The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-15
He Has Already Opened the
Compaign in Nebraska.
TWO SPEECHES YESTERDAY
a Strong Address to the Mary
Bryan Club.
HIS VOICE ALMOST FAILS HIM
Last Night the Defeated Candidate Ad-
dressed the Travelling Mems
Bryan Club at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 14.-Wm. J. Bryan
delivered two speeches this afternoon and
evening, which had previously been an
nounced as the opening guns OF the poll
teal campaign of 1900.
This afternoon he talked to an audi
ence at the Funke Theatre, composed Of
1,300 members of the Mary Bryan club
Qadies)
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached the
theatre shortly before o'clock in the
carriage of a friend, and were escorted
to place Of honor upon the stage Presi-
dent Mrs. VIM. Meerning, of the Mary
Bryan Club, introduced the defeated
canaIdate. The pronunciation of the ex-
candidates name was the signal for con-
tinued applause from forest OF glOved
hands
Mr.. Bryan smilingly acknowledged the
ovation, and when quiet was restored,
said:
Mistress Chairman and Ladies: Al
low me to thank you in behalf of myself
and wife for the interest you have taken
in the recent campaign, and still further
for the kind reception rendered us upon
cur return from Washington"
dience was perforce limited to actual
members OF the Mary Bryan club, be-
cause of the seating capacity Of the
house. He was personally glad to talk
TO believers in the gold standard, and had
frequently had to disagree politically
with his Oldest and best friends. He be-
lieved now, as always, that every man,
woman and child has the inherent right
OF free pOlItical belief, and he had no i'll
will to any one who differed from him.
''We initiate what we admire" said the
speaker. 'The childs life tells what the
man will be. ] am glad to see the wives
and mothers at last deeply and fully in
terested in the great political issues Of the
day. If there is one motto l should wish
to impress upon their minds and have
them carry away in their hearts to their
homes that motto is this: That a gov
ernment like ours, deriving it's powers
through and by the people should be
founded upon this one principle, equal
rights to all and special privileges to
nOne.'
''The common people-the masses
those who are sometimes shghtingly al
luded to as the riffraff Qaughter) are the
very people who fail to profit by special
legislation. We do not mean to say that
perfect equality can ever exist among
the people-for that, my friends, depends
largely upon character, energy, frugality
and those distinguishing traits in hui
man beings which tend by natural agen-
cies to raise one man above the head of
another. But what / do mean is, that
the common people-every man of them
all-shall enjoy the same legal privileges
rs those of greater financial power. That
is why we enjoy our form of government,
because there is justice to be had as be-
tween man and man, when the right
lawmakers are elected to represent the
interest Of the people. Now, in this last
campaign | advocated the restoration of
bi-metallism. Doubtless l read more
works against free silver than any speak
er who opposed me on the stump. When
| see the great money classes combine to-
get1cr to make money dearer, / know it
is because they mean to profit by it, and
not because they love the people. And
when ! find these are the ones who desire
to continue the same system under WHICH
we have fallen upon these hard times, /
want to do all in my power to Illustrate
their designs"
Inc ClOSlHS sentences OI MI bTydl
speech were well nigh inaudible, his
voice failing him utterly at times. In
this connection he said laugingly that he
was glad that it did not give out during
the campaign.
Mr.. Bryan tonight delivered brief
address to the Travelling Mems Bryan
club, the Veterans and Bryan Home
Guards, at the Funke Opera House, and
later spoke a few minutes at an overflow
meeting at Bohannan's Hall. His voice
had practically failed him at the after
noon meeting, and he had not sufficient
~ regained the use of it to speak long.
He was accorded a warm welcome, AMI
spoke very briefly and in general terms of
the necessity of carrying on the work of
free silver education, and Of maintaining
their various organizations.