The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-08-14
IOWA PEOPLE GREET Him AT EVERY
STATION ALONG TIE line.
SAYS PLEASANT THINGS
ing, Accompanied by General Wea-
yer, Who Introduces Him to the
CrOwds-Talss of the Com
Ing Presidential
Campaign.

GRINNELL, Ia. Aug. 1c. EARLY break
fast was served at the hotel to Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan at Des Moines and t
$50 they went to the depot where 2OJ
or 300 people were assembled. Gen
eral Weaver accompanied Mr.. Bryan
to Newton and Mrs. Watts of Des
Moines rode with Mrs Bryan as far
as ColfaX. The train was local
passenger.
At Altoona about twenty men were
on the platform and they cheered un-
til Mr.. Bryan appeared. General
Weaver said they were nearly all Re-
publicans who had fallen into line for
silver.
At Mitcheliville there were 200 peo-
pie at the depot and Mr. Bryan shook
hands during the brief stop.
Colfax was reached a few minutes
before o'clock and about 1000 peo-
Pile, many OF them miners with lamps
in caps, were present. General Weav-
er in PRODUCED Mr. Bryan as the next
president and he paid compliments to
General Weaver as pioneer for free
silver. The train was moving as his
ldSG SCuUeuCc was uIUeTeu.
At Newton at 8:i5 there were about
l,200 people on the platform, on box
cars, on buildings and in carriages.
General Weaver presented Mr. Bryan,
who said: eff l am not mistaken,
your town bears the name of man
who is given credit for starting the
law of gravitation. Some of the laws
of fnance-I may say all the great
laws of fnance-are as certain in their
operation and as irresistible in their
force as the law of gravitation. If
you throw stone in the air you say
it will come down. Why? Because
it is drawn toward the center Of the
earth. The law upon which we base
our fight is as sure as that. If we
have gold standard prices will go
down"
At Kellogg the 500 people were ap-
peased when Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with as many of them as could push
through the crowd and there was no
demand for speech.
AT Grinnell 1000 people were in
waiting. In the midst of the hand
shaking there were many cries for
speech and Mr.. Bryan responded.
though a freight train partly spoiled
the speech.
Iowa CITY, Iowa, Aug. Sat Brook
lyn about 500 people listened to a
short address which Mr. Bryan de-
livered from wagon.
There were 1000 people at the Mar
engo depot, but only about half of
those present could get within hear
ing distance of the rear platform.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows: Ladies
and Gentlemen: The name of your
town, they tell me, is Marengo, and
1T recalls one of the great battles of
history. l have been told by some of
those who met me in the train that
the battle fought at Marengo was no
more bitter as struggle than the
battle that is going to be fought here
for the purpose of restoring the gold
and silver standard of the constitu-
tion. l am glad to hear of it, and l
wish you success in your efforts.
am not going to enter into discus
sion of politics, because l have not
been notified of my nomination
At Downey 1900 people cheered as
the train passed, and at West Liberty,
where the train stopped for twenty
min utes for dinner, over thousand
people greeted Mr.. Bryan. He de-
clined to say anything for the present
when his attention was called to the
decision of the gold standard Demo-
Gratis to hold national convention at
Indianapolis. He was shown a dis
patch announcing that employees of
Pittsburg iron mills had been called
upon to contribute to the Mckinley
campaign fund, and said: Il very
much prefer that they contribute their
funds to Mckinley and their votes to
the cause of free silver"
After dinner Mr.. Bryan addressed
the people from the porch, saying:
Ladies and gentlemen: l suppose
that this is what may be called an
after dinner speech, since have just
finished an excellent dinner. l am
very glad to see you and to give you q
chance to meet a candidate. l believe
it is the duty of any person who is a
candidate for office to become ac-
quainted with the people whom he is
to serve if elected. There is an old
fashioned idea which to my mind is
the idea to be entertained in this coun-
try, that the party chosen is nothing
but hired man. no matter how ex
alted the office or how lowly. He is
simply employed for a certain time at
a certain salary to do certain work
and the people employ him. not be-
cause they desire to, but because they
are too numerous TO DO the work
And you have the right to choose
the persons who are to do your worl,
and to watch them all the time they
are at work. In other words we live
in a land where the government de-
r1ves its just powers from the csnsent
of the governed. Not only the pow
ers of government, but all the
authority of those who govern is de-
rived from the people themselves, and
it is my opinion that the people
ought to keep themselves in a posi-
ton where they can exercise as much
restraint as possible over those Who
serve them. This is the
best country in the world. You pick
out person, put him in office; he
serves you awhile and then steps
down and becomes one of you again.
and someone else takes the place. and
so we go On from time to time l am
glad to have 4 chance to see some of
the people whose servant / shall be if
IN November l shall receive a consti-
-utional majority of the vote of the
people"