The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-26
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/ The gold standard, by increasing idle
ness, brings poverty to those who ought
to have enough and to spare, and when
you bring people into poverty, when you
I take away the means of earning live
lihood, you make tramps out .of mer
who, under just conditions, would b;
self-supporting and contributors TO The
nations wealth and greatness; and
last of all, when you drive men to hun
4 ger, despair and desperation, you
MAKE CRIMINALS OUT OF MEN
who, under just conditions, would be
law-abiding citizens. We have com
menced warfare against the colo
standard. We invite you to join wifi
US now. (Cries of I'VE will; no Yale men
| here.'D
While our opponents are spreading
! literature by the ton, the people are
| joining in the crusade for the restora-
ton of bimetallism. We have no great
campaign fund. We are doing the best
we can with the means on hand. We
have not many great daily papers with
Us, but in these times the people go
| ahead of the newspapers when the
newspapers refuse to lead.
my friends, you who assemble here
as the representatives of the great
Bay state, have your part in the
fight which we have now on hand, and
l am glad that so great an army has
SO gallant a leader as George Fred
Williams. In Chicago, when Massa-
chusetts was called, three responded
for silver. (Cheers.) If we had an
other national convention, if | can
judge by the sentiment expressed here,
every delegate would respond to the
free coinage of silver at Is to l."
Mr.. SewaH then stepped upon chair
beside Mr.. Bryan, who introduced him
in the following words:
las man who did not bow the knee
or worship the golden calf (cheers),
the Democratic candidate for vice
president"
MR.. sEwALL
said he was glad to have this oppor-
tunity to see the great leader Of the
Democratic party, and it was great
satisfaction to him to let them know
that Mr.. Bryan's associate was still
on the ticket. (Applause.)
Continuing, Mr.. Sewall said:
1--WE are in this fight to stay. This
fight is between the people on one side,
the producers Of wealth. the defenders
Of our country against the prosperous
classes, as we are told by the other
party, the monoyed powers and their
allies in Europe. I ask how can the
price of labor be maintained and in
creased without you first maintain and
increase the price of the products of
labor? h is too simple a proposition
almost to discuss. I tell you the labor
Of this country is more interested IN
this question than any other party"
There was no mistaking the senti-
ment of
THE MUSIC HALL MEETING
which followed. 1t was distinctly in
sympathy with the Democratic candi-
date. Music hal seats $500 people.
Tonight between 1900 and 5000 men
and women were in the big building.
The chief interest in tonight's meeting
was not the candidate for the preSi-
dency, but in a sensational speech de-
livered by his friend and supporter
and former colleague in congress,
George Fred Williams, candidate for
governor, before the Democratic state
committee, which meets in Music hail
tomorrow.
Mr.. Williams spoke first and his re-
marks were full Of invective and direct
accusation. Josiah Quincy, mayor of
Boston, was criticised by the speaker
and his name was Kissed by the audi
ence. Secretary Robinson of the Dem
ocratic state central committee was
accused of moral responsibility.
1t was $50 when Mr.. Bryan appear
ed. His voice was in bad condition
when he began, but it improved. In
the course of his remarks, he charged
his opponents with being trickslterS
and capable of underhand dealing
He devoted most Of his remarks to
eulogy OF George Fred Williams, say
ing in part:
when my colleagues in congress,
with whom L did battle on this money
question, who was opposed to me at
every step on this money question, be-
came a. convert to free silver, and when
he came to Chicago to represent, at
least, part of the Democracy of
Massachusetts, 1 made up my mind
that if George Fred Williams could
fight for free coinage against all the
hostile influences of the Bay state, L
could come and hold UP his hands
while he fought the battle of the peo-
pile. Two months ago, George Fred
Williams was d fanatic. He is now an
enthusiast. The time will come when
his name will be written among the
heroes of Massachusetts. Great APP
plause, and a voice Tomorrow it
will')
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech
in Music hall last night the great body
of auditors-or those of them who are
delegates to the state convention today
remained in their seats = compliance
to addresses urging them to
HOLD THE HALL
until II a. M, the hour set for the as
sembling of the convention.
The reason given for this extraordinary
proceeding on the part of the delegates
is that when the convention is called to
order they will be in their seats and thus
preclude the attempt of the so-called
Regulars" to GUST them. The superin-
tendent Of the hall insisted that the
building should De vacated at midnight.
and a large force of police was massed
about the hall. The police were given
orders not to permit those who left the
hall to re-enter. The sound money" men
who control the state committee declare
ing.
The scene is one of the widest excite
ment The National Democrats have de-
cided on a state ticket to be headed by
f. o. Prince for governor and James Nc
Cornell of Fitchburg for lieutenant gov
a. m.-About 300 delegates are still in
their seats and prominent delegates are
addressing them. 1t is feared the lights
may be turned out in order to force the
delegates to retire.
$50 a. m.-The doors of Music hall have
been locked and policemen placed on
guard by the owners of the building, who
will allow no one to enter. The lunch
ordered for the delegates was also locked
out
Reaches Dedham.
DEDHAM, Mass, Sept. 25.-William
Jennings BRYAN reached this CITY about