The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-15
owns A HUNDRED ACRES.
In His Home County in Ohio
iniscence Of the Presidents Wed.
ding Trip to washington Thirty
II Z oars Ago-Bryan Cannot Fool the
German y oter-c olorcd Rice Will
Line Up on Election Day. 81

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TX CANTON o., Aug. 14-.=We. have.
heard n great deal this year about Cam
ydtdate Bryan.s little farm In Nebraska.
We have had pictures Of him harvest.
ling his oats and putting turpentine on
4 itis chickens afflicted with .'pips.11 TAX
! Ing care to. give them sixteen parts Of
soil to. one of 5turpentine. 4. 1!
Bryan has a few acres. enough for a
few town, lots, but here is President,
4 McKinley.i a real farmer, with over ona,
I hundred acres well titled and cultiya-
1 ted. President Mckinley has made no
fuss Or parade about being d farmer.
For several years he has owned a fine
parcel OF land near Minerva, Stark.
county, not far from the columbiana
Z county line. The president is very,
e proud Of this farm and also Of the fact
I thatit pays a profit. Ever since his va
cation in Carton began William Nc
4 Kinley has wanted to take an early
morning drive TO his property, but has
not been able 20 get away long enough
from Official business. There is a good
old-fashloned farmhouse and a big
( barn on the place, and a tenant named
Adams Is very proud OF, having charge
Sof the Presidents agricultural invest.
ment.
Hon. Jacob A. Amber. of Salem, o.,
was a caller at the Mckinley home
yesterday. judge Amber was n con-
grassnian from this district when Will.
| lam Mckinley was q struggling young
lawyer In Canton. Amber was in
Washington when Mckinley was mar
ried and treasures yet a letter which
the, future president wrote. prior to his
wedding. In that letter William Nc
Kinley asked Ambler:.."1 expect to Wis,
Z It Washington next week and will not
come alone. wish you would reserve
! me good quarters in good hotel.',S ~
i will not come alone. meant that he
was coming IN n wedding trip. and
Amber secured rooms atsthc Airing
y ton. These rooms are now Nos. %; and
"a in that hotel. and have often. been
occupied by Senator Hanna. Did Will
iaEl Mckinley dream during that ho-
= neymoon trip OF thirty years ago that
ne would some day so back to WASH
ington as president? With Mrs. Nc,
y Nnley he visited the white house, es-.
corted by Judge Amber, and had q
short chat with President Grant. Mrs.
!, Mckinley always thought her husband
Z destined to be president Of the United
\ States. Very often when he was a
Z young congressman she would be,out
: driving with friends and as they
passed the white house she would re-
mark almost irdInercntly. That will
! be my home some day"
Her apparent Indifference was really
sublime confidence, which never wav-
cred.
President Mckinley and his political
managers are well pleased with Bry-
ans speech OF acceptance Senator
Hanna is reported to have said:
II don't suppose Mr.. Bryan cares
much whataI think OF his utterances.
hut II his friends are satisfied with his
speech. I am
That expresses the opinion OF Brynn's
speech held here in Canton. 1t is not
I thought that the sensible. thinking
American people can be fooled by
Bryan's word juggling, NoIone thinks
that his speech will affect the German
vote, as intended. First CT all, sou
/ cannot fool the German voter on the
subject OF money, and while Bryan
omiis 10 tnlk OF silver. his platform Is
the same as that OF 1896.
Besides, the German voters and all
others, have not forgotten that Bryan
Is false prophet. Four years ago this
week In a speech delivered at Newton.
Iowa. Bryan made this remarkable
prophecy, which has been recalled here
at Canton, where nothing is forgotten,
Bryan predicted:
II you throw stone in thu air You
know it will come down. The law on
which we base our fight is as sure as
the iaw' Of srayitat!on. II we have a
gold standard. prices are as certain 10