The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-17
TIE BRYAN RATIFICATION.
Citizens Of sherman County Ratify the NOmi-
nation Of The Boy Orator Of the Platte
The Meeting Addressed By TuIy Scott
Capt. Joseph Waters. j. W. Breid-
sntIlsI, and Others-A Large
Enthusiastic Audience.

fy the nomination of William ]. Bryan,
silver's choice for president of the
United States.
After music by the band the speakers
appeared On the stand. P. I. Ian,
caster, DR.. F. H. Smith, Capt. Joseph
G. Waters, John W. Breidenthal, Tully
Scott, George II. Austin and 3. F.
Murphy occupied the platform. Mr..
Murphy, who has heretofore been a
strong republican but who had the
courage to leave the party when he
saw that this was his duty, appeared
last and was rOundly cheered,
Presley ]. Lancaster then introduced
Dr.. Smith as the presiding officer of
the meeting. The chair then intro
duced Hon. Tully Scott, the Oberlin
lawyer and statesman, who made a
very able address. "Party ties and
party lines are ropes of sand" said the
speaker, and Tully Scott himself is an
illustration Of this fact, for he was
among the first to declare that if the
democratic party was to be a gold
standard party, he was no longer a
democrat. He upheld the income tax
and declared that the Wilson and Nc
Kinley bills we're both inadequate, and
that tariff is not the issue. He said
that republican success would mean
four years more of Grover under the
name Of Mckinley. He named a cabinet
for Bryan which might, to some people,
seem to contain a superfuity of BIS, but
when what follows that initial letter is
considered, and how busy these same BIS
have been in the cause of free silver, it
seems only proper that Bryan's cabinet
should contain the whole hive. Here
they are: Bland, Boies, Blackburn and
BFiedenthal, lat this the audience
CheeFed). In addition to the BIS he
named Henry M. Teller of Colorado.
The only thing the matter with this
cabinet is that it Omits a certain ODER.
lin gentleman whom Mr.. Scott didn't
name from feelings of modesty, perhaps.
The chair next introduced Capt.
Joseph G. Waters of Topeka, who has
been one of the foremost republicans
Of Kansas, but who is now supporting
Bryan. Capt. Waters delivered very
witty and able address; spoke of the
goldbugs motto: "Rothschilds and
Liberty, Ichelheimer and Victory" He
compared his attitude to the republican
party to the Indian wandering in the
woods, "Are you lost?" inquired pale
face who happened to meet him, 'No,"
was the reply, sits the wigwam." Like
Tully Scott, he made a logical appeal
for free silver, intermingled with his
reasoning to an abundance of wit and
sarcasm which kept the audience in
laughter during the entire speech. He
compared the representatives of the
plain people at St. Louis to ''grain
Of mustard seed in a warehouse of
pumpkins" then considering this an
exsggsratiOn he changed it to zone
lone chigger in a herd of AsiatiC
elephants" He called the Wilson bill
"bobtailed Mckinley bill" He is
opposed to foreign immigration and to
the loose naturalization laws now il
force.
The audience having listened to the
eloquence of a democrat and a republi
can, the chair introduced man who
has never voted either the republican
or democratic ticket-John W. Breid
enthal, chairman of the populist statt
central committee, who then made
short address from a populist stand
point, recommending the nomination
of Bryan and Sewel by the populists
tie spoke of the dumping business,
and said that when men talked of this
and "parity" they we're probably talk
ing aparrOtty." He also said that tn,
Mckinley speakers would say to PEG
pie in western Kansas, "You can't ex
peet to be prosperous, you haven
raised anything for four years" and Il
those in eastern Kansas, ''You can
expect to be prosperous, you hayl
raised too much" There may be NOR
eloquent speakers in Kansas than JohI
W. Breidenthal, but there are few VIII
can say as much in so few words o
make as many good hits in so shor
time.
Ell Murphy then told why he wouic
not support Mckinley, and said tina
he considered the tariff buncomb. Hi
address was good and was loudly ap
plauded. George H. Austin then mad
E short talk, urging populists to unit,
for Bryan and victory.
Chairman Smith then dismissed tn
gathering.
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