The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-21

LINCOLN, Neb., July 2O.-The Incl
dent Of the day in Lincoln was a visit
from some fifty members of the Colo
RADIO delegation to the convention of
the national silver party, who stopped
| here en- route to st. Louis to assure
Hon. w. j. Bryan of the almost unan-
lmous support of Democrats, Populists
and Republicans of that state in his
race for the presidency.
The .delegatio reached Lincoln at lis
p. M, and was met at the depot by a
local committee and escorted to the
Lincoln, where Mr. Bryan was in wait
| ing. Over two-thirds of the delegates
present were free silver Republicans.
Upon their arrival they were pre-
scented, and I. N. Stevens of Denver
spoke briefly in introducing the chair
man of the delegation. When presented
as chairman and spokesman,
JAMES H. BROWN,
from the City of the Clouds, assured
Mr.. Bryan of the support of Colorado
at the coming election. Addresses were
also made by Professor Old of George
town, j. F. Gonforth of Denver, David
Boyd of Greeley, H. M. Hogg of Tel
Howard S. Stansbury of the Rocky
Mountain News staff, Denver. The ad-
dresses consumed nearly an hour. Mr..
Bryan responded as follows:
The interest which l have taken in
the money question is not due to the
fact that we are producing silver in
this country, nor do believe that those
OF you who are here today would have
different opinions on the subject if
you lived in states which did not pro-
duce silver. L have said time and
again that I would be in favor of free
and unlimited coinage Of silver at the
present legal ratio Of 16 to 1 if we did
not produce one ounce of silver in the
united States. 1t is not because we
produce either silver or gold, bu< be-
cause we are in need of both that I
am in favor of the restoration of BIZ
meOalllsm | appreciate the fact that
IN your state and in some of the other
states of the west ladies as we'll as gen
tlemen are permitted to vote. 1 also
note that difference of opinion on
that subject has manifested itself in
various places, some granting, others
refusing suffrage. That the women of
Colorado have declared themselves in
favor Of my candidacy is gratifying.
l agree to the truth of the old s.ying
that woman is the
CONSCIENCE OF THE HUMAN
RACE.
Woman is a great controlling infu-
ence in the civilization of the world.
ana any man may well be comforted
TO know that she lends him her sup
port whether she can vote for him or
not In so far as you have expressed
yourselves in terms of personal com
phment to me, while cannot be indif-
Ierent to your kind words, we all know
thdt TINS campaign is not going to be
condu1eed on personal lines l believe
that t&e opponents are men of pure
lives and upright character 1t is NOT
a contest between men. 1t is a contest
between great principles, and if Mr..
SeWaIi and [ should be elected. it will
not De considered declaration of the
people that we are personally more
merltorlous than our opponents. 1t will
simply mean that the voters of the
United States believe that our policies
are better for the United States than
those OF our opponents, especially on !.
THE ONE GREAT QUESTION :
that towers above and oversbadows all
the others-the money question-and
thal we represent an American sys-
tenn OF finance for the American neo-
PIE while our opponents would have
TINS government run on the European
pan ana our finances dictated by those
VINO are hostile to our interests
MI Bryan's remarks were frequently
applauded 'N'''-'
The Utah and California delegations
10 the national silver convention were
expected to arrive today, but members
Oh the Colorado delegation brought in
formation that they will not be here
until tomorrow. Should they fail to arr
rive, Mr.. Bryan will spend the dav
oelving into his correspondence until 6
O'Clock, when he will leave for Omaha
accompanied by a large delegation of
Lincoln people, where an elaborate
demonstration is being projected in his