The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

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Before a gigantic gathering of farmers
vt Maple City Park, near Hornelns-
vile, this afternoon, William ]. Bryan
severely criticised the third ticket
movement. ard those who are taking
part in it
MIR. Bryan was at his best, and
spoke with an earnestness approaching
fervor. Fully 1000 people were present,
and the manne in which they showed
their appreciation of Mr.. Bryan's re-
marks gave them The title of being one
Of the
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES
the candidate has addressed since he
started out from Chicago after has
nomination.
eTr. Bryan's voice was husky when
he began, out it soon gained strength.
and came strong and clear before his
discourse was finished. He spoke as
follows
"FeIlow Citizens: 1 have not time to
enter into an elaborate discussion of
the issues presented to the people in
this campaign, but I desire to call at
LCA4IA0Ik ~ d lev AAllA4So MlA(1 kAltlg as
sist you in deciding on which side you
should cast your influence. There are
certain things which you have a right
to consider. 1t is the object COR at
least it should be- of the public speak
ers to help their audiences to under
stand the merits of disputed questions,
and it is one of the evidences of sim
certify of purpose that h person dis
cussing the public issues shall discuss
them plainly. clearly, so that every n
can understand just what is said and
Just what is meant when ambiguous
language is used. When
OBSCURE EXPRESSIONS ARE EN-
PLOYED,
st is an assured fact that the person
using them had something to conceal
rather than to make plain. The Good
BOOK speaks of certain persons who
1--we darkness rather than light, and
the Good Book gives a reason for that
peculiar affection. Do remember
what it is? They owe darkness rather
than light because their deeds are
evil. Whenever L find darkness m
ployed in the discussion of a question,
or in the statement of a position, I ann
irresistibly reminded of that Bible pas
sage, and conclude that the person
who attempts to obscure does it be-
cause he is not Wiling that other peo-
pie shall know what he believes. and
what he desires 20 accomplish. When
I hear a man talking about sound
money without telling what he
by il. I think he loves darkness rather
than light because his deeds are evil
(%appIause): and when l find that our
opponents are taxing their arguments
from people who lave not names,
Nam afraid there is
a PURPOSE IN THE OBSCURITY.
Let me call your ttention 10 some
thing which you viii find at the top
of the first column of the first page of
the Buffalo Courier under great big
head lines: Ready to Unload Indian
Bankers hope that Bryan viii win;'
Great Hoards of Silver; they are eager
To dump it by the ship load on the
Tinted States minis and to double its
present prices
"ITnder these headlines I find the
saecial caolegram from that great city
zvhence comes most of the arguments
NJ our enemies-London, England.
G5issesl. In the course of an interview
TODAY a leading Indian merchant, just
retnrned from Calcutta, said to me:
"a leading merchant, name IN
known. Qaughter.): American politics
&c inst now of absorbing interest to
Hindoo and Parsee bankers and imam
ciars as we'll as to native potentates.
ives. my friends. our American poll
4;cs is of absorbing interest to all the
nations of the earth, because we are
poiry to decide TO govern ourselves.
0keers) Therefore they are becoming
fnferested. Continuing the newspaper
auotat!on: All Of them possessing
enormous boards of silver eagerly de-
sire Rryan's election, and the chance
thereby afforded them to
DUMP sHIPLoADs
of silver bullion into the United States
mint at double the present price. So
eager are they that | have heard a
well-founded rumor Gan unknown per-
son has heard a well-founded rumor)
that q friend has been found to aid the
silver party by supplying campaign
liter
That" Mr.. Bryan resumed, SIS the
end of the quotation from the I'M
known Indian merchant; and the ca
hlegram adds: My informant is a
man Of such high commercial stand
ing that 1 attach much Importance to
this information
There" said Mr.. Bryan, comment
Fng in a tone Of bitter sarcasm, SIS a