The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-06
Enthusiastic Crowds Heard Him at Several
Places in Nebraska.
HIS CLOSING SPEECH WAS A MAsTERLY ONE.
After Long and Arduous Campaign He Declared
Himself to Be in Splendid fiealth-Last
Speech Was After Midnight.

/ try you will md republicans who want TO
/ do exactly in the orient what Eng
land is dong In South Africa. Today tae
United States is not able to sympataizn
with the Beers fr II the republican
party were to announce through the gov
eminent resolution OF sympathy for the
Beers, England. through parliament. would
ask what is the matter with the Phillip
pines. Tae republican party today Is
doing just what the tories did; what the
/ conservatives are doing in England. They
4 want an army to coeIce lab ring men
You will find that Mr.. Hull. chairman OF
I the house comm, tiec, In letter In which
he advised accepting site for fort near
1 Des Molnes said: 1T has been the policy
OF the administration TO congregate the
1 troops near the large centers OF p0pula-
ton where many railway lines converge
and allow them Of being rapidly trans
porsed to points of threatened disturb
ances. -
Mr.. Bryan made brief speeches at the
towns OF Aurora, York and Seward, ad-
dressing large and enthusiastic audiences
1t each OF these places. His remarks al
each place were summary OF his previous
speeches. and he touched upon all the
principal questions of the campag n. He
ALSO took occasion at each place to urge
the Importance OF electing the whole DEM
oeratic ticket and of sending fusionist
TO the senate in pace Of Senator Thurs
ton.
At York Mr.. Bryan referred to the cir
cular issued by Charles r. Flint. advising
democrats to vote the republican ticker
this year and said: 81 am glad that Mr.
Flint has taken that position, for | do
not want him or any other trust magnAte
coming to the White House after l am
elected and telling me what to do
, Discussing the Philippines, he said that
| q clrpeUblg government was wrong
? whether operated by the democratic OF
, republican party, and that colonial pol
icy was WI ng whether sustained by
Great Britain or the United States.
Mr. Bryan was met at the Burlington
depot by large crowd upon his arrival
! here at O'Clock tonight from the in
terror of the State. He spoke from q
temporary stand in POstofhce square and
, in the main devoted himself to the gen
! eral issues OF the campaign. The speech
' was generally applauded and was evil
IDENTIFY well received, Mr.. Bryan said II
part: whether l am elected or not
think my experience will be Of some ser.
T vice to my country, for l have shown thai
young man without a single corporation
a behind him can amount to something
But ! do not say this in boastlng way
:, for whatever has come to me has not
: come because OF personal merit; il ha:
a Simply tOlnt DHtdAat i ulNt SlOOl lpI
q certain ideas and the people have beer
g so fond of the ideas that they have hon
e cred me in order to get the ideas. w
a fought the campaign openly and above
II board. We have appealed to the con
e science and 10 the judgment of the Amer
J. Jean people. Our platform is so plair
Il that everyone who can read can under
stand H.. and IL has been discussed g.
Is often that even II a person can not rea
h he has some idea in regard to it. Tn,
z party has not lodged any issues. II
stands on the old questions as it stood
"a before, and 1t has added to Its plattorr
a planks 10 cover new issues"
* The body of the speech WAS devoted I
-, discussion of the trusts and the questio
IA OF imperialism the Boer war and the sui
m ieet Of pensions.
,r On all these subjects the speech followe
familiar lines.
- In conclusion Mr.. Bryan said: "Noy
va my friends let me thank you again.
~ thank the lders, the home guards, Il
! continentals, the travelling men. you CT
~ liens, all. My work is done, OF almo
10 done for this campaign. I have tried ,
Well as / cou.d to defend the principle
Us Of the party to which belong. Wheth
ue ! am defeated or elected. have done 4
ne l can to bring success TO these principle
l Whether ! am TO leave you In a Il
In months to be absent four years, c
he whether am 10 be among you, can n
nd in words express my gratitude for all "
u have done for me-"
rs Omaha. Neb., November 5.-Mr Brys
ne arrived in Omaha at s;15 tonight al
an began his hrst speech of series of nj,
ho in South Omaha at $50. The first spec,
e. was made in n small hall used az dem
ISL cratic headquarters and the hall WI
nd packed to the point OF suffocation
ca The second meeting was held In q
or open air in South Omaha and there N
, LsS Bryan addressed an immense numb
ne of people He charged the republican
10 with deserving the plea for full dinn
Ter pail with which they had begun the
campaign. He opposed the permanent /
Ing crease OF the size of the army aud aga IN
uld the acquisition OF the Philippines witho
h.s the consent of the people there
hat MI. Bryan was then rushed across I
our city for two or three miles to DaDlmai
ION hall, where he received a cordial NJ,
men come. His speech was devoted am,
de- exclusively TO an appeal for attent on
rms the election tomorrow. He told
ing hearers to go TO the polls. II necessJ
eaa before breakfast and to stay without d
81 ner II they could not get their votes
ne before time for that meal. Another sh
lsn drive brought the candidate to Metz hi
Gu where he addressed an audience co
non posed almost entirely Of Bohemlans
., Bryan said 81 am glad to know Il
~ ~ those born in foreign lands, who CT
'n Is here to enjoy liberty under the Ame
yer zee, ~ III ,tI s 10y "
ana to enjoy"
sast He promised that II elected, the ell
,sue ton laws should be so amended as
mn. permit the election Of senator's by
- rect vote OF the people.
The hfth place OF meeting was in I
at the corner OF Fifteenth and Cap
nvanna Thara Ar pryan haa an. 4,