The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-15
FIRST GUNS FOR 1900
Bryan Opens the. Silver Campaign
by Making a Speech.
HE TALKS TO THE LADIES
At Times His Voice Falls Him-A
Very Lively Sentiment and
Much nthusiasm for the
Cause He Represents.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 1I.-William
Jennings Bryan delivered two speeches
In Lincoln this afternoon and evening.
which had been previously announced
as the opening guns of the political
campaign of 1900. Bryan this afternoon
talked to an audience at the Funke
theater, composed of 1850 members of
the Mary Bryan club tladies). Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan reached the theater
shortly before 3 o'clock and were es-
cCrted TO a place of honor on the stage.
President Mrs. William Morning of the
Mary Bryan club introduced the de-
fcated candidate. Pronunciation of
the ex-candidate's name was the sig
nal for continued applause from for
est OF gloved hands. Bryan smilingly
acknowledged the ovation and when
quiet was restored. said:
Mistress Chairman and Ladies': AL
low me to thank you In behalf Of my
self and my wife for the interest you
have taken In the recent campaign and
still further for the kind reception
rendered us upon our return from
Washington" Bryan then explained
that the audience was perforce limited
to actual members from the Mary
Bryan club, because OF the seating ca
pacity Of the house. He was PERSONAL
ly glad to talk to the believers in the
gold standard and frequently had to
disagree politically with his oldest and
best friends He believed now as al
ways that every man, woman and
child has the inherent right of free po-
iitical beiiet ana hau no III VIII TO-
WARDS any one VINO uiHereu from nun;
we initiate what we auinire, saiu
the speaker: the childs lie tells what
man Will De. l am glad 10 see wives
ana mothers at last deeply ana fuiiy
Interested In the great political issues
OF the day. ana there Is one motto 1
should wish to impress upon their
minds and to have them carry away
In their hearts TO their homes, ana
that motto Is this: 'That a govern
ment like ours, deriving It's powers
through ana by the people snould pe
FOUNDED upon TINS one principie-equai
rights 10 all ana special privileges 10
none. the common people, tne
Inasses, tnose who are So,nw''ass
siightingly alluded TO as riiran, are
tIe very peopie VINO IA" 10 p.ons ny
speelai iss.S'auon,. .,,,. We uV "os ~ nua.'
80 ssS WA. pe.iee. e4ua.ss ,,s Sa' w.,
s..n "nos poHre, 10 ,on aharac,
,a.e"Ss, ,ar s,i,., a1pu"as ,sos S inam,shed
,..a,,. ,,s ,ha hun,an hrain which tend
H.. 20 ,''rai /. aann,as 20 raisa ono man
80 ,ha hasd - aro,hsr R,t what
= AZ ,,aan 10 that The common neonle
a,,a,, ,,an of thon, sbaII eninv The
same legal nrivilepes as those of
yreater financial nowers That IL why
we enioy our form of government, be-
cause there IL Justice to be had as be-
tween man and man. when the right
lawmakers are elected to represent the
interests of the people.
Now I'm this last campaign I advo-
Gated the restoration of bmetallism.
Doubtless / read more works against
free silver than any speaker who op-
posed me on the stump. When ! see
great money classes combine together
to make money dearer ! know II Is be-
cause they mean to profit by IL ana NOT
because they love the people. Ana
when find these are the ones VINO DE.
sire to continue the same system L
want TO do all In my power TO frustrate
their designs. Even our enemies nave
conceded my physical endurance anu
yet want to say that my enorts Were
meager compared win tnose " III. vi,
reople, the common people oi ,n.s
country. III experience 'eacnes US INA,
our opponent are risn. we sn", -
able 10 ENJOY anu hequies.e M ~ H.,
victory anu It's lrui.s' n, ,s, "n Wv 80
trary' they ian anu we aie III . ~ ,os,
them IN tne WIons VIC ,t, -
convince thetn that gu, P'i'',,' va"