The Washington herald., 1908-07-28
BRYAN LEADS GOAT
TO TAMMANY TUNE
Nebraskan Is Initiated Into
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
.CHEERED BY HUGE CROWD
Candidate Too Big TO Ride the Billy.
Audience of 5000 Persons Goe.
WiId-CommonerD DG.cusSeS PoIttfc.
During His stay in Omaha-TaIks
About the Tariff PIaRks.

Omaha Nebr.. July civilian J
Bryan was given the time OF his life to-
night BY the initiation crew OF the
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. and when. in
winding up the affair. Mr- Bryan led a
I goat around staEe while the hand
played ''Tammany.- the audience Of $500
knights cheered themselves hoarse-
L was declared that Bryan was too
large entirely TO ride the billy goat. 50 the
other stunt was substituted for the riding
act
The Knights Of Ak-Sar-Ben OF Omaha
IS the most widely known commercial so
ciety IN the country. and has among its
members nearly half the business men
OF Nebraska while hundreds OF prominent
men from other portions Of the country
are members Of the order It's only objec-
IS the promotion Of good-feIlowship be-
tween the business men Of Nebraska and
OF other States M Bryan has been a
member of the organization for several
years. but a nomination Is necessary for
every year
These mutations are the most elaborate
OF anything OF the kind in the country
IN honor of Ar Bryan. delegates from
in and 60 through with the initiation with
him. and special trains brought in 800
candidates. Half Of these came from
Lincoln. and were all personal friends Of
Dir. Bryan
Sees Weaver in Des Moines-
When AIr- Bryan arrived at Des AIolnes
this morning he was met by Gen. James
B. Weaver. who was the Greenbscl-
candidate for President in $50 ana .ba
PoPulist candidate IN 1892 Weaver is
now an enthusiastic Bryan man. The
two spent part OF the morning IN con
ference.
a good-sized crowd welcomed Mr.
Bryan he was introduced by Jerry z.
Sullivan. Democratic nominee for gov
ernor- He said. in part
Iowa has been welded TO the doctrine
OF electing Senators by direct vote OF the
people Your governor has taken an ac-
tive part in the PRONUNCIATION Of that
idea and those who have worked with
him on that subject must have been nor
titled when the proposition was turned
down in the Republican convention by a
majority Of more than seven to one. and
they must have been delighted when II
was turned Up in the Denver convention
by unanimous vote.
Discusses Tariff PIanka
You Republicans. as well as Demo /
Gratis. in Iowa have been reaching the /
conclusion that the tariff is too hiEh. and /
you viii not get much satisfaction out /
Of the Republican platform. which spends /
more tine and employs more words n /
eautioning you against going too far in /
tarin reform than 1t does IN urg-
ing the party to act at all in that direc- /
ton remember visiting Iowa sixteen 1
years ago, and heard a Republican /
make speech in favor Of high tariff
When the speaker declared the Repub-
lican party put the tariff on wool for I
the benefit OF the Republican farmer, in 4
order to raise the prices Of wool, these /
farmers raised their cornstaIk
canes and hurrahed for the tariff on wool /
to raise its price; when. a little later. the 1
speaker explained that the Republican /
party had put q tariff on wooden goods
IN order to lower the price Of woolen
goods. the same Republican farmers
raised the same cornstalk canes and gave
the same yen in favor Of the tarfT on
the manufactured product to lower its