The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-12
BRYAN
HoODwINk THE PEOPLE.
Brief Speeches to Nebraskans While
ON His Long Roundabout Way
to the Home of SewaI.
COLE MEN AT LOUISVILLE
PALMER AND BJCkNER TO BE FOR
MALLY sOTIFIED TODAY
Governor Morton's Reply to "A Silver
ite-Mr. NanIey's Estimate of the
Situation in Maine.

LINCOLN, Neb, Sept 1.-THE silver
clubs of this city. headed by brass band,
escorted William Jennings Bryan to the
depot this evening. where large crowd
had gathered to say goodbye to the NOM
inee. When he reached his he was
called to make speech. In response
he said.
Ladies and Gentlemen-I do not know
whether | will return to Nebraska again
until just before the election not, but
/ go away from Nebraska feeling that it
is not necessary for me to stay here.
want to say to you, my friends, that from
the reports which have been receiving |
do not believe that there is a single county
in this State that the Republicans sure
of carrying this fall And. more than that
every day finds our cause stronger
throughout the Union than it was the day
before. Every day finds persons who are
declaring for free silver, and / think that
i am safe in saying that you will not find
among all your acquaintances man who
one month ago was in favor of free silver
at 10 to l ard able to give. reason for it,
you men who were in favor of free coinage
a month ago, but who have to keep quiet
about it to-day because of some influence
were for free coinage who are thinking
themselves into the gold-standard idea The
reason for that IS thiS-that the people are
studying the money question as they never
studied it before, and study of tn money
question leads to an understanding of it,
and when men understand it there are just
a few people who will be for the gold stan
dard. And they will be the ones who are
presently interested in having dollars get
bigger all the time. while the masses of the
people will be. determined that no power on
earth shall fasten the gold standard upon
the American people. little over month
ago | went into what l then called the enc
myS country but | found down there just
as much enthusiasm as there is in Ne
braSka. To-day some parts of the country
are more friendly than others, but there is
no enemys country
At the close of Mr.. Bryan's speech the
train started for the Southeast The
will arrive in Kansas City tomorrow morn
ing at 6:15 o'clock, and Mr.. Bryan will ad-
dress the citizens of that city at o'clock
At 9:45 he will continue on his trip to st.
Louis. making short Ispeeches from the
platfrom of the car Fall along the route
Mrs: Bryan will not accompany her hus-
band through the South, but it is expected
she will join the party later.
AT Eagle a crowd of one hundred farmers
had gathered about the depot tonight and
a bonfire had been built in honor OF the
passing of the nominee. ssA."How are you
boys Mr.. Bryan said, smiling, when the
train slowed up. rs the silver sentiment
growing here?'
You bet. two to one was the reply.
Mr. Bryan shook hands with them and
found many personal friends among these
lash, Weeping Water Nehawka and
Union, where crowds varying in size from
one hundred to eight hundred shook hands
with Mr.. Bryan. At Nebraska City Mr..
Bryan given an ovation by one thou
sand people and made short speech ask
ing his hearers to study the national ques
ton and vote as they thought best. Ne,
one of the richest agricultural countries in
the world. The people of your city deal
with the farmers and the farmers suffer
prices fall. end whatever is good for the
farmers is good for the people Of Nebraska
City. Anything that hurts the farmers
hurts the people of Nebraska City"
Will Invade Indiana Again.
CHICAGO, Sept. n.-Wm. j. Bryan will
deliver eight speeches in southern Illinois
Monday from the platform of special
train. which is to carry him from St. Louis
to Henderson, KY, over the Louisville &
Nashville road. He left Lincoln. Neb.. for
ST. Louis tonight. where he is to speak to-
morrow. He will spend Sunday at Salem,
ILL., his old home. 1t was arranged for MIR.
Bryan to leave st. Louis Monday morning
for Henderson. KY, where he was sched-
9uled for Monday afternoon. At the re-
quest of Governor Altgeld however, the
programme has been changed somewhat,
and. instead of taking the regular train. Il
special train has been arranged for Stops
of fifteen minutes will be made at Belle
vile. Nashville. Ashley and Mount Vernon.
H.. and five. minutes at Mascoutah. Ill.
Crossing the line into Indiana stops of fiji
teen minutes each will be made at Mount
Vernon, McLeansboro and Carmi, twenty
minutes Evansville and five minutes ar
Enfield. This will bring him into Hender-
son, Ky. at 2:o5 p. m. Mr.. Bryan will
tour. His itinerary is as follows: Louis
vile, Ky, p m, Sept. "A; Versailles Ky,
noon. 18th; Lexington KY. afternoon. 18th;
Maysvile. KY. evening, 18th; Asheville. n.
c.. evening. 10th. Remainder 18th and 18th
will be arranged by the North Carolina
State committee. Richmond. Va, evening.
18th; morning of 18th at the disposal of the
Virginia State committee; Washington.
D. m, 19th Baltimore. p. M, 18th; Della
ware. 21st; morning of the 22d is at the dis
posal of the New Jersey State committee
as is also the day Of the 23d; Philadelphia
night. 22d: Brooklyn. night, Esd. The 24th
18th and 18th will he spent in New England
and Sunday, Sept. 81. he will spend at Bath
Me-. the guest of Arthur Sewall.