The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-18
AT UPPER RED HOOK
The organs Comfortably Chartered
for a Much-Needed Rest

The organs Comfortably CHARTERED
for Much-yeeded Rest.
UPPER RED HOOK, Duchess
County, N Y, Aug. 17.-Here in this
little Duchess county village, away
from the busy whirl of politics, William
]. BRYAN has established himself Tor
week or ten days of quiet to enable
him to compose his letter of accept
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Perrine. Mrs
Perrine was Mrs. Bryan's teacher al
the female academy in Jacksonville
Ill, the town where the Democratic
candidate also received the principal
part of his education The candEcate
and his wife reached Tarrytown TINS
afternoon by train from Poughkeepsie,
and with Mr.. and Mrs. Perrine ana
Mr.. r. w. Outright, Mr.. Bryan's sec
yetary, drove six miles through Deau-
tiful farming country TO the nome oI
Mr.. Perrine. Tonight there was an
outpouring of citizens from this pace
and neighbpring villages 10 give hlIn
proper welcome. Party lines were not
drawn in the reception given MI. ana
Mrs. BRYAN by Mr.. and Mrs. Perrlne
and there were many Republicans at
the gathering. Jacob Elseffer, law
yer, introduced Mr.. Bryan, who,
standing on the portico, spoke as 1oi-
lows:
'.Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: Speaking for Mrs. Bryan as
well as for myself, 1 desire TO thank
the gentleman who has graciously eX-
1endedl the welcome, and the people
who by their presence supported MS
words.
1T gives US great pleasure TO come
here upon this occasion and renew
AN oLD-TIME ACQUAINTANCE
with one Of our esteemed citizens. In
reaching this spot we have passed up
the river of which we have so often
heard, but which until this visit we
knew nothing. We have been i'm
pressed with the fact that this river
and its surroundings are not only
pleasing to the eye of those who love
beauty OF scenery. but are also pleas
ing to those who are interested in the
historic scenes of revolutionary days.
I'VE shall remember with great de-
light this, our first acquaintance with
them. We are glad to find our rest in
this quiet place, among the people who
exemplify the truth spoken Of by the
wise man so many hundred years ago.
When Solomon said he desired neither
riches nor poverty he gave expression
TO thought that we may well con-
slider In such a community as this
we find an equality and fraternity
and we End people bound together in
a friendship that promises for all
that is
GOOD AND UPLIFTING
n the human race. We are glad to
come among you. We are glad to rest
here for a few days from the WEAKNESS
of the campaign. and we are pleased
to know that you who live among
these mountains where you can take a
broader view Of these earthly scenes,
and also as citizens, are able to rise
and take a broad view of our politi-
cal life; that you, Republicans as we'll
as Dem crats-you, the members Of
all partieS-can lay aside for the mo-
ment all political thought and gather
without respect to party affiliations TO
dc honor to the office to which at this
time ] aspire. Voice: And you'll get
IT'D l have always lived among those
who differed from me. and at all times
have found some of my best friends
among those who could not agree with
me upon public questions. I expected
to find it that way this year, and in
all years to come, but l am glad the
friendship, affection and love are
strong enough to
CROSS ALL LINES
and bind together all congenial spirits
/ an glad. too. that you recognize
that higher plane of citizenship in
which each citizen. while standing firm
~ by that in which he believes and
courageously upholds the cause which
he espouses TO be best for his country,
can at the same time extend to all
others that charity which he asks for
r. -, =
gle on with intense earneStness in
carrying forward those policies which
we believe are of vital Importance, we
can still, like brethren,
STAND SIDE BY SIDE
without feeling that there is in these
contests anything which should draw
forth personal animosity. l thank you
for your greeting and for this oppor- |
tunity Of making your acquaintance" |
loud cheers.)
Hugh J. Brady, chairman of the st. |
Louis central committee and a mem |
der of the 81 Jan and Sewall commit (
tee on ratification, met Mr.. Bryan by /
accident on the steamer Albany today |
and had dinner with him. Mr.. Brady |
says that Mr.. Bryan told him that he |
will speak in St. Louis between the 10th |
and 18th of September. In answer to |
inquiries as to whether he |
would make any reply to the speech |
TO he delivered tonight by Hon. Bourke |
Cochran. Mr.. Bryan said:
Mr.. Cochran and 1 discussed both |
the silver question and the income tax |
while in congress. If he advances. any /
new arguments they can go to the !
country along with my speech of last
week l shall not return to New York
until the latter part of September
when 1 expect to speak briefly in
on my way to New England.
and in New York on my way from
New England