Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-05
U. S. SENATOR WELLINGTON.
Tho Democratic Presidential Candidate
Makes Several Speeches, Winding up
tho Day ut Cumberland, Nd, Whore tho
Maryland Republican Senator Spoke
From tho Same Platform. Renouncing
His Allegiance to the Republican Party's
Policy.
tBy Telegraph to virgInian-Pilot)

ANotao 0SNGiah pCODiS dWdll-
Ing him when he arrived ut GAINESVILLE
early this morning. The train made a
five minutes stop, and in response to
repeated calls for the Presidential can
didate TO speak, he appeared on the
rear platform of the sleeper. Mr..
Bryan declared laughingly that he
could not shake hands and make a
speech, but came near doing So for he
grasped 4 large number of outstrctch-
ed hands, and while doing SO, proceed
ed to make brief talk to the people
who stood eagerly waiting. The speech
was informal. and was frequently APP
plauded. After recalling his visit TO
GAINESVILLE. in 1896. at which time he
said he was compelled to climb up the
fire escape in order to get into the hall
where he was To speak. MIR. Bryan
said;
BRIEF REMARKS.
I'VE are in the midst of another
campaign, and you are to have your
part in the settlement of the questions
which are at issue. In every campaign
several issues are considered, but some
one issue must be paramount in the
mind of each person. In this cam
paign the Democratic party believes
the question OF Imperialism is to be
the most important. The party stands
where 1t did in 1896 on the money
question. but 1t believes that the form
OF government Is more important than
the kind of money, and Imperialism
attacks the principles OF government.
In saying this we are not induging
in prophesy. The Porto Itican bill as
serts the doctrine that the Porto
Ricans are beyond the protection of
the. Constitution. Never until within
year has any party asserted the doc
trine that the flag could be carried to
To-,
co.
At Cambridge Mr.. Bryan also spoke
to a good crowd. He suggested
number of questions to be put to Re-
puDlicans.
MIR. BRYAN'S TOUR.
Cameron, w. Va, Sept. AT Ben
wood Mr.. Bryan left the regular train
and was taken aboard the special in
which he is to make the tour of the
State. He was met by q State commit
tee. of which National Committeeman
McGraw is chairman. The crowd pres
ent demanded speech and Mr.. Bryan
complacently complied, though very
briefly. McGraw announced Mr. Bryan's
speech making itinerary for the trip as
follows: Cumberland, Md, Tuesday
night; Morgan:s Grove, Tri-State meet
ing for Maryland. Virginia and West
Virginia, Wednesday at $3.50; Keyser
1880 a. IN. Wednesday,: Clarksburg
pldls lar at ~ a. III. uulStd al ~
ersburg at p. IN. Thursday: Wheeling,
Thursday night. From Wheeling to
Chicago Friday. Tonight will be spent
at Cumberland and tomorrow night at
Deer Park.
THE PEOPLE THE JUDGES.
At Benwood Mr.. Bryan said:
"In this country, at present at least.
the people judge as to who shall he
elected. My fear is that il we deny
that doctrine, when we come to deal
with the Porto Iticans and I'ilipinos.
we may not always have that doctrine
in force here. When we abandon the
doctrine that all men are created equal
we have to stop each time to prove we
are as god as anybody else. If we can
always keep the doctrine that all men
are endowed with inalicnabe rights
which belong to them as men, which
the government neither gave nor can
take away. then we can have such Il
government as we want. If II is bad, II
is our fault. Once taken away from
the people the power to govern them
selves and they must submit to what
ever government is put upon them by
those able TO control"
THE DINNER PAIL.
Warrington, West Va, Sept. AT
Cameron Mr. Bryan discussed the full
dinner pail proposition in response to n
suggestion from the crowd. saying in
part:
THE gentleman asks me to say
something about the full dinner pail.
The Republican party is trying to es-
cape a discussion of it's attack upon the
foundation principles OF government,
and when laborng man accuses the
Republican party of an attempt to de-
stroy the Declaration of Independence,
the only answer is that you have got
n full dinner pail, and while you have
got plenty to eat you should be salts
fed. l want you 20 remember in the
first place that you cannot satisfy n
man by swing him plenty to eat and
in the second place | want you to take
the cost of what you have to buy as
q laboring man and measure it against
your wages and see If the trusts have
not raised the price of what you buy
more than they have your wages. The
Republican party has no plan for the
hctterment of the permanent condition
of those who toll, but it has permitted
The great branches of industry TO be
monopolized by few
SENATOR WELLINGTON SPEAKS.
Cumberland, Md, Sept 4.-The open
ms of the Democratic campaign for
the states of Maryland and West Vir-
derod memorable b. the appearance on
the same platform of the Democratic
national standard bearer, Hon. VIII
liam j. Bryan. and United States Sen
ntor George l.. Wellington. who was
elected as Republican. Both these
distinguished gentlemen were in good
voice and both spoke with their accus-
toned force. Senator Wellington's
speech marked his formal renunciation
OF party ties on account of the issues
growing out of the war with Spain.