Evening star., 1896-11-03
BRYAN's LAST SPEECHES,
1t Was Almost Midnight When He
Closed His Campaign.


Closed His Campaign.
1t was almost midnight last night when
Mr.. Bryan. the democratic presidential
candidate. spoke the last public word in
cident to his campaign. He had then made
seven speeches in Omaha. beginning at I
O'Clock In the evening, and had preceded
the nights work with fifteen speeches
made during the day at the following
places, all In the state of Nebraska ::
Seward, York. Aurora. Grand Island,
Hastings, Harvard, Sarenville. Sutton,
Grafton. Fairnount. Exeter. Friend, Dor
chester, Crete and Lincoln. He had trav-
eied during the day 2:W miles
1t had been Mr.. Bryan's original intention
20 speak In every congressional district
In the state during the day, but this was
1ound tG be impracticable, and he entered
only four of the six. Notwithstanding I'LL
the speeches yesterday were made In his
own state. Mr.. Bryan made nc special ap-
peal TO state pride nor did he dwell upon
state issues beyond an appeal here and
there to his friends to give loyal support
to the silver state and congressional tick
cts While they were casting their ballots
for the Bryan electors. He praised Gov
ernor Holcomhs administration of state
affairs and repeatedly called attention to
the futility of all efforts to secure reforms
even with favoranly disposed chief ex-
ecutive without Congress willing to CO.
operate with him. He dwelt in The main
however, upon the ma itional aspects Of the
campaign. and appealed to his hearers to
support the cause upon the same general
principles which he had advanced as es-
sential in speeches made in other similarly
situated communities
Mr.. Bryan was given one Of the greatest
receptions Of his, entire tour by Lincoln
his nome city, last night. He spoke from
the balcony of TIE Lincoln Hotel, and ad-
dressed an audience Which filed the streets
in the immediate vicinity This address
was made largely to- Mr.. Bryan's neigh
bors, and contained more personal illusions
TO himself than any speech of the long
series he has made. No gold emDlens were
displayed. The applause was frequent and
general Mr.. Bryan prefaced his remarks
with a reference to mis- eastern trip, stat
ing that In the beginning of the campaign
the people living along the eastern coast
called it sectional question. 1t was, he
said, a great controversy between the
money power and the common people of
this country. In conclusion ne said:
Il lave stated that. If elected, / shall
not be absent from you more than four
years. When l stated it I meant it, and l
want you to believe in my sincerity when
l say so l believe that office ;s attended
with duties SO great, with responsibilities
so heavy, that the man VINO occupies 1t
ought to have no personal ambition be
yond proving himself worthy of the conf
dence of those who elect him. If elected
l snail consecrate four years of my life
to the service of my country, feeling thai
when that is done all mas been done in
the way of honor that can he DONE and
then l shall rejoice again 20 be a private
citizen in this nation, where 10 he citizen
is greater than to be a king
My friends, l want you to believe ME
when / say that l have enjoyed the op-
portunity of defending bimetallism be
cause l believe it Is a righteous cause, and
l want you to believe that l would rather
stay among you as a private citizen and
be permitted still to raise my voice against
what l conceive to be a crime against tho
human race, than to enjoy all the honors
in Christendom, if l had to join in the con-
spiracy. Great applause.)
THE work which lies before President
who goes into office with the desire to
reform a financial policy, and to drive
the trusts and syndcates from this land,
will be hard enough if he is supported by
the people; his work would be impossible
If he We're not supported by them
"If you are in earnest, l want your
earnestness to be manifested IL ciean
sweep. and then, my friends. if by the
suffrage of my countrynlan l am made
their chief executive, / will promise you
that TO power in this country or any for
eign land will prevent the restoration CT
the money of the Constitution among our
people"