The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-09-12


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i take some of Won down East Is show. them
l how. to cheer for free silver, hut if i had
my way I would have brought some Of
/ them back here to give you d few les
sons (laughter) ], because there is no qles-
tion that the interest which is being manl-
\ tested is national. It Isl not confined to
any section. / have not found people more
1 enthusiastic anywhere than In the neigh
borhood Of New York city and all through
/ the state of New York and all through
i Pennsylvania, and the reports which are
given not only by Democrats, but silver
l Republicans, are so encouraging that you
can hardly believe they are entirely true.
1 used to think we ought to have q MOURN
er's bench at our meetings, 50 those that
! were under conviction and about to under
8go 81 change OF heart might come to the
Ebeneh CauShter); but instead of coming
4 to the mourner's bench they come shout
ing they are glad. Among the Republic
Eans who have come over, and their name
there is among the Democrats "a voice:
'More!D and I really believe that for
Eevery Democrat We, lose because Of the
position we have taken on the money POI
sition, we are going to get Is who are not
Democrats. (Applause.)
i Z
what 16 to / means and give various def
nitions, I believe that definition is the one
they fear most, In one county in Ohio
where the vote was SO to for the Repub-
| Leans there have been 80 speeches made
| by silver Republicans, and they say they
are going to carry that county and where
ever have been men have told me they
were Republicans from the time they first
voted for LINCOLN and some for Fremont,
and this is the first time they have voted
1.-The Democratic ticket but they consi Ter
TT as important now to have this country
govern itself as ever before and they are
just as earnest now in trying to release
the people from financial bondage as they
had ever been in advocating the principles
of the Republican party. (Applause.)
standing for a financial policy Of our own,
/ that will give hope and inspiration to the
Industrial masses, is nearer to the prin-
ciples. of Lincoln than the Republican
party is, when it would transfer the leg
;islative power to England. (Applause)
sour recruits believe they have not left
the. party SO much as the party has de-
serted Them" .(Applause)
On the trip from, Omaha to Lincoln the
train stopped at GretnA. long enough to
enable a couple Of hundred. people to
shake hands with the nominee. They
Ashland. reached at 10 o'clock, about 600
people. gathered around Mr.. Bryan as he
appeared on the rear platform. Mr.. Bryan
in short talk thanked the people Of
Saunders county for their support and
said, he hoped they would do better at the
terested," said he. Everybody is either
for or against us. None are neutral
=. A hundred men and boys were at Green
wood to see the nominee, while half that
number were at Havelock, five miles
from Lincoln.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. s.-The second
home-conning of William ]. Bryan since
his nomination by the Chicago convention
was made the occasiono1 an enthusiastic
outburst on the part Of his fellow towns
men that differed from his first reception
here as a presidential candidate in that
it was strictly partisan.
i It was 10:45 when Mr.. Bryan's train
reached the Burlington station. Several
thousand people were waiting him there
form he was given cheers that must have
warmed the cookies of his heart. 1t was
g. real Western welcome and he showed
his appreciation in the beaming looks he
gave the crowds.
Gov. Holcombe and James c. Dahln1an,
chairman of the Nebraska state Demo
cratic central committee, and others join
ed Mr.. Bryan at Omaha and at places
along the route. At Ashland large re-
ception committee from Lincoln boarded
the train. Among others In the party on
it's arrival here were George A. Groot, of
Ohio, chairman Of the notification COM
mittae of the national silver party, and
A. r. Talbot, Mr.. Bryan's law partner,
who Is candidate for the Nebraska SEN
ate on the Republican ticket. They came
through with the Democratic nominee
from Chicago. Escorted by two brass
bands, the Bryan Flambeau Club, Its
members in white duck uniforms, with
red helmets, free silver club wearing Sill
vered caps and the local reception COM
11ittee, Mr.. Bryan was conveyed to his
home on d, street. near Seventeenth,
through the principal streets. Lincoln had
made holiday Of the occasion and the
sidewalks were crowded with people who
shouted as the nominee went by. A long
line Of carriages brought up the rear Of
the parade. In Mr.. Bryan's carriage We're
Gov. Holcombe and Chairman Groot, of
the silver notification committee.
+ A large crowd was assembled about Mr..
Bryan's residence, but the nominee made
his way through it quickly and went in
side to greet his wife and children. A few
and said in q few words in response to, the
applause from his audience:
81 believe the committee has arranged
for a speech this afternoon and speech
this evening, so will have ample oppor-
tunity to talk to yo,f;G This morning per-
NIT me to say that appreciate this very
cordial welcome home: You assembled,
at least few Of you, when I left here to
receive the notification in New York, and
I know from what you have said that you
have followed the journey to New York
and return, and I am delighted to have
you express in this way your friendship"