Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-24
GREAT RALLY AT LINCOLN.



pubIicans Ratify the Ticket.
Fully 1000 persons in the afternoon
and not less than 10000 at night
heard Democratic, Populist and silver
Republican orators ratify the nomina-
| ton of William j. Bryan in his home
city of Lincoln, Neb. Stevenson and
Towne were present. Silver was not
entirely neglected, but anti-imperialisT
was the center-note of all the orators.
M. Bryan made two speeches, one at
so'elock in the afternoon and the other
at night.
Gen j. B. Weaver. of Iowa, was the
first conspicuous Populist to make a
speech paving TIE way for the accept
| ance of Stevenson. Gen. Weaver served
several terms in Congress and was the
| Greenback candidate for President of
the United States in 1880. He served
in Congress with Stevenson. and in his
speech paid a glowing tribute to Ste
venson's high character and political
| integrity. He said that Stevenson was
a real Democrat, and no Populist need
hesitate about voting for him for Vice
| President 1t is only sham Democrats,
Gen. Weaver said, that the Populists
should beware Of
| The speech of Mr.. Bryan delivered
during the afternoon was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies anG Gentlemen
| feel almost as if | ought IL apologize
| for not being able to call myself a former
Republican. l have been listening from
afar off and | have heard speeches made
by three former Republicans. / believe
that Gen. Weaver was Republican at
one time, but the statute Of limitations
has run against him.
! Mr.. Towne was a former Republican,
but he has brought forth works that
ought to make us forget that he was ever
a Republican, and we have had a more
recent acquisition from the Republican
i party, a man to whom you have listened
| this afternoon with so much delight, the
man unto whom conscience was greater
than office, a man who had the courage
to do what he believed to be right, al
though to do so he had to cut himself
| loose from the party that had conferred
upon him distinguished honor
For 124 years this nation has held be-
fore the world the light of liberty. For
more than century it has been an ex-
| ample to all the world. You tell me
that we can now be Indifferent to what
is going on? You tell me that a man who
lifts his voice against the doctrine of inn
perialism is pleading the cause of the
Filipino? | tell you he is pleading the
cause of 100000 American citizens;
aye, he is championing the rights of the
struggling masses of the world, who look
to America for example.
II every Filipino were to die the world
would go on, but if this nation, the great
est republic of the worlds history, puts
out its light, if this republic turns its back
on the doctrines which we loved cen
tury and quarter ago, then to what ma
ton of the world can the people look for
hope and inspiration? SO you ought to
be proud that ysu are an American citi-
zen and are abb to say, If the republic
goes down l am not to blame for its
downfall
/ do not care to enter at the present
time upon discussion of the issues pre-
sented by the platform adopted at Kan
sas City. l can say, however, that it is
in my Judgment the greatest platform
adopted in recent years, if not in the
history of the country. 1t is a greater
platform than the Chicago platform, for
it indorses the principles set forth in that
platform. and in addition thereto pre-
sents the partys position upon several
new and vital questions. There is no
evasion about the platform, no ambiguity
or no double dealing.
Mr. GtavauSor GDao{xs
Mr.. Stevenson, nominee for Vice
President, was loudly applauded when
he appeared. He spoke as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen
| will detain you but a moment. 1t is too
early in the campaign to hold political
meetings all night. | think somewhere
between II and 1 o'clock at night a pro-
per hour to adjourn even a Bryan meet
ing il the State of Nebraska.
Many years ago my neighbor and per-
sonal friend, young farmer from my
own county, came to the Northwest and
cast in his fortunes with the good people
of Nebraska. To-day L have had the
pleasure of clasping his hand, the honora-
bic Governor of your commonwealth.
A few years later, from another por-
ton of Illinois, young lawyer came to
Lincoln and cast his fortunes with the
people first of this city, then of this State
and then of the United States. l have
heard his voice tonight, and on the 4th
of next March, as | trust in God, the
State of Nebraska en- masse will turn out
and see William Jennings Bryan inaugu-
rated as President Of the United States.
Baden-Powell.