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Bryan (bo half slave and half free; it must fit Cincinnati, Mayor Dempsey spoke as follows: - "Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Citi zens of Cincinnati, of the State of Ohio and our Neighboring Common wealths: Wo are gathered here to night to do honor to a most distin guished individual, in fact, to him who Jjs today the most -distinguished private citizen in all of this great republic. This great concourse of citizens is but one of a series which has from day to day greeted him since he once again set foot on his native shores. It needs from me no extended ex planation of the meaning of these vast outpourings 01 tne yeuyio. xuo ovuuu ard' bearer of a great principle, the advocate of living truths, has once more come unto his own, and his own are rejecting him not. It was not al ways thus, in the history of this re public, with those who appeared in the vanguard of policies looking to the liberty and welfare of the people. ' "A half century ago the vital ques tion in this country was the abolition prlthe perpetuation of slavery, and eyery school child today knows how tne pioneers of African, freedom were footed at and stoned and rotten-egged, and their newspapers arid printing presses destroyed and thrown into the rivers and creeks. Nevertheless "Wil liam H. Seward, then governor of Iew .York, declared that the conflict be tween slavery and freedom was an Irrepressible one, and that, however much there might be of compromising, of -procrastinating, of temporizinga decisive battle would inevitably be fought between the two ideas, in which th one would survive and the other bo wholly one or the other. And you all know the outcome of that conflict. "A similar situation confronts us now, and it is bound to result in a similar conflict Tho living question before tho people of this great repub lic today is whether the doctrine1 of special privilege, with all of its bale ful effects and attendant eVils, is to prevail against the fundamental Amer ican principle Of equal rights to all of the people. There may be temporiz ing, there may be procrastination, there may be compromising, but the conflict between these two ideas is as irrepressible as the old conflict be tween the ideas of slavery and free dom. Involved in that conflict -will also be the principle of civic righteous ness in city, state and nation-a doc trine that calls for absolute honesty and fidelity on the part of public offi cials in the administration- of public affairs, no matter how high or how low the official may be. "The public magazines and a portion of the independent daily press have during the last live years revealed to us the shocking extent to which, cor ruption, either in direct or indirect form, lias permeated our whole body politic, from .the councilman or select man of an ordinary municipality up unto the very ranks of that august body, the United States senate. And the most alarming and regretful -phase of, the whole situation was the seem ing apathy oE the public and of avgreat portion of the public press .after . the disclosures had heen made. . "Right here in our own county and city we had, and to some extent still have, as glaring an instance of this rish. Abraham Lincoln later em- seeming indifference to official perfidy hasized Seward's. thought by his own and official delinquency as can be declaration uiat mis country could not found anvwhere thrbuchoUt tha coun try. For nearly twenty years this1 city and county have been cursed by the domination of as precious a set of political rascals and freebooters as ever disgraced God's footstool. Through! I the hard work; of an investigating com- Life and speeches Lf OF Wu il kDVAM V:if I mission authorized by. the- last .general o I aaaouiuij uuo uousbuuuuo ui. wia &tu& nnmmnn nonnlo nP M,l 4-. i 1 we uncovered, two of the most lm- T Zlri rtT r: out in their nefarious dealings. Thank God that this sentiment is changing in this community, although we still have one sheet that goes into hysterical jubilations over the merits of the old gang, and sees no guile, but naught save wisdom and honesty in them. Thank God, also, that the sentiment is changing, and has changed through out the country, and that the public conscience has at last been aroused. "What has been .needed is a leader who will guide that public conscience right and direct the public mind into channels conducive to sound, honest and sincere thinking. When the Amer ican people set themselves to thinking seriously about any given problem, situation or condition of affairs, they never fail to hit the right solution. Why, I know not; it may be Provi dence or it may be because of the sound, hard common sense which bot toms most of them. President Roose yelt is a man of whom any democrat can speak kindly, affectionately, and often enthusiastically, and this with out any treason, to democratic allegi ance. Most of the policies-announced and carried out by him are of demo cratic origin, and many of them have had their inception Jin the brain of him who is your honored guest this even ing. "But President Roosevelt is not the man for the present crisis, not because of any lack of the qualifications that I deem necessary in such a leader, but because he is hampered by the tradi tions of his own party and is fettered by the political environment surround ing him. No republican platform would ever declare against special privilege, and if a republican of the Roosevelt type should be ttfund morally courage ous enough to attempt it, not one of the senatorial coterie or the public and quasi-public corporations clique that dominate the policies and declarations of that party would ever permit it. "Consequently the, American people must turn somewhere else; and to some one who Is as honest as Presi dent Roosevelt, as courageous, as frank and as persevering, but who, also, in, addition to these, qualities, has the in terest and the welfare of the plain, Illustrated ootvo,.465.pafires, published, in 1000, nothintf later, nothing in print more complete A few copies. Ia3fc of publisher's stock at great ly reduced price. Substantially bound In cloth by mall, postage prepaid, ji. 00 per copy. G. H. WALTERS 2245 Vino St., Lincoln, Nebraska. portant discoveries beiner that an at tempt had be'en made to 'tamperwith. the judiciary in the decision of an im portant case, and" that for years thig gang had been appropriating to itself the interest on public mdneys loaned by them to the banks. ' ' "Notwithstanding these revelations, and notwithstanding the recipients of the stolen money, under compulsion, paid it back with contemptuous indif ference, no great shoclc seems to have been experienced by the community at large, and of a daily press,' consisting of four English and four German pa pers, but- two, one English and one German, made any editorial comment thereon. It is a startling statement to make, but it seems to be true, that the sin of these political conspirators consisted, not in the crimes committed by them, not in attempting unduly to influence fudges, but in being found fEr iH fvvBHB'tf4H9 1 zHEHIifli $11.95 '' :. steal ranaa without hlph closet of reservoir. With blEhwarminfrclosetandrescnolr.lutt shown ia cut. Si 3.BB Reservoir Is porcelain lined. Heavy cast top with 0 lull sire cooking holes. Large square OTen. recul V 8-18 size. Body It made of A toiled steel, top &nd ell castings of best pigiroa. urates wc use inv proved duplex crate, burns wpoaorcou. HieKeioand on front of main torn brack. ets and tea, shelves on closet; uuuu auu ornazneni on raer voir oven door. te. Hfohlv polishes, making the ranee' en ornament In any home. I 5jJ 2 .95 BEl Heats IwtM illustrated. Bene) nard or soft coal of wood. Has drawn center grate, corrugated fire pot. cold rolled sheet steel bodr heavy cast base, large cast feed door.ashpltdoor and asupan, swing top. screw draft-rejrulator. Polished urn, nickel to OUR TERMS i,. r.,.il. -" We. bare beatlne stoves of every kind. HotbUst.aJrtleMs.the kind that retails for J3.V for0e. Uaseburaets at K the tegular price. ara the west liberal aver mw. wewiUsulpyoeany lange or stove, itsriHH it to be pfact la construction end m. ? i? """ " w reacn you in perfect condition. You can ever saw or nesra ox, equal so ;spo .wuuioournnce. vou can return if . ... n. m - -I'lrr .' " " t '. " yH1 www uiaiwHMiA IL "--"- " "" i7 Koniawavs,oyoavrotieoutoaesUileeeat. WRITE T0-111Y 0'2?veC..1.iNe. l4..1fetylSoaSeetfpm .xDUIae ourtaSTlv, liberal sdloVeJtWceVevVmd. 'nWwtSfXSSSSiiS1 LSL"5 ApostalcardwlUb,.alttoyou.e,mU MARVIN SfWiTH OO. OHIGAeOei ILL. w fir mm t w A Bh l eV ranswaaiB teUsyeM to his heart that no seduction ' or Dianaisnmenis or any Kind can win him away from them. "It is in the democratic party alone that, at this juncture, relief can. be; found against the evils that are facing us. That party is and always has been, the party of the people, and from ltd foundation has stood unalterably for the right of the people against the ag gressions of corporations, organized wealth and those who seek special fa vors and privileges. "The man whom common consent seems to designate as the' one meet for this crisis in our affairs it will be my pleasure in a few moments to pre sent to you. Some of us may not be quite ready to agree with all of the propositions and principles that he may advance, or that he may stand for, but, however that may be, there is not one of us in this great audience who will not take home tonight with us something of benefltvemdof profit irom wnat ne may nave tpsay. For Mr. Bryan is honest with himself in his thinking, and he will be honest and candid and straightforward with us in the expression of his thoughts, with the attendant result that eack one of us must leave here to do some Thinking for himself, and to make some research because of that thinking. That is just what Mr. Bryan desires he. wants. tb set us all thinking, and when the great American, public gets .to thinking re member what 1 1 said before. . "Ladies and gentlemen, I "present to you the Great . Commoner, William Jennings Bryan." t On the same occasion Mr, Bryan, after paying a high tribute to Mayor Dempsey, said: . "I.h.ye been. around the world, and) mocracy have been sown, and that they are bearing fruit. In all nations and in every clime the people are turning toward democracy and recog nize the external truth of the princl pies which it stands for. Everywhere you will find the reformer and that reforms are being accomplished, and you will find that everywhere people are beginning to realize the necessity of bringing th government closer to the people. "I believe that there is a new era coming in this country, and there are evidences given of late which bear me out. I believe that the time has come when the convictions of men are more powerful than the party lash. Take the case of Philadelphia. Only a short time ago it was said to be the mo3t corrupt city politically in the United States. I remember hearing that the ministers of the city had got together and offered up prayers for the mayor. I have faith in prayer, but -believe that they ought to have prayed that the citizens would be guided to elect a mayor who would be the right man for the place. However, the mayor after ward allied himself with the honest people of Philadelphia. "Now, next to Philadelphia, Cincin nati was known as the most corrupt city politically in the United States. Every form of corruption known to corrupt politicians was to be found here. Corrupt corporation conducted by respected men. "seemed to control the situation. Men who wanted people arrested for buying votes at $5 per vote immediately turned 'around and gave $5,000 with Which to buy 5,000 votes. These same men who controlled the corporations and were known as re spectable men had no consciences. The politicians grew fat by robbing the people. The good people were almost in despair of ever getting rid of that gang of politicians, but, yet look what happened. They Tose in their might and elected a good man and an honest man as mayor (at this there were cheers for Mayor Dempsey), and you must remember that he needs your moral support Do not expect him to accomplish everything in a few months. An organization intrenched as the Cincinnati organization was can not be wiped out in a few months. You must stand by your mayor in his iignt to eradicate them entirely. You, had your papers whp sold their columns to things that editors knew to be wrong. You had your city coun cilmen who obtained thousands of dol lars and who embezzled public author ity for their own advantage. You h politicians of high ana low degree Subscribers1 Advertising Department This department is for the exclu sive use of Commoner subscribers, and a special rate of six cents a word per insertion the lowest rate has been madefor them. Address all communications to The Com moner, Lincoln, Nebraska. TNafO VICTORY." POPULAR SONG. Ks Address the author, Mrs. H. a. onam berlin, Storm Lake, Iowa "NEBRASKA SOHOOIi BONDS, IN $100 -1-1 denominations: 4 per pent Interest; safer than banls; we buy' them back any time, Lin coln Sale Deposit and Trust Co., Lincoln, Nob. 6 fmUDKOOT) OR FIRST LOVE"LATEST J popular sonpr. 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