Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-23
WILL Make REPLY 10 ROOSEVELT
Candidate viii Take cosnizance OF
Presidents Attack Upon Himself
and Gompers-Response in Course
of Preparataon-Had But Four ana
Half Hours Rest.
(By Associated PreSs.)

siastically rec ived everywher. Viii
liam J. Bryan today carried his war
fare into West Virginia. The line OF
travel took him through the Ohio.
kanawha and New River valleys ami
h was afforded an opportunity 70
speak to many farmers and miners.
Having had but four and half hours
r,st following his campaign in ONO
yesterday. he was out on the plat
form as early as O'Clock telling the
farmers in his oniniop,> why they
should vote the Democratic ticket.
Tn. Republican party had no policy
10 offer which would bring tn m
relief.
Attention to Labor Question.
Passing on into the coal district.
he devoted much attention to tn la
Dor question and while not sDecih-
cally referring to Mr. Roos 2velts let
ter entered a defense OF President
Samuel Gompers, OF the American
Federation Of Labor. He repeated
his warning to laboring men not 10
be coarced by their employers into
voting against their wills.
Fine Reception at Charleston.
The most notable demonstration &C
cord ID him was at Charleston. He
was escorted through the streets by
a number of uniformed marching
clubs headed by bands. while almost
every building was decorated with
flags and bunting. From the moment
he left his special train across the
river. until he reached the platform
on a lot across from the court house.
he was wildly checr'd. His speech
was devoted to general discussion
Of the issues of the campaign.
At Thurmond he got rousing re-
ception. A picturesque feature hire
was the erection of a grand stand up
the side of mountain, having
BACKGROUND Of an immense banner
with a portrait Of the candidate, over
which were the words Shall the Pso-
ple Ru!e?'' The people cheered vocl-
ferously at his almost every utter
ance.
On An Apron Wave"
He spoke OF the fact that in most
OF the industrial and mining centers.
he had visited or passed. he noticed
women standing along the streets
waving aprons.
II am of the opinion" he said,
that If I don't go in on a tidal wave
this time surely will on an apron
wave;
The remark was loudly cheered
Early. this morning Mr.. Bryan
was handed a copy Of a newspaper
cor; aiming President Roosevehs crr
ticism OF himself and Samue! "nm-
mrs concerning their position with
respect to the labor question. Snort
IL a.terward he began the p~paFa-
ton CT a reply. but his TING was 50
taken IN during the day that n" found
I; impossible TO compiei II.
Mr.. Bryan left he-c for New fors
nj 1885 O'Clock over the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad on his special car
attached 20 tn. regular train.
RAvENswoOD. W. VA. Oct IL
". ]. Bryan was up al sunrise ana
short time Afterwards was speaking 10
a good sized audience. mostly farm
ers.
He proceeded 10 punctare the Re-
pub;;can contention tina; the farmers
owed prosperity TO the Republican
party. 4.
No Monopoly On Sunshine.
81 can prove 10 YOU" he said. tha'
The Republican party had nothing to
do with fertility OF soil or sunshine
or rain for II Il did. iacn there would
he n tyu.; on Sunshine. The fact
that these things are not monopnes
Is conclusive PROOF that the Repubii-
can leaders exercise no control over
them He denied that the Rcpuohcan
party vas responsible for the presen,
prices Of agricultural products. ana
said the Republican scsders had spent
their time lezisiatipe In the interest
Of the fnancicrs of Wall street IN
stead OF listening 20 the pea OF The
farmers for security for their depos-
It's.
He maintained that Mr.. rass's 20