Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-16
BRYAN IN 4.

Grand Island Independent Gep): Already
we hear talk OF the effect the democratic
nomination of Bryan for president Will
have in Nebraska, and more particularly
regarding the state ticket. 1t is sheer non
sense to presume that there are enough
"~bandwagon' fellows, favorite son Worship
ers. or state-pride advocates going to de-
sert the republican ship to make the cleo
tion of the republican ticket at all doubt
full. However, II will not do for the repub-
lican leaders to sit idly by and presume
too much.
Lincoln News Tep): Mr.. Bryan's nomi-
nation makes Of the state a fercer battle
ground between the conteuding forces of
silver and gold than would otherwise have
been the case. 1t will direct toward this
state for the next four months the eyes
of a great portion of the nation, and Ne
braska will be all the better for 1t in the
sense that the east will be walked up from
its belief that this state has gone backward
into a realization of the fact that it is one
of the really great commemorative of the
sisterhood OF states.
Schuyler Quill pop): The Quill fears
that the democratic party has put UP Bryan
Tor slaughter. The goldbug element will
vote for Mckinley and insure his election.
They will not run their own candidate. but
will make the republican victory more GER
tain by making II a direct vote. BY nomi-
hating Bryan they prevent the populist
party from making any democratic gains
and in four years the goldbug element will
be in shape to take hold again and run the
party. 1t looks like a defeat for silver un-
less all forces unite, which seems not liable.
Fremont Tribune Tep): This nomination
mas come solely as a tribute to Mr.. Bryan's
gift of oratory. His appearance before the
convention was well-timed and by the magic
spell of his eloquence he caused men to
forget themselves and abandon in a measure
! their cool and deliberate judgment. He is
not fixed or stable in his political views.
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lead In a revolution as a Robespierre than
to stand for the conservative elements OF a
great nation in a time of profound peace.
His nomination was the logical result of u
convention made up of men full of vim
Gictiveness. Pennoyerism and Altgeldism
and Tillmanism dominated the convention.
Bryan Is satisfactory to all these forces.
Plattsmouth Tribune rep): The nomi-
nation of William j. Bryan by the silver
party at Chicago is a funny incident in
American politics, Every other candidate
in the history of the country, no matter what
party named him, has been a man who has
followed some profession or business for
a livelihood outside of politics. Mr.. Bryan
is a young man who has no occupation save
that of politics, and although associated
with Mr.. Talbot of Lincoln as a member of
that law firm, has never practiced his pro-
fessiOn. Nominally connected with the
World-Herald he has, as a matter of fact,
nothing to do with the editorial duties OF
that journal. His only and sole business
since his advent into Nebraska has been
politics, first as an a~gitator of the tariff
question and last as a free silver agitator.
kearney Hub (rep): 1t is sufficient to
say that while Bryan is remarkable as an
orator, and can sway thousands by the
tuneful magic of his voice. he is lacking
in the first requisite as a presidential candi-
date or for filling the executive office. Mel
Their has he any claim upon the democratic
party, because he has never done yeoman's
an instrument in spreading the free silver
propaganda. Bland was the logical out
come of the convention, as Mckinley was
the natural selection of the republican
party.
The nomination of Bryan will probably
be endorsed by the populist national con-
vention at st. Louis. because from the time
OF Bryan's entrance into Nebraska politics
he has been more a populist than a dem
ocrat and has gone so far in that direction
that he has been barely able to hold his
connection with the democratic party. The
idea. If there was one behind the Bryan
movement. was to unite the democrats and
populists. Indeed. the Chicago convention
was more populistic than democratic. 1t
turned it's back upon the democracy and
refused to have aught to do with it any
longer. So it ought not to be difficult, so
far as the candidate and the purpose are
concerned, to secure the populist endorse
ment. AS to the platform, that is quite an
other matter. 1t will please the populists
in that it is for free silver. In some other
respects it meets the populists half way.
The result will be that Nebraska will be
the battle-ground in the coming campaign.
1t is the pivotal state of the middle west.