River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-11-19
MAKES TWO SPEECHES.
Mr.. Bryan Opens Another Silver Car
paIcu-SpeaLs AT IincoIn Neb

Mr.. Bryan Opens Another Silver Cam
Paign-speaks at Lincoln. Neb.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. I6.-William Jen-
nings Bryan delivered two speeches
in Lincoln Saturday afternoon and even
ing. which had previously been an
nouneed as the opening guns of the po-
litical campaign of 1900. Mr.. Bryan in
the afternoon talked to an audience of
ladies at the Funke theater. comp lsed
of 1850 members of the Mary Bryan
club. A synopsis of his remarks fol-
lows:
He said he was personally glad 20 talk TO
believers in the gold standard and had
frequently had 10 disagree politically with
his oldest and BEST friends. He believed
now, as always. that every man, woman
and child has the inherent right OF free
political belief and had no ill-will toward
anyone who differed from him.
I'VE initiate what we admire" said the
speaker. THE childs life tells what the
man viii be. ! am glad to see the wives
and mothers at last deeply and fully in
terested in the great political issues OF
the day. And II there Is one motto
should wish to impress upon their minds
and TO have them carry away In their
hearts to their home. that motto is this:
That government like ours, deriving its
powers through and by the people, should
be founded upon this principle. equal rights
20 all and special privileges TO none
The common people-the masses-th0se
who are sometimes slightingly alluded 20
as the riff-raff are the very people who
fail to profit by special legislation. We
do not mean 10 say that perfect equality
can ever exist among the people-for that
my friends. depends largely upon char
acter, energy, frugality. and those dis
tinguishing traits in human beings which
tend by natural agencies TO raise one man
above another But what l do mean IS
that the common people. every man OF
them, shall enjoy the same legal privileges
as those of greater financial power.
That Is why We enjoy our form of gov
eminent. because there is justice to be
had between man and man. when the right
lawmakers are elected to represent the in
terests of the people. Now, in this last
campaign, / advocated the restoration OF
blmetallsm. Doubtless | have read more
works against free silver than any speaker
who OPT oseo me on the stump When !
see the great money classes combine to
make money dearer. i know IL is because
they mean TO profit by it, and not because
they love the people. And when find that
these are the ones who desire TO continue
the same system under which we have
fallen upon these hard times. l want to
DO all In my power TO Illustrate their de-
signs. II experience teaches us that our
opponents are right we shall be able to
enjoy and acquiesce in their victory and
Its fruits: II, on the contrary, they fail
AM We are iell 10 prove tneul IN the wrong.
we shall al last convince them that our
principle was the right one, and shall ask
them to join us honestly.
MIR. Bryan at night delivered y brief
address 10 the Travelling Mems Bryan
clubs, the Veterans, and Bryan home
guards, at the Funke opera house, and
later spoke a few minutes at an over
flow meeting at Bohannan's hall. His
voice had practically failed him at the
afternoon meeting, and he had not suf
ficiently regained the use of his vocal
chords TO speak long. He was accorded a
warm welcome, and spoke very briefly,
and in general terms. of the necessity
of carrying on the work of free silver
education and of maintaining their
various organizations.