Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-04
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BRYAN ENDS HIS ~
Addresses Largest Crowd Of "a
Trip at Lexington. :
SAYS TAFT IS INsINCER.
Charge Again Made that Secretary is
Not Opposed to Trusts.
THREE STOPS AT OTHER POINTS
Survivors of Bryan Club of 1895
Greet Party.
RAILROAD MEN AT NORTH PLATTE
He Tells Them He Has Heard Moth
ing of Any Reduction of SAL
aries of Railway
Omcials.
Charge Again Made that Secretary is
Not Opposed to Trusts.
IREE STOPS AT OTHER POINTS
Survivors of Bryan Club of 1896
Greet Party.
RAILROAD MEN AT NORTH PLATTE

NORTH PLATTE, Neb.. June 3.-William
j. Bryan began the last DAY Of his Ne
braska tour at North Platte. where he ar
rived at 80 this morning. stop sched-
uled for Sidney at s O'Clock last night was
cut out OF the itinerary because OF the
late hour he reached there. He was hur-
ried to the opera house here, where he
spoke for an hour. directing his remarks
particularly to the railroads.
Mr. Bryan's audience was made up largely
OF railroad men. He congratulated them
on their efforts to build up railroad
Young Mems Christian association in their
town and covered the relation between rail-
road officials and their employees
IT do not believe railroad managers have
a right to threaten reduction in wages
Of employees" he said. ''in order to coerce
them into the circulation Of petitions 10
prevent the enactment Of legislation af-
fecting railroads interests. have been sur
prised, that in considering such petitions,
have been unable 20 learn of an instance
where these officials have suggested a
reduction OF their own salaries, as well
as those Of the ordinary employees.
Il have often thought there would be no
occasion for even a threat to reduce the
wages OF an employe IL payment of divi-
dends might be withheld from every form
of vatered stock"
Last Meeting at Lexington.
LEXINGTON. Neb.. June S.-The meet
ing at Lexington was the last OF William
J. Bryan's Nebraska trip. and in this city
he was greeted by the largest crowd to
which he has spoken during the week. A
reception committee met him at North
Platte and when he reached here the
crowds who welcomed him filled the sta
.. 81,
away.
long automobile procession escorted
the party TO a local hotel where the COM
mittee had prepared a banquet. A feature
OF the Lexington gathering was the pres
ence Of fifteen automobile loads of farm
ers. some OF whom came from points forty
miles distant. An hours speech was de-
livered at the opera house, following which
the party left for Grand Island
Mr.. Bryan IN HIS special referred to his
campaign Of 1896. then took up the issues
of the day. He said that while Mr.. Roose-
welt had secured some anti-railroad legis-
lation he had failed to secure what the
people demanded. because he was not sup
ported by his party He further stated
that no national platform OF the republican
party had ever had a plank therein favor
ing railroad regulation, while the platforms
such planks. He said that Taft was MOI
sincere in his opposition TO trusts. Further
that no farmer had ever become multi
millionaire through farming. He claimed
the republican party is the party of the
aristocrats the democratic party that o.
the common people. He was listened q
throughout with .wrapt attention, yet thu
old. time cheers were lacking. though HI
was frequently Interrupted with applause.
stOss at other Points.
The trip from North Platte to Lexington
was marked by demonstrations, at Cozad
Gothenherg. and Maxwell. and Mr.. Bryai
stopped to shake hands with the crowd
gathered at those towns
At Cozad, 1l2 survivors OF the Bryan clu
Of 1905 boarded the train and accompanie,
the party to Lexington. One of the mem
bers OF the Cozad club was William II
Taft who was introauced to Mr.. Bryal
by Richard Mansfield.
Really YOU do not resemble my Wash
ington friend, remarked Mr. Bryan. "an
do not recognize In MIR. Mansfield tn
actor formerly knew by that name. A
Valentine l met a man with my own fu
name. and | never before knew Nehrask
had so many men with names of dis
tinguished men"
the Cortland hotel. Just following the bar
quet during which he shook hands wit
those gathered in his honor.