Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-23
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NEVADA. Ne. Nay la-Icn theAs
and personS heard William Jennings
Bran al Lake Park springs today.
He was met al kansas CITY By J. c.
Num- chairman q the Vernon ooGn-
TX Democrats COMMITTEES. l. LSoott,
A. b CockenIL R. W. Mitchell and
f T. Bean, and escorted 10 this city
At the Nevada depot he was welcomed
by q reception committee @l@ Yer
non county Democrats and about
5000 citizens
Mr.. Bryans progress from the tram
10 the auditorium al IAkeP1rksprings
wzSa continuous oEatiOn.H was intro
diced By Mayor : A. Wight, who
spoke Of him As a man whose name
in every Democrats household IS the
synonym for rugged honesty patriot
ism and personal purity.
BRYANS sPEECH.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for two houN he
said in part.
my presence here to-day IS the re-
suit Ct promise made several years
ago, and repeated at intervals IL
shows that l fuhn my promises II
given time enough. l speak not as a
Democrat to Democrats but as a eiti-
zen to citizens
Mr.. BRYAN then touched On the sub
lject Of reorganization. He said;
i want 10 say a word about the
mueh-taIkedof reorganization The
reorganization which is being attempt
ed is not 50 much a change in the per
sonnet Of the organization as a change
in the principle of the party. The
reorganizers are not able to win in an
open fight. But they hope to succeed
By fraud and deceit
CORPORATE INFLUENCE
If they were 10 prepare a platform
and submit it to the voters at a pm
mary election they could scarcely hope
10 carry a precinct in the United
Estates, but working secretly, backed
BY a corporate influence, they are for
midable.
The influence welded by trusts and
other large corporations is greater
than ever before. And the corporation
lelement has a stronger representation
in the party organization to-day thar
il has had at any time since the strug
gle Of 1896.
"The so-called Democrats who voted
the Republican ticket showed b.
their votes that they were neare'
to the Republican party than to thu
Democratic party. II before chang
ing their opinions they are put il
lcharge Of the Democratic organiZa
ton, II will be a notice to the worlt
that the party is moving toward tn
Republican position. Such a retrea
would be pleasing to the r%eorganizers
but il would discourage and DISCUS
, the real Democrats who vote the tick
ct, not because they want office or ca
E pect pecuniary profit, but becaus
they honestly believe in DemOcrati
principles.
II do not believe that the reOrgaT
izers can secure control Of the State I
a fair fight.
MUST BE ON THE GUARD.
"But those who believed In the KaT
sas City platform must be on thel
n guard here and everywhere.
. 81 know you have heard Of th
! money question down here, for this
!. Stones home. II Stone had had an
~diniculty in convincing you be coul
have sent for DeArmond. The none
!. question is not settled. After my d
. feat in 1892 it was said TO be dead, b.
: it bobbed up again in '93, '94, '95 an
! '96, and has come up every year sine
THAT will be settled when there
. enough standard money to preserve
. staple dollar. No matter what brinI
: 1t, whether by silver or discovery
enough gold, bimetallists viii We
come it,"
MI. Bryan emphasized the stat
ment that he is still a silver man, bl
Ie said that there are issues just no
> that overshadow the silver question.
Is Imperialism, for instance.