Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-06
DISAPPOINTING
BRYAy's
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Hastlnge Tribune: Three years ago ther,
were $4,000 people in Hastings to hear
Bryan crate, but Monday Of this week there
were less than t.1OO. This reminds us that
| you can fool some OF the people all the
time, but you can't fool all the people al
| tho time"
| Auburn Post: Thiuk Of that great reform
| party that is feminist trusts, corporations
combines and everything else employine
three special trains to take their speakers
! from town to town to talk to the dear peo-
pie Sutherland has a train, Governor Poyn-
| ter has a train and w. ]. Bryan has a
train. Such a sight is enough to make the
| Goddess OF Liberty on the dome OF the cap
tol weep.
Minden Gazette: Bryan said in hio speech
last Monday that farmers were getting only
30 cents bushel for their wheat, when at
tho time he said 1t the elevator men were
paying 50 cents. He only lied 90 cents a
bushel, but II you take the wheat crop OF
the whole country it would be pretty big
lie, wouldn't it? And If he would lie about
one thing wouldn't he be Just as ant TO do
tho came about other things?
Broken Bow Republican: The populist
speakers seem to have had very hard road
attend their meetings in large numbers and
when they do they have frequently been
opposed by their own parties Several in
stances have. been reported where only
lour, SIX, ten or fifteen were present. Then
at west Union, Westerville, Milburn. Dale
ana a number of school houses their own
people have publicly opposed the speakers
and in some instances gave their reasons
why they could not longer support the pop
ticket.
North Platte Tribune: The Brya1 meet
ing in this city last Tuesday was in no way
success and the result was a great dis
appointment to the fusionists The meet
ing had been widely advertised in every
precinct in the county and 1t wa, expected
that 500 or 800 farmers would come in to
hear the windjammer These expectations
tell short, very short; there were not to
exceed 100 farmers in town that day and
only part of them attended the meeting
inc opera house was fairly well filled
with men, women and children, the two
ia'ter class forming nearly one half the
audience Bryan was disappointing TO
many and the general verdict among fair
minded people is that Bryan is at present
more of a ward politician than states
man and that he uses abuse instead OF ar
gument
Anna Journal: The following is from
the reauy-to-wear editorials sent out to the
popullst papers by Charles O. DeFrapce an
employe at the state house: lyon renub
ilcans VINO are SO industriously circulating
stories about Bryan to the effect that he
cnargfs and collects from 5000 to s4OO for
eacn speech he makes in the campaign must
eitner put UP proof or be branded as scoun- +,
drelly liars-that's the plain English of
IL. Who pays him this 5000 to $500 or any
other sum! DO you know anybody who !
ever contributed a cent to a fund intended /,
10 pay Bryan any sum whatever for making
a political speech? If so, give name. ad |
uTess. date, etc. The fact is that BRYAN |
uoes not receive a cent of pay for his |
speeches in this campaign Citizens of tho |
pace ne Is to speak usually contribute money
TO hire hall and band and advertise his |
meetings. But Bryan pays his own tray
ellng expenses himself Hearsay won't 90
we must have facts known to you Now
put up or shut up" Here are some facts
known to us and can be substantiated The
business men of Alma were assessed $40
On last Saturday by the Bryan managers
10 pay Tor the travelling expenses OF Mr..
Bryan, and If you must know names we
refer you to ]. B.. Billings and c. l.. Mvers
business men of this city, to whom sub
'crlption paper for the purpose of raising
the amount was presented The amount was
raised and forwarded to the managers of
Colonel Bryan.