The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-17

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Sept. 16.-
Knoxville. the seat Of Republicauism
in Tennessee, was crowded with people
this morning to see the Democratic
nominee.
The train on which Mr.. Bryan made
the journey from Lexington, KY,
reached the Southern railway station
at $3.50 a. m Excursion trains from all
surrounding districts had brought in
car loads of farmers. Escorted by the
reception committee, Mr.. Bryan was
conveyed 10 a stand erected in front
of the court house. He was introduced
by Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor, who
IS a candidate for the gubernatorial
Office this year. on the stand We're
Chief Justices Snodgrass and Judges
Beard, Caldwell, McAllister and Wilkes
of the supreme court of Tennessee ard
Judge Clark of the United States dis
trict court. Estimates of the size Of
the concourse ran as high as 10000
Edr- Bryan was loudly cheered and his
speech was frequently applauded. Mr..
Bryan said:
Il come to you as a representative of
a principle paramount in this cam
paign. 1t is the right of seventy mil
lions of people to have lust the kind
of financial system that they want
whether any other foreign nations help
10 have it or are willing for us to have
st. Great applause.) Against the
maintenance of a gold standard for one
year. or forever, the Democratic PARTY
has arrayed itself We are
OPPOSED TO A GOLD STANDARD.
We have declared an honorable opposi-
ton to il. We have commenced war
of determination against it. a war that
will not cease while there is any party
or any considerable mum Der of men who
are attempting to fasten this foreign
yoke upon an independent people. Gap
plause.) My friends, when You find
party which tells you what it wants
and tells you how it is going 10 get it
and what in the Judgment Of those who
advocate X the effect Of that policy
will be. you have the right to conclude
that they are honestly believing IN the
. justice Of rhe cause which they pre-
Nsent When you find people talking
about an honest dollar and then deal
ing dishonesty with the people with
whom they come in contact. You have
a right TO believe that they are not en-
tirely devoted to
TIE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE
whom they are not willing 10 take into
their confidence. We assert that when
they attempt TO build a financial svs-
TEN upon q money which they cannot
produce. that they are building up an
tesecure structure upon an invisible
foundation and are insulting The intel
ligence of those who mean what they
say and say what they mean" Cap
plause)
Mr.. Bryan then explained what the
term 16 TO ! meant and told why there
was no danger of a flood OF silver. He
also explained Il e ways the money is
put into circulation and while he was
in the midst of the explanation some
one yelled Mark Hanna is going to
put 1t into circulation" That is in
<-ereasing the circulation. answered Mr..
Bryan. Just before election. in order
10 contract i after election (Great
applause and cheering)
Mr.. Bryan, in conclusion. asked the
people nos to crowd him and repeated
what he said yesterday about being
afraid of monopoly and consequently
not wanting TO shake hands with a few
to the exclusion Of the many
The train on which Mr.. Bryan left
Knoxville for AsheVslle was a special
engaged by the Knoxville committee.
and the candidate was provided with
every comfort en- route.
The first stc0 was at Messy Creek.
where several hundred people cheered
Mr. Bryan.