Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-17

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My dear Father
! This is Thursday morn
Ing July tho 9th. and o o'clock. A
beautiful July morning, sun shining
an ideal growing day. have just re-
! turned from "F'airview,n the home Of
William jennings Bryan, and Mt this
moment am enthused and delighted
over my visit and experience at this
great mans home. For years / have
had q desire TO see HIM aud know him
at his home, for the purpose Of finding
out, when la personal touch with the
man, AS TO whether or not, he 10 truly
| what he Is represented to be by many.
And to this question there is but one
answer, that he Is all and more than
words aud pen can express. And to
meet him on his own ground and at
his own home in that magnificent and
magnetic orm, that he greater than
any other man that I have ever met,
is wonderful aud almost sublime.
The thought came to me this morn
ing when awakened in my room at
o'clock, that 1t would be a beaussfnl
morning to go TO "Fairview,n and
with this thought in mind, first In the
morning, ! at once set about to make
the trip to "Fairview" Bryan's home.
Brea Sfast was soon over and with The
morning paper in my hand, boarded
the Street ear for "Fairview,v four
miles from this Hotel the center Of the
City, and almost the first thing that [
found that caught my eye, was ali ar
ticle in the Nebraska state journal
headed nTaft Banner was cut down, y
and | send you copy Of the paper
that you may see the article, which is
lself explanatory, It was bad taste in
THE Republicans to put up this Banner
IN Bryan's nome town at this time and
the action was coufemned on the part
Of many, owing to the fact that tAous-
ands Of people from ali over tile u. =.
ARE now visiting Lincoln, the home Of
1.-THE great Conmoner And for the
! City's sake, many business people
thought that 1t was improper and
since the Banner was taken down as 1T
was 1t proves that public sentiment
was strong against it,and goes to show
that BRYAN Is loved, honored and res
pected at his own home and that the
people are with him and are going 10
stand by him through thick and thin.
And while am Republican In poll
tiles as yon know and have always
voted the Republican National ticket,
as you know, excepting my first ballot,
which was cast for st. John, and the
Prohibition tic xet, and my vote for
Bryan when be was first nominated
on the Silver ticket. Aside from this
I have always voted the Republican
| ticket, but to-day | am determined to
throw my influence and effort toward
the election of William Jennings Bryan
as the next President OF the United
States, and want to say to you that
there are millions Of the Republicans
that a e going to do the same thing
and from present indications there is
simply going 10 lie land slide for the
productive and worting element or
this country went stand for the Re-
publican Platform as it il presented
for The present campaigns and we have
! faith enough IN William jennings
Bryan and the Platform that be will
stand on for tue present Campaign to
elect him as President of the United
States.
My experience in going 10 his home
was the most fortunate and couldn't
have been better,if had asked to have
| ii planned out. took the 1880 car to
Tairyiew," and after 80 minutes tide
landed at the "FairvIew,' crossing,
and to my delight aud surprise, who
should be there waiting for the car
to arrive but William Jennings Bryan,
In his every day dress and sack coat and
soft hat and on the arrival Of the, lear
he tipped his hat with that broad and
winning smile, and remarked, "It's a
beautiful morning conductor, have you
paper''?, addressing his remark ia a
way that all on board might enjoy .
part OF the same. There being only
four passengers on the car at the time,
two, the me hsnics with their tools ia
their hands to go on beyond" Fairyiew.u
The third Miss Marguerite Martyr,
representing the st. Louis Post Dis
patch and myself being the two
people to get or at "Fairvisw."
When Mr.. Bryan asked for the paper
without ceremony, or waiting for an
introduction, exclaimed, Mr. Bryan,
may | have the honor Of presenting to
you morning paper?" when he pleas
antlv and yiftfnofy rked Yes