The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-06
At Memphis.

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Bryan reached Memphis at 1910 o'clock
this morning from St Louis, accom-
panied by the members of the Mem
phis committee and Senator-elect H.
D. Money of Mississippi, Representa-
tive John Allen, of Mississippi and
Representative Benton Mcmillan, of
Tennessee.
All through the night, crowds of
people had gathered about the train
at its stopping places and cheered Tor
the candidate. who did not appear
Several hundred people cheered Mr..
Bryan at the Poplar street station,
here this morning, and he was also
greeted with enthusiasm along the
streets on his way to the Peabody ho-
tel, where he had breakfast.
The visit OF Mr.. Bryan was made the
occasion of
A GENERAL HOLIDAY.
Business houses closed their doors, and
even the banks suspended for the day.
AT 1920. Mr.. Bryan, under the escort
OF the Nicely Zouaves, reached Overton
tract, a big open field, where he found
a crowd estimated at $4,000. as he
mounted the covered platform erected
in the center Of the field, the old rebel
yell was heard on all sides.
Senator Harris presented Mr.. Bryan,
who said in part:
In Memphis it was something more
than year ago that this fight which
is being waged now was begun: that
is. it was in this city that those in IA
vor of the gold standard met to begin
work to capture the two great political
parties, and it WIS here a few days
afterwards that the silver forces gath
cred to begin the organization of their
campaign. (Cheers.)
Therefore, at this time, when the
campaign has progressed so far that
we are
ABLE TO FORM SOME ESTIMATE
of the result, l am glad TO come again
TO the city which has been known in
history because of the fight commenced
here.
You viii remember that when we
met at that time there was a discus
sion as to the ways and means OF CON
solidatlng the silver sentiment Vari-
Gus plans were suggested, and we met
in that convention and decided to at
tempt, first, to carry all the political
parties 10 free coinage, and if we failed
in that then to find some way to con-
solidate the vote of those in favor of
free silver. (Cheers.)
remember THAI L was in doubt as
10 the means that might be found, and
expressed my doubt as to the means.
and yet my confidence as to the result
/ expressed by quoting from one of tn
Sunday school congresses, 1T may not
be my way; it may not be thy way:
but IN His own way the Lord will pro
vide Great cheering.)
Mr.. Bryan then spoke eu7ogisficall,y
of thn eiaI-1rca him 1f;e,,,
ed by E. W. Carmacl1, candidate for
congress against Josiah Patterson. the
present incumbent, who is a gold Dem
ecra-. but supports the Chicago ticket.
and continued:
/ am grateful to those who have been
earnest in conviction. earnest enough
IN their desire TO restore the standard
coinage of the constitution. While I
appreciate the honor which has been
conferred upon me. not only in the nom
nation by my own party, but by the
additional nomination of two other par
ties, (cheers), / say TO you here. nv
friends, that my interest in the cause
of bimet2llisn is so deep that I would
without a moments hesitation. resign
my nomination in favor of any person
in this country who
CAN BETTER CARRY THIS CAUSE
to victory. (Cheers.) 1t is not g. time TO
listen to personal ambitions: it is net
time when we are to consider the
temporary effect of this election upon
party organization. 1t is a. time when
we are TO consider the effect of the
gold standard, if perpetuated on party
organizations; not on this country
alone, but on all mankind. (Cheers)
My friends, l want to impress upon
your minds another thing: It is not
only necessary that we shall elect a
PRECEDENT and vice-president in favor. of
free coinage, but it is necessary that
there shall be q congress in favor off
free coinage. Great cheersA IF vo1
are in earnest in your desire for bi,r1eFa;-
ism, you must show that earnestness
by doing anything necessary to be done
to elect congress. senate and president
II we are right in the position we have
taken, if the Democratic party is right
in its platform, then the man who does
not sand upon that platform, no matter
how good a Democrat he NAV have
been before, is no Democrat now. CAp-
plause) And no man can claim TO be
a friend of mine who says he wants IN
elect me because 1 am a regular nom
mee, and then so down there and. tie
my hands and make me powerlests. CAp-
plause) And. therefore. my candidacy
APPEALS TO EVERY AMERICAN
CITIZEN
who believes in the right of the people
of this country to govern themselves
regardless of the aid or consent of any
other nation on earth. (Cheers.) I am
rot appealing TO any sentiments hos
tile TO foreigners. but I say to you,
my friends that that nation does not
deserve to be called a nation which
accepts q financial policy ready mad.,