Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
OUR NATIONAL UNITY
Bryan Says the People Are
Animated by a Common Aim.
NO SECTIONAL DISPUTES
Differences Disappear When a Great
Crisis Comes.
ADDRESSES NEBRASKA SOCIETY
Gov. Sheldon the Other Guest of
Honor at Reception in Car
roll Institute.
ADDRESSES NEBRASKA SOCIETY


sons who have been in this city as dele
gates to the governors conference just
closed at the White House. reception
given to William Jennings Bryan
AMI Gov. George L. Sheldon by the Ne
braska State Society at the Carroll In
sttute last night. Between 800 and ~"
native Nebraskans living in this city were
present. including Senator Elmer J. Bur
kett and the entire list of the members
in the lower house of Congress
In the receiving line in addition to
the guests of the evening. were Mr.. Frank
r. Israel. president of the society. ana
Mrs, Israel Miss Myrtle Mccoy and Fred
erick X Nelson. who introduced the
members of the society and the invited
guests to Messrs. Bryan and Sheldon as
they entered the reception hail In IN
Producing Gov Sheldon. the president OF
the society referred to him las the young
est governor the state has ever mad, nut
in spite of his youth he has been without
doubt the most capable and efficient since
Nebraska entered the sacred folds of
ST atehood He Is governor OF whom
every Nebraskan may be proud. and MS
fame has gone far beyond the limits of
thu commonwealth over which he pre-
Sides.
OOV. SnclOOu xkS1AdAAS
Gov Sheldon spoke to his audience for
some time upon state topics and the gen.
eral advancement in almost every line of
industry throughout the state within the
past several years. He referred to the ed
,lcational facilities and agricultural pur-
suits of Nebraska in particular.
We were called here to the National
capital said Gov. Sheldon. lat the be-
hest of the chief executive of the nation
to consider most vital matter. the pres
ervatiOn of our natural resources. 1t was
a notable gathering, as you know. includ-
ing the chief ruler of every state in the
Union. called together to suggest and
formulate some plan whereby We might,
Ia measure, devise means of prevent
ing the waste of those things which have
been given us for our wealth and fortune
and which through their very abundance
have made us careless in their consump-
ton and waste. We did not realize that
they were exhaustible until the danger
doomed up in our faces. The conference
has been a success, at least so far as
first conference o. this character could
be-" continued Gov. Sheldon land that II
will bear productive fruit in the way of
excellent results have no doubt"
Proud of His Home City.
"As / said before. come out to Lincoln
and See me. and come in the summer
time-you X ow Lincoln is under the re-
publcans now-and I'll entertain you all.
every one Of you, royalty. I'm proud of
Lincoln; we have fine lot. a splendid
lot of people out there, and ] forgive
them. You see when a man is goOd 364
days out of year the doctrine Of charity
and amity teaches AS to forgive and re-
lent, so If they happen to step off the
narrow and straight path just one day l
necessarily forgive. Lincoln Is a beauti-
full city, and l have the finest view i'm
aginable from my front porch; SO, come
OUT but be sure to come in season.
las for Sheldon, our governor. here. !
have known him for a long time. He
was one of the captains IN my regiment
during the recent war with Spain. and
have known him only to admire him, and
our great though young state may be
doubly proud of him. My sentiments and
feelings and admiration for Sheldon are
too We known to require any ora express
sion from me.
The People One in Purpose.
'.Seriousy. ! have traveed throughout
the word. and my observations on this
trip and upon others have convinced me
of the great oneness and singeness If this
land of ours. When any great crisis
arises surface differences and political
bitterness are submerged. and the entire
people arise to overcome the problem or
CONCUR the dangr which threatens chem
have Travelled and talked in every state
of this great Union, and the results OF
these observations have been that | have
been struck by the common purposes and
the mutual aspirations OF the several sec
tons The sectional differences one often
hears about are myth when IL comes TO
the great national problems and the great
national crises.
mo Politics." Says Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan followed Gov. Sheldon in add
dressing the members of the society. On
the way to the reception Mr.. Bryan was
casually informed that the political creed
of a great number of those who would
he present was republicanism. He pre-
pared himself and prefaced his remarks
accordingly. AT the outstart. said Mr.
Bryan Il want to impress you all. my
fellow Nebraskans. that this is not a
political meeting. and I'm not going to
make a political speech-I would not dare
to. And. too. I want to see you all back
in Nebraska. and my advice to you is to
come out in the summer time. the summer
time is beautiful out home. ii is the most
beautiful in the whole year. and decidedly
superior to the nclement. in fact beastly
chilly weather of November. Take my
word for it. | know of what I'm speak
ing continued the great democrat with
a hearty Taught. in which his hearers join
ed remembering two celebrated Novem-
Der day.
1--WE been preaching good government
so long now. and democracy. that I'm
really becoming accustomed to my official
enemies. in fact. I'm gradually evolving
into that stage when l begin to look upon
republicans matter of necessity-not
courtesy as yet. I've been at 1t all SO
long that / feel like the bashful youth
after he proposed TO girl at the end of
four-year courtship and was accepted,
when he ran out and cried to the stars:
i hain't got nothin again nobody l have
about adopted that very beautiful and
good old adage. Love your enemies and
pray. pray. pray for those who spitefully
use YOU.
II am glad To be in Washington and l
am glad to see YOU, you men and women
from Nebraska. ! am proud l am Ne
braskan. because ii Is to Nebraska that
| owe my all. 1t vas she who gave me
my first opportunity az Il lawyer: il was
she who gave me my first opportunity to
enter into public life; IT was Nebraska
that sent me here To Washington as one
of her representatives in the Capitol and
gave me my first insight into political life
and 1t IS to Nebraska that l owe any rep
utaton | have as a pupblic man and as
democrat. ] love Nebraska, and I'm deep
~ and doubly grateful to her for the
many honors she has placed upon me. and
l trust that l may ever bear them with
credit to her.
Nebraska has been and will ever be in
my heart and her people no matter where
they are. who they be or what creed, shall
ever and always have the first and high
est place in my affections
Brief Speeches by Others.
Senator Burkett followed Mr.. Bryan
with short talk i'm which he spoke Of the
fame which Nebraska had attained a q the