The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-12
Left His Home in Nebraska
Last Night at 8 o'clock.
MRS. BRYAN NOT WITH HIM
Great Crowd at the Station to
Bid Him Goodbye.
SEVERAL SHORT SPEECHES
He Will Make His Trip Through Nor,a
Carolina in a Special Train of
Two Coaches and One
Pullman Car.

Lincoln, Neb, Sept. 1.-THE silver
clubs of this city, headed by a bras,
band, escorted VIM. J. Bryan to the
depot this evening where a large Grove
had gathered to say goodbye to the
nominee.
Mr.. Bryan started on his campaign
/ ing trip through the South and East
at 9:15 tonight, taking the Missouri
Pacific train for Kansas City. There
viii be demonstrations along the
route, among which will be those al
Nebraska City and Union. At the
first mentioned place it is expected a
large crowd will meet and listen to
Mr.. Bryan, a stop of twenty minutes
having been arranged for.
The train viii arrive in Kansas CITY
tomorrow morning at 6:15 a. m. Al
$3.50 he will continue his trip to st.
Louis, making short speeches from
the platform of the car all along the
route. Mrs Bryan will not accom-
pany her husband through the South,
but it is expected she will join the
party later
Mr.. Bryan, when he reached his car.
before leaving Lincoln, was called upon
to make a speech. In response he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: I do not
know whether 1 will return to
Nebraska again until just before the
election or not, but go away from
Nebraska feeling that it is not neces-
sary for me to stay here. / want to
say to you, my friends, that from the
reports which / have been receiving
do not believe there is a single coun-
ty in this State that the Republicans
are sure of carrying this fall. And
more than that, every day finds our
cause stronger throughout the Union
than it was the day before. Every
day finds persons who are declaring for
free silver, and think that am safe
in saying that you will not find among
all your acquaintances a men who one
month ago was in favor of free silver,
at 16 to and able to give a reason for
it, who has changed his mind. We
can show you men who were in favor
of free coinage, a month ago but who
have to keep quiet about it to-day
because of some influence. And you
free silver who are thinking themselves
into the gold standard idea. The rea-
son for that is this, that the people
are studying the money question as
they never studied it before and study
of the money question leads to an un-
derstanding of it and when men un-
derstand there are just few people
who will be for the gold standard.
"a little over a month ago, / went
into what l then called the enemy's
country, but [ find down there just as
much enthusiasm as there is in Ne
braska. To-day some parts of the coun-
try are more friendly than others, but
there is no enemy's country"
At Eagle a crowd of 100 farmers
had gathered about the depot and a
bonfire had been built in homer of the !
passing of the nominee.
''How are you boys?" Mr.. Bryan |
said, smiling, when the train slowed |
up.
SIS silver sentiment growing here?"
'You bet, two to ONE, 2" was the reply. |
Mr. Bryan shook hands with them |
and found many personal friends a.
mong them.
There were short stops made at Elm
wood, Neb., and Union, where crowds