The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-17

Through very bad management on
the part of those in charge of the ar
engagements, the Bryan and Sewall rally
at Saltair yesterday was not as aus
picious an event as the promoters
hoped 70 make it; nevertheless, the
chief object of giving the excursion to
Sattair, thar OF raising funds for the sill
Yer campaign, was reasonably we'll sub
served, as the attendance was very
good, considering the lateness of the
season and the limited amount of ad-
vertising that was done. Considerably
over thousand people went out TO the
resort during the day and evening. net
ting a neat sum for the campaign COM
mittee. hence the rally was in no sense
failure from that point of view, and
The principal thing to be regretted was
the failure to carry out the programme
provided. A stirring speech by ]. NJ
Denny and an admirably rendered reci-
tation by j. E. Wiscomb made up in a
large part for the absence of the speak
ers advertised to appear, and the ball
which followed furnished those
WHO We're on pleasure alone
bent, with highly satisfactory amuse-
ment- All in all the event was
not nearly the failure the oppo-
neclts oi the silver cause will undoubt-
edly attempt 10 make IT appear.
The day was all the heart of mortal
could have desired, a beautiful autumn
day with no wind and a glorious sun,
which made being at Saltair a pleasure
which in itself was more than enough
to satisfy the 900 odd who journeyed to
the beach by the afternoon trains, and
the afternoon programme had to be
abandoned because of the failure of the
speakers TO appear, not one was heard
to regret having gone. About 400 people
went out by the 2:15 train. Judge o. w.
Powers, VINO was to deliver the address
of welcome, Ben Harbour. who was to
speak on behalf OF labor, and Mrs. Mat
tie Hughes Cannon were the only
speakers found TO be present when the
time to begin the programme arrived,
and it was decided to postpone the
speaking till later in the day. Mean
while The orchestra played a dancing
programme and everybody INDUCED IN
the dance with g zest that evidenced
the pleasure the opportunity Afforded.
The arrival of the next train brought
as many more people, but no speakers,
and Judge Powers, who was obliged to
return to the city, delivered a brief well
come, felicitating the gathering on tie
propitious aspect of the day and assur-
ing them that the prospects Of a tri-
/ umph for silver in November are IS
bright as was the day itself. He re-
GREETED the unforeseen circumstances
which prevented the fulfillment of the
programme, and announced the ball in
the evening. Tho prospect of a good
time which the assurance OF the call
offered had the effect of inducing the
J greater portion of the asselnb age to re-
main, and the evening trains deposited
enough people at the beach tc bring the
evening attendance up TO the thousand
mark and over.
At $50 S a. Kenner announced that
through a misunderstanding Sle speak
ers Of the scheduled programme -" the
day were not present, but THAI m i'm
promptu programme had L9en az
ranged The people assembled vera not
long in filling the seats ranged in front
of the platform in the pavilion, and Mr..
Kenner proceeded to deliver a very eff
fective address on the salient features
of the silver campaign. His remarks
were warmly received, and when he
concluded by introducing j. NJ. Denny,
that gentleman was given hearty
reception as he mounted the platform.
Mr. Denny did not speak at great
length, but gave his hearers some. very.
plain truths to consider, which met
with earnest and hearty applause at
every point Mr.. Denny started in by
saying-as though half alphabetically
for the failure to fulfil the programme
that the meeting was illustrative OF the
terseness of Candidate Bryan's state
ment made in a recent speech, that the
campaign now being conducted in the
interest of silver, is not a campaign of
those who have posed as the big men
of the country, but of the people. The
big men announced for the day had
failed to appear but the people We're
there as they would be at the polls.
Mr. Denny continued by saying:
IF all the speakers in Utah remain
in their offices this year, 1t will not al
feet the result of the campaign as far
as the election OF Bryan and Sewan is
concerned. The people, the heads OF
families. I mean, all over the United
States. have heard campaign speeches
from their wives and children asking
for things of which they were in need,
but which the husbands and fathers
have been unable to provide because OF
unjust legislation which has deprived
the people of one-half of the money of
the nation, and which prevents the
people of the inter-mountain country
from furnishing that half for the ben
eft of the people of the rest of the
country. All this. l venture to say,
may be expected to. and l believe will,
speak louder and more eloquently on
/ the third day of November than any
oratory in favor of Bryan and Sewall. >"
The speaker then paid his respects to
/ President Cleveland, and said.
when Mr. Cleveland had served his
! first four years as chief executive of the
nation the demand of the Democracy
was for such legislation as would re-
duce the surplus which had accumu-
lated in the national treasury during
/ his administration. which was at that
1iroe 1926. OoO. coo. and which had accunl-
Mated at the rate of 100000, GOO a year,
j while 81. 0OO. 600 in silver was being coin
/ ed monthly. Instead of endeavoring TO
meet the demands of his party, he
brought about the repeal of the Sher-
man act. And I claim that the I'M
parsllelei prosperity to which Mr. Nc
Kjnlev points during the Harrison ad-
ninisTraticn as having been the result
of the Mckinley tariff law, was in re
alitv due TO the increased purchase OF
silver under the Sherman act, which
was passed the same year as is demon
strateG by the fact that prosperity
ceased Immediately after the Sherman
act was repealed"
In closing Mr. Denny said that while
silver is the vital issue there is an
Z other question which goes hand in hand
with #. which is of equal Importance,
and that is whether or not this country
is an Independent nation or still sub
iect TO the will of Great Britain. The
people" said he, should vote to de-
termine.'
Following Mr.. Denny. John E. Wis
comb was introduced by Mr.. kenner
as a. silver Republican, by way of as
l,a+ he