Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-22
BRYAN OUTLINES
POLICIES AGAIN
Commoner Asserts He Made Posi-
bic the Election of Presi-
dent Wilson.
SAVED THE PARTY IN 1912

NfTOm starr correspondent
LINCOLN. March 20.-(Special
Telegram. Speaking last upon a
long program of addresses in the
city auditorium here on the occa-
sion of his fifty-slxth anniversary,
w. j. Bryan tonight departed for a
considerable period from the prohi-
bition question and discussed ma
tional topics and his relations with
President Wilson, whose renomina-
tion he declared he favored. There
would be, he said. no other candi-
date at the st. Louis convention.
81 am a candidate for delegate
at-large to that convention" said
MIR. Bryan, but If any OF my friends
who have suddenly become friends
of Woodrow Wilson can serve him
better than myself let them send
some one else to the convention.
saved Democratic ,T'arty.
'If Woodrow Wilson owes me anything
he has more than paid 1t back by givinl
himself to the nation as president instead
of Roosevelt Friends of Champ Clarl
found that / could be counted agains
him. My purpose in Baltimore was tina
1 would not do anything that would maxi
me a party to turn the democratic part.
over TO Wall street. ! believe that by re
pudiating Wall street we saved the dem
ocratic party, and made possible a vic
tory in 1912.
Where would we be today with a maj
like Roosevelt? He wanted to go to wa
with Mexico three years ago. and woult
be at war with Europe today.
II have been abundantly rewarded Il
supporting Wilson. have differed witt
him on two points that we could hav
set a better example to Europe by refus
ing TO send them the materials OF war
fare, and that we could have done NOR
toward securing peace.
Opposes Heavy Outlay,
I'VE have an army board that want
$500, 900 600 for the army The army an
navy board together want $500, 200. 600, fou
times the present expenditure. They as
that We spend more than twice the ne
income from all our crops each year
And then you complain because 1 wan
to protect the farmers against these pro
fessional soldiers and military Interests
II is the philosophy of force brought fac
TO face with the philosophy OF love. The
want us to make preparedness our ma
tional faith"
To Clean Up the Party.
But have another subject" said he
IT'S prohibition. and I'm in 1t. ! did no
want the prohibition question brought III
this year, not as a national question will
the democratic party as It Is now consti
tuted. 1 did not think this the time 70
a state campaign. but did not have m!
way.
The democratic state committee ha
not been a democratic committee in tn
past years. It has been a brewery com
mittee and, therefore, l lost interest II
the democratic party. but now we ar
going to make fight to wrest the part!
from the dominating influence of tn
liquor interests.
THE saloons OF the country are tn
lawbreakers OF the country and the,
want the democrats of this state to b
their Nebraska representatives. Are yol
going TO do it?'
Mr.. Bryan was very emphatic i'm hi
declarations and demonstrated that as
temperance orator he was in a class witt
John B. Cough ana others of former ma
tional reputation.
| In closing ne said the democratic part
would have TO meet the issue and h
would spend the next month in cleaning
lup the party ard democratic candidate
for state and legislative offices to secur
his support must pledge themselves I
the prohibition amendment.
ent.
Crowd Not Large at start.
! The program was late In starting an
the auditorium was not filled at the be
/ ginning. No banquet preceded IN
speeches as has been the custom hereto
fore.
c. NJ. shiies OF David City spoke Of IN
dangers in the democratic party and this
W. ]. Bryan Is the best friend Presiden
| Wilson has
! ]. s. MeCarty. candidate for congres
in the First district, declared Mr.. Brya
had always been right and is right &c
day, an instrument In the hands OF Go
which gave the country to WOOdro'
Wilson.
Edgar Howard made one OF his ehal
acteristic humorous speeches. ending wit
a pathetic story showing why he was Il
prohibition.
Dunn speaks Right Ont.
I. ]. Dunn OF Omaha. candidate for N
United States senate. proposed 10 eall
spade a spade He said that as soon q