Connecticut western news., 1896-09-10


 town, and no newspaper writer or publish CT ever comes here who is not warmly vel comed, whether he gets what he comes for or not, and no matter what he may say when he goes away. General Sherman and some of our othex old officers used to have a way during the war of sending OCT tain newspaper men out of camp occasion ally, and perhaps often wished to send them across the lines We have no seo- ttorial or partition lines now. They have been happily obliterased, and no part of this great republic can now be justly call cd "the enemy's oountry." Newspaper men, like everybody else, can go freely and speak freely and write freely on every spot of ground beneath our glorious flag. I feel that know something of the Re publican editors of Ohio I cannot recall a time that they have not been faithful and friendly, nor oan forget that In some of the closest campaigns In the state their intelligent and unfaltering support have brought victory. This year they are more earnest, moro aggressive, more thorough and more efficient than they have ever been before They appreciate the overmas- tering importance of the issues involved in the present contest and are leading, gloriously leading, in the educational work which is indispensable to a proper understanding of the questions which di- vide us and right action ultimately at the polls Gentlemen, 1t Is post of singular honor which you occupy today. l cannot remember any period, save and except the war, when the Republican press so signal ly represented national honor and nation al welfare as now. It is not often given to a political party as 1t Is this year given to ours to stand between national honor and HiSh io fait nd diatf nd order and disquietude
 Newspapers' Great Power.
 "It is the good fortune of the Republic an party to stand in this contest for what Is hest in government, for what is patriot 10 in citizenship, for what tends to the sup port of the financial integrity of the gov ernment, its credit and its currency. It is a vast responsibility b put upon any par ty, but the Republican party Is not with out trial amid grave responsibility. It has performed supreme duty before. It has met great trusts before. It has discharged them, too, with wisdom, courage and fidelity, and 1t will meet the new ones with an honest and unfaltering purpose to serve the best interests of the people and all the people. Fortunately in this contest the Republican party Is not alone in its support of the Republican cause. Conservative men of all parties stand with it. It numbers among its strongest allies many of the most powerful Democratic newspapers, east and west, which are do- ing yeoman service for patriotism and national honor. They are welcome, and the country owes them a debt of gratitude for their unilinching loyalty as against party for sound money and public morals. This Is year, gentlemen, of political con- tention without bitterness. Intelligence and investigation are taking the place of passion and partyism. Party prejudice outs little figure in crisis like this. We must not indulge in aspersion or crimina- ton against those who may have differed from us in the past, but who are now with us in patriotic effort to preserve the good faith of the country and enforce public and private honesty. We must not drive anybody out of camp, but welcome every body in. You doubtless have grown weary of being told of the greatness and power and value of the press, so many times styled the 'preseryer of our liberties and the hope of mankind It was Bulwer, believe, who commanded: Take away the sword; states can be saved without 1t. Bring the pen. This is year for press and pen. The sword has been sheathed.
 The only force now needed is the force of reason, and the only power to be invoked Is that of intelligence and patriotism. Our people have always extended to the press the most generous patronage and accorded 1t the greatest deference, so that the press has grown with our growth and advanced with our advancement
 Bryan Notified by the Silver Party. LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 9.-The continu- ous welcome Lincoln people and large con- | tingents from other parts of Nebraska gave William J. Bryan on his home com ing eliminated in a grand demonstration in honor of his formal notification of his
 nomination for the presidency by the Ma tional Silver party. It seemed many times larger than the audience of 1000 that lis | tened to Mir. Bryan in the afternoon. Nor ris Humphrey presided at the meeting and | introduced George A. Groot of Ohio chair man of the notification committee, who | delivered long address. Mir. Bryan was ..dn presented and made a short speech | gle said in part:
 | fcrmality of letter. The platform adopt
 ed by the Silver party contains but one | plank, and that plank, the plank upon the silver question, Is identical in substancs
 with the silver plank of the Chicago plat | form.
 As have already discussed that plank
 at length, 1t will not be necessary to entel
 into any extended discussion at this time l 1 beg to answer the committee that I ao
 cept the nomination rendered by then
 on behalf of the Silver party in the spir l 1t in which that nomination is present