Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-05
The Disappointment Of Lincoln. Neb.
(Hartford Courant.b


Hartford man just bhck from
Nebraska says that we Down East
folks have no idea of the bitterness of
the feeling against Mr.. Bryan in his
own city. He says further that this
animosity is personal rather than
political
Lincoln. Neb.. has seen bette days
It's boom is now only memory. Thou
sands of its former inhabitants have
moved away. Hundreds of its houses
display the sign For sale Or to let
When Mr.. Bryan was nominated. hope
revived in Lincoln. The city had re-
ceived great advertisement. For
months to come it was going to be one
of the political centers and capitals. 1t
might secure out of the notoriety thrust
upon it in the campaign a new lease of
prosperity Anyhow, it could not fail
to reap valuable temporary benefits
and emoluments.
Mr.. Bryan's townsmen took it for
granted you see. that Mr.. Bryan would
stay at home and operate as d magnate
drawing visitors from all over the
country to Lincoln, Neb. and replen-
ishing the pockets of its people In
stead, he has been scurrying about in
remote states almost all the time since
his nomination. Lincoln might as well
have been Ypsianti or Chatham Four
Corners for all the material benefit it
is deriving from his candidature
The Lincolntes are disappointed.
sore, and angry. The daily accounts in
the newspapers of the great doings at
Canton. o., whet the edge of their re-
sentiment. They feel that MIR. BRYAN
has gone back on his town and on
them; our informant tells us they
have it in for him. They are wait
ing impatiently for the thir day of
November and the opportunity to eX-
press their sentiments.
The Intelligence Of the Country Against II.
(New York PostI
A striking proof of the extent to
which the intelligence of the country
is arrayed against free COMA ge is fur
nished by a canvass of college and
university presidents in the South and
West made by the Philadelphia Press
Every one of the Is heard fri m is op-
posed to Bryans election Most of
them will vote for Mckinley. although
more than one has been cleveland
Democrat; but the chancellor of Cen
trail university at Richmond, Ky, and
the head of Trinity univ ersity at
Tehaucana. Tex. support Palmer.
Every member of the faculty in these
last two institutions will vote the same
way as their heads, and the reports
show near approach to unanimity
against Bryan everywhere, these state
ments being particularly interesting
because of the states from which they
come:
Il do not know any member of the
faculty who favors free silver"-Presi-
ent University of Minnesota at Mime
apolis.
THE members of the faculty are all
agreed as to the importance of main
tanning our currency upon the present
sound basis, and will vote for McKin-
ley. whatever their previous attitude"
President Beloit CWis.) college.
'Of about 100 professors, instructors.
and assistants l know of only one
avowed supporter of Bryan, and 1 do
not believe there are as many as half
dozen in sympathy with free silver
President University of Iowa at Iowa
City,
The members of the faculty are for
sound ney.'-President Biddle, Uni
versity at Charlotte, N. C.
The faculty generally favOrs the
gold standard. Baker, Uni
versity at Baldwin. Kan.
The members of the faculty are
scattered. but so far as know, most of
them will vote for Mckinley" -Presi-
dent University of North Dakota at
Grand Forks.