The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-17
BRYAN TO REPUBLICANS.
Speaks Twice on His Return to Lin
coin

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 16,-LincOln ten
dered handsome welcome to Mr.. Bry-
an upon his return to his home after an
absence of ten days. He was met at
the station by large eonceurse of peo-
pie, who escorted him to his residence.
In his address at his home, Mr.. Bryan
said:
L have sometimes been criticised for
going away from home instead of stay
ing here and having people come to see
me, but have felt in the first place
that people could not come here as we'll
as they could go to Canton. Lincoln
IS not in the center of a Lhickly popu-
lated country, as Canton is, and our
people haven't the means of travelling
without cost as they have in some parts
of the country under some circum-
stances, and l have felt that il was
great deal cheaper for me to go and
see the people than for me to compel
them to come and see me-" (AppIause.)
Mr.. Bryan then discussed national is
sues at some length, in part as follows:
Not long ago a Republican was child
ing one Of our people with the fact that
the FflipinOs were looking to a Demo-
cratic election for the securing of their
rights, and the Republican said: Are
you not ashamed that the Filipinos are
expecting aid from the Democrats?'
and this man replied to the Repub-
hean: Do you know of any people in
the world who are fighting for liberty
who are looking to the Republican
party for help at this time?'"
At the night meeting in the capitol
grounds there was a large attendance,
and speeches were made by Mr. Bryan
ex-General Master Workman Sovereign
and Mrs Helen NJ. Cougar of Indiana
Mr.. Bryan'S speech was addressed
largely to Republicans, and he an
nounced his plan for the campaign to
be an appeal to them, rather than to
Democrats, who were already con-
WINGED OF the dangerous tendencies of
the Republican party. He declared that
he had not been called to retract any
thing he had said in the past on i'm
portant subjects, but said he had tried
to meet new issues as they presented
themselves. Hence. while now giving
especial attention TO imperialism, be-
cause 1t was a question of emergency.
ne had nothing to take back on the
larln question or the silver question.
Far from it., He would be ashamed to
look fellow citizen in the eyes if he
had TO take dictation from England on
the question of our finances.
Mr. Bryan commented upon the ac-
ton of the Indianapolis anti-imDerfal-
A1SiC HiCSl1uSs anu SdlU the uII6ldQCeS
OF such longtime Republicans as Bout
well should cause others to stop and
think
Mrs. Cougar said she had heard of
twenty Methodist ministers who had
voted for Mckinley in 1895 who would
vote against him in the coming cleo
top.
Mr.. Bryan's first greeting today on
his hOmeward journey from Chicago
occurred at the town of Colfax, the
home of General J. B. Weaver. Mr.
Bryan appeared only just in time to
receive the applause of the crowd as
the train pulled out
when the train passed through DeX-
ter, the long time home of Hon. E. D.
Conger, minister to China. Mr.. Bryan
spoke admiringly of the courage and
fortitude displayed by both Mr.. Conger
and his wife in the face of imminent
danger at their post of duty
Mr. Bryan was received by good
crowds at the towns of Atlanta. AvOca
Nicola and Council Bluffs. but made no
speeches