Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-29
1ELEGRAPHIC.
IN HONOR OF BRYAN.
,,olau,, and Fireworks, Booming OIL
Cannon and Red Lighls.
,ur CANDIDATE IN NEW JERSEY.
n, Addresses a Vast crowd Upon the
Paramount is'uc Of The
Campaign.

Nrw YORK, Sept. IS -wllliam J.
p,vap returned late tonight from his
New EoglAnu tour, aud after spend
"a, absut thirty minutes at the Hotel
ns,tboidI, Immediately repaired TO
.o,,hern New Jersey, escorted by n
Committee OF New jersey Democsals,
vn,,e two Of tho biggest meetings Of
a., E..tern tour were held. The patty
.n,,t,d carriage, at tho Hotel Bar
,holdi and were rapidly drlven to Jer'
,ey city ferry, where they took bat
,e,o,. tue river and then n train for
Paterson, y. J. The train was gu b.
u,ban and was loaded with commuters,
who made tho trip lively one for the
rsmiuee by cheering him and every.
,hing associated with bis cause.
Al Patterson the crowd was 40 great
that the police had 10 light TO make n
,,ssage.way to Bryan's carriage. a
,tand had Deen erected on Colpa Hill,
an oosn space covering M area OF SOW.
,,,l sauaro blocks. The crowd packed
into The space was Tremendous, and
when the candidate apIeafed there was
gteat applause aud fireworks shot Into
Iae air, company OF local militia
boomed their cannon, and red lghls
blaled on different parts Of the hill.
After great effort MIR. Bryan finally
reached tho stand, but Just ~ he was
about 10 begin bis address the electric
lights suddenly went out anu the vast
tbrong was plunged into darkness.
Great excitement prevailed Tor n
time, and tho nominee threatened TO
leave tho stand, but while tho hubbub
was at ils height tho lights were re-
stored, the police relieved the cfoak.
log stand Of some Of Its surplus freight,
and Mr. Bryan spoke. Ho said In
pafI
nRyAs's ADDRESS.
uThe paramount question OF this
campaign IN the money question, and
the kind OF policy We shall have 10 TO
be Determined for tho tins being by
this election. Upon that issue tho par.
tics ore surely divided. The Republican
party 10 In favor OF maintaining tho
present financial system until foreign
nations shall join Ia relieving US OF II.
Tue Democratic party declares IN favor
Of Immediate Abandonment OF the goli
standard aud the substitution OF tue
free aud unlimited coinage OF silver.
Bimstalism eau only exist where two
metals are admitted 10 the minis on
equal terms anu coiued Into the money
OF legal tender at ratio fixed by law,
aud our platform not only declares lot
free coinngo but u fixes the ratio OF 10
10 l. the present ratio.
"Not only do we declare In favor OF
blmetallam ut tho legal rattle, tut for
fear that somebody might desire 10
mlsconstruo that platform and postpone
the advantages OF olmetallism, We do.
clare that this nation shall open Its
mints without waiting for tho aid or
consent OF any other nation.
al say u you now that my election
means that this nation will opeb lie
minis TO the Tree coinage OF mutsla NJ
the earliest possible moment. But not
only that, my election means that this
nation shall treat tho silver dollar Just
~ II treats tbs gold dollar, but that We
shall not issue bonds 10 buy gold la
order TO furnish an opportunity for
those who want bonds TO draw upon
the gold anu increase the debts OF the
government. II We had take a n mild.
or course, n we had adopted plat,
form which was meaningless aud
capable OF double construction
We might have possibly hau
the support OF those who do not Agreo
with us ia this position, but when We
took decided stand for those policies
which We believed were best for tb :
American people, wo atrayed against
W the great IL iluenoes which surround
wealth. and especially corporate
wealth. IL 10 not strange that tue