The sun., 1900-10-02
GOOD SIGNS IN NEBRASKA.
WARM RECEPTION ron GOV. ROOSE-
yELT ~ BRYAkS STATE.
lie Speaks 20 Large Audiences Along the
southern Border Indications OF Gains
Prom the Populist Ranks Due TO Countrys
Prosperity Republican outlook l. Bright.

| Gov. RoOse welt has worked his way from east
10 west along the southern border Of the State
! OF Nebraska to-day, preaching sound Mckinley
| doctrine. The number Of people who heard
him was not less than 5000
| National Committeeman Schneider said
after the days trip was finished. Il do not
| want 10 mlslead any one and do not want
| TO lay myself open TO the charge Of having
| nised myself. but do believe that Nebraska
Is doubtful State. and that we have an ex-
| cellent chance"
Mr.. Schneider Ia known as the most con-
servative man In his political statements In
the middle West. They call him the Pro-
fesslonal understater out there, and raise their
eyes significantly when told that he has made
a statement like that quoted above.
Bryan's state received Gov Roosevelt at
Falls city. where the rainstorm made every
roadside gully roaring brook and every brook
a torrent Of muddy water. The country roads
were almost impossible. but with their wheels
enlarged to three or four times their real size
by the mud through which they had dragged
up to the axles. the farm wagons came numbering
to the station. bringing the men Of Nebraska
to hear Gov. Roosevelt teach the Mckinley
doctrine Of optimism and prosperity. II has
been interesting TO hear the comments Of the
Nebraska newspaper reporters Republican
and Democratic, upon the way Nebraska IL
treating Gov Roosevelt, They say Nebraska |
Is losing interest in Bryan and Ia looking for |
results rather than for language this year
The very first meeting OF the day gave ss good |
an example as any Of what Is simpressinR Nebras- |
ka politicians with the idea that Il is high time |
for Mr.. Bryan to come home and look after his |
fences Bryan spoke at Falls City Two 20 weeks
ing of a fine. clear day II had beeniully adver-
tiSed, lie spoke in the public, square IN the
who were rather unresponsiye to his oratory.
Coy, Roosevelt reached Falls City at half past
o'clock in the morning lie spoke at ,iI railroad pad
town over roads that were little better than
Quagmires. There were thousand people within
the sound Of his voice. To he. sure, they we're
somewhat widely scattered. They We're
perched on, the high places. on stray, planks
and railroad ties, on box cans and on FIAT cars
side tracks. besides crowding the platforms
so that people along the edges were continually
they oheered with great unanimily and with g
remarkable volume Of sound. They cheered
50 loud that late Seepers In the front part of the
train came tumbhng out Of their berths 10 fnd
The railroads had been compelled TO run
excursion trains from all parts Of Richardson
tised 70 begin at hall past O'clock, but rsll;
for half an hour. People were houndering
down 70 the station through the mud all the
that Coy r., ,oN, wss pssk4sS nd
riaRes could be seen from the windows MAX
ing their way in slow procession toward the
It is well 10 remember in considering
the state Of affairs there this morning, as one
Of the Demoratic-Populist strongholds Of
The Auburn opera house holds 1900 people
when 1t is thoroughly, packed It was thor I
velts arrival, and there seemed to be more !,
people outside than inside The Governor y
made the material condition Of Nebraska. az i
compared to is state four years ago the text e
of his talk MIR Bryan. he said. undoubtedly | n
believed four years ago that the election OF
ION % for Nebraska % meat At G nny rate yth he % said that
ne believed So The results did little credit !
o MI. Bryan's economic foresight.
What has happenedY" asked the Governor, | tl
picking up memorandum from the stand o
before him The value OF your hog products b
,ere has increased % per cent. above what it b
vas four years ago, and yet you were told. e
emember, tha hard times were coming The II
'alue Of your household goods has gone up 81
o per cent. mortgages have been reduced 40 Il
5 per cent. The train is going fast. but you
you'd IKE to go faster What would you r
hlnk or the Intelligence Of man who would "
SEG e6ald II bes r" or TWO TO see what the onec'
The Auburn folks began TO laugh. The
augh grew into cheer. it steadied down into
pplanse and then broke out into a laugh again.
I tho next lull a fat farmer with yellowtsh W
TODD up In his seat and beloved, half choking | "
'ith q laugh himself. Say. Teddy, you're all e'
ght." The uproar began again, so that the OF
At Beatrice, the third largest town in the SC
1uare and at the head Of big reception pee % "%i COM
littee was Second Lieut. Orrin Curtis Of Com br
any l. Third Nebraska. uIon whom the Fill e
oO-ovelt said that the presence Of Lieut. OF
urtis made him feel it prorer to appeal 10 the br
" whether thoy would follow example Of their m
Ithcrs in the affairs Of neace as Curtis had va
,llowGd , the "EEffm9le o{ his father in the time
lat choice for young man. he said, but the
oung man himself
isky young man. with a heavy crop Of wooly ~ -,
Thank YOU and bully for you." said the tr T..
wonderful o1-bood hue and he looked AZ o.
lough he wondered he ever had the courage W uI
have said IT,
Club The existence Of that or
lnizationn has rather riled the Republican
,omen's Republican. Club By stupendous
forts they succeeded in getting themselves
Pe v Th MRcn az ana
opped outside the Crete baseball grounds |
e y Young in Wamffn,s @ Re, RsPgtbIican .t Cgb was
'Sota down the steep gravel embankment TO
e baseball grounds fence. They wore blue
ort skirts and yellow egginss They kept
cir alignment very well yntii the Governor
the front % places ' In the e audenee Se 'nqH Tbs
,vernor spoke from a temporary stand which
ced the grand stand Of the baseball grounds |
IA grand stand cracked dangerously with |
. weight 81 the people nit.
In Minnesota" said the Governor We
und candidate for Governor who was OF
bland descent like myself We found there
o, n Senator Knute Nelson, who was Scandi- |
vian born. The Republican candidate for
Of Kansas and the candl-
Ia for Governor here are of German blood | !
e Secretary of the State OF New York is OF |
sh descent They are all Americans now
ey are all on an equal footing in the party
llch appeals 70 all the people to see that the
nor Of the, American flag is kept untarnished
home and abroad
Hoorah for Bryant" roared a dIsbeliever
unkempt man. who stood within twenty
4 of the Governor. He was standing in n
Dup Of four or five. who laughed loudly at
interruption. Gov. Roosevelt turned TO
Cheer for Bryan. my friend. he said, If
1t In the sort Of man YOU want 10 cheer
>, but why don't YOU cheer for some of his
nndsp Why don't you cheer"
The Governor was going to say Aguinaldo !
the man went him one better
Hoorah for Carl SchurZ" he yelled
Good" exclaimed the Governor Cheer
the man who said. when he was asked TO
,port Line IN in 1854. that Lncolns party 1
: burdencd by Lncoln's very vulnerable |
ord for the last four years. Cheer for him
I for Aguinaldo
The people nearest 10 Bryans friend grabbed
Let him stay" called the Governor 20 him 7
may do him some good i
he obstreperous one looked angrily about
for the mon who had supported bia