The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-27

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and tired Of body, after long and
hard day Of campo igning, William Jel-
Dings Bryan found himself confronted,
on his arrival in Erie at O'Clock TO-
night, with a programme calling Tor
three more speeches, before he couid
rest from this day which railroad trav-
cling and speech-making had brought
to him.
But he carried out the part Of the
contract assigned TO him by the local
committee on arrangements and per-
formed his triplicate duty with vigor
that spoke well for his constitution
His reception at the railroad station
was
HEARTY IN THE EXTREME.
Rain was falling when his train ar
rived, but the two thousand or more
people awaiting MS coming stood their
ground and gave the candidate
royal welcome.
Accompanied by Joseph sibley and
other prominent citizens of Erie, Mr..
Rsyan started out at o'clock to per-
form the contract which had been
made for him. The three gatherings
he addressed repaid him in the potency
of their applause. Schlosser's hall, the
scene OF his first speech, seats $500
people ana tonight it was crowded.
Numerous farmers attended, and Mr..
Bryan made a stirring speech suitable
to the audience.
From Schlogser's hall Mr.. Bryan was
whirled off 10 St. Patrick's auditorium.
Here he spoke with effort. The effort
of his two long addresses at Syracuse
and Rochester and his short speeches
at a number of places along the route
to Erie had begun to show and Mr..
organs vocal organs appeared to be
In much the same weakened state rs
they were on his arrival in New York.
Like the crowds at the first Erie meet
ing, the
$500 MEN AND WOMEN
assembled in the auditorium were or
DERBY, but on the whole more enthu-
siastic than those at the former place.
The three cheers they gave when the
young nominee concluded fairly shook
the rafters Again the thoroughly
fatigued candidate was whiried away,
this time TO the Park opera house,
where the eighth annual state conven-
ston of Pennsylvania Democratic club
was in session. This was the most
denonstrative meeting of the evening.
When the prolonged shouts OF welcome
had ceased, Mr.. Bryan was introduced
and made his most important speech
of the evening.
After he was through. the nominee
held a handshaking reception and
went back to the Reed house and to
bed.
his speech was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men: 1 esteem it a great privilege to
be permitted TO meet tonight with the
members Of the clubs assembled here
from all over the state of Pennsylvania,
because ] know what these meetings
mean. know the inspiration that Shey
give and OF the enthusiasm carried back
by those who go forth 20 prosecute The
If this In, Undo
ment, we are entering upon a, campaign
which
WILL BE MEMORABLE
sn the history of the country for many
,easons; not only because Of the issue
1nvolved--that would be CROUCH 10 make
it an epoch in the history OF nations
but there are other reasons. This cam
paign has demonstrated, as no cam
paign has done within the last genera
ton. the capacity of the people for self
government. IA voice--A Daniel
come to judsment'D
Mr.. Bryan, continuing, said:
rs there a man in this land. who
doubts that the American people can
rise to the requirements of any emer-
gency2 If SO, l bid him to cast his
eyes upon seventy millions of people
thinking out their own salvation Great
applause.) Is there a man who believes
that party machinery can govern this
people? l bid him look until he sees the
great common people breaking every
rnebesEne chat stands in eheir way.
(Great applause and cheering Is there
a man who believes that the age of ora
tory is gone? point him to every ere
cinct in this nation where he viii find
q modern Demosehenes. Great cheer
ing)
ORATORY WILL LIVE
so long as there are causes which ap-
peal to the human heart (Applausel
RratoTy is the speech Of the person who
Knows what he is talking about and
means what he says. and in this cam
paign you viii find the orator everv-
where Come to my state. and I viii
show you a banker and a money loaner
who viii go forth TO preach the gospel
of binetaiiism as he never preached
any other gospel in his life. I will
show you a briefless barrister who arm !
ed with right wiz meet the attorney of
the corporations and crush him before
any audience. (Great applause) l will
show you the business man who never
came from behind his counter before.
but he, feeling that the welfare Of his |
family, the welfare of poSterisy de-
ponds upon the settlement of the cause.
can come from his store and rise be-
fore an audience and make a speech
that cannot be answered by any man
who would
FASTEN THE SHACKLES
upon seventy million free mem Great