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-- t t "jjjt; , J ,. ' Ibe 3)ail$ IFlebraefcan Vol. VIII. No. 17. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1908. Price 5 Cents,' GIVEN GREAT OVATION GREAT COMMONER RECEIVE8 MAGNIFICENT TRIBUTE. STUDENTS HONOR THE LEADER INTERRUPTED CONTINUOUSLY BY VIGOROU8 APPLAUSE. Brilliant and Caustic Remarks on Op ponents Bring Forth Admiring Plaudits From University Audience. -. Appreciating to tho fullest extent the honor of entertaining tho presi dential candidates of the two great political parties within the space of two weeks, tho University of Nebras ka yesterday accorded to Wi J. Bry an what is pronounced to be the great est reception ever given by a univer sity of thiB stato to a political speak er. Over twelve hundred students and members of tho faculty jammed Mem orial hall and cheered vociferously at the brilliant sallies of tho democratic candidate. During the closing fifteen minutes of Ills address, Mr. Bryan was interrupted no Igsb than a dozen times by tumultous applause. In his preoration, practically every sentenco was punctuated by a round of cheers, which could not but gratify tho candi date as ho noted the Intelligent appre ciation of his logic, wit, and magnetic presence. Picked it to Pieces. Especially did the audience appre ciate Mr. Bryan's keen analyzatlon of tho republican platform planks re garding publicity of campaign contri butions and tho election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. His characterization of the republican attitude on the tariff was given tremendous applause. At no point in the course of his ad dress did Mr. Bryan lose the attention of his audience. His voice, still as full of melody and eloquonce as ever, despite tho strenuous campaign of the past three weeks, extended to every corner of Memorial hall. Yet even though his listeners were not obliged to strain their ears to hear his words, never for a moment did their attention wander. His logic, wit, and oratorical power held them to the last Mr. Bryan's addresB was of a char acter which presidential candidates seldom confer upon a university au dience. He realized apparently that this was one of his very few speeches In Lincoln, and he further appreciated the fact that his audience was com posed of- university students ivho had minds of their own. and were not sat isfied with glided generalities or sugar coated compliments. , Stay, is Brief. At tho conclusion of his addfeBs, Mr. Bryan was surrounded by mem bers of the university faculty, many of whom are friends of several years' Btandlng, and by others who had a place on the platform, , all of whom wished to express their appreciation of hlB address. On leaving the hall, he at once entered his carriage and was driven toTalrviewrwherehe-apent last night. Today Mr. Bryan starts upon a tour of Nebraska which will occupy the re mainder of the week. He will travel over a large part of tho Btato, making a large number of speeches' in the course of his trip. MY. Bryan's stay at his homo' was short He arrived only Sunday from Chicago, whither he IJ OIN EXCURSION TO MINNESOTA $7.20 had gone on ending a tour of Iowa and other stateB of the middle west. Well Arranged. Tho plans for yesterday's gathering were well laid under the auspices ol tho University Bryan and Kern club. Memorial hall was decorated with the stars and stripes and with pictures ol Mr. Bryan. On tho balcony rail at either side were crossed flags and lithographs of tho democratic pros! dentin! nominee. Across the front ol the organ were tho same emblems. The university band occupied one cor ner of the lower floor and rendered severnl stirring Selections prior to the arrival of tho speaker. Shortly before Mr. Bryan's arlval, President Adams of tho Bryan and (Continued on Pago 4) , Baked beans, baked on tho premises and sorved hot with delicious brown bread, 10c, at Tho Boston Lunch. 1 1 (fnmak- WILL RUN EXCURSION CROWD TO GO WITH FOOTBALL TEAM TO MINNESOTA. BIG RALLY TOR THIS EVENING 3tudents Will Stir Things Up in Mem orial Hall and Arrange Things For Trip Band to Be On Hand. "Join tho oxcurslon to Minnesota." 'When? Friday evening." "Prlco? Only $7.20 for tho round trip." "I'm with you." The foregoing laconic conversation took place several tlmoB yesterday af ternoon whenever two real university students met on the campus. Tho WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN subject of their conversation divided attention with Mr. Bryan's address. It was only yostorday aftornoon that Managor Eagor learned for certain that a spoclal train would bo taken to Minnesota Friday to accommodato a groat crowd of rooters who want to seo tho Cornhuskors In action against tho Gophors Saturday. When ho lot out tho nows and it spread about the campus tho students began at onco to flguro how they could rakd up onough monoy to mako tho trip. All of them admitted tho prlco was choap and a good many of them at onco noti fied Managor Eagor that they would go along, and purchased tickets on tho spot . Must Sell 200 Tickets. Tho management doalros to have enough tickets sold by tomorrow night to guarantee tho railroad company which runs the special that thoro will (Continuod on Pago 2) MR. BRYAN'S SPEECH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TALK OF RIVAL PLATFORMS. ATTACKS REPUBLICANS' STAWT 8EEK8 TO PROVE HIS PARTY THE MORE PROGRESSIVE. Uses Fund of Logic, Wit and Sarcasm on Republican Statements of Principles by Platform and by Leaders. In nddrosslng the studonto anit fac ulty of the university, Mr. Bryaft ca nned hlmsolf ontiroly to political questions. With tho principles of tho two loading parties as outlined la their platform as his text, ho pro ceeded to annlyfco those documents i an effort to show what each really stood for. He spoko In substanco as follows: "I recognize that ono assumes A 'big responsibility when heappoars 'bo fore those who aro going to eft. in judgment on his acts. You have heard my opponent recently and It 1 no' moro than fair that you should now hoar mo. I shall not attempt to change your hearts today. I hayo had too much oxporlenco In pontics to attempt to do anything of that sort. The object of my speech Is to show .you if you aro at all inclined to bo- democratic, that you can -best show this spirit by voting tho demo cratic ticket. "When wo speak of a democratic party I don't uso tho word in a par tisan sensey-wo moan a party that believes and trusts in the people. Wherever thero-tfrOtwo political par ties, there Is one thdttruats tho peo pie, and there Is another that Is no); so democratic. In this country there are two great political parties, and one of thoso is of necessity nearer the people than the other. Ono of these great parties is going to be success ful and ono is going Jo bo defeated? Thus, when you cast your vote you must, chooso which in your opinion I' the nearest the people. Two Great Parties. "All over the world there are twe parties, just as there are hero, one o them standing for the people and the other favoring the few. Everywhere democracy Is growing and everywhere the party of the aristocracy is dying. Progress 1b alwayB towards the party of the people. It la the duty of every one to Investigate and decide fof himself which is the party of the maBB.es. ' ' "Political parties are to be meas ured by their platforms, for these are the last statement of principles left by the respective parties.. Our plat form, which was made at Denver, was made by -a convention which is. re markable In the history of political parties. There the platform oa which we stand was made and it was anlmously adopted. In Chicago tf republicans met. and constructed AheSf platform and we have a right to alh snme -that, it expreeeeS'the.feellBgjjf those In control of that party. J eay thoeoln control of the party, for.ojur platform at Denver was made la ac cordance" with the washes of toe peo ple, who themselves controlled ty democratic party, while that adqrtiai In Chicago was a deliberate cheat f (Continued on Page 2)
