Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-03
BRYANS CONCLUSION.
HIS FINAL MESSAGE TO THE DE-
MoCRACY or THE LAND.
THE PEOPLE AGAINST PLUTOCRACY.
Financial Independence as Against
SubServience to FOreigncrs-Thnt
sccond-Term uttcFnnce Reiterated

sccond-Term Uttcrnnce Reiterated
LINCOLN, NEB. November 2-William
]. Bryan began the closing day Of his
memorable campaign tour early this
morning He has said frequently in his
speeches that he would be found preach
ing the doctrines contained in the Chicago
platform up 10 the very eve of election
and to-day saw the fulhlment Of that
promise. A special train, to which was
attached the private car ''Idler." the one
in which Mr.. Bryan has travelled for
month. left the Burlington station here
AT Gas this morning for the final journey
Of the Democratic candidate before cleo
tion-day.
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan. with a number OF
the national nominees Nebraska support
ers. occupied the "Idler" while others OF
| lesser note were on board another coach.
| Chairman James r. Dahlman and James
Oshe. of the State Central Committee
were in charge Of the trip. Among
others on board were George +. Hihner'
George w. Berge. Colonel l.. c. Pace
and william NJ. Morning, all silver Re
publicans. who dropped of at specified
places along the route TO make speeches
in support Of Bryan and the state fusion
| ticket
ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF.
| AURORA. NEB., November several
hundred people We're waiting in the
| crisp morning air at the Burlington Sta
ton in Lincoln to see the candidate Off.
| They cheered when Mr. and Mrs. Bryan,
with their little daughter. Grace. who
! will make the trip with them. appeared
/ and sent up a parting shout as the train
moved of a more beautiful day could
not have been selected for il was clear,
| the sun was bright. and the atmosphere
had a crispness that made one feel good.
At the very first st0pping-piace Mr.
BRYAN was reminded that the opponents
| of the Chicago ticket in his own state
were active This was at Seward, reached
| at 7:35 o'clock. Gold badges were
| displayed there In large numbers. but
/ Mr.. Bryan was not interrupted in his
ffteen-minute speech. The Republicans
had also arranged a counter-display at
York. Yellow ribbons were very notice
! able there among the crowd Of 1000, but
| did not number in their wearers more
! than a sixth of the entire audience. Ine
| cheering was very hearty when Mr..
| Bryan ascended the platform erected for
speaking purposes but IL was intermin-
| gled with some shouts for Mckinley. Mr..
| Bryan said some Of the people out in Ne
| braska seemed 10 be very much afraid
! that il would become popular TO have a
| President from the West. He could not
understand how a farmer could be IN
| favor Of the gold standard, and went
] ell king the
| statement, substantially as in his previous
| speeches.
il was very evident that the Repub-
| Hcan State Committee had been as ac-
/ tive at Aurora i'm the distribution OF yell
low ribbons as it had been at Seward
and York. Badges of simi ar design and
SHAPE. hearing t.r p-Wrf 90 ~
and Of McCool. the Republican caldicate
for Governor OF Nebraska, were worn at
/ all three places.
A couple Of thousand people gathered
to hear Mr.. Bryan at Aurora. where he
| spoke from "A stand erected IN an opcn
| field. Considerable cheering for Mchin-
ley was mingled with The enthusiasm Of
/ the Bryanites.
EXTREME WESTERN POINT.
The extreme Western point Of his long
campaign tour was reached by 1lr. Bryan
ward again and returned 10 Aurora. on
| mis- way to Hastings. Grand Island fur
nished the largest crowd Of the day up
/ to that time Ii was gathering COM
! posed largely OF farmers. and although
! the town is considered "a Republican
stronghold. the audience was plainly in
sympathy with the Democratic candidate.
| The display of Mckinley -McCool badges
was not so large. proportionately, as at
/ the ether places mentioned. Mr. Bryan
spoke from d stand erected IN a field
occupying most Of the half-hour stop in
/ his address. At least 400 people heard
him. and the cheering was frequent.
JOHN p. IRISH ENCOUNTERED.
| LINCOLN, NEB.. November "A keen
| east wind blew herccly through the ranks
| of those who gathered TO hear Mr.. Bryan
at Hastings. 1t was there that the De-
mocratic candidate crossed the path OF
John r. Irish, his old opponent in joint
debate. who is camping on the trail Of
| the Democratic candidate through Ne
| braska. Colonel Irish reached Hastings
on his special train just before Mr.
/ Bryan left that place, and the Repubh-
can meeting began when the silver
meeting was over.
People had gathered from FAR and
l
Of them, mostly farmers. made up the
aasemblage that greeted with wild
cheers his appearance on a temporary
stand The audience was plainly in SYM
pathy with his views, and showed its
Intensity of partisan feeling in shrill
shouts Gold badges were few and far
between. White ribbons. bearing the
word "Bryan" in pinch letters. were
pinned on the hats and breasts Of men.
women. and children. IL was truly an
enthusiastic throng. and II heard one
Of the principal speeches of the day.
Stops of five and six minutes only were
made by the candidates train at the
towns and villages between Hastings
and Lincoln, with the exception Of Crete,
where ten minutes were spent
Harvard. Saxonville, Sutton, and
Grafton turned out good-sized crowds.
About a thousand people with sprink-
ling Of orange among them, were at
each OF the two last-named places, and
hearty shouts were given for Mr.. Bryan.
As the train drew ont of Sutton num-
Der Of small boys ran after IL. shouting
for Mckinley at the top Of their voices.
Mr.. Bryan started 10 speak from the
rear platform Of the 'Idler" at Fair
mount. where crowd Of about 200o
awaited him. but one of the Local Re-
ccption Committee persuaded him 10
make his address from a more desirable
temporary stand about which most OF
the thong had gathered. ITS the worst
Republican hole in the county; you must
90" said the committeeman, and Mr..
Bryan went
A SPEECH ALMOST FIERCE.
A brief speech. that was almost fierce