Show being kept up down in nebraska BIC conference MEETS bryan abou amou the crowd will strengthen the organization ls LINCOLN neb jan 6 special of the state that lur mashed the silver democratic nominee for ibe presidency do abot believe that the question of bimetallism was settled by the november election this much was demonstrated by the size and makeup of the conference which vas called to order at two today in the lancing theater by HOD john jeffcoat for the purpose of a free silver league tiye populists lists free silver democrats and free silver republicans were con in the parquet the conference is the outcome of a call largely and influentially signed and the participants represent ever county in the state mr bryan who made his appearance while the preliminaries limin aries were in progress was given an enthusiastic reception when the conference had been called to order the call was raad by secretary thomas F sturgess in part it was as follows we believe it to be impossible to restore prosperity in any permanent degree to the now prostrate industries and business of the country co antry or to save the masses of the people of the united states from further and eater spoliation and ruin except by a change in the present monetary standard and policy it is further our opinion that the money question especially as involving the restoration of silver and unlimited coinage equally with gold into full legal tender money at the ratio of 16 to 1 as under the law prior to 1873 regardless of he cion of any other nation overshadows every other question and remain the paramount political issue of the immediate future or until settled we also believe that it is only through organization and systematic education thac the cassea of the people can be brought to see the callacy and ruinous effects of the present system of that they can be united for its overthrow and to adopt a better system |