The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09

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Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 8.-The second
Homecoming of Mr. Bryan, after HIS
nomination, was marked with enthusiasm
and large crowd Of his fellow citizens
hocked about the depot to shake his hand
and cheer for him. There were about
5000 people In attendance at the train
and two bands Of music headed as many
Democrat and free silver clubs. Promi-
nents citizens were there and as the NOM
inee showed himself from the car they
took him In to his carriage. Cheer after
cheer went up and the bands of music
came in with their share of noise. The
silver clubs and the citizens in carriages
headed by the bands formed procession
which escorted Mr.. Bryan from the Bur-
lington depot to his home. There another
crowd had gathered and it was some time
before the candidate could get inside of
his house on account of the delay occa-
stoned by the shaking of hands with those
present. s
An audience of 5000 people heard Mr..
Bryan in the afternoon. He spoke from
q stand erected on the north front of the
State capitol building. Bunting had been
used profusely in decoration OF the capt.
toll and four white horses were attached
inee was taken to the State house. Seated
with him in it were Mrs Bryan, Chair.
man Humphreys, of the local reception
committee and Chairman ,Groot, of the
silver party's notification committee. A
long procession escorted them from the
postoffice square to the capitol grounds,
and as they came in sight salute was
fired by a local battery
Mr.. Bryan was cheered heartily when
he appeared en- the stand. He found
there Governor Holoomb, John A Creigb-
ton, of Omaha, Ignatins Donnelly, and
other prominent free silver men. He
was introduced by Chairman Humphreys,
of the Lincoln committee on reception
president of the Columbia National Bank,
who was formerly Republican, and
spoke in part as follows:
II am going to ask you to listen to me
but a short time. 1t is now just about
one month since left Nebraska and
turned eastward. 1t has been an inter
esting trip. / want to assure you that
the sentiment in favor of the free coinage
of silver is growing sentiment. 1t far
surpasses my. expectations in the East.
You will find in the very shadow of
Wall street as bitter hatred to the infu-
ences from which you have suffered as
you will find among the farmers of Ne
braska, and all through the East found
farmers who have been Republicans who
were openly supporting the free coinage
of silver and were asserting that they had
rs much right to attend to their business
as the New York banker had to attend to
his business. Another thing 1 had no.
ticed and that is the intense earnestness
that characterizes this campaign, l have
not found n lukewarm man anywhere.
They have been for us or against us and
they have been earnestly for us or
against us.
eve issued financial system which
has been injurious to the masses of our
people. We have financial system which
has brought gain to those who Have Sc
cured it and untold loss to those who have
suffered under it ana we are now con-
fronted with proposition that we must
keep this system until foreign aid comes
to our relief. My friends, we have a
right as American citizens TO discuss this
great overshadowing issue and determine
for ourselves what ought to be done with
1t. The Republican platform, without
defending gold standard, declares that
it must be maintained until the leading
nations of Europe shall join in substi-
tuition of q double standard. That is the
platform and the candidate that stands
as against the maintenance of gold
standard, either for one day or for ever
The Democratic party has declared for the
restoration of the American
Constitution. Not only the Democratic
party but the silver and Populist parties,
both of them, have Joined with the DEM
ocratic party in making this the para
issue of the campaign. They are
trying to drag in other questions but, my
friends, there can be no other question
until we first determine whether the peo-
pie of this country are able to have their
own policy and until we have decided
upon it. l do not know whether all of you
realize the intensity of the struggle in
which we are engaged Our opponents
began the campaign by asserting that the
American people were not able to estab-S
fish bimetallism and when they found
there was a revolt among the American
people against such policy they have
commenced q system of coercion and ter
rorism, insisting that the masses of the
people have not the right to determine
what kind of policy they want. This
terrorism and coercion is manifested in
two ways. In the first place the heads of
great corporations are undertaking to
compel their employees to support the
Soiu SIduotdru' MY lTieHnS, IL Cne neauS
of these corporations assert the right to
control the votes of those who work for
them, it is q greater question than the
silver question. If corporation has the
right to control the vote of an employe on
this question it has the right to control
on every question. These corporations
we're not constituted for any such pur
pose. They are creatures of law. Has the
law given unto these corporations any
such powers9 No, my friends, and no
people who love their government will
ever intrust these powers to any person
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