Evening star., 1896-11-03
DRYAN'S LAST SPEECHES,
1t Was Almost Midnight When He
Closed His CampafSn

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, Sarenvine, Sutton,
Grafton, Paramount, Exeter, Friend Dor
chester, Crete and Lincoln. He had tray-
eled during the day .nU miles
1t had been Mr.. Bryan's original intention
10 speak IN every congressional district
IN the state during the day. but this was
loqhd 10 be 1mpracticable, and he entered
only tour Of the six. Notwithstanding Ill
the speeches yesterday were made in his
own state Mr. Bryan male 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 We're casting their ballots
FOR the Bryan electors. He praised Gov
ernor Holcomb's administra zion of state
aftalrs and repeatedly called attention to
the futility of all efforts to secure reforms
even with faVoraoly disposed chief ex-
ecutlVe without Congress willing to CO.
operate with him. He dwelt in the main
however. upon the national 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 b,' Lincoln
his nome city, last night. lie spoke from
the balcony Of the Lincoln Hotel. and ad-
dressed an audience which filled the streets
in the immediate vicinity. This address
was made largely to Mr.. Bryan's negh-
bors, ana contained more personal allusions
to himself than any speech of the lonc
series he has made. No gold emblcms We're
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 c:tTnra .en
the people living along the eastern coast
called II sectional question. 1t was he
said. a great controversy between the
money power and the common people of
this country In conclusion he said:
Il Lave stated that. If elected, l shall
not be absent from you more than four
years. When 1 stated it I meant it, and |
want you to believe in my sincerity when
l say SO l believe that office IS attended
with duties SO great, with rcsDonsioil
so heavy, that the man who occupies it
ought to nave no personal ambition be
yond proving himself worthy of the conf
dence of those who elect him Ii elected
/ shall consecrate four years of my Efe
tc the service of my country. feeling that
when that is done all has been done in
the way of honor that can be DONE End
tiitH L Sldll rSJOlce AGAIN 20 be 4 private
citizen in this nation, whore 10 be a citizen
is greater than to he a king
My friends, l want YOU 20 believe ME
when l say that l nave enjoyed the op-
pOrtunity OF defending bim-talls!n be-
cause l believe it is righteous cause, and
l want you to believe that / would rather
stay among you as a private citizen, and
be permitted still to raise my voice AGAINST
what | conceive to be Il crime against the
human race. than to enjoy n! the honors
in Christendom. If | had to join in the con-
spiracy. Great applauseD
The work which lies before President
who goes into office with thc desire to
reform d financial policy and to Grive
the trusts and syndicates from this land
will be hard enough If he is supported by
the people; his work would be impossible
If he were not supported by them.
IF. you are in earnest, l want your
carnestness to be manifested II. q ciean
sweep, and then, my friends, if by the
suffrage of my couEtrymen l am made
their chief executive, l will promise you
that TO power in this country or any for
egn land will prevent the restoration CT
the money of the Constitution among our
people,