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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1899)
jutm mnam touj of iioska L. k. multltada. Ths child's look S aafUaJ aS-.-Ji-.TZn.-. ZZZZ? tL.maM "2 rsr aec-i most m,m psepls la twelve eewstties Is w"" IWTSRE8T SHOWN IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS BY THI GOOD AND TRUB PEOPLE OP THIS STATE, Mr. Bryan was Nsver Qreeted by Larger Audlenoes Nor By QruUr warmth of Foaling Than Ha la Now Receiving. Tha Man and the Prlnolplaa Ha Advocates la Growing; Stronger and Stronger. Jt. n'!,? 24-Z?r,rJS! Come f the elegant.- he - "'tu h i wiici m. warmth and larger audiences In Ne braska than waa Mr. Bryan last week. iT people were hllarioua In their re oeptlon. The crowds were Immense and the enthusiasm was even greater m ii was in um There were two hi straws which abows which way the political cyclone la traveling;. They were the presence of an unusual number of women and the great number of republicans. The ores- nce of so many ladles Is Indicative of the intensity of the feeling In the home -circle, and the presence of republican fellow shipping with the Bryan crowds Is proof of the new recruits from the party which Is making It a business to betray every republican sentiment. Mr. H. E. Newbranch, who represent eo tne world-Herald on Mr. Bryan tour through the state last week, gave graphic descriptions of these Bryan meetings, and from whose reports we make the following extracts, descrlp tlve of the reception accorded M Bryan. At O'Neill all day long a crowding, surging throng of humanity jammed the streets of the capital city of Holt -county ,to do honor to William J. Bry an. From points a hundred miles and more away, sun-browned farmers, with - ithjeir wives and clfVlren, drove to O'Neill to greet the champion of de- m oc racy. Mayor John A. Harmon, standing on the court house steps with Mr. Bryan facing a sea of upturned faces, dellv ered the address of welcome, which was greeted with uproarious applause Mr. Harmon said In part: "As the representative of our local government, as mayor of this city knowing Its people and their sentl ments, 1 take pride In their behalf and for them In cordially welcoming you to -our city. "Three years ago, when you were a great and historic party candidate for the highest office In the gift of the na tion, I proudly recall the fact that you received nearly one million more votes for president than any candidate ever elected prior to that time. And, In that memorable political conflict you, sir, received a larger percentage of the votes In O'Neill than In any other city In Nebraska. "In turning over to you the keys of the city, I feel reasonably confident that you will construct no high tariff walls about us to Impede our trade with our neighboring cities. That you will Im pose no tax upon us to carry on a war of conquest with a less powerful out a liberty-living people. That you will not contract the currency to such an extent as to make your dollar dearer than ours, and in conclusion, that you will enter into no entangling alliances with -other cities, and that you will foster but one trust amongst our people, and that a trust In Uod." TUMULTUOUS GREETING Whei Mr. Bryan stepped forward to to respond, the scene was enthusiasm run riot. The people of this section have never before been afforded an opportunity to meet Mr. Bryan, and they seemed de termined to testify the devotion of years in five minutes of unrestrained Alumult. The speaking was billed to begin at J o'clock from a platform that had been constructed In a big open space. At 12 o'clock the people began wending their way thither, willing to wait two hours in a hot September sun, that they might be assured places where they might both hear and see. MUST ELECT NEVILLE. Mr. Bryan was particularly forceful In his appeal for votes for Judge Ne ville, the congressional nominee in this district. He pointed out that the man who should be elected would have to vote on whether or no the greenbacks should be retired, more bonds issued, the standing army Increased, an Income tax amendment submitted, bimetallism restoored, Imperialism be Indorsed. "When these questions are being con sldered down In Washington," he thun dered, "I want Judge Neville there to represent the Interests and voice the sentiments or tne people 01 mis dis trict. Why I heard a man say today he was going to vote for the republican candidate because he was a friend of his. I want to say that I had rather be represented by a man I never saw who would protect my Interests, than by one I knew who would not protect them." Mr. Bryan's references to Judge Ne ville. Inter arded throughout his speecn were received with applause. Speaking of the campaign for supreme Judge this fall the orator paid his respects to the republican tax shirker who now occu rtea a seat In the supreme court In these words: TO THE TAX SHIRKER. "Judge Norval, who owns $50,000 ot uncancelled mortgages In his own coun tv. and returns but an Insignificant por inn nf it for taxation. Is asking the farmers In his own county to pay his taxes while he draws a salary as su preme Judge. (Cheers.) "I want you to help elect Judge Hol l comb this fall, so that he, with Judge J Sullivan, may rorm a majority uin Judge Norval, rather than allow Judge Norval, with another republican.to con stitute that maJorlty."(Cheers and crie of "We will!") While Mr. Bryan was speaking on tat issues, some republican in me au dience yelled, "Why didn't you go to Cube?" "Quick as a flash and sharp as a pis ' tol shot came the answer: "I offered my services to the republican president tha day that war was declared (cheers). That offer was never accepted. I then raised a regiment of my own. When tha treaty of peace was signed I re atgued because I believed this country waa mors In danger than Cuba (cheers) and 1 cams borne to fight republicans Miad flvs months of peace In the army, and have had constant fighting since I came out." For several minutes the audience went from one convulsion of enthusiastic cheering Into another, while the mls- sruiaeu inierruy - - , thousand bantering challenges to ask him another question, made his way out of ths crowd as best he could to repent his rashnes In abundant leisure. A TRIUMPHAL TOUR. Mr. Bryan left r'Nm at in n-i,u.u this morning, the depot platforms be ing jammed with admiring friends who niiu come aown to bid him godspeed. The run over to Laurel was In the na ture of a triumphal journey. At Or chard and Savage and Brunswick big wiwwas, in wnicti were farmers, were gathered for the purpose of cheering the Idol of Nebraska's democracy as he sped upon his mission. Around each station was hurrahing and cheer ing ana a tremendous crush and Jam to reach the platform of the rear car, on which stood Bryan shaking the hands of as many as could get near him. At Plalnvlew, where a ten-minute stop waa made, nearly 1,000 people were gathered, and to them Mr. Bryan de livered one of his happy short talks. In Osmond, where there was no stop, was a crowd almost as large and quite as enthusiastic. At Randoloh another ten-minute speech was made to a crowd of fully 1,600 people, and their cheers couia still be heard when the train had leit tne town half a mile behind. GREETED AT LAUREL Mr. Bryan reached Laurel at 1 o'clock and was met at the station by Hon. M. n. uoage with a carriage and by two bands and a good share of the Domila- tlon of four counties. The distinguish ed visitor was driven to the hotel for dinner through streets almost blockad ed with cheering, shoutlna neoDle. In the crowds were hundreds of men who had driven from Wavne. Pierce and Dixon counties, as wel las the ma jor portion of the population of the south end of Cedar county. At the Park hotel a brief reception was held In the parlors and hundreds of people were presented to the greatest of dem ocrats. The speaking began at about 2:30 from a covered platform. Seats had been arranged for 4.500 people. but scarcely a third of the crowd was In the seats, which were all occupied an hour before the time advertised. The rest of the big audience stood patiently for two hours and listened to a plain and simple but forceful presentation of the Issues of the campaign. tT '? November Cm the court bouse grounds this aft- have bean lar7 eaUustslsahas .Jyfi?. wff .th hown ? Blair ernoon Bryan delivered a a peach ma- infers eaiausaasa, """' i spim wai iDnnn as I ninr-enr in ita innnsnu ... aia i it. i t-i - . . . . 52 tf h!seepoa-t m.u aT FTST SSTSLTSSSL been encouraged and aroused, but km. dreds of republican voters have ban compelled to respect the rights of the cniia mougn tne band of none other be shaken. In Emerson Hon. Nick Frits of Pen der met Mr. Bryan to escort him to that town where, during a stop of fif teen minutes, he spoke to MM or 1,000 people, being Introduced by Jude-e J. M Currle. The farmers were again in evidence. It Is plain that the Nebras ka farmers are In earnest this year, and that populists, republicans or demo- devotion Is. At every town he visits. at the depot of every village through which he passes are multitudes whose shining eyes and earnest faces, whose cheers and tumultuous acclaim indicate people. The meetlnsr had beea arranar ed to be held In the big new auditorium wun a capacity of 2,000 people. It was thought that everyone who would come to rork to hear Bryan, after be had Laurel, Neb.. Sept. 1. The lowest es timate that has been made of the crowd assembled at this little village this aft. ernoon Is between 1,00 and 4.000. One Ingenious citizen, a republican, by the way, being somewhat skeptical and of an Inquiring turn of mind, started out shortly after the noon hour to count the wagons and buggies that lined tht streets and occupied the vacant lots. He counted up to MS, then got tired unwuil "The wnoie Diameo coun- AT HARTINGTON. The patriotic people of this beautifu little city had made royal preparation for the welcoming of the chief. Every store in town and most of the rest dences were handsomely decorated with bunting, Old Glory and Bryan pictures. Pictures of William McKlnley adorned tne windows of the postomce. a bank and a millinery store and the local re puDiican sheet. Every street was hronged with people. While practically every Inhabitant of the-town turned out to listen to the ext president tonight, the great bulk f the audience was composed of farm ers. who, from twenty to thirty miles around, had driven Into town to listen the words of truth. No hall was one-tenth large enough to hold the crowd and the meeting was held In he open air. The seats, which had been provided for 1,000 persons, though all occupied, were lost In a sea of people who encircled them. APPEAL STRIKES HOME. The speech was a masterly plea. The rator's powerful voice rang out thro' he still September air, a clarion cal o arms in defense of the principles of Iberty and a free people. The audience wayed by the eloquence of the speaker. hrilled by his earnestness, Inspired by Is loftiness of purpose, was demon- tratlve to a degree, and It cheered It self hoarse and then kept on cheering 111 vocal chords were but shreds and tatters. SETS 'EM TO THINKING. After Mr. Bryan had finished, there was a splendid exhibition of fireworks from the roof of the First National bank building, during which the great leader was the center of thousands of struggling people, all crowding up to shake his hand. "I am a republican, Mr. Bryan," said a gray-haired farmer, "but I try to be an honest man. Before I again vote the republican ticket I am going to take this question of Imperialism and study it. You have set me to thinking." Oakland, Neb., Sept. 20. William J. Bryan left Hartington at 5 o'clock this morning and Oakland at 6 o'clock this afternoon. In the twelve hours he spoke to audiences aggregating 12,000 people and shook the hands of most of them at four different points In as many northeastern Nebraska counties. The day has been marked by all the hurry and bustle and crowds and flags md bunting and enthusiasm and cheers that characterised the famous cam paign of 196. At every stopping place great crowds of cheering people from town and farm have gathered to at least shake the hand of their leader and bid him god speed, even though they might not hear him sneak. It was hardly 6 o'clock this morning when the train drew Into Wakefield, yet 2,000 people, at least half o fwhom had driven many miles In the early morning twilight, were gathered at the depot to greet with cheers and hurrahs the leader of the nation's de mocracy. A stand had been erected at the de pot platform, and from It for three quarters of an hour Mr. Bryan, who was introduced by Hon. tnomas uaw- ilnaa addressed his fellow citizens. The crowd was large, but the enthusiasm even larger. Those people naa pome far and at an unseasonable hour, and they let no opportunity escape to testify to their aevouon. iney noi only listened to and cheered the speech, but they shooK tne nana oi me speaKer before he spoke, and while he was speaking and as he slowly made his way to his train through the tightly packed and cheering crowds. STOP AT EMERSON. At Emerson a stop of thirty-five min utes was made. He also here made a speech from the depot platform, at least 1.000 people being present. The streets of the little city were lined with farmers' wagons and of farmers the audience was largely composed. Mr. Bryan was introduced oy u. M. Martin, and though the morning was harp and frosty, the audience was red- hot. Like volleys from a galling gun came the speakers arguments to repub- I leas, and with the cheers or a charg ing army the crowd responded. Here, too, an Impromptu reception of a few minutes was held while men, women and children surged across the plat- fom, fighting for a chance to grasp the hand of Bryan. And when Bryan Is shaking hands one thing Is noticeable, his preference is for tne cnuaren. He will miss a dosen outstretched hands of talwart men and voters to reach down nd with a smile and kindly word clasp ; Mr. Bryan makes hie appeal for a big the hand of some tiny little tot who Is majority for Hoicorso wis tail in orotr willing to go far any hour to hear the man whom they admire discuss new Is sues and old onea But two-minute stona were made at Bancroft and Lyons, vet at both sta tions hundreds of people were gathered, Insisting that Bryan at least come on the platform and show himself and shake their hands. OLD FRIENDS AT OAKLAND. At 10:15 the train pulled Into Oakland and here Mr. Bryan met a welcome. sucn as it is given to the lot of few men to experience. In Burt county are many of Bryan's first and warmest friends. In the memorable democratic state convention of 1893, Burt county alone of all counties north of the Platte river, gave Its solid delegation to the support of Bryan In his gallant fight for free silver. Of that delegation one, nenry shearer, three years ago joined the silent majority, but three of them, Pat Gleason. Wellington Harrington and A. A. Plummer, are still fighting democracy's battle, and today met Mr. Bryan at the depot and escorted him to the hotel. There were also present to see hi mabout thirty-five members of the Third Nebraska, among them Cap. tain Hugo H. Nelson of company I and Lieutenant John H. Cameron of com pany E. Republicans who had driven twenty miles, overcome by the contagious enthusiasm, with the love of truth and Justice In their hearts struggling for expression, did not wait for the speech making to convert them. They crowded aDout tne hotel and Into it, shook Bry an's hand and without more ado an nounced their emancipation. The crowd gathered early In Welles park, a beautiful place, -with plenty of shade and green grass, and when Mr. Bryan ascended the platform, accom panied by Hon. Ira Thomas, who pre sided; T. A. Nary, who Introduced him, nd Rev. G. W. Mlnler, who pronounced the Invocation, 7,000 or 8,000 people, on conservative estimate, were present. For almost two hours they listened and peered for Bryan. POWERFUL ADDRESS. Mr. Bryan's speech waa a powerful effort, directed, as always, to the re publican portion of the audience, and was particularly strong In Its presenta tion of the Issues of trusts and Imper ialism. One thing particularly noticeable was the great number of republicans pres ent. The claim of republican sheets that a large portion of Bryan's audiences In Nebraska this year are republican may be cheerfully admitted, and the reason is made plain to any one who spends five minutes in Inquiries. The rank and file of the republicans are worried and confused; they are opposed to the trusts, yet they see their party foster ing them. They believe In a republican form of government, yet they see their party striving to make of this republic an empire, and because they know these things they are beginning to cast about for information and are willing to leave their homes and travel ten and twenty miles to hear what democ racy has to offer. The republicans admittedly are this year attending democratic meetings It their party beware lest they also vote for the application of truths they are there learning. DEMAND AN OUTSIDE SPEECH. At Blair Mr. Bryan was greeted with the officials of the fusion conventions which met there oday and in in har mony and accord united on one ticket lie was escorted by the band and a countless throng of people to the hotel where he ate a hurried supepr, and then a comical but significant situation developed. Germanla hall, In which the speaking was to be held, was already jammed with 1.500 people when Mr. Itryan was eating his supper. Men standing in the aisles packed tight as sardines In a box; otuslde were assern bled three times as many people as were within, clamoring for admission where room could not be found to stand a lath upright. The people who were outside had driven from afar, many of them to heai Bryan, and hear him they swore they would. They sent an ultimatum over to the hotel, that if Bryan attempted to speak in that hall where they could not hear him they would tear down the walls. The anxious committee who had not expected a crowd one-third so Urge, consulted with Mr. Bryan. He advls hat word be sent that he would speak outside for a few minutes first and then speak to the crowd In the hall. This was done; the crowd replied it didn't propose to put up with a few minutes' speech from a man whom many had driven twenty miles or come on excursions from neighboring coun- les to hear. Then Bryan pulled his hat wn tight and started over to deal with the Insurgents himself, the com mittee at his heels. As he reached the neighborhood of the big hall, the thousands who were outside seemed to divine his presence by a single Impulse, and the cheers and yells and cries tor Uryan that rent me air would have made a Comanche In dian on the warpath turn pale and tremble. The malcontents demanded a speech, a whole speech, all for them selves. The people Inside, they said, were warm at least, and most of them had seats and they could wait. SPEAKS FROM A WAGON. Bryan capitulated. An old lumber wagon drawn by a team of mules was driven In front of the building, and from It Mr. Bryan spoke. He was In troduced by Mr. Cameron and for three Quarters of an hour he talked to that great crowd of at least 3, (MO people on the outside, while 1.600 more, who had already waited patiently for one hour Inside, stayed In that sweltering, illy ventilated room for another hour and whenver they heard the outside crowd cheering they cheered also. Then when the audience which was Inside began to grow restive and cry for their share of Bryan, free silver and , anll-lmperlallsm, Mr. Bryan bade fare well to his cheering auditors outside and was pushed through a back door onto the platform of the big hall. The nlatform was full to overnowing, so was the lower floor, so was the upper floor and the windows and the rear and front and side steps and the sidewalks and streets outside, and now the people on the Inside had a chance to listen and cheer, while those on the outside cheer, ed on general principles for Bryn- And there In a room so uncmfort able for Its jam and heat and bad air that It cannot well be Imagined, the people sat and Stood llsieitlng and cheering and refused the orator per mission to stop. The Interest taken In public questions this year Is that of a presidential campaign, and everywhere est man and their truest and best North Bend, Neb., Sept. 21. As the train pulled into the depot at 10 o'clock a. m. the station platform, streets and sidewalks were a black mass of singing, cneering humanity, and on every Hp was the name of Bryan. Hundreds of men and boys had climbed onto freight cars and the roofs of nearby buildings, the better to catch a glimpse of their rnena ana leader as he emerged from me car. That's him," came a shout as the familiar, strong and doubly lined but smiung raoe appeared, and with a rush and a universal push the great crowd made for the leader, Jostling and crowding about him, clasping his hands ana an talking and shouting together. A magnificent parade was formed, es corting Mr. Bryan to a handsome car riage driven by Captain William Mc Vlcker, formerly of company F, Third Nebraska through the Drinclnal streets or tne town, where Mr. Bryan was en tertalned during his few brief moments or leisure while In North Bend. North Bend's welcome was no half way measrue. Such Is the love of the common people for William Jennings Bryan that the mere news that Bryan was coming was enough to cause re publicans to join with populists and democrats, to get together a meeting and make a demonstration that would tell, In no uncertain terms, their love for their distinguished fellow citizen. ADDRESS IN THE PARK. At the beautiful park on the outskirts of the village 2,500 people gathered this afternoon and for over two hours list ened to such a speech as they had nev er heard before. Mr. Bryan was Introduced by Mr. E. Hanks. The audience was composed in large part of farmers, among whom Swedes and Germans predominated There were seats for 1,200, but so eager was everyone to listen that most of those who could reach the seats stood on them In order to hear and see the better, while the major portion of the crowd stood from necessity. Mr. Bryan never faced a more atten tive audience or one fnore evidently anxious to learn. Clearly and dispas sionately he showed those people why they should no longer act with the re publican party. YELLOW RIBBON INCIDENT. An agent of the republican commit tee was stationed in the park with yards of yellow ribbon in his pockets. He strove manfully all afternoon and got a man to help him, and they both labored till the perspiration was streaming In rivulets from their faces, while the great crowd cheered for Bry an. And the result of all the peddling of free yellow ribbons was that prob ably 100 men were induced to don the yellow, and these could be found only by close search. And before Bryan had finished speaking, a fair-haired young Swede, who stood with his pret ty wife by his side, tore off the bit of yellow and threw It to the ground and trampled it beneath his feet. "If God will forgive me, I will never vote another republican ticet," he said. "I'm for a free country and a free peo ple after this." And he meant It. Following Bryan is Nathias Lee o Canfleld. O.. who sells the leaders' pho tographs to the multitude. He began the business in the campaign of 1872 following Horace Greeley. He has fol lowed Ingersoll, Moody, Ben Butler Garfield, Blaine, McKlnley and many other notables. "Bryan Is easily the most popula man and Uie greatest orator of thl generation," said Mr. Lee today. "T Klve you some Idea how he ranks wit' others, In 1384 I sould EC 000 pictures o Jan-M G. Blali-e: In 1S4S I sold lli.CO of Willi!" m J. T-ryan. I am averaglnf- novv too pictures a day, and the d mund rems to be constan"y Increus Ing. When Blaine spoke to 10. WO peopit I believe he mnde, directly and indi rectly 600 votes; I am satisfied tha Bryan mrkes as many votes with ha!: the audience." It may fairly be presumed that a sah of 800 or more Bryan pictures a da Indicates that "Bryanlsm" is still do Ing business at the old stand. WAHOCS HEARTY GREETING. Wahoo, Neb., Sept. 21. Wahoo mixer red fire and torchlights, brass l)and and cheering multitudes and Jefferson lan simplicity in almost equal propor tlons tonight and the result was f Brvan rally that was as pleasing ir some r spects as it was novel. It wat a reception that came straight frorr the hearts of the people, and it naa ni frills or furbelows. During the afternoon Governor Hoi- comb and Hon. George W. Uerge of Lincoln held a rousing rally on th' court house grounds, speaking to 1.60' Deoole. Inflicting many large holes !i the olrenc"y tattered and torn garment that cloaks republican hypocrisy. Gov ernOr llolcomb is popular in haun dera county, and he was approached to day by scores of republicans, who tolc hltn they hail aireuay voiea ior nin twice and Intended , to vote for hln Bcaln this fall. Tonight, at the same place, Bryai snoke to a crowd which he himself characterized as being so large tha' "when some republican at the outoi edcre hurrahs for McKlnley we cat catch but a faint echo of his voice hen on the platform.' WALK IN THE PROCESSION. A conservative estimate puts thf crowd at 5,000 to 6.000, possibly many more. Mr. Bryan himself marched or foot at the head of the parade that preceded the speaking. With him, al on foot, were Silas A. Holcomb, Georgf W. Berge, B. F. Good, T. J. Nolan, H. H. Sornberger, R. L. Metcalfe and oth er well known fuslonlsts. The only man on horseback was Lieutenant Henry Fingado of company K of the fighting First Nebraska, who acted as marshal. Republicans who had predicted that Bryan had been In Wa hoo so often that he waa no longer a curiosity and would do well if he had 1.009 people tonight, let their lower jaws fall crashing to the sidewalks as they saw tne mammotn demonstration. Thy began to realize that Saunders county's fidelity to Bryan Is no fair weather affair, buth that through storm and stress, discouragement and defeat, the members of the old guard of Saun ders county, though their hair may be gray and their eyes dim, still press un dauntedly forward with the order of volunteres and the trained procession of the scarred veterans of many battles. was a mistake In the calculations. The whole county was determined to near Bryan present in his matchless way the arguments for oreservlna sa- crea ana inviolate and Intact the prin ciples of the charter of American lib erty. So the whole county came and good portions of all the adjacent coun ties. The four sides of the big old-fash ioned square were lined with teams. Every side street was packed with them. They overflowed into the va cant lots and the pasture lands adjoin ing town. From twtnty an twenty five and thirty miles away, the farm ers came and brought their wives and sons and daughters and babies. REPUBLCANS ARE WORRIED. Devld Huff lives twenty-six miles from town, but he hitched up and drove in with his family to hear Bryan; so did A. Sodersteln, a prosperous and in telligent Swede, who lives as far away. H. A. Van Dusen Is a republican, but republican policies have worried him of late, and he drove twenty-five miles to listen to the gospel of brotherly love, liberty, equality and Justice. The crowd stood for over two hours and listened to that speech. The mass of humanity completely surrounded the speaker's stand. It occupied the broad flights of steps on the south and west sides of the court house and packed the balconies and all the windows and even hung onto the fire escapes In or der to get a better view. So far to all sides did the vast multitude extend that the orator could not be seen even from the elevation of the band stand, so bed stood up on a chair that those the most remote might see. Mr. Bryan reached York this after noon accompanied by S. H. Sornberger and Hon. B. F. Good, fusion candi dates for judges In the Fifth district, and the party was warmly welcomed. They were met at the depot by Lieu tenant Governor E. A. Gilbert, Dr, George W. Shidler and wife. Judge Bates and other leading fuslonlsts and escorted to the hotel. The Thayer band discoursing martial airs, leading the way. Mr. Bryan was tired and worn witn the fatigue of constant campaigning as he began his Bpeech, but he warmed with the grandeur of his theme and In spired by the attentiveness of his au dience he delivered what was in many respects the greatest speech he has thus far delivered in this fall's cam paigning in Nebraska. He took the republican piatiorm yes terday adopted at Omaha and he tore It to shreds, scattering the fragments to the four winds of heaven. He ex posed its shiftiness, its evasion, Its cow ardice, its subserviency to monopolies and corporations. He took its declara tion for the gold standard and con trasted that declaration with the plat form of 1896, which pledged the repub lican party to do all it could to get rid of the gold standard by internation al agreement. He recounted how, alter that election President McKlnley naa named a commission to go all the way to Europe to beg of British financiers thoir assistance In releasing tne unit ed States from gold monometallism, while the republican congress appropri ated 100,000 of the people's money to pay that commission's expenses. RIDICULOUS FIGHT. "It remains for a republican conven tion," he shouted amid the cheers and laughter of the crowd; "it remains for i republican convention to declare that the president did not want bimetallism .vhen he sent his commission abroad. It emiiins for a republican convention to ay '.n effect that the president was a ypociite and was trying to do some hlng he did not intend to do." set to thinking and studying American principles, reviewing American tradl- lons una investigating into human rights. Scores of conversions have ben openly announced and hundreds mere will result between now and else tlon day. Ar Grand Island this afternoon the meeting was the same In kind as all his met tings everywhere great crowds hurrahing and cheering, streets lined with teams from all the country round and patriotic ardor and enthusiasm fairly effervescing front the multitude. HOW THE ENGLISH VIEW IT. It took but a few words for Bryan to settle the republican disclaimer of ths term "imperialism. He quoted froaa the New York Sun, and administration, organ, a report of a Fourth of July celebration of Americans in London, la which it was said: "Imperialism was th keynote of the evening. Ever speech was Imperialistic and the spirit of Imperialism aroused the greatest degree of enthusiasm ever witnessed at a gathering of Americans In London." He showed that to annex contiguous homogeneous territory to be inhabited by Americans and become an integral portion of the union of states is expan sion, but to cross an ocean to conquer an alien people to be held as subjects and governed by the doctrine of might is imperialism. NEBRASKA NEWS. The masonry of the new West Point reservoir is completed, and as soon as the roof Is in place the reservoir will be filled. Early completion of the Nebraska Telephone company's new line will give Oxford direct communication with Omaha. The poles have been distrib uted as far as that place and the line will soon be in operation. The Elkhorn road has leased a large number of Union Pacific engines be cause of the immense cattle traffic now being handled. ' Special stock trains are being run every few hours. The contract for an addition of 24xSS feet, two stories high, to the Valparaiso high school building has been awarded to J. C. Allen at $1,262, the building to be completed November 20. A contract has been let for the erec tion of a handsome church by St.j Mary's Catholic parish at Norfolk. The building is to be of pressed brick, 42x 70 feet, and will cost J10.000. Charles Harper, a prominent farmer; living near Allen, In Dixon county, while working with the threshers had his clothes caught by the tumbling rodi of the machine and was seriously hurt,( nearly all the clothing being torn from his body. Sheriff Bonawitz of Jefferson county arrested Thomas Cox, who was wanted) ' YORK 18 STIRRED. York, Neb,. Sept 21 Todav has hwn great day for the Declaration of In depehdenoe In York nod York eaunt. BRYAN KITS THE KEYSTONE. Aurora. Neb., Sept. 22 "I love the declaration of Independence," was tin .asslonate cry ot William J. Bryan at Vurora tonight, "and I'd rather defend t tluin defend a president who tram des on it and carries on a war of con luest." And 6,000 people cheerd In unison, and shouted as one man their approval of he sentiment. It was a magnificent neetlr. From thirty miles around the armers of this section have been pour ng all day in a steady stream into thiF eautiful little city. And notwlthstand nr the carnival at Hastings, less than hlrty miles away, notwithstanding Ircus and a mssic lantern snow to tight, when Bryan reached Aurora at :15 this evening from his great meet n gat Tor he faced an audience of i.000 to 7,000 men and women. Seats hid bten provided for 3.000, and fvery sent was taken, with more peo pie standing than were seated, while undreds more occupied wagons and n.Kgh s on the outskirts of the crowd. Mr. Bryan finished his speech at Yon little after 5 o'clock and before 6 lu vns whirling over the prairies thirty niles to Aurora, behind a spanklnc earn of bays driven by James Broad V-nt, who had been sent by the Aurora onimittee to meet him. MORE THAN EVER FOR HIM. The orator was late In arriving and thi great audience had patiently wait -Ml, a large portion of it, for two hours "or his coming. Never has the love ind unbounded admiration of the peo. ol of Nebraska for William JenningF Bryan been so warmly manifested as luring this fall's campaign. The ardor seems more deeply seated, more heart felt and universal than ever before v-eti during the memorable campaign if 1S, and the magnificent assemblage it Aurora tonight was as hearty and unpfVecled In Its greeting as any that he has faced since he stood before hi' thousands of friends in O'Neill last Monday afternoon. Mr.4 Bryan was Introduced by John I. Roach, prosecuting attorney of Ham ilton county. As he stood with bared head, his strong features dimly outlin ed beneath the flickering flare of the gas Jets, his audience stretching fnr fore him and to his right and lefLwhllr over the corn crib against which the platform stood, the full moon rose Ir mellow radiance, inundating In a sil ver sheen the shouting thousands, th( scene, witn its impresslveness. Itp primal simplicity, a picture of a demo cratic people limned on a giant canvas was one to be seen and never forgot ten. Ana not onjy ror its unique, slm pl and powerful setting, typical of thr great vest and Its people, but for Itr Hssons In justice, truth and righteous ness, that meeting will never fade from th memory of the thousands who com posed It. in Richardson county for a hlgbwajr robbery committed several years ago.i Cox broke jail and his whereabouts were not known until he went to Fair-r bury to visit relatives. Sheriff Bona witz will get $50 reward. The office of the Fremont Butter and Egg company was entered by burglars' and the safe opened by knocking off the combination knob. The content were thoroughly ransacked, but no, money found. A lot of table linen which E. Lowenstein had stored in a trunk in the building was taken andj considerable other stuff. There is no, clew to the thieves. Winding willow withes about her neck until she strangled herself, Mrs., H. Steinheider ended her life at her home, two miles east of Dorchester. Ill health drove her to commit the crime. Mr. Steinheider had gone to town dur ing the afternoon and about 3 o'clock the crazed woman went to the willow saplings which fringed a pond about 200 yards from the house and wound the supple boughs about her neck. Throw ing her weight backward she leaned until she choked to death. A neighbor found her dead, with hands still hold ing the ends of the boughs which she employed to commit suicide, AT GRAND ISLAND. Orand Island. Neb.. BeDt. XI. Th first week of Bryan's campaign In Nebraska closed today at Orand Island. In the week just closed he has addressed al- Some time within the last few weeks thirty-five head of cattle have been stolen from Huffman & Rollins' east feed yards at Neligh. The loss was dis covered Wednesday night of last week. At first no clew whatever could be dis covered, but finally suspicion pointed to i man who had been working at dif ferent times during the summer at the Deloit and upper and lower Neligh ranches of Huffman & Rollins, and he was arrested. It waa apparent from the circumstances that some one thor oughly acquainted with the premises must have been connected with ths stealing, and the party arrested told conflicting stories regarding his where. i bouts during the last few days. Final ly Sheriff Bralnard exhibited to Mr. Huffman a photograph of a man want ed for cattle stealing In Lincoln county. It was recognized as the employe In question and the arrest was made as ioon as the man could be located, When iearcnea a nne 46-caiiber revolver was taken from his pocket. On searching his grip, a stock contract from the rail road company was found for a ship ment of one car of cattle from Clear water on September 20. This was mads ut to J. M. Wells and was consigned to Clay Robinson, South Omaha. It Is al most certain that the man under arrest had a confederate, and another arrest will probably be made soon. It has been ascertained that the accused has served time at Lincoln under the name of B. M. Wilson, and Is wanted In Lincoln county for cattle stealing, where a re ward of $160 Is offered for his arrest When last heard of by the authorities there he was In the neighborhood at Deloit, and was supposed to be la bid. Ing at a ranch where he had been rM under ths name of Wilkinson wlUUag When employed by Huffman TlnlilM he gave hit name as J. S. Willy.