The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-29

j. Bryan was received by a crowd OF
over 10000 people in this city tonight.
it was one of the noisiest and hardest
crowds TO control that Mr.. Bryan has
:, faced thus far in the campaign.
The candidate arrived from New
York at 6:5S, and was met at the depot
by q committee and escorted in car
rage to the speakers stand, on Coates
ill, about which an immense throng
gathered. Just as the carriage ap-
peared, the horses became frightened
at bursting bombs and plunged for
We l. The crowd became almost
panic-stricken. They could not fall
back, owing TO the solid wall Of human
beings behind. Two policemen jumped
forward and grasped the brides, hold
ing the horses in check before any dam
age was done. With much difficulty,
Mr.. Bryan was pushed upon the plat
form. The crowd was very noisy and
it was impossible to secure silence for
over fifteen minutes.
when quiet was restored, Mr.. Bryan
was introduced by Munson Force.
chairman OF Tie Democratic county
committee. MI. Bryan SdlGs
THE ISSUE.
1.-THE paramount issue of this cam
paign is the money question What
kind OF a financial policy we shall have
is to be determined, for the time be-
ing, at least. by this election Upon
that issue the parties are divided. The
Republican party is in favor of main
tanning the present financial system I'M
I'll foreign nations shall join in reliev-
ing us Of it. The Democratic party de-
ciareS in favor Of immediate abandon
nent of the gold standard and the SUBJ
stitution Of free, unlimited coinage of
silver. Great applause.) Bimetallism
can only exist when two metals are adj
mitted to the mint on equal terms and
coined into money of equal legal tender
quality at a ratio fixed by law Our
platform not only declares for free and
unlimited coinage, but it fixes the ratio
: at l6 to l, the present ratio (Appiause.)
Not only do we declare in favor Of BIZ
lnetallism at the present legal ratio,
but for fear somebody may desire to
misconstrue that platform and post
pone the advantages of biInetallisn,
we declare that this nation shall open
its minis without
WAITING FOR THE AID OR CON
SENT
OF any other nation. (Applause) If
we are right in the position we have
taken, we are entitled to the support of
The people. If we are wrong, and our
enemies are right, they are entitled to
the support of the people. We are not
seeking success under false colors, nor
are we attempting to use ambiguous
phrases in order to mislead the people.
] say to you, now, that my election
means that this nation shall open its
minis to the free coinage of both
metals at the earliest possible moment.
(Applause.} Not only that, but my
election means that this nation shall
{ treat the silver dollar just as it treats
the gold dollar. (ApplaGse) And that
we shall not issue bonds TO buy gold
in order to furnish an opportunity for
those who want bonds to draw out the
gold and increase the debts of the gov
eminent. Ii we had taken a niider
course if we had adopted platform
which was meaningless or capable of
double construction, we might expect
the support of those who did not agree
with US in this proposition. But when
we
TOOK A DECIDED STAND,
when we declared for those policies
which we believed best for the Amer
lean people. we arrayed against US all
the influences which surround wealth,
ana especially corporate wealth. 1t is
not strange that the heads of all the
trusts OF the country are opposed to
the Chicago ticket, because it is op-
posed 10 all the trusts in the country.
Ii is not strange that the money chang
ers are opposed to the Chicago plat
form. because it is opposed to the
money changers policy It is not
strange that the syndicates which
grow fat while the people grow iean
are opposed TO the Chicago ticket. be-
~ cause the success of the Chicago ticket
means that these syndicates shall cease
to fatten on the adversely of The peo-
PIE I believe that the time will come
when we must restore to the people the
right to run the government and that
we must restore the government to the
old policy, whereby it guarantees equal
rights 70 all and special privileges TO
no one.
MY friends. cur opponents some
times ask us how this money is going
to get among the people in case we
increase the volume OF money. We
reply that money must first be Gre
ated before it had q. chance to get
into circulation among the people. And
If your laws are such that the gov
eminent doas not ere tie enough money.
then. my friends, the quantity OF
raoney in circulation must be less than
the people need Our opponents seem
to 90 on the theory that it you can
lessen the total volume OF money you
can increase the amount each individ-