New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-28
BRYAN STARTS EASTWARD.
LAST CAMPAIGN TOUR OF DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE-REPEAT HIS ASSER-
TION THAT PRESIDENT Is
A HIRED MAN
A HIRED MAN.

a HIRED MAN.
Lincoln Neb. Sept. 27-W. j. Bryan started to-
day on his last tour Of the country the interest
of his Presidential campaign. His departure was
In every way simple and transformations. No un-
usual crowd gathered at the station, but among
the number many personal friends Only
Mr. Bryans private secretary and three or four
representatives of the press accompanied the can
didate. To-day was spent in Eastern Nebraska,
and after crossing the Missouri River to Sioux city.
Iowa. tomorrow morning Mr.. Bryan will take the
special car provided by the National Committee
for his accommodation during the remainder OF
the campaign. Mr.. Bryan expressed himself as
feeling in excellent physical condition. He said;
Beyond experiencing a little fatigue from the
loss OF sleep last night, due to the late return
from the Nebraska City meeting am IN e%Ceilel,I
order. and confident that barring unforeseen
contingencies, l shall continue in good order Tor
the campaign.
Mr. Bryan also expressed himself hopeful as to
the outlook and said that he would not return TO
Lincoln until two or three days before Election
Day He will speak in this city on the Saturday
night preceding the election.
PapilIon. Neb. Sept. 27.-AIr. Bryan made the first
speech of the day at this place He discussed the
issues of the day in familiar way. advising the
people to support the Democratic ticket the only
course calculated to promote their Interests This
(Sarpy) county is strongly Democratic and the
National candidate was cordially received He con-
tended that the policies promised by the Demo
cratic party in the interest of the people
throughout. while those of the Republican party
antagOntSt1C to the publlC welfare. I-7pe-
cially, he contended, was the Democratic plan OF
government in the interest of the farmer lie re-
peated his argument that the President is merely
hired man. saying:
In 1886 made speech and Incidentally suggested
a longer term than the average hired man, and got
better wages than most hired men. hut that he was
criticised me severely and said I was dragging the
office of President down to the level OF a hLed mn.
except a hired man? The people get together,
that certain ofnces shall he created and filled by
election and when election comes the Various par
didates say? We willing TO be hired by the
g}g6e will b scgeR the P 5e o provided by Ia" ana
And what oath does man take when he Is
God that he viii perform the duties of that hired
man to the best of his ability But my trends, II
date offers himself but the people have to hire him
nTbc servants as You are in the selection of
hired man Suppose you hired nan to put him IN
again. You would require man to cultivate your
land you wanted it cultivated r,.,,,b,+oa,
Administration for four years, and now you are
d Do %e' You II have had Republican, consressan
in this district and now you are to decide WheIe5
State officers and you are going TO decide Whet4er
you are gong TO re-empiGy mem UG senator
Allen or some other man. as we think Democrat
force the doctrines for which the Fusion forces
stand or whether you VII fPloy some on biIe
he is in the senate and act as attorney for the
Standard OIL Company while the Senate is not in
The Republican party has increased the tax . on
the farmers and the laborigs men and the bust
ness men in this country, and reduced the tax upon
6ay more Pa axes than did in 1876 but the Ma
tionai banks have had their taxes reduced. and
pay less the bank circulation than they did in
interest of aggregate wealth and ignoring the rights
of the plain people of this country. -
I was in Nebraska city last night, They have a
Starch Trust down there. and when the Attorney
General this State began to prosecute the starch
the enforcement Of the law and the Republican
District Judge was chairman OF the CommIttee on
doing what he promised to do when he took his
! have been criticised because suggested that
they wanted TO tax the people TO support an army
Of one hundred thousand men in ldlenessi and /
me ask those who desire to critcise that state
say that the PhlIppne war VIII soon De over, and
what is the Army going to do then It simply
idle army than it is to have one shedding blood
Dakota City Neb Sept 27.-WfIiam J. Bryan
arrived here tonight. and addressed a meeting in
the courthouse yard. He made three speeches in
the course Of the day travelling almost forty
miles by carriage and one hundred and fifty miles
by rail The weather cold and through
out, rain falling intervals
The entire day was devoted to the lid Congress
District and 1t was largely canvass in behalf Of
Edgar Howard's candidacy for Congress From
PapiIIon Mr.. Bryan drove to Blair in company with
two brief speeches the way. Willard
and the other at Bennington. The drive consumed
when Blair reached. As Mr. Bryan "a take
the train at this point for Dakota City. he had
Iurriedlv over the principal issues of the cam
paign. giving especial attention to trusts and i'm
At the conclusion of his speech here, Mr.. Bryan
started for Sioux City, Iowa. 10 spend he night.