New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-11
GAUNTLET TO CANNON
ONSLAUGHTS BY BRYAN.
Nebraskdn GiUes Wealth as $50, 900
and Asks Speaker about His.

Evansville Ind. Sept 1o.-Heavy personal on
,,,rh.s on Speaker Joseph @. Cannon were made
5sv nv William J. Bryan in the course of his
.-.veIs through Illinois He charged the Speaker
..r being the favorite Of predatory corporations.
..t having strangled reform legislation and with
t..-r talsifed the facts with regard MI Bryan's
wealth
.- pry-an reached Speaker Cannons Congress
s,=-ict before giving vent TO his utterances- His
- made ten-Eninute stay at Toledo, Ill. early
-, .crenoou where a great crowd had assembled
. h,s- him Bryan Immediately launched into his
s.,,,,c against the Speaker. Moving from To-
- he repeated his remarks at Newton. Ill
- content with his statements at these two
- the Democratic candidate spoke later at
- M where he stayed for three hours.
w. entire day was spent in Illinois and Indiana
,..,.her Mr. Bryan made seven speeches. the
-,scss at which stops were made being Nation.
rol.ao Newton and Olnsy, H., and Browns, Posey-
I1Is and Evansville, Ind
VIE T--s1svfre NJ Bryan spoke on shall the
ie --,leg- the tariff, trust regulation and cleo
-. ~ Senator's by direct vote Of the people. In
ss,,+allv he took parting shot at Speaker Can
u. left Evansville at 9 :15 o'clock tonight
ta.-svvania and the Baltimore & ohia railroads
= --..e,ing W Va, where he is due TO arrive at
En- o,c,ock in the afternoon
Mr. BRYANs ATTACK.
~ R-van said in his Olney speech
r. cannon in his speech before the Republic
- state Convention yesterday, had this TO say
&c ne: How about Bryan, man OF theories,
q r1 who has breaking out OF the mouth;
rnsn who agreed with the PoPulists only dozen
yeasITs eollars and that when any man had that
he pg9eTa and 5u the R se ndTerfisins
aS.nt On earth through his papers, through his
and or +hTGns MORE his 9ah leifu5s am little
.o.Ia N his speech he drops the qualifying phrase
SIG The Democratic candidate, successful
cHsntauqua lecturer who has made a million
Many exaggerated statements have been made
regard 10 my eaTns S hee 0un made ,9S b
snv man OF political standing or responsibility:
IL 5h'1 sbi.ct which might otherwise be consid-
cred too personal matter for public discussion
was worth about $4,000 when was elected
% congress. I served four years, and by careful
sconorv / saved between $1,000 and $4,000. or
S0Ggr in the spring of 1885 was worth
ems and ny nomination for the Presidency
snesking and Iecturing. and added only small
SIM 10 my savings. After the election, in 1895,
nv earning power lecturer was largely en-
HANGED by the prominence which the campaign
hS a. hook The First Battle" brought me 81 ooO
and I gave an equal amount Of the profits to the
various committees that mad carried on me cam.
ard ny writings have paid me well, but no one at
tends ne lecIqrS usss ne ~ g, - 1e So N
reading il. More than half Of time since 1886
has 0e s s ~ sp 90 seif and Accumulate prop
ertv which would estimate about s125, 900, but
1 WORTH G3e t 1 be sells vii fix $50 900 IS The out
SIDE Init. the maximum. OF my wealth, and am
that is more than ought 20 have earned or wheth-
I have earned il honestly
GAUNTLET DOWN TO CANNON
and having s ans the sEttloisn Of Nj
think justified in asking him TO be as frank
with the public as / have been He began holding
last forty-seven years he has held Office more than
forty years Of the time, and about thirtyfve years
and has been drawing salary that the members
has recently BEEN increased viii he tell US what
be has been selling, 10 whom he has sold It and
er be has made morev lecturfng writing-that
IS BY selling wind and ink" 70 choose his own
the accumulation % money by the strict attention
wealthy # he win tell US just how much he Is WORTH w
We can then guess how much he might have been
worth had he been free TO devote his talents 10
money making. Being the third man in influence
n our government coming next 10 the Vice-Pres-
ident II not even above the Nice-President in his
power 70 Influence legislation is it fair that he
PES 20 me and take the public into his confidence?
Let L. I'm tel US TOW how much he is worth and
Presidential candidate and the source Of such q
eandidetes income should be known. viii he deny
nat The sn=ake-'s wealth and his sources of in
rome should be known
Lincoln. Neb- Sept. Io.-wuiam J Bryan's prop
erty here is valued by the county Of Ian
caster County at ss2s Under the Nebraska law |
al property is required be listed at actual value
NJ Bryan's personal property on his farm and in |
MS home IS valued by the at So 800 The
CoHmoner' is down as worth $3.50 His farm |
OF about l5e acres situated about four miles east
OF the centre Of The business section Of the city |
was valued az $3.50 by Assessor Miller. In making
Ills assessment he placed a valuation Of s5ls an /
acre on this farm, which is regarded as fair
estimate
LdANON TO HIS CRITICS.