The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-13
BRYAN'S HOME
Tribune Editor Tells of His
 Recent Trip to Nebraska

llO COlGOl OA litO 4AAOuh0 oAAN family returned on Friday of last week from a visit of three weeks in Nebraska, a portion of which time the writer spent in the historic city of Lincoln and the great metropolis of Omaha.
 It was our special privilege to spend three days in the home city of the "Peerless Leader. ' This was the day before the election and the next two days. We heard him deliver his last speech of the campaign, when his home people gave him a re- ception he declared to be the greatest that had been accorded him during his three campaigns for the Presidency. The speech wasdelivered from hotel balcony to surging mass of people that blocked the court square and the streets for blocks. It would hardly over estimate it to say that, ten thousand people heard MT. Bryan speak that night.
 Only the voice of the orator that he is could have been heard on such an occasion. We stood in a jam-up almost block away, but as soon as quiet had once been restored we heard distinctly every word he uttered. It was not political speech but an ex- pression from his heart to his neighbors, who almost irrespect- i've of political affiliations, had joined in the great ovation. MT. Bryan declared that while he deeply appreciated the fact that he had always commanded a large contingent of the Repub- lican votes of his city and state, it had been a source of the great est embarrassment to him that he had never yet received the Endorsement of his home city or even his precinct. He said if he was elected the victory would not be nearly so sweet did not Lin- coin, and Normal, his home pre-. cinct, contribute to the victory. If he should be defeated it would be much harder to bear if his home should desert him. In deafening yells the crowd promis- ed him he would carry Lincoln and in the face of a normal Re- publican majority of more than 2000, he was given the city, and his own precinct by landslide. Although his home precinct is about five or six to one Repub. lican he carried it by more than three to one.
 On election day with party of friends we visited MT. Bryan's home, which is about five miles out of Lincoln. He has farm of 150 acres and one of the most beautiful homes that could be designed. It would be needless to say his farm is we'll taken care of. His foreman told us that farming was not profitable to MT. Bryan, that from business standpoint 1t represented a loss every year, but he was none the less enthusiastic in his prose- cution of the farm work and that at no time did Mr. Bryan seem so happy as when he found 1t con- venient to spend few days at Fairview.
 Lincoln and the state of Neb- raska are proud of Bryan and had the votes of the state and city been cast with reference to personal estimation of the men running, Mr. Bryan would have received about all of them.
 While differing from MT. Bryan on some political issues, The Tri- bune editor has very strong ad- for him and now that he seems no more available as presidential candidate, we earn estly hope to see him sent to the United States senate and we be- lieve that Nebraska will do this. However, there is no opening now until 1911.
 There is no question but that some of the policies of w.. J. Bryan have made great im- pression upon the people of the United States and has had some- thing to do already in shaping legislation.
 MT. Bryan and his millions of fOl1Omara ara 6acarviur of oopo; d.