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The Commoner.
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JANUARY 29, 1904.
pates the darkness with wonderful
rapidity.
"Tonight as I look through the
darkness the finger tips of light sug
gest to my vision the wondcriul pos
sibilities that confront us in this new
year if we but continue to press to
the front in the battle for humanity
b and bear the banner of democracy into
the fiercest of the fight, leading a host
of over seven million and a half of
American voters who are 'just demo
crats, that's all."'
MR. SHALLENBERGER.
Mrj Shallenberger made many wit
ty references to recent political scan
dals in Nebraska, and drew from them
lessons which he insisted should bo
taken to heart by every Nebraskan
I who loved the good name of the .slate.
He said that after reading the " biased.
and unpartisan republican press" lor
k number of years ho had" about come
fto the conclusion that "Bryan ana
JBryanism had consigned the state and
fits people to oblivion, but in the last
few weeks I have . come to see tnat
: through' the "efforts of certain distin-
f guished republicans, whom the party
I has always delighted to Honor, we
: were- slowly tout surely comirg our,
"from beneath 'the. shadow and blight
of populism, and the taint of Bryan-
ismf into the pure sunngnt or a grana
foundation of popular government
must finally rest"
MR. SMYTHE.
Speaking of "Fusion, Good and
Bad," Mr. Smythe recalled some in
teresting facts of history connected
with tho two Clevoland administra
tions. While commending Cleveland's
first administration as democratic, ho
declared that tho second Cleveland
administration disrupted the party
and reduced it from a majority party
with every democratic opportunity be
fore it, to a party hopelessly in tho
minority. He sarcastically referred
to thoso democrats who denounce fu
sion with men holding party names
other than democratic, and still pay
homage to a man who deliberately
sought and secured fusion with in
terests antagonistic to democratic
principles. He specifically mentioned
Cleveland's fusion with Wall street
and its republican representatives in
congress to secure legislation con
trary to .democratic policies and prin
ciples, anftytOf pre vent legislation that
was domocritii&Revicwing tue bIs"
tory ffjfethe demiatic party between
l$0Sx,TaaJ)6, anapwrtac tho demor-'
alimthwWiisiiSSwUthe cam-l?aiLeaiof-180
jMlttffiie spoke
of thcOoyal demcrtfilwlio stood forth
and demanded al&wfedy return to the
old and welh.trfed paths oX domoc-
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1890 after it had thrown off tho cor-
.BDiracy against the interests" of the
United States. .Talk, Mr. Toastmastet,
?Ia cheap; but it takes money to ouy
postofflces.1'- Mr; Shallenberger saiu
'hn liiwi trnvfciAri n ereat ueai uunne
the1 last few months, and -lie had found
j? everywhere thathe fame of, 'Nebras-
fita unaer ts prudent toyuunuau u
l ministration- had preceded him. Ev-
' ery'tlme he boasted of Nebraska's im-
mense vielt bjf wheat and corn, and
i , the great growth in the beef in-
R dustry, some, fellow always inter
s' rupted him to . ask if the yield from
-the Alma postofllce was about the
average yield for the whole Fifth
congressional district. "But, Mr.
Toastmaoter," said Mr. Shallenberger,
"if the people of Nebraska value the
reputation of this fair state, as dearly
as I belfevo they do, and hold it as
they should as tho chiefest jewel in
her treasury, they will rebuke those
who have trailed her proud banner
in the dust, and place her honor and
her glorious future in the hands of
the grand old democratic party, where
aestiny and sound political judgment
will both lead her sooner or later.
What Nebraska needs in this her hour
of porij is men to lead her up from
the darkness and despair, into which
her present leaders ftavo cast her
down, into the pure sunlight of politi
cal honesty and political integrity.
"What we need at this hour is rather
men than platforms. I myself place
but little dependence upon mere party
pledges in a time like this. Platforms
sare largely made to get into office
upon. We hear a great deal of specious
promises and talk about 'national
honor and standing up for Nebraska,'
before election, but' we find but little
about it after the offices have been
filled. We need men that come fresh
from the people. The people are al
ways honest. Men of the plains and
men of the hills, men from the work-
stop and men from the farm. Men
who will be the foundation of this
state's credit and her reputation in
times of need and the bulwark and
shield of her honor in its hour of
peril not her defomers men who
jwlll help us to restore once more the
urity of 'popular government, our
oasted policy of equality of all men
ofore the law, and that spirit of in-
ivldualism and tAmerlcan indepen-
ence upon which the perpetuity and
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poration element. It had risen .from
insignificance to great power and had
taken on the stature of a man, noble
and commanding. It now became a
guiding influence in the deliberations
of the national organization. After
that, men anxiously listened to know
what Nebraska democrats thought
upon this question or upon that. We
ceased to follow and commenced to
lead. The world learned where Ne
braska4 was and from time to time its
eye was centered, upon it, and today
the action of the party in no state is
watched with mcce interest than the
action of our party here. The fusion
which brought this about was good.
It may be that it is at an end because
in-practicable, but no man who con
tributed to its creation and assisted
in its maintenance can feel aught but
a sense of pride that he was permitted
to do so.
" 'As tho dew to the blossom, the bud
to the bee,
As the scent of the rose are these
" memories to me.'
"When in after times some worthy
person comes to write the history of
the democratic party of the nation
one of its highest pages win be that
devoted to the part taken by the dem
ocracy of Nebraska under the leader
ship of him whom we delight to honor
tonight."
MR. BERGE.
Referring to the character of the
men needed to fight the battles of the
hour, Mr. Berge said:
"To fight the battles of the hour, wo
need men who have faith that right
will prevail, but who believe there Is
no road to national safety except in
constant distrust. The weed of slav
ery grows upon any soil. You cannot
save this nation by simply prating of
tne achievements of the past. There
is no Canaan in government. The
manna of popular liberty must be
gathered each day or it will rot. You
must agitate constantly lest 'despot
ism, like a shrouding mist, steal over
the mirror of frfl&dom.' The waters
must be consta'lmtajUrred so that
there may be KeTilOheir flow.
The people must be 'Ajfm a re
awakening each day lesi -$ie!r lib
erties slip aw?.y.M
After reviewing briefly the events
leading up to the campaign of 1896.
and ,thet events of that campaign, Mr.
jtserge sam:
"Yes, we lost the presidency, but
we gained a new manhood; we gained
a quickened political- conscience. This
J is the laurel that perches on our ban-
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