The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-09-12
CHEERED FOR SILVER
CANDIDATE BRYAN MEETS fns
MANY NEBRASKA FRIENDS.
Expects to Get 16 Republican Votes
for Each Democratic Ballot
That May he Lost.

Omaha, Sept. Sat Plattsmouth Mr..
Bryan was introduced 10 mis- first Ne
braska audience by the chairman of the
county central committee, who on be-
half of the citizens Of Nebraska, well
coined him home.
Mr.. Bryan, in answering, thanked
them for their cordial welcome and
said he hoped at some future time to
address them at length and discuss the
political situation.
He was cheered and applauded, and
everybody crowded about at the COR
clusion of his brief remarks to well
come him home.
At Omaha about 900 people awaited
the train. Mr.. Bryan had said he
would not speak at Omaha. but the
cordial greeting given him by the
friends assembled at the depot appar-
emily compelled him to tell them Of his
| trip east. There were many personal
friends in the assemblage.
Mr.. Bryan said: while l am glad
to come back, want to say that have
| felt just as much at home in other
parts Of the country as here. l thought
| it might be necessary to take some or
you down east to show them how hey
| cheer for free silver, but If l had my
way, l would have brought some OF
them back here to give you a few les
sons. Naughter) Because there is no
question but that the interest that is
being manifested is national. 1t is not
confined to any section. have not
found any more enthusiasm anywhere
than in the neighborhood of New York
City and all through the states OF
New York and Pennsylvania. and the
reports given not only by democrats
but by silver republicans are so en-
couraging that you can hardly believe
they are entirely true.
Il used to think we ought to have a
mourner's bench at our meetings, so
that those under conviction and about
to undergo a change of heart might
come to the mourner's bench. But in
stead of coming to the mourner's
bench. they come shouting, they are sc
glad. daughter and cheers.)
What Republicans Fear Most
Among the republicans who have
come over, and their name is legion
there is as much enthusiasm as there
is among the democrats, and 1 believe
that for every democrat we lose be
cause of the position we have takeI
/
S to get 16 who are not democrats. While
r. our opponents do not understand wha
p 16 to 1 means, and give various defin
r. itions, I believe that definition is thu
e one they fear most. In one county il
n Ohio where the vote was five to on
e for the republicans, there have bee
S 80 speeches made by silver republican
e and they say they are going to carr
T, that county. (Applause)
N And wherever 1 have been, me
have told me they were republican
h ! from the time they first voted for Lir
l. coin and some even for Fremont, an
h this was the first time they ever bolte
o the republican ticket But they cor
r slider 1t as important now to have the
t country govern itself as ever befor
& and they are just as earnest now
lie trying to release the people from finaI
= cial bondage as they had ever been
advocating the principles of the r
publican party"
" There were crowds gathered at Gre
ma and Ashland, who gathered at Il
II windows to catch glimpse Of the di
tinguished citizen Of their state