Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-20

tionately calls them-will cast into utter
darkness, where there will be weeping,
wailing and crashing OF teeth.
The overshadowing issue OF 1895 was the
free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
silver at the ratio OF is to /, without walt
ing for the consent or permission OF any
other nation under the sun. That will be
the paramount Issue In 1900 In spite OF all
tricks, OF all tricksters, In spite Of all the
agile democratic acrobats in the land, in
spite OF the cheap John montebanks, who
consider the getting OF Office rather than
the carrying out OF great principles TO their
legitimate and logical results the chief end
OF political parties and organized endeayor.
The time-servers would have us abdIdon
our position and stultify ourselves in the
eyes OF mankind in order to carry the cleo
ton on a platform that means all things
to all men and nothing in particular; but
we would not have even that poor %consola-
ton, for the minute the democratic leaders
desert silver the people will destroy them
and select new leaders, faithful to their
trust, but in the confusion of killing off
recreant leaders and creating new ones the
republicans will carry the country.
Even as a matter of policy, to say Moth
ing Of principle, we must stand by our
guns. That is our only salva<fon. Our duty
Is clear as crystal.
Must stand by silver.
II we do not stand by silver. honestly
and unflinchingly, a new party will arise
that will, and 1t will draw to II a vast ma
jorty Of democrats, for the fight between
monometallists and bimetallists is an ire
pressible conflict, which can never be settled
fnarly till 1t is settled in the right way,
which is our way-the way OF the Chicago
platform OF 1896.
The men who made that platform. as
well as the men back of them. had, and
still have, the courage OF their convictions
IapinD NIT thntr hanIo 70 tho n1nW fhny
do not propose to look back, but will press
on to victory. What is more. they have
control Of the party machinery In nearly
every state and territory in the union. and,
knowing they are right, they propose to use
It for an It is worth, in all proper ways.
The proposition that we must support
President McKinley's Philippine policy. If
he has any, right or wrong, is the veriest
rot-a tale told by an idiot.
Mckinley Policy.
Support the presidents policy, Ell? viii
some gentleman please tell us what that
policy is? Has he any? II so, why doesn't
he say so? The truth is, he has none. He
is an opportunist-a political wilkins
Micawber, waiting for something to turn up.
He is letting things drift, and they are
drifting to the deuce. Meantime our SOL
diers are being killed and die Of disease
in shoals. For what purpose? VIII any
body undertake to say? I defy any expan-
sionist to stand up and inform us what the
presidents policy is. No one will say, but
some say, and more's the pity and shame
some calling themselves democrats-"The
president is wrong, but we must support
the president" To this complexion has it
come at last, that we must shut up our
thinkers, close our mouths and chloroform
our consciences in order to be considered
patriots.
No: If the president is wrong he should
be set right. II he will not cease to do
uronp he should ha h0unra1-aS he Will be
so soon as the American people can get a
crack at him.. In the interim congress
should restrain him from the further ex-
penditure Of American blood and American
sion." for that is what he HIMSELF defined
"forcible annexation to be.
II he has not sufficient courage and
fortitude and strength to resist pressure OF
the gamblers in human blood and lives who
are holding him to his evil and ruinous
president who has. His name, too, is Will
liam-Wilriam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
The remainder Of the afternoon was &C.
cupied by a series OF field events that af-
forded a good deal Of humorous entertain
ment Cor the crowd. Prizes Of moderate
value were offered for the winners of the
various events that were won as follows:
Egg race-Mrs. Bette, first; Mrs. Bines
second. Fat mems races. j. Leddard, H.
H. Dupin. Married Women's race-Mrs. Boil
len, Mrs. Nents. Turner'S contest-F. ].
Fiala. Sack race. Berwood. Tub race
Ed Mulch, Johnny White. Three-legged
race-F. ]. Fiala and ID. Butler. Boys race
William Petit, Leo Heth. Young ladies'
race-May Schiek.
Big Crowd in the Evening.
After dinner the crowd was reinforced by
hundreds of South Omaha people and many
workingmen who came with their families
after their days work was done. At 1880
O'Clock the people again congregated around
the speakers stand and were entertained by
a very creditable concert program by the
Hakenow band. Then Ed p. Smith again
OBLIGATED as chairman and introduced Con-
gresham Clark, who spoke very briefly in
preface to the more elaborate address OF Mr..
Bryan. Congressman Clark explained that
he was merely a sort of political John the
Baptist. He referred to the good old times
when Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson
sat In the presidential chair as the repre-
sentatives of the true democracy and then
he declared that in 1900 they will elect
a legitimate successor of these distinguished
democrats. He referred to w. j. Bryan, who
was thus introduced.
Bryan's Cordial Reception.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted with loud and pro-
lOnged cheers as he advanced TO tne front
OF the platform and faced the crowd that by
hat time numbered fully 1900 people. In
beginning he modestly excused the eulogium
hat had Just been pronounced by Con-
gresham Clark by explaining that all that
ties one man to another are the Ideas he
stands for. 1.-THE people of Nebraska have
been good to me because l stand for certain
political ideas and I have always tried to
exalt those ideas and give them credit for
whatever success / have achieved. We are
here tonight for a common purpose, and that
is that the government shall be nearer what
it ought to be than 1t is now"
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan referred to his re-
cent visit to the summer resorts by the
Great Lakes and he said that he was struck
by the thought that 1t is a shame that so
few of our 70, 900. 900 of people can spare a
few weeks time and a few hundred dolars
to enjoy such an outing. The people who
produce the wealth are the least able to
permit themselves such a luxury. Why is
1t that the people who produce the wealth
have so little Of It and the others have so
great a share? He declared that there Is
subject for thought In the remark OF Bis
marck that the people must protect them
selves against those who produce nothing
but laws.
1.-THE trouble is,' continued the speaker,