The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-19

his own soul are the judges who render
his decisions. He is clad in the armor
of truth and as the shepherd boy CT
old slew Goliath of Gath, so will this
champion of the people of today Stay
the Goliath of gold. (Applause.)
Let the people understand that Bryan
has the intellectual and moral qualities
fttingly and honestly to represent
them and he is sure of election. No
one who knows him will doubt for an
instant that he is right both in the
head and in the heart (Applause.)
Bryan's intellectual and oratoIical
power became first known in 1890 when
he was candidate for congress against
w. ]. Mcconnell, one of the most able
and prominent Republicans in the
state of Nebraska Two years before
Mcconnell defeated j. Sterling Morton
by $500 votes. He was a. brilliant man,
an astute politician and the pride of
Omaha, which cast almost as many
votes as the rest oG the district COM
bined. Bryan at once did as he always
does-fearlessly marched into the en-
emy's camp and challenged Mcconnell
to a joint debate. They spoke both at
Omaha and Lincoln, and his presenta-
ton Of the questions of the day was SO
mastery that he defeated Mcconnell
by nearly 1000 votes. (Applause)
his ability was at once recognized by
the Democratic leaders. and he was
placed on the ways and means COM
mittee and recognized as an authority
on economic questions.
His first speech on the tariff, in 1892,
brought him prominently forward and
gave him national fame, not only as an
orator but as giant in intellect.
In August 1898, Mr.. Bryan delivered
a great oratorical effort against the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. 1t has been called one Of
the most finished speeches in the his
tory Of CONGRESS. His speech in clos
ing the debate on the income tax was
distributed by the Democratic national
committee by the thousands as a cam
paign document.
His ability has been recognized by
men of prominence all over the United
States On July t. 1892, he spoke be-
fore the Tammany club in New York
city on "All Men Are Eaual.' The
same year he spoke on Young Men
in Politics. at Roanoke college, Vir-
ginia At its annual banquet on Wash
ington's birthday, 1894, he spoke on
Patriotism before the Union League
club of Chicago. and in March, before
the Greystoue club in Denver.
He is conceded to be the best in
formed man in the United States upon
the money question Within the last
year and a half, by invitation only, he
has spoken in every state in the Union
except Maine and New Hampshire, and
has invitations far in advance of his
possibility to fill.
So much as a man of intellect; but
what the people most want to know is,
is he right at heart? Can they trust
him? Does he know the needs of the
people? I speak from an intimate
knowledge Of the man, and I unhesi-
tatingly answer, yes. loud and con-
tinued applause)
Bryan, like Lincoln, came from the
people. He was born on a farm in
Illinois, March 10, 1860 and to my mind
the fact is significant that the same
year which nominated Abraham Lin
coin to be president of the United
States, gave birth to one whom I firm
ly believe in this, the next great crisis
in our nations history, takes up the
mantle where the martyred president
laid it down. Cloud appIause.) He