Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-03
IRISH MAKES A FLYING TRIP


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more school houses built In Nebraska since
that great crime was committed than be-
fore that time: more churches In which
souls have been saved, more manufactures
in which men have received employment"
He deprecated Bryan's attempt to inCite
the masses against the classes and showed
how the masses would suler IL every bank
should close its doors every mandatory
shut up and every life insurance society re-
fuse to pay it's obligations.
HIS HOUR AT HASTINGS.
Old Glory was much In evidence at Hast
ings and the county seat of Adams county
was crowded with people Mckinley pic
lures were everywhere displayed and the
colors of sound money artistiCally arranged
along the business streets.
After dinner MIR Irish spoke to 1000 peo-
pie in front Of the amphitheatery being in
troduccd by Nolney Trimble. chairman Of
the sound money democratic committees.
IF | We're in favor of a ratio of 16 to "
said Mr.. Irish. ~ would not support Bryan
on the Chicago platform. There are things
OF more Importance to me than taxation
and ratio as an American citizen. Things
which are sacred, and one Of them is the
right to protect the property Of the nation
by federal power Take that power away
as the Chicago platform seeks to do, and the
counterpart of the French revolution will
be enacted upon American soil. which has
been dyed red with the blood of millions
us the protection OF the courts and the
blow he aims is blow at our birthright as
citizens"
Just as he was leaving the stand n tee
gram was handed him stating that at Grand
Island Bryan had been asked If elected pres
ident, would he sign a bill providing for &
bounty on beet sugar. which he refused tc
answer. Irish held up to ridicule the policy
thus shown by Bryan and wondered what
manner of man this was who was running
for the highest office in the nation.
While Mr. Irish was speaking to the
crowds that filled the amphithcator at Hast
inCs another gathering of a thousand congrc-
gated at the Burlington depot awaiting al,
arrival Of 900 members of the Nebraska
Sound Money Travelling Mems association
The train was half an hour late and MT
Charles s. Elgutter mounting a carriage Gd
dressed the enthusiastic and Impatient CROW.
who cheered him to the echo. MIR. Irish
after finishing his speech up town spok,
briefly at the depot just as the travelling
mems special pulled into the station who
gave him round after round Of cheers a.
the Irish special departed in the wake O.
Bryans train
7. J. Mahoney addressed 500 people
Harvard, who enthusiastically received the
message which he brought that Bryanism
would be buried in common grave with re.
pudistion and notification on November
Respectful attention was accorded the
speakers at Dorchester. where a crowd o,
500 was in attendance. The absence OF
Bryan badges was remarked at this poin
and an old wheel horse OF democracy stated
that Dorchester would give Mckinley 100
majority
At Exeter an audience Of 900 listened
to Irish fay Bryan and the methods he had
used during the day to incitc his followers
to curtai the right of citizens to be heard
on political questions.
INTERRUPTED by WOMEN.
Sutton proved hard nut for Irish to
crack, the women at this point being par
ticularly aggressive, hoDting and yelling
at the speaker and interrupting him in his
talk
At Fairmont a crowd OF 5000 surgcd
about the rear platform, whore Mr.. Irish
endeavored TO make himself heard above the
din which the Bryan shOutcrs set up. The
bowling disciples Of popocracy. although In
the minority, attempted to drown the voice
of the speaker, compelling the wcarers OF
the sound money badges to press close to the
car and to climb upon the trucks i'm order to
catch the words of the eloquent orator. Mr.
Irish appealed to the right OF every American
to a fair and impartial hearing before his
countrymen and called attention to the re
spoctful demeanor Of the republicans and
sound money democrats who only a few
moments before had listened to Mr. Bryan
addressing the people OF Fairmont from his
train. The words had an electrlfyiug effect
upon the surging mass of men. women and
children. Old soldiers and farmers pressed
forward and shook the hand of the speaker
in warm grasp. shout went up for the
sound money yellow badges which were
literally distributed by these on board Even
Bryan men were touched by the appeal and
some were seen to tear the white emblem
of Bryan from their coats and pin the badge
Of sound money in its place.
Fully 500 people lined the tracks at Graf
ton as the special carrying the Irish party
passed through. Three thousand gathered
at Friend and here Irish was particularly
happy in playing upon the name of the town
in relation to the treatment accorded him at
other places. Mckinley badges outnumbered
the Bryan cOlors five to one at this point
and the enthusiasm was at fever heat.
The party made its last stop at Crete
where all Of 5000 people had gathered. Here
an organized Bryan mob tried TO interrupt
the speakers, but the better element pre-
vailed and toward the close of the short
stop both Irish and Mahoney were accorded
respectful attention, when a show of force
was made
The special car carrying Mr.. Irish and q
number of his friends was dropped at Lin
coin, the main body of the escort arriving
in Omaha last evening at S o'clock In time
to participate in the parade
"Womnn in white" Speaks.