The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-15

LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 14.-Under the
ansnjces of the Lincoln Bimetallic CLUB
the local Travelling Mems Bryan cup
and the well known organization
4ba Rrvan Home Guards, William ).
Rrvan tonight delivered his first formal
address since the election. sounding
what is generally accepted as the key
note of himself and his followers in the
campaign which is to continue for the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver.
Mr. BRYAN was given a f1attering re-
ception by the people of his home city
,rhe meeting was held at the Funk
Opera House, which was crowded. to
the doors.
Mr.. Bryan was in good voice, and
never in his many speeches to Lincoln
audiences mas he spoken with greater
Vigor or earnestness.
It was Bryan day in Lincoln, he
ginning at 8 o'clock this afternoon,
when the Democratic candidate spoke
TO ladies only and concluding shortly
before IL. when he concluded his effort
before a crowd which was unable to
gain admittance to the Opera House
and waited patiently for his appearance
at Bihannon's hall.
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Bryan was loudly cheered when
he made his first appearance this even
ing. BE spoke deliberately and with
emphasis, saying, in part:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
Il do not know that | can make my
self heard for any length of time My
voice. which has served me well for
several months, during which it has
been sorely tried, is worse today than
it has been at any time during the
campaign.
Il am proud of the support which
Nebraska has given to the cause of
bimetallism. l have looked at the pa
pers some since election. l have no
ticed ratifications and considerable re-
joicings among the Republicans. One
Republican, who had been prominent in
the precincts of the capital for many
years. said that he would rather have
me elected for life than to have the
state go Populist So that Nebraska
has done her duty well, and l am glad
that in this conflict the state that has
been in many respects pioneer, was
not found wanting when the great test
came. and 1 am proud of Lancaster
county and Lincoln, and even my own
ward and precinct. Oaughter)
HIS OWN WARD.
Some places where I have travelled
] have found that the question was not
Who would be electe7 president, but
whether I could actually carry my own
ward, and | have known Republican
speakers who said it was conclusive
proof Of my appropriately at home that
! would not be able to carry my county
my city or my ward, rer even the pre-
cinct in which I live. They would never
have time in the heat of the campaign
to explain that this is the strongest
Republican county in the state, and the
strongest Republican city IL the county.
and I think I live in the strongest Re
publican ward in the city. But. Of
course, there was so much TO say that
YOU could hardly expect even Repub-
ncans TO take time to say anything
that could be said in one speech and.
therefore, they always forgot to tell
about the political complexion of Ian
caster county and Lincoln and the
Fifth ward whenever they Dragged
about the vote of that city. county and
ward But l am very grateful to my
neighbors for their support which they
have given. Not only am I grateful
to those who have voted at the polls
but / am grateful to those who. before
election day, gave their time and did
al they could to make the vote as
large as possible. CCheers)
4 SUGGESTION.
7 have been proud when 1 came
back to Lincoln TO meet the BRYAN
Home Guards and see the discipline and
good appearance which they always
make when they go out on g. parade
(renewed cheering), and l want 20 say
This, that while, outside of this city, I
think it is well for the clubs that are
going to go on with the work of bimet-
allism, that they drop my name and
take a name that is entirely i'm
personal, so that the cause Will moi be
connected with person, because the
cause is greater than any person
lcries of ''Never.'O Well, I say / think
it wise. outside of this city, for those
Bryan clubs to cease to be Bryan clubs
--(renewed cries of Never, never'9.
anc become silver clubs or bimetaEic
clubs, so there would be no jealousy.
so no one could say this agitation was
in the interest of any person, but rather
thai all might recognize it as in the
Interest of great cause. I say, while l
believe it is wise outside of this city,