Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-06
CAMPAIGN GOES OTTIN BLAZE
EsPuthosas Wind Up WITH sGrsa; outdOoi
Deno1st-sf0a and Parade.
SOUND MONEY skscHsss ARE NUMEROUS
one of the Lonse.t CoIunns Ever seen
O. Omaha BlsEes with RED fire
and Fireworks snd re
sounds with cheers.

Omaha pulled the thro.tle .ui.e open
NonaAy nishi ssd vita a fgll head of steam
started i.to celebrate TIE close Ct the
great rres!ientisl campaign ot lsoF. ia
miles ci I1ETchirg men. a bedlau CT noise
ana q corona ci rockets and c3loTed hTe
abe expressed her endcrsement % The full
dinner pail and Tetuked the uAlcoateats
of the free SILVER. free trade free soup
rsbble. ]; wss a monster parade. u beat
the shcvilg Of The other side 20 20 :. IL
there vas apathy in the EARLIER stages Of
the campaign. the seeming tcrToi vAs but
. husbaaGing Of enthusiasm. which rAs
le; loose last night IN one grand burst 81
patriotism.
\ bird's-eye 1ieN oi the pageant OBJ
iAl-ed from the top oi UIl ohiee build
Ing suggested nothing 80 much As The
great fiery serpent Of Chinese mythology.
Starting from sixteenth ard Cumins
streets 90 uouHd through the ttorough-
fsres a lonE. unbrosen column Q! H!ckertnE
tights. tpanBea by a perpetual rainbow c;
c0io-ea Ere shot from Roman candle.
Here and there fash q red splendoT
;rAusto-rped the nigh; into day. causing
tae crowds that lined the streets TO stane
io5th IN bold relief Rockets shot hither
and ;hiiher. G3dlng the element oi danger
hat sss necessary 10 inpArr zest 10 -he
occasion. And amid IL vas an eAr.split-
i1E din. The air vas rent with the squalls
q tin horEs, zultitGtlEoGs cheers eurs:
from the throrg along The line and the
general uproar Vas punctUAted here ard
there With the boon Of cracker. Seldom
has Omaha witnessed such q combination
Of patriotism. enthusiasm AID boisieross
good nature
Come Lie the waves Come"
-
sBd the conditions throughout could not
have teen mere usyicious. u was
lsau;i:ul night With the hrst touch oi
darkness torches began % flicker here snA
there near the rsllylas points q the Va.
nous word cluts. Quickly ;hese isolated
vill.o'-ihe-wisps took form, arranging
themselves !nu. columns, eight abreast
Thea there was another change IN the kA-
leitoseepe The individual clubs began 70
converge upon the centTAl mars hsling sta
tion near sixieenth ard Cunning streets sni
in an Incredibly short time the city vas
studded with scinullEtiug squads. armed
with faubesuE horns. stocks o! red Ere,
torches and Roman candles. Brass bands
here and there struck up martial strains.
ieS MINUTES after TIE order. "For-
ward march Was Eiye1 and the rlAin
column o: the parade headed by platoon
Of police. started south OF S.IteeEih street.
For miles aicng the prescribed lire oi
march the thoroughfaTes we're cre vast
heater. u seemed that every ,oet Q:
space lad lis human occupant
The sWedish-AnerieAa league, 800
strong marched behind a banner which
read. "Uniied for Mckinley" Another
bore the device, Keep the Mills and
Factories open"
4 labor equalization fung TO the breeze
NJ
the Times Keep Hin There" These
words CLEANED from the sides o: trans
pareney: "Yoa Cannot Create Wealth by
Law. but BY Labor"
Farming Doesa't Pay in Lincoln Town
Lots was the tsesiIoss legend o. a ten
foot banner
The travelling men made al excellent
showing, being $50 strong Midway OF
their ranks was borne a strip Of canvas
sixty feet long. from which bold letters
shouted: Sound Money. Sound Business
aad Success. Elect Mckinley, Hold the
Philippine Islands and Open the CONNER
cial Roadway TO the Orient" On the
other side Was this: Who said All the
travelling Men Were Against Mckinley .
In 1886 Hal, the travelling Men Were Idle
Totsy $4,000 Are Employed and More
Wanted" Other smaller banners told TIE
crowds along the way that travelling Meu
Are for Expansion and Business" and
that when You See Mckinley Travelling
Men You See Prosperity"
"ItAlian-AmeTicsn Republicans e1-
claimed q tanner at the head Of the
Italian contingent. EOS strong.
Germans show Their sentiments.
Then came the Gernan-AnerieAn clus
With soZe choice sentiments like this
si-lsoe-Ansric4's one Nation. On,
Flag. One Destiny" In TIE Battle 0: Bal
lots We Vote as We Shot" and German
o Americans Believe IN Paying Their Debti
with Honest Dollars.'
Banners bearing such devices as 'Sount
Money" Prosperity" and The Full Die
ser Pail" were numerous.
Mckinley - Great IN War, Great !,
Peace and Crsx; IN the Hearts Of His Coun
iynen." WAS the battle cry fuuE 10 III
breeze BY the Fifth Ward Republican club
Tie Sixth Ward Republican elue. 30
strong. followed with happily worde'
banner reading. "is TO Means . 10 g." Th
ether side asked, Are There Ary Sou
House. Sow"
The Eighth Ward club introduced an in