The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-22
OMAHA REJ0ICES.
GREAT NoN-PARTTsAN RECEPTION
TO BRYAN.
Welcomed BY n Republican Mayor
Bryan Believes Mckinley to Be
Honest, But Mistaken in His
Convictions.

OMAHA, July 21.-Upon the occasion
Of his first visit to Omaha since his
nomination, Hen. William j. Bryan
was this evening rendered a magnifi-
cent ovation, entirely non-partisan in
its tenor and character. He left Lin
coin at p. M, accompanied by a
couple of friends and half dozen press
representatives At the stations along
the line there were small crowds await
ing glimpse of the candidate. When
the train rolled into Omaha at 7:45 D.
m. the large platform was crowded
With cheering, bowling assembly of
men, women and children whose vocal
efforts drowned the music of the First
Infantry band. Thousands of people
on either side of the streets along the
long drive TO the central portion of the
city seemed bent ON smothering the
performances of the band with shout
ing and fog horn ehoruses.
A large platform had been erected at
Fifteenth and Douglas streets. decorat-
ed with bunting and streamers Around
it was assem- bled vast crowd of peo-
pie and the roofs and windows of ad-
Joining buildings We're filed with spec
ta'tors. The appearance of Mr. Bryan
was the signal for prolonged and hearty
cheering that continued at brief inter
walls until Judge Doane invited order.
Judge Doane introduced Mayor
BroaEch, Republican, who delivered an
| address of welcome
Wnen Mr.. Bryan mounted a. table
upon the platform it was several min
utes before his gestures hushed the
uproar and his remarks were frequent
ly interrupted by cheers
1 Mr. RT-V10 fharlya1 tho ,ooo,Jo
their manifestations of good will and
referred pleasantly to tine non-partisan
nature OF his reception and then said:
III you speak i'm complimentary
| terms of myself, 1 say to you every
good word you say of me, 1 can repeal
10 my opponent, Major Mckinley. If
you tell me that you believe 1 honestly
endorse the principles in the platform
| upon which L stand, 1 tell you I be-
heVe my opponent endorses the prin-
! clples In tine platform he stands upon.
and L tell you that any man who
charges the American people of another
party With being anarchists and dis
/ loyal American citizens, [ tell you that
they Islander the bravest people who
ever lived. But we are not dismayed
at the use of epithets because know
the great majority of Republicans, and
Populists and Democrats as WELL re-
gard the use of abusive terms without
argument as disreputable. We shall &c
into this campaign fighting for what
we believe to be right, and the matter
shall be determined by the sober sense
of the American people. and they shall
register their verdict in favor of that
parity which they believe best for the
American people.
Mr.. Bryan's speech was a short one
He had little to say of political matters
| but addressed the vast throng as fell
low Nebraskans, who he thought must
join with him in rejoicing in the honor
| conferred upon their state by the
| Democratic convention when it came
across the Missouri river for the first
time to select it's candidate for the
highest Office within the gift of the
American people. At the close of his
talk Mr.. Bryan was again subjected to
/ the handshaEing ordeal.
Mr.. Bryan will visit Council Bluffs
about noon tomorrow and will return
to Lincoln tomorrow evening.