Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-03
IRISH MAKES A FLYING TRIP
Californian Spreads Sound Money Gospel
Among South Platte People,
BITTERLY OPPOSED BY THE BRYANITES
Free silver Shouters Attempt to Break
Jp Several Meetings and Pre-
vent the Speaker
from Talking.

scenes attendant upon John 7. lrish's flying
trip through the farms. the hamlets and the
cities Of Nebraska yesterday. Old campaign
ers who have stood in the forefront Of
many political battle say that the closing
day OF this most sensational campaign was
without an equal in the enthusiasm dis
played and the crowds that attended upon
the meetings arranged by the sound money
democracy for the orator from the Pacific
slope.
Coupled, however, with the fairly decorous
treatment accorded the orator, who was born
in Iowa and who dignifed his native state
by an upright honorable life were situations
that showed how greatly the people were
wrought up over the class preiudices
preached by the popocratic candidate, Will
liam J. Bryan. At Fairmont in Fillmore
county, the Irish special was hooted and
jeered, and when Mr.. Irish endeavored to
speak the crowd Of 5000 would not allow
him to be heard although he appealed TO
them as men who held dear the right OF
free speech to accord him the same consid-
Grafton as sound money republicans and
democrats had accorded Mr. Bryan but an
hour before In speaking OF the attempt to
choke of free speech Mr.. Irish said The
first thing necessary to the general enlight-
eminent OF the freemen of the country is
the absolute freedom Of speech. Free speech
is the first and highest American biTthright,
the foundation OF good government, the guar
anty Of perpetual liberty. The political party
which advises its followers to stay away
from discussion Of all sides Of every political
issue or advises them 10 be present only to
prevent such discussion and assassinate free
speech is a party in its essence treRsouahlo
TO the republic, and managed 10y leaders
whose conduct is cowardice, seasoned with
treachery. Supporters Of MIR. Bryan by their
conduct in this campaign in many states
their denial of free speech, their proffer Of
mob violence, have convinced the American
people that uullifcation and treason, rotten
morals rotten manners rotten money and
rotten government have their only and Bp-
propriate expression in the rotten eggs which
are the arguments addressed to the people
by supporters of Mr. Bryan"
At Crete where argument is supposed 20
have its highest education. some members
OF the party accompanying Mr. Irish were
compelled to 20 among the crowd collected
AZ the station and forciby insist upon
proper hearing being accorded Irish and Mr..
Mahoney. While the crowd was largely for
Mckinley, small groups Of men and women
seemed TO get together by concerted action
and by voCiferous demonstration try to en-
bnrass and rattle the speakers But above
the jeerS and yells of the mobs at Fairmont
and Crete Irish and Mahoney forced atten-
tion and in that neuirallziug the harangues
OF Bryan Whether the men and women
carrying white badges were advised TO thus
! treat the Irish party is net known, but Ger
| tain II Is that in some cases their efforts
were decidedly effective.
PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY.
Mr. Irish, accompanied by Lee spratien
was met at Pacific Junction yesterday morn
! ing according to the schedule prepared
! for his trip through the South Platte coun-
! try and the swing around the circle com
menced. The special train was made up
! OF an engine in charge Of II. T. Beatty, spe-
| cinl car No. "a and day coach, the train
being operated by Assistant General Pas
| seuGer Agent A. B. Smith OF the Burlington
! and Assistant Superintendent English Of +he
| northern division. The morning was cold
| and fogEy, but by S o'clock people began tC
! cougregate at the small stations along the
route greeting the train as il passed with
! enthusiasm.
In addition to those already mentioned
there were included in the party Euclid
Martin. T. J. Mahoney, c. S Montgomery
| James z. North. J. Z Kelby Judge ]. c.
! Crawford OF West Point. w A. Babcock
w l. May, Frank Heller, J. B. Sheehan
! s. T. Burch Of Papillon, DR.. s. G Glover o.
! Arlington, c. r. Glover of Valentine, Tobias
! Castor, a. J. Sawyer, Albert Watkins. W
! J. St. Clair Of Lincoln, Frank White o.
| plattsmouth. George n. Hicks, W. r. Nor
! r!s George L. Hines, Adam Morrel, Lysle /
! Abbott w s Gilbert. W !. Hawkes. W D.
| McHugh John Parish George 7. Mills, u.
/ w Taynos, C. S. Elgutter. VIII Gown, A.
| E. Touzalin and The Bee correspondent.
On leaving Lincoln, which was reached on
schedule time. Mr. Irish began to unlimber
himself for his days campaign. The party
was in the pest OF spirits, to be suddenly
! plunged in sadness on account of the spe-
I cial crashing into the rear end of freight
! train and instantly killing 4 travelling man
The engine hauling the Irish party was con
! siderably used up. while the Caboose and
one freight car were completely shattered.
| The Jar accompanying the striking of the
! rear OF the freight train threw a number
of the party of their feet dislocating the
! shoulder OF Assistant Superintendent English
and bruising others. But no other serious
injury occurred.
SPEAKS AT SEWARD.
At Seward a crowd OF people were con
gregated the arrival Of the special being
greeted by the playing Of brass band.
Mr. Irish spoke from the station platform
and was accorded the closest attention. He
said he came 10 them as a man who wac
seeking to bury his party affiliations for
his countrys honor. That patriotism should
be placed high above every other considera-
tion, for he believed these days Of 1896
were almost similar TO the days of 1861.
He then touched upon the notification spirit
OF the Chicago platform and asked all good
citizens to stamp out this spirit as did
Andrew jackson when he put his hickory
heel down upon the serpent which remained
crushed until its hiss echoed in Chicago in
July and resulted in the choice of William
J. Bryan, n bolter from his party, as the
popocratic nominee
At York the Irish party encountered a
Bryan crowd and for prudential reasons il
was thought best 10 have Irish speak from
the court house steps. instead OF from the
platform occupied By Bryan. Two thousand
people faced the speaker as he mounted the
steps. and the cheers for Mckinley showed
that York county would give a good account
Of itself on election day.
Mr. Irish having been furnished with the
salient points of Bryans speech, started in
to meet the popocrauc nominee on his own
proposition IN regard to the per head money
, circulation. u want to say right here .
said Irish, that there was lees money in
| circulation the day after Brysn's nomination
than the day before His nomination brought
about conditions which now threaten K
. | overthrow law and order and bring THU
country upon a level with Mexico Chlnl
and Japan. And II MIR. Bryan loves these
nations so well. / bid him godspeed Il
them" He then touched on the wheat ques
tion, stating that he had just received
! wire from Chicago indicating that whea
had advanced cents over Saturdays clos
ing prices. because OF the demand abroad.
Aurora turned out a thousand people Il
hear Irish and the predomlnanee OF McKin
. ley badges and gold coors showed HOY
high the feeling was running, The speake
! took up the quest ion OF contract sought q
be inyalidated by the Chicago platform. II
followed II through the varying change
4 from the MARRIAGE relation 10 the emDloyeI