The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
several other distinguished citizens of

| MISSOURI. Wnen Qlnnef was ended,
they were presented to a. number of
prominent Democrats and their wives
in the ladies' parlor. Meanwhile a
military band was giving a concert in
the balcony from which Mr. Bryan
afterwards spoke. AS the band played,
the crowd gathered. 1t assembled by
tWos and threes and Bryan marching
clubs of from fifty to five hundred. AS
the crowd increased the uproar grew
in volume until it wound up with a
mighty shout at the appearance of
Bryan.
The Hon. Henry S. Julian, chairman
of the Jackson county central com
mittee, introduced the silver orator,
and in doing sc he said that he took
great pleasure in presenting to the
citizens of Kansas City and of Jackson
county, the next president of the
United States. Then followed another
roar Of delight from the assembled
hosts of Democracy which lasted for
several minutes. When the cheering
| ceased Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:-I stated to the committee that 1
would not make a political speech, but
in the presence of so many interested
people l am afraid that I will be COM
PEELED to break my promise for a few
minutes.
we are entering upon a memorable
campaign. The platforms have been
adopted. Two great parties have
placed their candidates in the field and
IN little while, you, as citizens, will
be called upon to discuss the issues in
volved. The platform adopted at Chi
cago is, in my humble Judgment, one
OF the most splendid presentations of
pubic policies ever adopted by a ma
tional convention of the United States.
Enthusiastic applause and cheering.)
1t presents those issues which, in the
F. Judgment of the delegates, are para,
mount in this campaign.
1T IS A DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
in every sentence, word and syllable.
tremendous applause) A Democratic
platform that carries the party back
to the days of it's founder, Thomas
Jefferson Qoud and continued ap-
plause), and to its most courage
defender, Andrew Jackson. Great ap-
plauSe0 There never was a time when
the real principles of true Democracy
were dearer to the hearts of the Ameri-
can people than they are today, and it
is because that platform appeals to the
hearts of the American people that YOU
ind them rising in its support from the
Pacific ocean clear down to- the places
where the waves of the Atlantic beat
1t is not the platform of a section 1t
is the platform of our common country,
and appeals to them who love man
/ kind, to raise in it's defense. Great ap-
plause) 1t breathes the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence. 1t pre-
sents those fundamental truths upon
Which all true government must rest.
You will find in it, as its key note,
that all men are created equal, and
0f
secure to the individual his inalienable
rights and protect each man, from
THE HUMBLEST TO THE GREAT
EST,
in the enjoyment OF life and liberty
and happiness. Enthusiastic ap-
plause.)
1T proclains the doctrine of civil
liberty and with no less emphasis it
declares the right of every man to
worship his creator aoording to the die
tates of his own conscience. Cheers
and applause Cor three minutes.) 1t
pledges the party to the protection of
all, without regard to station in So
ciety, and pledges the party to be no
respecter of persons, and leaving to the
people to be the judge of the manner
and form and the time in which they
shall worship or if they please, refuse
to worship the God who gave them be-
ing. CHEERS and continued applause.)
1t is Democratic from the first sentence
to the last in that broader. sense in
which Democracy appeals to all who
believe in a. government of the people,
by the people and for the people Gap
plause) From time to time, new ques-
tons arise, but the principles of De-
nlocracy are true in all times and
climes. We simply apply to new con-
ditions the principles which are
AS ETERNAL AS THE HILLS.
and this time our platform has de-
clared that the paramount public ques-
ton is the restoration of the gold and
silver coinage Of the constitution
wild applause and great cheering)
All other questions must stand back
until this great one is solved. Four
years ago we went into a campaign
where the great dividing issue was the
tariff question. The tariff question is
a question of taxation and the subject
of taxation is always with US. We may
settle it now, and again and again,
but while there is government the sub
ject of taxation will be ever present
But there are times such as the times
through which we are now passing
when the acts of this nation upon it's
financial policy may determine the well
fare of the people, not only of this ma
ton, but of the world, not only now,
but for years and decades to come.
We have
REACHED A CRISIS
in our monetary legislation. There are
those who would chain this nation to
the gold standard, but while there be
those who would fasten an European
yoke upon the necks of American free
men, there is but one question, and
that is can this nation govern itself
and make it's own laws for its own peo-
pie? CWnd applause and cries of Hit
them again.O
I'm speaking with emphasis upon
this subject / beg of you not to think
that we who believe in the free coinage
of silver at 16 to 1, lack charity for
those who differ with US. 1t is not
campaign in which we should use bit
ter words. ! have every respect for the
opinion of those who differ from us.
There are men, there are great men,
there are good men, who do not agree
to the restoration of silver. Let us
not speak of them in terms of denunci-
alton. Aye. my friends, my heart is
sad because of the news received this
afternoon, that one of the most illus
trious of the Democrats of the east
who differed from us honestly upon
this great question, has suddenly
passed away and I know that when I
announce to this great audience that
Ex-Governor William e. Russell was
this afternoon suddenly touched by the
finger of death, you will agree with me
in leapine across the differences that
separate from us and bowling with
REVERENCE AND RESPECT