The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-19
MAKES TWO SPEECHES.
Mr. Bryan Opens Another Silver Cam
palxn-Speaks ut Lincoln. Neb.

Mr. Bryan Opens Another Silver Cam
pslgn-Speaks ut Lincoln. Mob.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16.-William Jen-
nings Bryan delivered two speeches
in Lincoln Saturday afternoon and even
ing, which had previously been an
nounced 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, composed
of 1850 members of the Mary Bryan
club. A synopsis Of his remarks fol-
lows:
He said he was personally glad to talk to
believers in the gold standard and had
frequently had to disagree politically with
his Oldest and best friends. He believed
and child has the inherent right OF free
political belief and had no ill-will toward
anyone who differed from him.
1--WE initiate what We admire" said the
speaker. 1.-THE child's life tells what the
man will be. I 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 l
sh ould wish to impress upon their m!nos
and to have them carry away IN their
THAT a government like ours. deriving its
powers through and by the. people. should
be founded upon this principle. equal rights
to all and special privileges to none
1.-THE common people-the masses-those
who are sometimes slightingly alluded to
as the 'rin-ran' are the very people who
fail to profit by special legislation. We
do not mean to say that perfect equality
can ever exist among the people-for that,
my friends. depends largely upon char
acter, energy, frugality. and those dis.
ting,,ishing traits in human beings which
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above another. But what I do mean -
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, I advocated the restoration of
bimetallism. Doubtless l have read more
works against free silver than any speaker
who opposed me on the stump. When I
see the great money classes combine to
make money. dearer, know it is because
they mean to profit by 1t. 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. I 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 ana acQuleSce IN their Vct0Ey 1nu
and we are left to prove them in the wrong.
we shall at last convince them that our
principle was the right one. and shall ask
them to join Us honestly"
MIR. Bryan at night delivered brief
address to the Travelling Mems Bryan
clubs, the Veterans, and Bryan home
guards, at the Funke opera house, and
later spoke few minutes at All over
flow meeting at Bohannan's hall. His
voice had practically failed him at the
afternoon meeting, and he had not suf-
fciently regained the use of his vocal
chords to speak long. He was accorded
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.