Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-26
BRYAN AT COLLEGE.
He Is Given a Roisy Reception By The
Students.
but with No Much Diplomacy That
Ncne Of His Hearers Could
Take Cirsnse.


JAcKaOsvLfE, llls., Oct. 20
Perhsps tins noisiest demonstration
ever gwen any one In tue chapel Of
Illinois college was the ono accorded
William Jennings Bryan this morn.
Ing by the students Of his slma mater.
His addtsss. while II was n defense Of
the double standard theory Of finance,
was 20 systematically given that no
student could tske oiiensc.
Tue same simple exercises IN which
Bryan participated six yeyfs Ago rs \
student were gone through with.
John Il. Bradley, president Of the
Illinois college, prcsided. Tbs srer.
discs opened with the residing OF
Scriptures by Dr. Bradley; responsive
toAdinE Of a Bible lesson And prayer by
DR.. II. II. Carter, professor OF natural
science.
Then Or. Bradley made n short In.
tfoduntory address, saying that Of tue
disting alumni Of iliinoie col.
loge, who had reflected honor upon
that Institution DO ono stands ami no
onc ever stood, In such public de.
tlneiion ss the guest OF the morning.
lie ssid that with tho duties aud GU
gagemouts which press 20 heavily
upon the distinguished visitor II wbn
noteworthy that he should pause aud
turn aslde for little visit 10 the scene
Of old associations, 10 greet bis old
friends And permit them 10 greet bin.
10 lay his honors at tho ioo, u hia AlmA
mater. Tho applause which followed
tho Introduction was hearty and OF
long duration.
Alter Bfyan's address. Dr.. Bradley
announces that In honor Of the pres.
enco Of the distinsulthcd guest, the
aiudente would observe ths rest vi the
day ~ holiday anu called upon the
members OF Sigma Thi 10 escort Mf.
and Mis-. Bfyhn 10 tho carriage anu
act rs guard OF honor through tho
grounds Of the institution. The mem.
beers Of that fraternity drew up In line
and singing n Maternity song, marched
on either aide OF tho carriage. When
tho vehicle containing tho guests
reached he gates tho students bAde the
nominse nnd wiis God epeed aud sup.
plemsnted the farewell with long an q
louu coNef" yelis.
nRYAE's ADDRIgs
In his speech al the college, Bf,au
saids "rho maN lvltH IiIsa,a III,
mother loses the Tcs bect o. ali good
people, anu 10 n man VINO loves college
and iofEets his alma mater eau hardly
expect TO enjoy the esteem Of good
people. II always gives mo great
| pleasure to come back 10 Illinois col.
lege, because 1 rumcmbar the two
years i spout nj Wnipple academy ard
fur years Ia college. a. not only
among the mosi pleasant days OF IN y
life, but NJ the most profitable days Of
my lie, anu whe1 1 return 10 thess
scenes hood Of memories press upon
me. 1 femtmber u was here that AZ n
young man began 10 study political
economy ana II wht under that gteal
lea CT wo had In thit college 90 man >
years. Dt. Stutlevant, that became
fifsi Interested In tho great public
questions OF the day. l remcmbor IA =
tuaohings, ami Tor many years csuld
md no better argum In defense VI
ono OF the questions before the people
than HE book, which was n text boob
In college, presented. When another
great question came before tho peopl,
aud began 10 engage public thought,
wondered whetuer he had covered
that question Ia mis- book and whether
his great mind had applied itself 10 the
fundamental principles which under
lie the question which now so arouse
tho thoughts Of the people. wnon |
bsgan 10 examine / found that In ths
boBk, Economics Of Science aug
Wealth, by DIR. Sturtevant, he had
stated tho great fundamental prlnoi pie
which underiies tho money question
~ always 20 with pleasure. beioT,
college students, but l come with o.
pooini pleasure before tho students Of
this college; because, while = mAI
Ia public lie must expect 10
have his motives miscoustrusd
anu his purposes doubted. know
somewhat about how young mon fee
aud believe young mon will bollovi
me wDen 1 toll them my study o
economic questions has been with
single purpose. TO find out Whist solu
ton Of the public questions was bes
Tor the majority Of tue people.
| NoT, We have differences Of opinion
anu u 10 proper there should bo charity
shown one another because, you know
mono Of us are infallible. But, be
lieve those who desire mOst to asceI
tain the truth and who labor hardest 4
mud out what 10 beat, will come noares
arriving at n Just conclusion, anu "a
one who desires 10 know toe truth
who desires 10 do this best that can b
done, ever objects 70 hearing from on
who may differ from him. Trutl
comes from clash OF idoAH, q compal
ison OF views. Error IL tho only thin
that fears public discu iSIon. Trut
has power within itself, by whlol
II pIopagates itself, and after all thef
IL nothing omnlpTrsent but truth
And now, while VIZ differ here n
young men upon various question
which arise, | know you viii sgrr
with me when | say that IN thc Ion
run, that policy which proves to be IN
beat N going 10 DO adopted, anu thos
who attach themselves 10 n righteou
cauts are sure OF triumph at last.
never got among young men wiIheu
feeling ought 10 impress upon thoI
the lssson which wHs Impressed upo
mt; aud that ~, that when man b,
lieves he N right no eau afford TO stan
alone; hs eau afford 10 DO called any
Thing, because lt IL not what peopl
call you that determines character.
Ia what you ore yourselves"
Bryan then proceeded 20 quote iroI
Plot StunovAuiH TO Prove .ne super
GRITTY oi the double ttandaTd--gOll M
, | 6liveT-OyeT the single standard.