Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13
SPEECHES AT CUMBERLAND
Silver-Tongued Sayings and Side
Remarks to I. C. N.
SCAT, GOES FAMILY CAT
Back Yard Smile and It's Meaning.
"Um-pah' Man Was Some Ex-
cited-The Newspaper 'Tet.
pccial From a STAN Correspondent.

CUMBERLAND. Md, September r.
The common household cat has whiskers
and while there may be some question as
to their beauty, there's no doubt in the
world that they are extremely useful.
When a cat wants to go through a fence.
and sometimes there's pressing need OF
haste, the whiSkerS measure the opening
and scat, goes the cat through the hole.
This little swing into West Virginia and
Maryland by Mr.. Bryan Is nothing more
or less than the whiskers Of the demo
cratic cat. See" As a back yard simile
this should be Illuminating and thorough.
But here's little more light. The demo-
cratic managers realize they have a
certain amount, limited amount. well
say, of money. speakers and energy to
eXpend during the continuance of this ma
tional campaign. Naturally. they want TO
make every dollar and every bit OF energy
count. and count well. So this tour OF
Mr.. Bryans in West Virginia and Mary
land was arranged.
1t was decided at the outset If the gen.
eral atmosphere If his reception, the re-
Election of sentiment and the reports or
local leaders all pointed 10 one and the
same encouraging conclusion that there
was excellent reason to hope for demo-
cratic success, that these two states
would be, marked Special and given
vigorous ana unrenllllnS treatment IloIlt
II. If nOt-but IT would be useless
to discuss that contingency. For the
peerless leader and his political managers
and associates. including former Gov. Jen-
nings of Florida, who IS running this tour
by designation of the national commit
tee, have agreed a result of this ora
torical excursion into West Virginia ana
Maryland that these two states are fer
tile ground and the air around here VIII
be full OF democratic doctrinal talk from
now until November.
Another Trip for Bryan.
The best orators at the command of the
sneakers bureau will be detailed to these
two states and the Z. l.. himself will
come back this way before very. very
| long semi-official guess made on the
| train tonight fixes the democratic plu-
rality-to-be in Maryland at about 1900
! The same guess declines, at present writ
| ing to tag West Virginia with figures.
Things UP there are too blamed unsettled
The principal thing to be remembered.
however, is just that the democratic nigh
broWS in conversation assembled, some or
il by long distance with New York ana
ot her academic centers where F'ingy con-
ners and the rest of the elect hold forth.
have decided that Maryland certainly.
and West Virginia, probably, VIII so denl-
ocratic this year Moreover. if hard work
can make this anticipated fact come true
twill come. So there you are.
Mr.. Bryan seems to get stronger vocally
as he goes along. He was in great shape
at both the afternoon and evening gath
eringS at which he spoke here today. In
the afternoon he held a crowd of a couple
of thousand people out III the broilingest
kind of a deadly sun beating down on
the city hall plaza until he had said his
very last word y couple of ladies and
several unSung democrats tainted and
were hustled away for frst-aid treatment,
but the rest of the crowd hung right on
and cheered manfully every time the L.
l.. jabbed the hdrpoon into the OppresSorS
of the pee-pul.
The procession to the city hall steps,
where a temporary stand had been erect
ed is worthy Of mention First came Mr.
Bryan In an automobile. one cylinder of
which missed consistently in honor of the
event; then local digni aries and news
paper men in low. rakish. seagoing hacks
of the Napoleonic era; then several hum
dred ardent democrats wearing bright
green badges inscribed ''B.. X. and l..
meaning Bryan, Kern and 1-ewis-Mr.
Lewis. WHO, as | mentioned this after
noon, is trying To beat Col. Pearre Tor
Congress, having attached himself over
night to the tail of the democratic ma
tional ticket.
Most Forgot the Band.
Gracious, [ almost forgot the band. OF
course there was Il band, and doggoned
good one, too, except that the man who
played the great, blunderbussy. down-in-
the-coal-mine horn-l don't remember
what il is called-was real absent-minded
and every now and then inserted an UNI
pah or TWO in the wrong place. But
shucks, is there loyal democrat so base
as to grieve over misplaced um-pah
when the p. l.. is in town and just about
ready to stab corrup ton in vital spor
and chase predatory wealth to the hillsr
Never So the band played Nellie Was
7 aJy'' ot her ma triOtic airs and ey-
erybody was happy.
The platform from which Mr.. Bryan
spoke in the afternoon faces the Cumber-
land Jail. and all during his speech the
rear windows of this inspiring editice
were crowded with prisoners in striped
suits, who cheered with human intell-
Sence all the telling points made by the
=. L. AT that point in his discourse
which had to do with the predatory
Drawings of the criminal rich and just
as the well informed could trace II the
oratorical portrait a striking resemblance
TO certain gentlemen who figure prom
inently in the public prints, Mr.. Bryan
raised his hand as he uttered the word
penitentiary and pointed. or seemed 10
he pointing at the striped suited men
framed in the jail windows.
"Compliments" for Convicts.
Well. honestly. you never saw anybody
so tickled as those convicts. You know.
it is real complimentary for a man who
been sent to the jug for getting drunk or
stealing chickens, or something of that
sort to be compared to-but why mention
names Mr.. Bryan didn't and his wisdom
is proverbial.
Tonight's speech was practically con-
tinuation OF that of this afternoon. with
more of emphasis panics and Their
funny little ways. The Academy or
Music. in which he spoke, was crowded
a
monstrous structure there were more
folks outside than in But even those
people who couldn't get within a nun
dred feet of the hall entrance had no
difficuIty determining what going on,
for they could hear the cheers OF the
fortunate faithful and the heavy breath
ing of the G.. o. p. elephant as the +. L'
chased ii round and round and round
Tonight after the speaking was all
over and Mr. Bryan had shaken the last
and 'steenth hundredth hand for mo