The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-15
THE Opening GUNS
ARE FIRED BY BRYAN
The Campaign Of 1900 Has
Already Begun
MEMBERS OF The BRYAN CLUBS
Have Not Lost Interest in the
Coinage Cause
HUSBANDS AND BROTHERS
Show No Less Enthusiasm Than Before
the Election
The Motto Of a Republic Is No Special
Privileges
HUSBANDS AND BROTHERS
Show No Less Enthusiasm Than Before
the Election
The Motto Of a Republic Is No Special
Privileges
x-Candidate Bryan Lectures at Lin
coin and Lays a Firm Foundation
for the Continuation of the
Silver Propaganda.
associated Press Special Wire


Jennings Bryan delivered two speeches
in Lincoln this afternoon and evening.
which had been previously announced
as the opening guns of the political cam
paign In 1890.
Mr.. Bryan this afternoon talked to an
audience at the Funke theater composed
of 1850 members of the Mary Bryan club
Qadies).
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached the thea
ter shortly before 8 o'clock in the car
riage of friend and were escorted to
the place of honor upon the stage. Pres
ident Mrs. William Morning of the Mary
Bryan club introduced the defeated can
didate.
The pronunciation of the ex-candid-
ate's name was the signal for continued
applause from forest of gloved hands.
Mr.. Bryan smilingly acknowledged the
ovation, and when quiet was restored
said:
Mistress Chairman and Ladies': Allow
me to thank you on behalf of myself
and wife for the interest you have taken
in the recent campaign and still further
for the kind reception rendered us upon
Mr.. Bryan explained that the audience
was perforce limited to actual members
of the Mary Bryan club because of the
seating capacity. He was glad to talk
to believers in the gold standard and
had frequently had to disagree POLITICAL
~ with his oldest and best friends He
believed now, as always, that every man,
woman and child has the inherent right
of free political belief ard had no ill-wiil
tnyxy ord l,n fro, Il;
I'VE initiate what we admire" said
the speaker; 'the child's life tells what
the man will be. am glad to see the
wives and mothers at last deeply inter-
estsd in the great political issues of the
day. and If there is one motto I should
wish to impress upon their minds and
to have them carry away in their hearts
to their homes, that motto is this: That
a government like ours, deriving its
powers through and by the people,
should be founded upon this one princi-
ple--equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none. The common people-the
masses-those who are sometimes
slightngly alluded to as the riff-raff
Qaughte:) are the very people who fail
to benefit 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
character. energy, frugalty and those
distinguishing traits in human beings
which tend by natural agencies to raise
one man above the head Of another. But
what do mean Is. that the common peo-
pie, every man of them. shall enjoy the
same legal privileges as those of great
er financial powers. That Is why we en-
joy our form of government; because
there is justice to be had as between man
and man. when the right law makers are
elected to represent the interests of the
people. Now. in this last campaign /
advocated the restoration of bmetall-
ism. Doubtless 1 read more works
against free silver than any speaker who
opposed me on the stump, and when see
the great money classes combine togeth-
er to make money dearer l know 1t is
because they mean to profit by it 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 hard times
want to do all in my power to illustrate
their designs
"Even my enemies have conceded my
physical endurance: and yet I want to
say that my efforts were meager COM
pared with those of the people--the COM
mon people of this country. If expert
ence teaches us that our opponents are
right. we shall be able to enjoy and ac-
Guiesce in their victory and its fruits; if,
on the contrary, they fail 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. In conclusion allow
me to thank you most heartily for the
courtesy extended to my wife and my
self. 1t will be forever one of the bright
est memories of our lives. And I would
add that earnestly hope that these la
dies who are interested in questions of
government and worked SO faithfully
throughout this campaign will not now
drop their studies but will continue to
gain an insight into practical politics
which will prove of inestimable value
in the training Of coming genera tions Of
voters"
The closing sentences of Mr.. Bryan's
speech were we'll nigh inaudible, his
voice failing him utterly at times. In
this connection he said laughingly that
he was glad that it had not given out
during the campaign.
Mr. Bryan tonight delivered a brief
address to the Travelling Mems Bryan
club, the Veterans and Bryan Home
Guards. at the Funke opera house and
later spoke few minutes at an over
flow meeting at Bohannons hall His
voice had practically failed him at the
afternoon meeting. and he had not suf-
ficiently regained the use of his vocal
chords to speak long. He was accorded
q warm welcome and spoke very brief
ly ana IN general terms Of the necessity
ee carrying % The work Of free silvar Cd.