Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-19
ARRANT nENtAGOGY.


Candidate Brynn's ability as the art
full dodgcr never served him better
than 1t did last week during his speech
Mt Owosso. Mich. The speech is YER
table gem in its way, which no seeker
after truth ought knowingly to neglect.
1t reads:
Ladies and Gentlemen: was at owosso
Junction a moment ago. received by special
delivery a copy of the 'Owosso Press OF
October II. From the fact that 1t bore no
stamp except the special delivery stamp I
assume that 1t was sent by the editor him
self The paper contains some questions
submitted to me As this paper Is not SUP
porting me. | think / am justified In asking
some questions myself II l am expected to
answer questions. and therefore l will ask
If the editor of the Owosso Press is in the
audience?"
a Voice-"IIe was a moment ago"
Mr.. Bryan-"Wll you let me know where
he is?"
A voice-"He has gone where his circula-
lion is going"
Mr.. Bryan-"If he will not make himself
known, will some one point him out to me?''
a Voice-"He has gone away"
Mr.. Bryan--''Wcll, If he is not here to
hear the answers to his questions I will
wait until he attends a meeting and then
'pswer him. I am informed that the editor
VI The Owosso Press Is standing in that
wagon in the rear of the crowd and wears
blue cap. Now | will ask him a question.
Dill you endorse the financial plank pre-
'entcd by the minority at the Chicago con-
vention?'
Mr. Bryan paused, but there was no an
5wer al repeat the question. You have
asked me questions you ought to be willing
TO answer questions. Did you endorse the
minority plank at Chicago?"
Again there was no answer.
We'll my friends. l have spent so much
time trying to find the editor of this paper
and to unmask man who is seeking to
elect a republican by pretending to support
he indianapolis ticket, that l find | have
no time left to talk to you. l ask you to
remember that the gold standard never
fought an open fight. Those who supported
the minority plank at Chicago pretended
| to be afraid that free coinage would prevent
| international bimetallism and when they got
20 Indianapolis they forgot all about in
| ternational bimetallsm and declared foi
the gold standard Then they nominated g
| ticket which they did not intend to vote
for, because they were not willing to bear
the odium of voting for the republican
ticket. l prophecy that the editor of the
Press does not intend to vote for Palmer
and Buckner. L Drophesy that he intends
to vote for the apublican candidate ant
that he Is receSns money from The re
publican committee to keep up a pretended
| nght for the indianapolis ticket"
Just note the skill with which Bryan
eXtricates himself. He processes to
be willing and eager to answer the
few simple questions put to him by
the owosso Press. But does he answer
them? Nary an answer He simply
/ insists that he put few questions tt
the editor for him to answer before III
will reply TO those asked him first Thi,
is such an old demagogic trick that II
| is really wonder man who Is seek
| ing support us Il candidate for the pres
| idcncy would stoop to 1t. Finally hav
ing wasted all the time he was
scheduled to spend ut OwoSso. ht
makes Il vicious attack upon the de
leHSeleSs fueStiolel anu nus MS tTalI
pull out, leaving the audience still wait
ing for the promised answers. OF
course the questions are still unan
swered. Bryan never intended to an
swer them. He does not want to an
swer questions. His sole stock in trad,
consists of wild, unsubstantiatcd state
ments and appeals to prejudice calcu
lated to array class against class.
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