Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-11
BRYAN
SCORES
CANNON
MAKES HEAVY Personal on.
sLAUGHT ON "UNCLE JOE''-
THE OoMMONER MINCEs NO
WORDS IN REPLYING TO CAN.
MONS STATEMENT THAT HE
Is WORTH A MILLION DOL
LARS.

Evansville. Ind. Sept. 1i-Heavy
personal onslaughts on Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon. OF the national
house OF representatives, were made
yesterday by William ]. 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 corpora
lions, with having strang,ed reform
legislations. and with having FAST
fled the facts regarding to Mr.. Bry-
ans wealth.
I'm the Speakers District
Mr.. Bryan reached Speaker Can
mons district about O'Clock in the
morning, when a ten minute stay
was made at Toledo. H. A great
crowd had assembled to hear him
and the Nebraskan immed ately
launched into his philippe against
the speaker Moving on from To-
ledo. Mr.. Bryan repeated his re-
marks at Newton, Ill.
Not content with his statements
at these two places, the Dem ocrat C
candidate for president later at Oh
ney. ILL.,. wher' ne stayed for three
hours. openly accused the speaker
OF telling a falsehood when tae
speaker, in addressing the Spring
field convention fixed Mr.. Rryan's
wealth at a million dollars.
In great 'etail Mr.. Bryan gave
figures showing how his money hal
been acquired from the day he en-
tered congress until the present
time. He denied emphatically that
he was worth a million dollars AMI
liked the amount OF his earthly
possess ons" at $15O,0OO as the ex-
trema limit. He had come By T.
honestly, he said. through saving a
portion OF his congressional salary
and from receipts derived from h S
lectures AMI writings. He demand
ell that Speaker Cannon be as frank
as himself and tell the public wheth-
er he had made any money through
3,
extent his money-making had been
hampered by strict attention to pub
lie dut es.
Spoke With Vehemence.
Not since the campaign has Mr.
Bryan spoken with such vehemence
and it is sad to be the first time
that presidential candidate ever
went out OF his way to attack can
di1ate for congress.
The entire day was spent in ILL
nois and Indiana. Altogether Mr.
Bryan made seven speeches, TIE
PAGES at which stops were lie
being Mattoon, Toledo, Newton. and
Olney, H., and Browns, Poseyv.lle.
and Evansville, Ind. The heat was
almost unbearable, but the Demo
crate candidate seemed not to be
affected by It. Wherever he went
he was met by large and enthusiasts
tic crowds. During a short visit to
the Far grounds at Olney H., he
was cordially welcomed.
In Evansville Mr.. Bryan spoke on
Shall the people rule?" the tariff
trust regulation and election OF SEN
ators by direct vote of the people
Incidentally he took a parting
shot at Speaker Cannon. He left
tonight for Terra Haute. whence he
will travel over the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
to Wheeling, w. Va, where he is
luz TO arrive tomorrow afternoon
Value Of organs Property.
Lincoln. Neb.. Spet. 11.-William
J. Bryan's property. referred to in
his speech at Toledo, ILL.,. is
valued by the county assessor Of
Lancaster county at $S2,625. Under
the Nebraskan law all property IS
required TO be listed at actual value
Mr.. Bryan's personal property on
his farm AMI in his home Is valued
by the assessors at $12.8OO. The
Commoner Is set down as worth
$t9.250. His farm OF about 159
acres, located four miles east OF the
center of the business section Of
the city was valued at S50,575 by
Assessor Miller. In making this
assessment he placed a valuation OF
1918 per acre on his farm which IS
Got.