The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-16

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 15.-Hon.
William ]. Bryan, accompanied by
Senator Blackburn. Congressman Allen,
Of Missouri, General P. Wat Hardin
and ex-Congressman Stone, of ken
lucky, and others Of prominence this
morning resumed his tour of the Blue
Grass state on a special train which
left the depot at 7:45 o'clock.
a heavy rain set in shortly after the
candidate left Louisville. and the damp
atmosphere had its effect on his already
feeble voice when he made his first
speech of the day at La Grange
AT Eminence. where the train ar
rived at 9:12, Mr.. Bryan was in the
midst of his remarks when the clouds
broke. Mr.. Bryan said he would stop
talking until the rain ceased, but the
crowd would not let him and he went
on. Among other things he said:
IF any man in this community
would offer to buy all the eggs pro-
duced at 25 cents a dozen, and was able
to make good the offer, nobody would
sell eggs for less, no matter what the
cost OF production, whether one cent or
five cents a dozen; so with silver.
Free coinage would esta biish the
MARKET PRICE OF SILVER
at S1.29, and nobody would sell it for a
cent less During the last five years
the production OF gold has increased
more rapidly proportionately, than the
production of silver, and vet gold has
advanced OWING to our present financial
SxSlen.
A few people only braved the rain to
get a peep at the candidate at Chris
tinsburg. At several small stations
crowds cheered the train as it whlsked
by.
Frankfort was reached at 1890, and
the candidate spoke to an immense
throng from a stand in front OF the
capitol. He said:
Ladies ana gentlemen: L am in
hearty accord with the declarations
contained in the Chicago platform.
(CheersD Sometimes people have de-
scribed party platforms as like the
platforms of railroad coacheS-made to
GET in on. but not to stand on alter
YOU get in Qaughter); but that is not
my idea of the party platform. If
am elected I VIII take it for granted
that the people are in favor of the poll
cies for which 1 at this time stand and
the people shall never
HAVE CAUSE TO COMPLAIN
of my desertion of the cause which 1
advocate. (Cheers and a voice
whats the matter with Joe Black
burn?'D
Mr. Bryan-Joe Blackburn is where
he always is, in the front OF every fight.
(Great applause 1t seems to me that
this campaign demonstrates more than
any recent campaign the power Of the
people TO govern themselves. (Cheer-
ing.) We enter upon a great contest
80 which Democrats differ. Some be-
lieve in a gold standard. "a voice.
land let them go.') The battle was
fought out, it was solid at the Chicago,
and in a regular way the majority of
the Democrats of this Union declared
for the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver (applauSe), at the present ratio
of Is to / (applause) without waiting
for the consent or aid of any other
nation. (Anplause)
All the time he was speaking the rain
fell steadily and just as he was con-
GLIDING his remarks it became a down.
pour. The train left Frankfort at IL
a. m and arrived at Midway at 1880
in a heavy rain and no speech was
made there.
Mr.. Bryan. Senator Blackburn, Ma
tional Committeeman Woodson and the
Others in the presidential nominees
party were transferred to a special
train on the Southern railway, in which
they proceeded to Versailles, which was
reached at 1920. A band at the station
was playing
"OLD KENTUCKY HOME
when his train came in, and with that
in the lead and followed by a troop of
horsemen he was escorted to 4 stand
erected on the beautiful thoroughfare
Here Mr.. Bryan spoke to several hun
bred people and then went off to Sena-
tor Blackburn's residence where a ban
ouet was served TO a large party.
Al other Towns.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 15.-William
]. Bryan was given d rousing recep-
ton here this evening. He made a
speech at the fair grounds to an i'm
mense audience. estimated at from
1900 to 10000. The fair grounds grand
stand, said 10 hold 5000 people, was
used by spectators to the extent of
three-fourths of its capacity. In the
lower story. which was packed with
humanity, nearly all the places were
filed by men. while in the upper story
a. majority of the onlookers were wo-
men On the track in front of the
Kiosk-lilze judges stand, from which
Mr.. Bryan made his address, several
thousand men and boys
STOOD ANKLE DEEP IN MUD.