Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-04
HOME COMING OF BRYAN
Never Before Does Lincoln So
Honor Noted Citizen.
STRICTLY NON-PARTISAN.
~ viii Swear In Your Presence That
No One Who Votes For Me VIII
Ever Have Occasion to Be Ashamed
of the Vote He Casts"

A<Ah~DAh9 ANOpsb WV - ~ .
demonstration in the history OF Lin
coin was given TO Mr.. Bryan by his |
fellow townsmen Monday night on his |
return to his home city at the close |
of his campaign. Non-partisan in char,
acter, it was participated in by Demo |
Gratis and Republicans alike, and the !
Democratic candidate was driven
through the streets cheered by almost
the entire population of the city. hTe
reception was rendered as a citizen
of lincoln rather than as a candidate
and in his speech he avoided all ref
erences to partisan issues. In the pa
rade which followed his automobile
from the union station, however, many
political transparencies were carried.
Mr. Bryan reached his home city az
$50 in his special train, coming d.
rect from Kansas, where he had spent
the day in a final whirl of speech max.
ing. His train was met at the union
station by q tremendous crowd, and
as the score of carriages and automO
biles forming his immediate escort
started across the viaduct from the
railroad station. the great parade fell
in line behind him. The parade moved
through the Main street of the city
through solid masses of cheering hu.
mainly and after circling through the
city returned to the hotel Lincoln
where Mr.. Bryan spoke. overlooking
the public square. A great shout rose
from the multitude, filling the square
as he appeared He was introduced
by Frederick c. Sheppard, president
of the Bryan club, and spoke for half
an hour.
Mr. Bryan's speech was greeted
with vociferous cheers. The speaker
was moved TO tears as he made an af.
| fectionate reference to his wife. and
when he closed the demonstration ac-
corded him was such as he rarely
had experienced in his three cam.
paigns.
81 believe I am going to elected"
he said More than that | believe
il is going to be more than bare
victory. believe that there is stir.
ring of the conscience of the Amer.
lean people. a moral awakening. an
uprising that means a sweeping vic.
tory. and will swear in your presence
that no one who votes for me will ever
have occasion to be ashamed of the
vote he casts"
Mr.. Bryan also said
IF the fate decides that | shall he
added to the list of presidents and Ne
braska to the list of states that have
furnished a president ] shall rejoice
with you. IT, on the other hand. the
election shall be against me | can feel
that have left nothing undone that
could have done to bring success 10
my cause. And my friends. | shall
find private life so full of joy that
shall not miss the presidency.
Il have been the child of fortune
from my birth. God gave me into the
keeping of a Christian father and q
Christian mother They implanted in
my heart the ideals that have guided
my life. When | was in law school,
was fortunate, as ! was in my college
days. TO fall under the influence o.
, men of ideals who helped to shape my
life, and when but young man. no
o out OF college yet, | was guided to thu
selection of one who for twenty-fou
years has been my faithful helpmate
No presidential victory could have
brought her to me and no defeat can
take her from me. ! have been bless
y ed with family. My children ar
p with me to make me glad of the declir
n ing years of their mother and myself
: when You first knew me they calle
4 me in derision The boy orator of tn
9 Platte have outlived that title an
!, my grandchildren are now growing u
,. about me- | repeat that | have bee
| fortunate indeed | have been abunt
n antly rewarded for what little | hav
Il been able to do and my ambition
q not so much to hold any office, how
4 ever great as it is to know my dut
1 and TO do it, whether in public life O
as a private citizen.
IF | am elected, shall be abser
from YOU but four years If ! am d.
. feated you will help me to hear m
= defeat And | will say to you, m
=, friends. that the affection that m
u countrymen have shown, is TO m
- dearer than all earthly offices. An
my highest ambition is to deserve III
continuation of that affection. ! hay
been touched by the demonstration
that have been given in other par
of the country, but ! will say to yo
nv friends that In twelve years and
three campaigns. ! have never had
=, welcome anywhere more generou
more enthusiastic than YOU have give
me in Lincoln tonight
III II believe | am going to be electe
III Great applause and cries of so Z
WEI More than that, | believe TIL
H. ii is going TO be more than a bal
es victory. | believe that there is sti
ring of the. conscience of America
IS people, a moral awakening, an upri
a ing that means a sweeping victory. b
my friends that victory would be TO
&c. bed of much of its sweetness if it we
won outside of the state of Nehrasl
entirely: that victory would be robbie
of much of its sweetness ii Lincoln d
ai not contribute to It; it would be 70
VI bed of much of it's sweetness if'n
u little precinct did not contribute to
MY friends ! shall be among you.
Il will make the stay more pleasant If
hi can feel that this city has at last I
" lieved of the sneers and criticism
that are east at me when ! trav