The Irish standard., 1900-07-14
OPEN THE CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Leaders Sound the Kew.
note at Lincoln, Neb.
MIR. bryan Talks of the Responsible
ity of Citizcmsllip-ArEu ments on
the Issues Are Presented
MIR. TOxvnc.

opening OF the democratic presidential
campaign took place in Lincoln Tues
day. In two ratification meetings. one
in the afternoon, conducted by the pop
ullsts and silver republicans of Ne.
braska, and one in the evening con-
Quoted by the democrats, William j.
Bryan, Charles y. Towne, Gen. James
Is. Weaver and other leaders oil the par.
ties, outlined the work of the campaign
in the interest of Bryan and Stevenson,
Probably $4,000 people, a good proper.
ton from distant points in the states
listened to the speeches and paid hom-
age to the leaders of the parties to
which they owed allegiance nearly
5000 people packing the Auditorium
in the afternoon, while 10000 gathered
in the capital grounds in the evening
MI. Bryan and Mr.. Towne spoke at
both meetings, although it was their
intention to deliver addresses only at
the evening meeting, and their re.
marks, forecasting, as they did the
fusion OF the three parties on the Gem.
ocratic national ticket, were received
with unbounded enthusiasm. Mr.. Stew.
enson, who is Mr.. Bryan's guest. was
somewhat indisposed, and did not APP.
pear at the afternoon meeting. lie was
| present at the evening meeting
however, and received an ovation.
Bryan Is Heard.
AT he afternoon meeting, the speak.
ers were Mr.. Bryan, Congressman Sha.
froth. of Colorado; "Cyclonc" Davis
, of Texas: former Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior Webster Davis. Charles
"A. Iowne and Gen. James b. Weaver
Mr.. Bryan spoke last, and only in re.
| Spouse to repeated calls. He was wild
ly cheered as Chairman Edmiston in.
troduced him as 'Mr. Bryan, of North
America" Mr.. Bryan paid eloquent
tribute to Gen. Weaver, Charles A.
| Towne and Webster )pvis, former re.
pubilcans, saying that he "wondered
how the republican who is not Srd Ia
his party by Office could refusa to leave
the party and cast his lot with those
who believe in the declaration of indie
pendence here and in South Africa
| also" He continued:
Responsibility of the Citizen.
II simply want to say now that the
campaign is begun so far as the tickets
| ana the platform are concerned, and from
now until election day it will be the duty
| o. every citizen to take these issues be
| !ore the country and weigh them 1t will
DC the duty of every citizen to see where
ms duty lies. There is privilege in be-
ing an American citizen and there is a
responsibility commensurate with the
privilege If we lived in a land where
King thought for us, we would feel
| no responsibility for the action of that
| KING. But we live in a land where the
| people determine the policy. We live
IN land where the citizen imprcsscs his
own opinion ,ron the government where
| ,he poilcy or the government may lie
determined by the vote of one citizen.
anu want to leave thought with
| lhcSe who are to vote this fall | want
every citizen to SO vote as he would vote
II he knew that his vote would determine
This next election. Remember what it
means. You vote in Nebraska, and your
Vote may determine the vote of this
state on the presidential ticketliand 'yout
state may determine the result When
you get to the polls to vote, remember
mat you are an American citizen. Re.
member that your vote may determine
inns nations position. and that this M.
tion will, in a large measure, determine
| o
doctrine that governments come up from
the people. For 124 years this nation
mas held before the world the light of lib.
eftv. For more than Il century it has
been an example to all the world. You
| tell me that we can now be Indifferent
10 what is going on? You tell me that
| man who lifts his voice against tho
doctrine of imperialism is pleading tho
cause OF the Filipino? ] tell you lie is
| pleading the cause of 700OOUOO American
citizens; aye. he is cl;lmpioning tho
| rights OF the struggling masses of the
world who look to America for exam.
pie. If every Filipino were to die tho
world would go ON, but il this nation. The
greatest republic OF the worlds history
| puts out it's light. If this republic turns
Duck to the doctrines which we loved a
| century and Il quarter ago, then to what
nation of the world can the people look
for hope and inspiration? So you ought
TO be proud that you are an American
citizen and are able to say: IF the re.
pubic goes down, l am not to blame FOL
It's DOWNFALL. Great applause and cheers.
The Evening Gathering.
AT the evening meeting Mr.. BRYAN
and Mr.. Stevenson were given a ire
mendous greeting by the crowds. Both
were chcercd again and again as thew
appeared on the platf form Mr.. Townt
| delivered the most extended speech O,
the evening meeting, outlining the
campaign arguments on which the
democratic party will iighv the cam.
paisn of 1900 A synopsis of his ad.
dress follows:
TOwne on the Issues.
Mr.. Townc gave his first attention IN
the monetary question, admitting thot
| the issue had changed in Importance
since 1915. but INSISTING: that it was still
a live Issue. that principles OF bimctal.
i!sm are as true now as they were in
, ,a'". trusts were denounced as an in
hcrent part of the republican administra
ton Accumulated wealth he said, had
already inausurated period of national
decay. and that to the reform forces.
OF the country must the people look TO,
relief Continuing. Mr.. Towne said:
we stand uDon the threshold of the
campaign of 1900. wherein the allied re.
form forces of the country hope and in.
tend TO restore the action of the fed.
cral government to the principles OF
Washington and Jefferson. To reestab.
fish by the spirit of 1876 the doctrines OF
]7H: the principles Of Washington and
JEFFERSON: no alliances or entangements
abroad. and at home equal rights for
all. special privileges to none.
The Republic in Dnnger.
The republic Is already in danger In
the midst Of social questions OF gravest
complexion, to whose solution are requi.
site the best intellect and loftiest patri-
otism of this country, the vigilance OF
the people Is retaxed by the occurrence
of war whose noble inception has dis.
gllised Its consequences. until within the
little space Of two years we have trav.
eled further from our old ideals than
would. even SO short Il time ago, have