The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-28

y
an made his fourth and last speech in
Erie this morning, and shortly after
left for Buffalo, where his headquar-
tiers will be for the rest of the week.
The hard work of yesterday did not
show to any great extent on the cam
didafe, when he appeared on the Reed
house balcony this forenoon, and ad-
dressed large crowd gathered there.
His voice was somewhat hoarse, but
otherwise he appeared TO be in good
condition. The three speeches delivered
by Mr. Bryan in Erie last night show
ed his versatility as an orator. He
talked money to ali his audiences, but
couehed the same ideas in different
piraseology at each place.
Ia the course of his spicy speech at
ST, Patrick's auditorium, Mr.. Bryan
said:
1--WE have got to take action; ii is
either bimetalIism or a gold standard,
and its future is in the hands of fate.
THERE IS NO OTHER ISSUE But
MONEY.
1t comes first. All others are minor
affairs. They n.ey be settled at any
time, bur the q1.esgf i.oa of mercy must
be settled nov W lsst are we going TO
do? I S0a'- k,iUw Mhz1 the people
think about A. bll1 7 dc know that if
they want 10 hs5p themselves they
viii go 10 the polls ana vote for sid
yer. L dom know w08g your politics
are, nor do L cses. l speak 70 you as
citizens OF a great country, not as
members of a party. Parties are useful,
OF course, but they are instruments.
not men. There is no reason why you
should worship any party. The Re
publican party ha5 great opportunities
AT st. LOUIS. b.c they Were slaves to
gold. and had TO bow their heads to
the organized syrdacafes, and you must
remember taaT these same syndicareS
protect the treasury. The Republican
party tells you to hop.s and wait Bus
taow long viii you have to wait? Do
not let
THE REPUBLICANS BEGUILE YOU
about the future. The future is writ
ten in blood. crus3ed OFT OF you by
gold. (Applaus1A) It IS not for amuse-
ment that we az engaged in this con-
test 1T IN fos you. II is going to be
war. and if we lose this time we are
going IsS..t along ard keep I'D the war
until wa via. But my friends. we
will not have t. keep IL UP long. CAP
PIE -lse.9 Agssa*.cl OF this question
causes tyo'2bis and trouble causes agi-
tatsc... PEops9 10 i,oz get axyita1ec3 for.
nothing. There must De something
back OF it. al Perhaps it is because a
farmer whc CwEcd a farm which was
worth twecaty years ago So 600, this year
mortgages il for 81 500 ana if he tries
70 sci! It he win find that he cannot.
get enough 1oC il to pay off the mort
gage"
The audience addressed by M. Bryan
from the balcony Of the Reed house
numbered 2.oee. He made one OF his
Short speeches and
GAINED CONSIDERABLY APP
PLAUSE
for eulogistic reference CT Hon. joseph
Sibley, the Democratic candidate for
congress in this, the Twenty-fifth Penn
sylvania district He was preceded by
several local speakers aud followed by
Ir. Sibley.
After the speech Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
held a reception in the Reed house.
which was attended by nearly all those
who composed the audience in front of
the balcony. The Lake Shore train in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Travelled to
Buffalo left Erie at 1888 D. M.
Mr.. Bryan, wearing on the lanel of
his coat the gold-embroidered hedge of
the Randall Club of Pittsburg," came
out ON the balcony of the hotel parlor
al half past ten O'clock. He began his
speech with the remark that he had
had several opportunities last evening
of speaking on the issues Of the cam
paign, and that he desired this morning
to leave one parting word. This he
said. lis peculiar campaign he
people are engaged IN this fight be-
cause they believe that the triumph of
tAe principles represented by the Chi
cago platform IS
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
to the welfare Of our nation. It is not
merely an attempt to secure the presi-
dency or to divide the offices among
the few people. Offices cut TO figure
IN this campaign (Cheers.) I believe
my experience has been rather an un-
usual one. The people who have come
to me have come with suggestions as
to what can be done TO win The cause.
No one has come to ask me for an
Office in case am elected. have not
discussed patronage with anybody
L shall moi discuss patronage with
anybody during this campaign. The
man who in the middle of a great bat
tie, stops to negotiate as to what posi-
ton he shall assume when the battle
Is closed, is unworthy to hold any po-
sition in the land e voice in the crowd:
r'Peace on earth and good viii to men.')