Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-26
BRYAN is DANauETED IN DENVER.
Says the business Men should lie Con-
vcrtcd to Free silver.

BRYAN is BANaUETED IN DENVER
Says the business Men should lie Com
vcrtcd to Free silver.
DENVER, Nov. 25.-A complimentary
banquet was last evening rendered Hon.
william j. Bryan at the Brown Palace ho-
tel by the Chamber OF Commerce of Den
yer. Plates were laid for 300 Rev. Myron
Reed was the POSTMASTER OF the evening.
He introduced Henry p. steele, president
OF the Denver Chamber Of Commerce, who
welcomed the guest OF the evening to the
city of Denver. Toasts were responded to
by Mayor McMurray, Governor Mcintyre,
Alva Adams govornor-elect; Senator Henry
NJ Teller Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson, edi-
tor OF the Rocky Mountain News and Con-
gresham Charles T. Towne OF Minnesota
Mr. Bryan's address was the last num-
Der on the program. He was received with
great cheering. Among other things he
said:
Tho past few months seem to me more
like a dream than n reality, and when l
hear the words OF eulogy which have been
so often spoken they do not impress me as
words spoken of me. The FEAR that always
comes over me when ! hear these words
spoken. with so many manifestations OF
affection, Is whether | can maintain the
feeling so kindly expressed, or whether by
some misstep | may do as 50 many nave
done before me, fall and lose that love
which now Is the thing which | prize most
in life. 1t frightens me when / iind how
many people there are In this country VINO,
believing as l believe, have put their faith
in me and the work | have tried TO 90.
The only assurance / have that ] may be
able to continue to retain your good VIII
is the belief that my purpose Is the same
as your purpose and that we, continuing IN
this purpose, will travel together. be-
lieve that during this campaign in every
foreign nation the oppressed were raising a
silent prayer for our success, and That IN
every foreign nation the ariStocracy was
praying for the success of our opponents
because the ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain declared imme-
diately after the election that he, together
with all London, was rejoicing, and when
he said he and all London, he meant that
part of London with which he had become
acquainted. and not the toiling part of Lon
don or England. You read what Is said
by the financers and by the aristocrats OF
the old world and you will find that they
recognize what many of our own people do
not recognze-that this question which was
before the American people reached down
deeper and lowered up higher than any
question which has confronted us in time
of peace in the history of this country
We cannot give up this fight If we desire
We have got to go on. think we have
been successful in bringing our cause be
fore the American people. | think we VIII
be more successful still in the next four
years. We have been successful in bring
ing our cause before the luboring man.
We have failed most in reaching the bust
ness men of this country, and l believe
that for the next four years we ought to
give special attention to the bringing of
this country. How long will II be before
our well-to-do classes shall understand that
they cannot raise themselves far above the
masses of the people? How long before
they realize that their only safety lies in
raising the masses with them? Cheers and
loud applause)
1t was 2:20 this morning when Mr.. Bryan
finished his speech at the banquet of the
Chamber OF Commerce. At 3 o'clock after
having shaken hands with the banqueters,
Mr. Bryan driven to the depot, where
he boarded special train which left the city
for Pueblo at $50. A committee of thirty
leading citizens of Pueblo acted as escort
for Mr.. Bryan in this journey. The scene in
the banquet hall at the end OF a forcefui
speech by Congressman Charles A. Townc
of Minnesota on The Issue Of 1900" St I'D
a great demonstration. Men jumped on
chairs and tables. shouted themselves hcar5e
waved handkerchefs and acted generally as
only wildly enthusiastic men stirred to a
frenzy by burning eloquence can act.
In the afternoon Mr.. Bryan spoke first to
an open air gathering at the Centennial high
school building. He was next presented to
an audience of 5000 people in the Mineral
palace After this address he spoke to an
overflow meeting outside the building. Then
he was driven to the Grand opera house,
which had been crowded FOR two hours.
When this address was ended Mr.. Bryan was
taken to dinner at the Union Depot hotel
and at o'clock took the Rock Island train
for home.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Nov. 25.-
William Jennings Bryan delivered an ad-
dress tonight before 5000 people that met
him at the depot while he was passing
through the city on his return from Pueblo
Mr.. Bryan spoke from the balcony of the
hotel adjoining the depot for nearly half an
hour. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Mayor
Plumb and after the cheering had subsidized
said in part: 81 did not suppose / coulG
find so many people gathered in the United
States who had not learned that the election
was over. You act as though you were i'm
the midst of a campaign or were celebrat-
Ing victory just won You are right We
are in the midst of a campaign. We are
going to accomplish in 1900 what we failed