Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-08
Candidate Bryan Returns to His Home
at Lincoln.
WELCOMED BY His old NEIGHBORS
He Began His Speech-Making
Early This Morning.
CURRENT POLITICAL NOTES

OMAHA, Neb.. September S.-William
Jennings Bryan began his speechmaking
today at 6:45, at the little town Of Pacific
Junction, Iowa. He had retired late, but
at nearly every station which the train
passed crowds gathered. and the nominee
was reused from his bed many times to
speak and shake hands with the crowds.
AT Pacific Junction the residents had gone
to the depot before breakfasting to see and
hear the democratic nominee. A baggage
truck was placed beside the car. and Mr..
Bryan mounted 1t and said: Ladies and
Gentlemen: When l started east l knew our
people out here were all right, but l did
not know how they might be down there.
L found, however, they were about as much
stirred up down there as you are odt here.
All over this country those who toll and
are engaged In the productive industries
are interested in having enough money to
do business with, and those who have
money instead of property and want to
make dollars rise in value are opposed to
It, l believe We have more people on our
side than we have against us. l have the
greatest respect for financierS. but / be-
lieve the best financier is the man who at
tends TO his own business and let's the peo-
pie have something to say In the running
of the government. If the financier has
the eyes to see Low the question concerns
nm, ne has the right to use his vote as he
sees fit, and you have just as much right
TO see now 1t affects you.
Ihe gold standard means that the dol
lar Will buy more and more all the time
and the prices will fall, and falling prices
mean hard times. Debts do not fall, how
ever, and consequently the living expenses
must be decreased. and as the living ex-
penses decrease, so is the prosperity of the
merchant deceased, and know of no way
to restore prosperity except by increasing
the power of the people to consume, and
the only way you can do that is to enable
fn hat
than they have been getting. Applause
Here Is one republican silver voteD I
am much obliged. 1 will just put you down
In the place of one deserter. AS long as
we get sixteen silver votes to every one
deserter we cannot complain" (Applause) }
The first crowd to greet the nominee in
his own state was at Plattsmouth, where
800 Nebraskans welcomed him with hearty
cheers and footing Of horns A gaily dec
Grated platform had been erected south OF
the depot AMI the country band added its
noise to the din. Mr.. Bryan was intro
duced to the assemblage.
Bryan Welcomed Home.
LINCOLN. Neb., September S-The sec
ond Homecoming Of Mr.. Bryan after his
nomination was marked with enthusiasm,
end a large crowd of his fellow citizens
hccked about the depot to shake his hand
and cheer for him. There were about 500
people in attendance at the train, and two
bands of music headed as many democrats
and free silver clubs. Prominent citizens
were there, and IS the nominee showed
himself from the car they took him in tow
to his carriage. Cheer after cheer went up,
and the bands came in with their share Of
noise. The two silver clubs and the citi-
zens in carriages, headed by. the bands,
ft rmed a procession which escorted Mr..
Bryan from the Burlington depot to his
home.
There another crowd had gathered, and
it was some time before the candidate
could get inside his house, account Of
the delay occasioned by the shaking of
Mr.. Bryan will address the citizens from a
platform erected in the state house square,
and this evening he will be notified of his
nomination by the silver party.