The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-10

hind him singing. came six million. five
hundred thousand valiant men to that
unequal fight.
and the story of how we'll he fought.
how fearlessly he fell, and how dearly the
enemy's victory was bought, has all gone
out into history now.
Back from his first battle he came,
a batTled but unconquered hero Of the
lights of man. Conscious of the rectitude
Of his purpose, and cheered by the belief
that no issue is ever settled until it is
settled right, he cheerfully acquiesced
in the result of that campaign, and girded
his loins for the next great contest be-
tween the dollar and the man.
For four years he has Waged an UNI
ceasing warfare against the peoples
enemy-for four years he has held up
the party's standard and his voice has
cheered the hosts of Democracy in every
State and TERRITORY. When the trusts
began to increase under the protection
of a Republican administration, he was
the first to point out the danger.
When tee alarms of a war for hui
mainly reused the heroic spirit Of our
land, he offered his sword to his coun-
try's cause on the day that war was de-
clared.
''When later he saw the Administrator
departing from the ancient landmarks of
cur institutions. in it's enchanted dream
of empire and militarism, he was the
first to raise a warning voice. and re
signing his commission on the day the
Treaty Of Peace was signed, he threw
himself into the contest for the rescue of
the Republic.
"Realizing that Imperialism like the
tabled Antaeus, was born of earth. and
that c%ontended with upon the selfish
worldly plans of greed and gold, it was of
giant strength: and if thrown down would
rise again refreshed from contact with
its mother element, he, like the mighty
Hercules, raised it above the sordid
sphere from which it's strength was drawn
and on a plane of lofty patriotism he
strangled it.
with the issues now clearly drawn, no
doubt remains as to the name OF our
candidate. On that question we are a re
united Democracy.
ALREADY worthy allies differing from
us rather in name than faith, have shout
ed for our gallant leader again, and every
State and territory has instructed its
delegates to this convention to vote iol
him here. So it only remains for Ne
braska to pronounce the name that has
been Numbered forth from the foot o.
Bunker Hill and echoed back from Sierra
sunset slope, and that reverberates among
the pine-clad snow capped hills of the
North. and rises up from the slumberins
fower-scented savannahs of the South
!, and that name is the name of William
Jennings Bryan, her best loved SON."
{ Mr.. Oldham delivered his eulogy Of Mr.
BRYAN with impassioned fervor. AS he
approached the close Of his address h
!, raised both hands over his head ant
9 spoke slowly and with an energy tina
caused his voice to penetrate into ever.
6 corner of the hall.
: A BRYAN ROAR BREAKS LOOSE.
"And-that man is-William-Jenning
BRYAN" he concluded, bringing hi
hands lower with each word until the las
o had been uttered, when he brought then
! up with a sweep, but quicker than hi
motion was the answering cheer tina
swept across the convention. 1t was
O simultaneous roar from all parts of tn
hall. Up went the delegates on thei
+ chairs. over their heads went the flags
h and above them all scared and rang tn
cheers for Bryan. The band loyalty per
formed it's share, but the noise of it
ovation was but a drop in the torrent
q The men from the State of Nebrask
flung I'D a large banner bearing a like
i ness of Mr.. Bryan on one side. and o.
the other "~NEBRASkA" and a smalle