The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

and about that structure. and as Mr..
Bryan alighted from his car in charge
of local reception committees he was
wildly cheered. The streets were
crowded all along the route to the
Central hotel, and the nominee re-
in front of the Central was packed
with people. In response to contin-
uous cheering, Mr. Bryan appeared on
the balcony Of the hotel, but would not
make a speech. After dinner Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan went to the Grand opera
house, where the Democratic candidate
addressed an immense audience.
THE HEATED ATMOSPHERE
was almost unbearable and nearly
every man in the audience had his
coat off. On the stage were President
Dolan of the Miners union, Secretary
John Kilgallen of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron and Steel Work
ers, several of the officers of the Uni
ted Labor league, and local Democrats.
When Mr.. Bryan began to speak his
voise was husky and showed signs OF
failing under the severe strain OF the
past few days. He said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens
l thought it was necessary, coming so
far, to bring few of our people along
to keep up the enthusiasm while l pre-
scented a few of the thoughts set forth
in the Democratic platform; but as L
have now seen a few audiences like this
] have wondered whether 1 could not
take back few of you to set an ex-
ample of enthusiasm to the people of
the west. (Applause.) There is no
more wild west 1t is the wild east
(Applause) 1 am not expected to enter
into a discussion of this campaign, be-
cause it is not considered proper to
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candidate to do it until after he has
been formally notified Of his nomina-
ton. Cries of THE people know of it,
and applause.) Therefore, I am. going
to give those who will come after me
the discussion of such questions as may
be pertinent at this time. l
SHALL SIMPLY THANK YOU
for this extraordinary and unexpected
welcome. When we left home l told
them that we were coming to open the
campaign in what was now considered
the enemy's country, but which we hop
ed would be our country before the
campaign was over. (Applause.)
| Therefore, I have been more gratified
! to find that it was not necessary to
open the campaign in the east; that 1T
promise you this: That in the progress
OF this campaign not a single private
in the ranks will stand nearer to the
enemy's line than he in whose hand
is the standard"
Mr.. Bryan defended the Democratic
platform and declared that its adher-
ents were not to be terrified by hard
names or by accusations of being oppo-
nen'ts of government. What we AIT
tack he said. are the abuses of gov
ernment, and not the government it
SELF He asserted that
THE ONE GREAT QUESTION
that must be- settled before others was
the financial policy of the government,
and after declaring that we must not
enfTust our legislation to those who say
we must depend on the legislative acts
of other countries, he continued:
Il have said that in this contest we
have a repetition of the contest of 1776,
and in this campaign, as in that cam
paign, the line will be drawn between
! the patriot and the tory
He concluded by thanking the audi
ence for lis interest and said he ap-
pealed with confidence TO the toiltng
masses of the country for an American
system of finance for the American peo-
pie, administered for an American
] people, administered by Americans.
Mr. Bland followed. and other speak
ers discussed the features of the cam
/ paign, but the chief interest was over
when Mr.. Bryan concluded.