Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-14
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Democratic Candidate Makes Twenty
One Speeches for the Day.

Democratic Candidate Makes Twenty
one Speeches for the Day.
wAHoO, Neb Oct l3e-Accompanied by
all the democratic candidates for state
offices, with the exception Of one or two,
William ]. Bryan today campalgned In his
own state and tonight at this place COM
pleted the first of his three days Nebraska
tour. Big crowds greeted him at every
point and when his days work was over
he had delivered twenty-one speeches, vary
ing in length from five minutes to an hour.
His arguments were confined mostly to
answering the statements OF Mr.. Taft and
Governor Hughes. who but recently visited
Nebraska. The auditors were mostly farm
ers and the democratic candidate frequently
moved them to loud applause
The route traversed was through numer-
Gus republican strongholds. A carload of
speakers was brought along out OF Omaha.
and at each place visited by Mr.. Bryan one
was dropped off to complete the work of
expounding democratic doctrine. Mr.
Bryan accused Mr. Taft OF not making the
speech in Nebraska that he had been maxi
ing in other parts of the country.
He did not discuss the guarantee Of
bank deposits" he said, doubtless because
he was informed that the people 2g Ne
braska are In favor OF the guaranl%esag of
depositors His appeal was to the ftSmsgs
and it was based upon the fGot that the
farmers have had good cropE and fair
prices, but did the republican party give
you good crops? All who think the re-
| publican party is responsible for good
crops should thank the republican party.
Those who believe as we do, that the good
! crops are due to the fertility of the soil, to
| seasonable rains and TO the warmth of
the sunshine should thank the Almighty.
! He asked his audiences II the republicans
had given them high prices. Are not ag-
! ricultural prices as high In Canada as they
are here? Are not agricultural prices as
high in England as they are here2 Have
not values increased in Europe as we'll as
| in America? You must find some cause
that is as extended as the result which
you are trying to account for, and the In
| fluence of the republican party IL con-
fined to the United States. The farmers
! should not be deceived by the argument
now addressed to them for similar argu-
ment was addressed to laboring men eight
years ago"
He then spoke of the empty dinner pail
because, as he said, OF the bottom having
dropped out of It and that the farmers
were now being told that the republicans
are to give them full basket.
| TEKAMAH Neb.. Oct. la-In a series
Of speeches made on the first day OF his
campaign in Nebraska which will end
Thursday night, William J. Bryan appealed
directly for the farming and laborlng vote
on the ground that he is the Logical candi-
date Of the producer and wage-eArner. He
opened in this line with his first speech
at Blair and has continued It throughout
the day. The candidate also appealed for
votes for the state ticket.
In his remarks at Blair Mr.. Bryan told
his hearers that the democratic party this
year was being supported by larger num-
Der OF laboring men than for forty years.
and he said there disappointment has been
embittered by the fact that they were de-
ceived eight years ago.
Mr.. Bryan ridiculed the republicans for
as he said, taking credit for good crops.
sunshine, fertility OF the soil and rains.
1t is a sacrilege. he said. for the republi-
cans to claim credit for the bounties OF the
Almighty and every farmer knows that.
There was not. he said. a single policy
that the republican party stood for that
was good for the American farmer.
The train in which the democratic can
didate is travelling was especially chartered
by the Bryan volunteers, ana left Omaha