Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1899-11-16
THE FUSION VICTORY.
Bryan Helps to Celebrate--
Tells the Source of
His Revenue.

Bryan, tonight, in public address
stamped as false the charge made
by the opposition press that he
had been selling his speeches. He
also took occasion to serve notice
that he proposed to stay in politics
us long rs good health or life is
with him.
The occasion was public jolli-
fration by the Fusion forces over
their recent victory ut the polls,
the opening feature being a street
parade. followed 10y I'M opcn-air
meeting on the State Capitol
grounds. Gov. POINTER presided.
Ex-Governor Holcomb, elected
this week as the Fusion candidate
for the Supreme bench, was the
first speaker. The big audience of
several thousand people sang THE
Star Spanglcd Banner" and then
Mr.. Bryan was introduced
He said, in part:
To the people of Nebraska |
owe II debt of gratitude too large
for me to hope to repay. | came
among YOU Il young man so poor.
say the Republican papers, that |
could not earn Il living. and | have
prospcrcd so much, quoting from
the same authority, that it would
be- Il sacrifice for me to accept the
presidency. | want to say to any
Republican. who feels satisfied with
his party. that if it had deserved
the confidence of the people it
would never have suffered the re-
verses il has in the past two de-
cadcS.
This campaign has been one
of unuSal abuse by the Republic
cans and. in the result, YOU have
seen of how little avail abuse is.
Many persons wonder why | have
never paid any attention to the
torrent which have been heapcd
upon myself 1t is because | have
supreme confidence in the intclli-
gcncc of the people and their abili
ty to find out Il lie, and know that
when they do find out that they
have been told what is not true
they will not feel kindly towards
their dcccivcr. Much villainous
abuse has been hrapcd upon me
in this campaign. For one
thing they have said | got
pay for the speeches made rs tho
| did not have enough interest in
this campaign to make any
speeches.
To you of my home town | can
say this:
Il have visible means of support
make considerable money by lee
lures and 10y my writings, and ]
have thus far been able to keep
the wolf from my door. | hope to
be able to continue 50 and to live
out my allotted span of life among
YOU, and no trust will pay my cX-
penScS.
My friends have higher
ambition than to hold office, | do
not care whether | ever hold office,
but | serve notice to my Rcpubli-
can friends that propose to stay
in politics until the lid closes down
upon my coffin.
THE Republican party to-day
stands for the right of aggregated
wealth to dictate to the remainder
of the nation, and the reform forces
will not halt until they have sccur-
cdm income tax, election of Sen
atorS 10y the people, the restoration
of bimctalliSm, and until they have
driven the banks out of the business
of governing and given to the Gov
eminent the sole right to issue mon
cy; until we have turned back the
, tide of militariSm and driven the
trusts ont of cXiStnmce; until we
have stamped out these ideas of Gov.
eminent imported from Europe and
set the nation again firmly ON the
foundation OF its founders.
Living A Hundred Years.
Perhaps the first condition OF
becoming Il ccntcnarian is to choose
for your ancestors hardy and