Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-07-11

Friday, July Q, 1861, was n gain dn:
for Elko. Flags waved in the oreez
and bunting cau:h t the eye on ever!
turn. Elko wore this holiday appear
nnce in honor OF that fearless champ
ion Of the common people, the Hon.
William j. Bryan, Nevada's choice
for the Presidency in 1909. who had
consented 10 address the people on the
questions OF the day while the train
hearing him to California stopped Tor
dinner. ~
A committee consisted OF j. f.
Triplett, j. S. MLyhugh, chn'rmen
OF tho Democratic and Silver
party county committees, George s.
Nixon. editor OF the Silver State, aud
W. w. Booher, editor OF the hide
pendent, boarded the Z: 81 train in
the morning and went rs far nj
Wells TO meet Mr.. Bryan and escort
him TO town.
On the arrival Of the train a'
Wells, the committee entered MI.
Brynn's car and was greeted OF
daily. Mr.. Bryan was informed tina
n large crowd OF enthusiastic admir-.
ers We're waiting to greet him o.
tho outside. No time was lost in GER
emunias and the hero Of the recent
Presidential campaign was soon on
the ground Shaking hands and talk
ing u the people. After a few min
utes spent in this way, the crowd
called for n speech and Mr.. BryaL
mounted the car steps and spoke un-
til the train moved uway. His re-
marks, though brief. were greeted
with cheers.
Tho tim. from Wells to Deeth was
spent ip social conversation in which
Mr. Bryan took the leading part. He
asked II great many questions about
Nevada, its and people.
AT Deeth n crowd had gathered and
Mr.. Bryan left his car and greeted
the people. Here he made n brief
talk. Quite n DELEGATE IN OF Star
Valley farmers boarded tho train and
came to Elko tohear NJ. Bryan's
speech.
The tram reached Elko about 1:25
p. NJ. and no time was lost in escort
ing Mr.. Bryan 10 the platform and
Introducing him to Judge Massey
who introduced him TO the waiting
multitude.
Mr.. Massey said: "My Fellow Cit.
zens, / have the pleasure and honor
10 present TO you for tha purpose OF
n short talk thu greatest expon-
nent of the common people OF this
country who has lived during this
century. ] present to you William
j. Bryan"
Mr.. Bryan who was greeted with
cheers spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies' and Gentle
man: am glad to have an oppor-
tunity to talk to YOU for n few mo.
ments and yet | am not sure but that
| am dong a wrong thing in occupy
contains u great number OF Eastern
people and I am not sure but ! would
do the cause more good il | let you
talk to them ami convert them so
that when tl,ey go home they will be
missionaries TO the cause the western
people have so much at heart, instead
OF wasting the time in talking to you.
l appreciate the interest which you
have manifested. hut | am not vain
enough to take it to myself at all be-
cause l know your interest i'll me is
due 10 the fact that I believe along
certain lines in the outcome of which
you have well-iesQrSed confidence.
81 would not be doing you justice il
/ did not tell YOU that | am in favor
OF b%imetalism; not alone because yon
think il Is good for you or because
you want il or beca sc | want it. but
be EAU q ] believe 1t il is good for
us in Nebraska as It is for you here in
Nevadi. | did not come ont here to
advocate fee 81 yer because | thought
II would be q pleasure Tor you to hear
it, or becanse there is much neros-
sity for my dong so. but because |
have been assured that it wouli be d
pleasure to the people OF ElKo to lis
ten to n who has always had their
interests as well MS his own at heart
and II you % back ON this question Of
bimetalism | vii Il IN, you rs nari rs
wo have been lighting them. the gold
bugs. But at er all you have got to
have people reason ,hcm elves into
the belief that d certain thing is
good for ;len IL Jon want the people
to bc firm III Tie suppor, Of that doe.
trine. j hear u great many people
talking about unscliish devotion ,u
principles. even though il I've to- their
detriment; but you do not lind peo.
Pile working here Tor u thing which
they believe Is not gong to belp them
in the long run. | never expect to
convert Il mat to bimetaIism until |
have convinced him that his interests
are on that side. I remember when
| was back III Illinois during an cleo
ton the ques,iu came up ~ to
whe lIcr COWS shoull be permitted tn
run at large. lido not know whether
You have over had any such cleo ION