The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03

turned QUICKLY TO the DtOlAb
whose breasts bore evidence OF
he said that in voting for a gold standard
they forgot the feeling of pride that must
come to every American In reading the
pages of history devoted to the revolu-
tionary war. Emphasizing his words
with vigorous gestures, he told them in
a voice almost fierce In passionate feel
ing unless they wanted their children to
feel the blush of shame for the action of
their fathers, they should not vote for
policy that allowed American finances
to be dominated by foreign influences.
Mr.. Bryan's remarks worked his follow
ers up to a high state of enthusiasm, and
they yelled with might and main. The
sixteen young men on white horses and
their companion on a dun animal, became
so Allied with the spirit of the speech that
they deserted the seventeen young ladies
who composed the female exemplificatlon
of the silver rallying cry, and dashed af-
ter the train shouting like mad for the
democratic candidate.
Young men in coats of gold and young
women in golden hued caps We're scat
tered through the crowd of LOO people
at Friend. The IS to 1 girls were there
also, and assisted the cheering that pune
tuated Mr. Bryan's remarks
Three hundred composed the crowd at
Dorchester, which also provided seventeen
Crete was familiar ground for the can
didate He had held a joint debate on
the money question at the Chautauqua
there with Col. Irish Just before the Chi
cago convention, and ON that occasion
and on other visits had become acquaint-
ed with the people. About fifty small
boys wearing broad ribbons Of yellow ran
down the track TO meet the train, giving
shrill pronunciation to Mai Mcxinley's
name. More of them gathered around the
train when 1t halted. A number of men
and women wore the republican color,
but they were in the minority with those
who displayed the white. with Mr..
Bryan playing center rush in the flying
wedge, formed by those who accompanied
him, way was made through the crowd
to the adjacent ball grounds, where the
greater number OF his supporters were
gathered. His ten minutes speech was
received with every mark OF favor. At 5
O'Clock the candidates special pulled out
for Lincoln IS minutes late. His home
city of Lincoln gave It's final hearty rati-
fication OF William ]. Bryan's candidacy
during the brief half hour he spent there
this evening on his passage through this
place to Omaha, from his Nebraska cam
paign trip.
Just before O'clock, when the sun was
disappearing beyond the prairie horizon
line, his special train reached Burlington
station. The Travelling Mems Silver Club,
The Bryan Home Guards The Mary Bry-
an club, composed of women; men on
horseback and several organizations COM
posed the procession that escorted the can
didate and Mrs. Bryan to the Lincoln ho-
tel. As the procession passed along the
short distance between the station and
the hotel an artillery salute was fired from
the postoffice square. Ninth street, rum
ming between the Lincoln hotel and the
square, was packed with people, and when
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan stepped on the hotel
balcony a great cheer went up. There was
nothing to mar the demonstration given
Lincolns most noted citizen. 1t was
hearty and sincere and the candidate SHOW
his appreciation In his speech. Mr.. Bryan
needed no introduction. In the course of
his remarks he reiterated the statement
made just after his nomination that IL
elected he would not be a candidate for a
second term. 1t was HIS principal closing
speech of the campaign and was delivered
in clear, strong voice that reached every
person in the audience.
The speech follows: Ladies' and Cen
tlemen: This is the last opportunity that
! shall have to address the people of Lin
coin before they sit in judgment on the
Issues presented In this campaign. To-
morrow will decide the financial party Of
this nation for the next four years at
least. Three national parties placed in
my hands the standard upon which was
written free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at l6 to /, without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation Great
applause and cheerlng) For three months
/ have done what could to present this
question to the people and have Travelled
from Nebraska to the Atlantic, and every
where / have preached the same doctrine
and advocated the same principles. (Ap-
plause). Everywhere i have found those
bo NIL m nd tho Of ho
bimetaliists who live along the eastern
coast is as great as the zeal of the BIZ
metallists OF Nebraska. applause and
cheering). They called 1t sectional
question when we began, but they have
found out that II is not sectional ques-
tion. 1t is great controversy between the
money power and the common people OF
all this country. (Applause). The re-
publican party started out to make the
tariff question an issue in this campaign,
but If you will go among any group Of per-
sons where politics Is discussed you Will
find what a failure they have made In
getting the tariff question in the cam
paign. (Applause). The republican party
attempted fraud upon the American peo-
pie in it's financial plank Under the hope
Of international bimetallsm II started out
TO fasten the gold standard upon the Amer
lean people 1t has been aided In this
work by few former democrats who have
been advocating the gold standard, but
IN order TO keep up the fraud they have
pretended 10 favor Palmer and Buckner
when they have worked for the republican
ticket Applause and cheers.
you can see how the campaign has
been conducted. The republicans have
not dared to advocate the gold standard
as a good thing, because their platform
pledges the republican party TO get rid OF
h as soon as other nations will help. But
as they are not able to openly advocate
the gold standard, they help the bolsins
democrats, who can preach what the re-
publicans dare not to preach, and they
answer the same purpose. Great APP
plause and cheers)
''I want you to understand the cam
paign which we have had to tight Thes
have told us that the great Interests OF
society were against US. Yes, certain in
terests have been. The trusts have been
against US but the trusts are no more
against me than am against the trusts
G,ong and continued applause and cheers.)
The syndicates which have been selling
bonds for the government are against me,
but, my friends, they have reason to be, be-
cause. II am elected, they will no longer
bleed the American people. Continued ap-