voting the democratic ticket, The
claim Is almost made that the rcpub-
llcnn party" he continued, "whllc u
this can not be true, for II II were
there would be n monopoly on rain;
the price would go up
Farmers Need More Money.
Mr.. Bryan then took up The discuss
sion Of the financial question, show
Ing That more money was especially