Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-17
BRYAN'S TRIUMPHAL TOUR
Silver DemOcracy's Candidate Greet
ed by Cheering Multitudes on His
HOmeward Journey.
SPOKE TO THOUSANDS AT ST. JOSEPH
People of Lincoln Preparing to Give
Their Distinguished Townsman
Royal Welcome Home This
Evening.

st. Joseph, Mo, July 17.-At every
station between Kansas City and st.
Joseph crowds cheered Bryan. It was
1890 p. m. when the train reached ST.
Joseph, where between 5000 and 1000
people were at the railroad station.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the plat
form erected for the candidate to speak
from. The crowd chesred with marvel.
sts enthusiasm.
Mr.. BRYAN said: "Ladies and Gentle.
men: believe this is larger crowd
than we had when we held our silver
meeting here last November. I don't
know whether to regard it as evidence of
curiosity increased or as evidence of the
silver cause grown since last November.
lApplause].
II have been very much gratified to find
the interest the people are taking in this
campaign. am not vain enough.to as
sumo that these demonstrations are in
tended as a personal compliment, voice,
yes they are but rather as an indica-
tion of that respect we find in the hearts
of the American people for our govern
ment and for those who for the time be-
ing stand as representatives of our gov
ernment and those who aspire to. posi-
tlons of prominence in the administra-
tion of that government. I say it is a
sign Of that respect for government, and,
my friends, whenever think of govern
ment think of the words of Andrew
Jackson that there are no necessary evils
in government, that it's evils exist
only in it's abuses.
Government, when it is what it ought
to be, when it is what the people desire it
to be, is a blessing without alloy and it is
our duty as citizens to compel love of
our government by every citizen by max
ing that government so good that the
people will not only love it, but be willing
to lay down their lives that it may be
psrpetuated to posterity. Applause.
When we declare against some law as un-
just, when we criticize a policy, it must
not be considered as an attack upon the
government, and yet there are some who
would denounce every person who seeks
to reform and every person who seeks to
change bad CUSTOM"
PREPARATIONS AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln, Neb., July 1.-THE city is
crowded with people prepared to well
come William J. Bryan home. Every
building in the city is gaily decorated
and over $4,000 visitors are expected be-
fore the presidential candidate arrives
this evening.
Gov. Holcomb, Adjutant- General Bar
ry, ). A. Edgerton and other "state
house Populists" have returned from the
Populist state convention at Grand
Island. They express themselves pleased
with the enormous majority for fusion
in the convention and boldly say that
Chairman Taubeneck in the national
Populist convention will do but little in
the way of staying the tide for national
fnsion with the Bryan forces.
WILL REACH LINCOLN AT FIVE P. M.
Kansas City.-William j. Bryan, with
his wife and family, resumed his journey
to Lincoln, Neb., this morning, leaving
the city over the Burlington road on the
regular 1O:4O passenger train. A hard
rain was falling and few. people were on
hand to see the distinguished guests de-
part. The train will reach Lincoln about
S O'Clock this afternoon. The trip prom
ises to be uneventful, as it is raining hard
along the route in Missouri and Kansas.