Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-28
NEBRASKAN FAILS TO STIR
RIPPLE OF ENTHUSIASM.
The ADDRESS IN FULL
Peerless One Spoke for an Hour to
Crowd of Less Than 2,5OO-Side-
stepped Government Ownership.

William Jennings Bryan, accom-
panied by Gen. Pleasant Porter. the
former chief of the Creeks, W. C..
Rogers, chief of the Uherokees, Ilo-
mer Bassford, staff correspondent of
the st, Louis Republic, who accom-
panied Bryan in his tour of the
world, and n large number of state
and local Democratic politicians
arrived in the city Of Tulsa yesterday
forenoon on special train promptly
at | :25 and was Immediately driven
TO platform which had been erected
On the corner of North Second am,
Nam streets There for an hour tn
Democratic leader spoke to large
audience on state and national l.,
sues as seen through his mind s eye.
The audience was neither immense
nor enthusiastic. In fact, it was as
near frost as the Nebraskan ever
experienced. The brilliant orator.
so used to wildly cheering multitudes,
was nonplussed at the faint effort at
n cheer which emanated from the au-
dience as he hove in sight. Where
usual" ten minutes are occupied in
gainin der that he may procee },
the app. lasted less than thirt.
seconds. 4 oughout his speech, the
speaker was interrupted few times by
the plaudits of the crowd, and these
few occurred only when he descend
cd to levity, and not from any spec
ial point of argument in which he
scored. Mr., Bryan was evidently
much Worn by his eonsia,.s speaking
| in the last ten days, and his voice
none Of his customary flights Of elo-
none of his customary fights of elo-
cuence in his entire address, and tue
meeting from start to finish, was
much of a iiasco.
AS preface to his genearl remarks
Mr.. Bryan took occasion to point
out that the Tulsa Daily World COW
crs Eastern Oklahoma quite COM
pletely. He referred to an article
which appeared in this paper yester-
day morning, and which had been
pointed out to him evidently by sub
scribers in towns in the northern dis
rict. The World feels quite chesty
lver the fact that it succeeded IN
reaching up among the stars and
yanking lightning from the clouds,
even though the bolt did not hit il
with more or less damage. Mr..
Bryan Is sensitive soul was touched
yer the inference in the World tina.
he was receiving sum of money
for his services in Oklahoma. 1t is
an admitted fact that it cost the To-
,al Democratic committee $3.50 to
'ecure the speech by the gifted Ne
braskan. Mr. Bryan has received
money for lectures and other ser
vices all over the country. Indeed
local Democrats have boasted The
'ast few days that this sum of money
had been raised. Somebody got tn
money. The committee now states
that the $3.50 went to the hated rail
way octupus, the Frisco railway. A
distinction without difference. In
tead of paying the money to Bryan
md then paying the money to the
railway, the money is fed direct into
he nav of the waiting octupi by the
committee. AT this rate the Bryar
expense fund in the state will have
amounted to two thousand dollars.
II costs about one-tenth that sum .,
lefray the expenses of the trip.
Where did the other money got IL
is said that the state committee a.
Oklahoma City reaped the checkels.
II is ease somewhat analogous
with the story of the Swede girl and
her basheful lover. When the MOON
light had grown soft and mellow,
and was trickling through the leaves