Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
Not Over $4,000 So
He Himself Says
Seems Somewhat Disp|eased
with Cannon's Charge
That He Is Worth a Million and
Uses caustle Language.

personal onSlaughtS on Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon of the National House of
Representatives We're today made by
William J. Bryan in the course of his
tour of Illinois. The Democratic candi-
date attacked Mr.. Cannon from all
sides. He charged the Speaker with
being the favorite of corporations, with
having strangled reform legislation
and with having falsified the facts re-
garding Mr.. Bryan's wealth. Mr.. Bry.
an bided his time before giving vent
to his utterances and he had reached
Speaker Cannon's congressional dis
trict about o'clock this morning when
a Commute stay was made at Toledo
Ill y great crowd had assembled to
hear him and the Nehraskan immedi-
ately launched into his philippe
against the Speaker
Moving on from Toledo Mr.. Bryan
repeated his remarks at Newton. Ills
Not content with his statements at
these two places, the Democratic can
didate later on, at Olney. Ills, where
he stayed for three hours. openly ac-
cused the Speaker of telling a false
hood when the Speaker fixed Mr.. Bry-
ans wealth at s1,OOO.OO0. Mr.. Bryan
many exaggerated statements in re-
gard to his earthly possessions. but de-
clared that Mr.. Cannon's statement
yesterday before the Springfield con-
vention was the first attempt of a
| man of political standing or RESPONSE
bility to estimate these possessions.
In great detail, Mr.. Bryan give fig
| ures showing how his money had been
<ln1 ho 1y,fn
gress until the present time. He de-
MED emphatically that he was worth
| 81 100000 and fixed the amount of his
| earthly possessions" a, s150,OO0 as the
extreme limit. He had come by it hon
| estly he said, by saving a portion of
| his congressional salary and from re-
! ceipts derived from his lectures and
writings. The entire day was spent in
| Illinois and Indiana. Altogether Mr..
| Bryan made seven speeches, the places
at which stops were made being Ma
toon. Toledo, Newton and Olney. Ills,
and Browns. Poseyville and Evansville.
Ind. The heat was almost unbearable.
but the Democratic candidate seemed
not to be affected by it.
Toledo, Ohio. Sept. 10.-Spealer Can
ron of the national House of Repre-
sentatives today came in for Il severe
arrangement at the hands of W. j.
Bryan, who spoke at this place for
70 minutes in support OF E. c.. Bell,
who is the Democratic candidate for
Congress Mr.. Bryan charged that
Speaker Cannon, with the support OF
James S. Sherman. the Republican
Vice Presidential candidate, had
strangled legislation in the House in
spite of the recommendations Of the
President
Il presume said Mr.. Bryan "tnat
If the Republicans succeed and Mr..
cannon is elected, he will be Speaker
ana Mr.. Cannon represents what is
known AS the stand pat idea in poll
! tics"
Every predatory corporation, Mr..
Bryan declared. was crying for Mr..
Cannon's success.
Every man who is feasting on priv
ilege," said Mr.. Bryan, every man in
this district who is fattening on gov
ernmental favortism is anxious that
Mr.. Cannon shall be elected and that
the Republican party shall carry the
| next Congress-
wa C"hiloH uoeS not represent the
reforms for which Mr.. Roosevelt has
| coiitended. We do not mean to say
| that Mr. Roosevelt has commended for
| enough reform nor that he has gone as
far as he ought to have gone in the
reform for which he has stood But we
can say that the Speaker of the House
has been opposed to him when the
President has stood for reform and
| that the Speaker of the House has
thwarted him wherever possible in
| making any progress toward reform. y