The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-07
BRYAN N k|LL|P RALLY.
PEERLESS LEADER AND p. E. NJ.
kiLLlP MAKE ADDRESSES.
THE TROUBLE WITH MR.. PARKER

lNSSpEG wv " WIN Y NNNG
HE is Too Much Like Roosevelt" De.
cIared Mr.. 5ryan--Mr. Mokiiip Led
OF, Attacking the Revenue Law In
Nebraska-State Issues.
The Bryan-McKillip meeting at the
Auditorium last night was probably
the most important meeting of the
campaign for the fusionists of Norfolk
and vicinity and they did justice to
the event by filling the building to its
seating capacity. Draperies of ma.
tional flags lent the proper aspect to
the play house for the occasion, and
the Altman and ladies bands did jus.
tice to the event In a musical way.
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. McKillip arrived
from Wayne at 8 o'clock in the even
ing and proceeded directly to the Au.
ditorium, taking their places on the
stage. The meeting was presided
over by e. p. Weatherby as chairman,
and prominent among those on the
stage were John Mathieson of Stanton,
democratic candidate for senator of
this district, and John +. Newhall of
Tilden, the democratic candidate for
representative, Former State Senator
f. J. Hale of Battle Creek, and T. X.
Hansen of Tilden, candidate for coun.
ty treasurer last year. Local politi-
clans were represented by DR.. A. Bear,
|. G. Westervelt, C. b. Durland, A.
Morrison, August Brummund, C. f.
w. Marquardt, p. j. Stafford C. II.
Krahn, II. w. Winter, e. b. Kauff.
mann, Fred Harder, DR.. A. b. Tash-
jean, John Huff, and others
p. e. MckiIlip Talks.
Chairman Weatherby first intro.
duced Hon. p. e. McKillip of Hum.
phrey, fusion candidate for congress
from the Third district. Mr.. McKillip
launched out with an attack on the
present state revenue law, urging the
voters to give it thoughtful study and
careful deliberation before casting
their ballots in November. He said
that the republicans were not talking
about it and compared their condition
to the Irishman who had swallowed
an egg and was afraid to move for fear
it would break and scratch his
stomach and if he laid still it would
hatch out a Shanghai that would
do the same thing. The repub-
licans refuse to talk about and refuse
to give their consent to fusion dis
cussion of the question. He assured
the voters that their burdens were in
creased while the railroads were not
obliged to pay their fair share. He
asked that the voters "be alive and up
todate, and vote with us" The speak
er made an especial plea for Berge
and the legislative ticket, comparing
the position of Berge with that of La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Folk of Missou-
ri and alleging that all such men were
being fought and turned down by the
corporations, as were Cummins of
Iowa, Van SAINT of Wisconsin and Rob-
ertson of Nebraska.
Mr.. McKillips one reference to ma
tional questions in which he is to be
factor, if elected, was in reference
to the tariff, endeavoring to show that
through and by 1t the people are be-
ing bled by the tariff in the interest of
the trusts, illustrating his point by
reference to calf that defied lariats,
enclosures and pokes and continued to
milk the cow long after he required
such encouragement to growth. The
speaker said that the calf had been
fixed by splitting it's tongue and rec.
ommended that in the ballot the peo-
pie find similar remedy for the trusts
that had outgrown their infancy. He
made an illustration of his argument
that the consumer pays the tariff, by
showing his experience in buying Ca
madam potatoes in competition with
the home product His merchant ar.
gued that the Canadian importer paid
the tariff, until he fioored him with the
argument that if the importer had Civ.
en- him the potatoes the tariff would
still have to be paid.
In the interim between the talk of
Mr.. McKillip and the address of
Mr. Bryan, the ladies band, stationed
on the platform, rendered a selection,
showing evidence of marked improve.
ment in tone and execution.
Bryan's Address.
Chairman Weatherby introduced Mr..
Bryan as one of the few great men of
the nation who will leave their mark
on the history of the country.
MIR. Bryan prefaced his address
with pretty and touching tribute to
the memory of G. A. Luikart, with
whom he had been quite closely asso'
ciated during his political career. He
said it was mingled feelings of plea,
sure and sadness that he again met
the people of this growing city of the
north Platte. The taking of a hu
man life might be regretted but II