The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-04
BRYAN WEAK AT HOME.
With Two Candidates of It's Own Ne
braslSa VIII Be for Mckinley.
New York Evening Sun.

New 1 Ork Evening gun
Arthur c. Zeimer, city passenger agent
of the Burlington route at Lincoln, Neb.,
the home of W. J. Bryan, the Popocratic
nominee for President, brings the news of
great reVulslon OF teelIhg IN NeoraSha
and the West.
why, he won't carry his own ward, Mr..
out In Nebraska like him as citizen and
admire his firmness in his convictions, but
he is regarded visionary fellow and
that it would be unsafe to vest in him any
great authority.
II live in the same ward with him and
just across the street, and / cam safely say
that his own neighbors will not vote for
him. He owes whatever political distlnc-
ton he has so far obtained to his gift of
speech. He possesses to great degree
those qualities that give success in rural
politics. He can influence an audience with
flights of oratory into momentary enthusi-
asm, but he has never been regarded by
Nebraska people as a calm reasoner.
HE obtained the nomination for Congress
in the Lincoln district in the same way
that he Stampeded the Chicago convention
He was elected because he made a vigorous
canvass and kept the minds of the people
stirred up.
THE demonstration at Lincoln when he
returned from Chicago with, the Demo-
cratic nomination for President was the
most natural thing in the world. You
see Lincoln was drunk with her honors.
Just think of it, A town hitherto unknown
as political center suddenly blossomed out
with two presidential candidates. For the
information of Fasteners | will say that
other man is Bentley, the Prohibition
him in the heat of this political canvass,
but he has just as much chance of carrying
Nebraska as Bryan has.
THE demonstration in honor of Mr.. Bry
an purely nonpartisan. 1t was an eX-s
preston of sympathy and congratulations
of the citizens to their neighbor, who was
both honest and popular There were no
banners expressing any political sentiment
or preference displayed. The Mayor of the
town, who is q Republican. took part in the
demonstration, as his position would re-
Quire him to do.
The sentiment of Nebraska was well
pressed the other day by Secretary Nor
ton when he said: L very much fear that
United States. Approaching this the
sound money Democrats will vote for Will
liam Mckinley this year.
What is hurting Bryan more than any,
thing else are his relations with such men
as Altgeld. Out in Nebraska. and / may
say all through the West. Altgeld is re-
garded as an ordinary Anarchist. He was
in Lincoln the other day, but no one would
have known 1t if the papers had not said
about his arrival the next day.
Mr.. Bryan and mis- wife met him at the
depot. They were the only persons in Lin
coin who paid any attention to him. Some
one pointed him out he passed through
the streets. and persons ran TO the doors to
stare at him. They were impelled by that
curiosity that prompts "A man to look at
crazy man or grizzly bear.
THE enthusiasm that Immediately fol-
lowed the nomination of Bryan among the
farmers and railroad men of the West has
begun to simmer down now that the people
have had time TO quietly inquire into the
issue OF the campaign.