Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-11
Substitutes for the Shorter
and UgIier Word Used to De-
scribe Speaker in His Own
District.
NEBRASKAN RlDlCULES
STORIES OF HIS WEALTH
Declares Himself Possessed Of
BeggarIy St50l000 Instead
of Million Credited to Him by
Uncle Joe,
Iny MonIng IournaI speeIn s.e,,ea wIreI

IBy Morning journal Special y.c~7ed WireI
Evansville, Ind, Sept Heavy
personal onslaughts on Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon OF the national
house of representatives We're made
today by w. j. Bryan in the course
of his travels through Illinois The
democratic candidate attacked Mr..
Cannon from all sides, He charged
the speaker with being the favorite of
predatory corporations, with having
strangled reform legislation and with
having falsfied the facts with regard
to Mr.. Bryans wealth. Mr.. Bryan
bided his time before giving vent to
his utteranccs until he had reached
Speaker Cannon's congressional dis
trict about 3 o'clock this morning,
when a ten-minute stay was made at
Toledo, H. A great crowd had as
semblcd to hear him and the Nebras-
kan Immediately launched into his
phlippic against the speaker Moving
on, from Toledo, Mr.. Bryan repeated
| his remarks at Newton, ILL.,
Not content with his statements at
these two places the democratic
candidate for president later on
at Oncy, H. where he stayed
4 for three hours. openly accused
| the speaker of telling false-
hood when the speaker fixed Mr..
Bryan's wealth at a million dollars
1 Mr. EEyap Eeierrea to- what .he-said
were the many exaggerated state
ments in regard TO his earthly possess
sions. but declared that Mr. Cannons
| statement OF yesterday before the
| Springfield convention was the first at
tempt of a man OF political standing
or responsibility to estimate these pos
sessions
In great detail Mr. Bryan gave llg-
urcs showing how his money had been
acquired from the day he entered con-
gross until the present time He de-
MED emphatleally that he was worth
million and fixed the amount Of his
| earthly possessions at $3.50. 600 as the
| extreme limit lie had come by It
| honestly through saving portion OF
/ his congressional salary and from re-
| ceipts derived from lectures ana writ
ings. He demanded that Speaker
Cannon be as frank as himself and
tell the public whether he had made
any money through lecturing and
writing and to what extent his money
making had been hampered by strict
attention TO public duties
Not since the campaign began has
Mr.. Bryan spoken with such We
hemence and II is said to be the first
time that a presidential candidate
ever went out of his way to attack a
candidate for congress.
The entire day was spent In Illinois
and Indiana Altogether Mr. Bryan
made seven speeches, the places at
which stops were made being Maltoon.
Toledo, Newton and OlAey. Illinois.
and Browns, Poseyvlle and Evans
vile, Ind. The heat was almost un-
! bearablc but the democratic candidate
seemed not to be affected by Il,
Wherever he went he was met by
large and enthusiastic crowds During
a short visit to the fair grounds at or
ney. H., he was hailed with accIams
of JOY
In Evansville, MIR Bryan spoke on
shah the people rule, the tariff trust
regulation and election of senator's by
direct vote OF the people.
Incidentally he took parting shot
al Speaker Cannon He lcf 1.tT
o'clock tonight for Tern l.lute,
whence he win travel over the Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore aud Ohio
railways to Wheeling w v, where he
is due TO arrive at 2;10 in the after
noon.