The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27
BRYAN'S ADDRESS TO ENEMY
Democratic Nominee Speaks to Republicans in
Saunders County, Nebraska--Currency
Issue Is Referred To.

Lincoln. Neo.. August n--sfr. Bryan ad-
dressed a large audience OF Saunders
county people at WahOo. the county scat.
this afternoon in the open air. speaking
for one hour Throughout he appealed TO
republicans to vote the democratic ticket.
Giving his reasons fer this appeal. Mr..
Bryan said:
Il want 10 talk TO you republicans. be-
NeviuE that you are just as anxious -
helm YOUR country and help your fellows
bv your vote as the democrat. the pof-
ulist and the silver republican are. IL !
sIt not have faith in the honesty. In the
r...tr.atisrn and in the good Intentions "i
The republicans. l wculd not IaaAs
sr..se-ll-s at all. because l would not WALK
10 make - r1auy speeches and 90 20
much work simply tO please men wan al
ready agree with me- But ! desire To
show you. II can. that IL Is your duty
to vote with US this fall
70 Reason To leave Democracy.
III YOU were with US In 1876 there is no
rrtssrn WHY you should be against us now,
unless -he rev questions have ch1nse.
your opinion or unless you have changed
yaur opinion On the old questions But
d. not tei.sy~ you can iind in this county
auv NAN whc vfted with rs In 49,. ana
who understood the issues then before ihe
rsssnxry. whO has changed ms miIid on
tEs.-.. issues and now believes that :ho
r,publican party was right i'm lS'6-
--Tae-,trre. want - talk with you
about some cf the rev issues for a Little
while and see u there is a man who voiei
wlEh .ss I'm the old issues who believes the
republican party 10 - right on the new
ones ! i-l5eve YOU will f.nd many peopie
vho We-c against us ON the old issues
who ars urv with us IN the new ones, and
will a.s su the old cnes-
----g.e human mind = consistent. A man
VII sr-..y the principle thai he believes
Iu t1 every question before the public II
you sill JUS, siye him time \ man viii
X aut ~ the party On one issue. but II
d. -aas cut ami begins 10 apply 20 sil
questions the principle that ne applied tO
tla one issue. he = apt To be with Us on
al. ISSUES We had men In 1876 who came
g. us on the silver question. republicans
= he were not willing 10 turn over and
vote the republican ticket Just because
the republican parry had changed its po-
sit1ou IN the money qUestion-republican
wEo were in earnest in IssS when they
denounced the gold standard: republicans
who were IN earnest when they advocated
Lsrue.all.~m IN ISg2 and therefore they
refused tn take the republican position on
th. money question IN 1856 AMI when
tLev got out oc the republican party and
ts-tu -ookiuE AT he republican party
from the outside they lind that the same
vt-.o-s principles ran through all thu
republican doctrines. and toiay they ore
with as. not only on the silver question.
brt upon al the new questions also
ttppiausel
In this connection Mr.. Bryan referred
a. some length TO the financial question.
sowing
Old Deception Practiced.
''The republican party IS trying today
the same deception that Il practiSed In
- on the ruor-ey question. when l say
that tie republican party practiced de-
Centicn on the monev question In - I
Do not wau- arv republican here 20 think
that 7 mean he was dishonest in his adj
vo-ary of the republican position IN %
The republican party held ont the false
-o1e q International himctaliisrn. want
q assert TODAY thar the republican lead
ers never Intended that We should have
international himetallisn in 'e6 The
republican leaders wanted fhe gold stand
arI rhru rgst as rbey want II now. but
they held ont before the people the de-
IuzIeu nr international binle tallism. The
T~.s5leut sa-- committee IF three dis-
t-u-ui-h..l Efur5emeu and they We're 70
laEar with rhr European nations and try
20 --sr those nations 20 helm as Did they
srr.-sr.le gf cuurS- -hey tii not We
trT' rHU in 1Sri that they would not sue
C.-- You cugid not expect England 20
fniu with MS ;n restoring bimc,allism.
Sr9s hayv can son rell whether the repub-
I.-a1~ were in earnest nr not. when they
'l.- ntiI out tlIst promise N man
s.- Li~ l.-rr ou "a thing and does not
E.r .r E. f.e'- sure and sad and un-
lat.sy luI -urrH wGIL You cannot and
republican to-day that f,it yorroNfui
because ti.v dI NOT eet international
tl1l.,..--isn -l.- ,her promised to get "a
1-r-
N- sl-- point some one fl the rear Of
a.. .raaI >nour.,l. "ilurrih for " KIN
Icy lr which Air Bryan promptly r.
srHr.I-l-
---cru I.u-r know whether that man
g. lerrstI- ff- fhe Mr1-riev that de-
.H... grower Csetelud or tire one foi-
lHvu- .u rt.velaud's footsteps / want
tp vur tiltt Z Lo uot object 10
a-. ar. cheering f,r Mckinley hut /
truE r.u .v. f. -n tLe audience tC de-
s~--.. NI.-G Mckinley you are cheering
frr Nt.u V-I ARE rl-g riuE-" applause
anna ea.Hr-s. EEs then went On-
-&uv -le republican party does not
;lrE u Flvor uf silver ~ all There =
ur fslk llugt international bimrtaiiism.
lf ir national h.ruetaliism was good in