The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-15

LUIS LILLE. Ky, sept. l4.-l1reQ
almost to the point of prostration, af-
ter fatiguing journey of fourteen
hours from St. Louis, his voice nearly
gone from the effort expended in a
score OF speeches, Hon. w. J. Bryan
reached Louisville at 1850 o'clock to-
night in a special train over the Louis
vile. Henderson & St. Louis road.
The day had been extremely hot, and
the wear and tear on the Democratic
candidates system began to show
shortly after he had crossed the Ohio
into Kentucky. He had not intended
to make many speeches, but the en-
thusiasm of the crowds at the station
carried him away, and his resolution
went for naught. AS a consequence,
he had hardly voice and strength
enough left on reaching Louisville to
comply with the requirements of his
programme for the evening.
AN ENORMOUS CROWD
cheered him on his arrival at the
Union depot in company with Urey
Woodson, Democratic central commit
teeman from this state; Senator J. S.
c. Blackburn, Congressman John AL
len, the Mississippi humorist, and
others of prominence. A salute of
forty-five guns, fired by Battery A Of
the Louisville Legion, told the people
Of Louisville that the young Nebraskan
had reached their city It was with
difficulty that the candidate and the
members Of his party were pushed
through the bowling enthusiasts at the
depot and enabled to enter the car
riages in waiting. Chairman J. H
Headley and the local reception COM
yIittee met Mr.. Bryan there and I'M
der their escort he was taken through
streets crowded with cheering people to
the Willard hotel Here there was
momentary wait, and then the line of
the procession, consisting of a score of
carriages, was taken to Phoenix Hill
park, where the first speech was made.
Phoenix Hill park is a. big summer
garden. Tonight it was
TANNED AND PACKED
with many thousand people, how many
cannot be estimated. Every seat had
been taken out to provide for the
crowd. With policemen forming a
solid phalanx about his person. the
Wear1ed nominee was forced through
an eighth Of mile of bowling human
lty 20 the big covered stand, from
which he spoke. 1t was ten minutes
before the tumult was quelled. The
Democratic candidate began to speak
at O'Clock and his voice was so hoarse
that not a. tenth of those present heard
his words.
Another great demonstration took
place at Haymarl1et, the spacious open
square, where the second meeting was
held. The crowd there numbered at
least $4,000, made UP largely of excur-
slonists who had been brought to Louis
vile from nelghboring cities on the ten
railroads centering here. Major Ster-
ling B. Toney presented Mr.. Bryan.
Outside the Willard, the place where
Mr.. Bryan spoke, a great concourse of
humanity was assembled Jefferson
and Center streets were thronged, so
that passage was impossible On the
eourt house steps, opposite the hotel.
thousand people were massed. The two
last speeches were very brief and con-
tanned nothing new. Mr.. Bryan was
TOO TIRED TO SAY MUCH.
and acknowledged it to the crowds. Mr.
Bryan's Phoenix Hill speech was in
part as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: We are en-
tering upon a campaign and as we have
nothing to conceal, tell you frankly
that l have come to Kentucky because
! want the electoral votes of Kentucky
in November. CA voice You viii get
them As the regular nominee of the
Democratic party, ! might appeal TO
you on the ground OF the regularity of
my nomination. In no convention with
in this generation have the voters them
selves taken so much and SO general a
part, as did the voters Of the Democratic
party take in the Chicago convention.
II YOU have regard for the will of q.
majority Of your party regularly ex-
pressed, then j can appeal to you on
the ground thai am the nominee of the
Democratic party in the regular way.
But 1 shall appeal for your support
ON HIGHER GROUNDS
fthan party regularity. I expressly re-
lease, so far as 1 am concerned. from
the support of the Chicago ticket every
Democrat who believes that the sue
cess of that ticket would imperll our
country. CCheers and cries Of Good.
good / shall not ask any man TO vio-
late his conscience or be deaf to the
voices of his judgment. l 6hau ask
no false fealty to party above love of
country. (Applause) 1 would not do it
myself, and I ask nobody to do what T
would not do. applause and cheeringO
believe, friends, that the Chicago plat
form presents the policies which will be
best for the people of this country.
believe that these policies put into law
viii bring blessings to the American
people and | call your attention to the
fact that in this campaign the lines are
drawn between
PLUTOCRACY AND DEMOCRACY
Sgreat spDlause). and in a fight between