Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-30
HEREARETWO VIEWS
Ono COnitnplltts BUan's Ehc,l0u,
Ito 0lhsr BIS Defeat.
TUESDAY, BairLg WILL DECIDE.
Juig' row rs's fu,tusisstlc nporl--
says hrJan VIII Garry Illinois
and the tommy


voter Is led inlo tho mys,liying maSss
o.. an almost hopeless uncertainty both
locally and thr ut11ut the county
concerning tho outcoms OF Tuesdays
great battle Of ballots. Every evening.
every morning and between times hs
reads the ielsgraphie reports that are
published In the papers. Ono dts
patch setting forth the views Of this
party leader or that gives tho Informs
ton that Bryan Is going TO be elected
withOu. any question Of doubt; that
this or that state hRt bwung Into line In
HE favor. Another dispAleb, pethsps In
the same issue Of the paper, declares
that MeiSlniey's election 10 already az
suted; that Il IL only a question Of
msIoriiy. And 40 II goos. There IL
but one safe aud sensible thing TO do.
aud tha, IL give up guessing sud wait
for tho result.
Mt. Juniu. n. Wells. who hs, jus,
returned from the financial and
political cebtefs OF the east, 10 IL said,
contends that Bryan viii be the most
since HOf.ue Gtsely's time. Similar
talk " heard 10 tue corridors Of the
hotels from tourist; men, too, who arc
observing, aud who have good Iuds-
meat. hut all tourists do not
talk 10 this lins. Some take n contrary
view. Among those who m,si Gun.
phatically declare that Bryan will win
afo somt OF the Utah men who have
ucen etumplDg for him In the states OF
the great central West. Judge Power,
III II oveTyw here known IA nm gu.
thusinstio nan, arrived home today
and gave . NKws man the following
extremely enthuslastic Interview;
"rhe people Of tue West have no
conception Whatever Of tho Intensity
OF testing existing between tho advo.
Gates Of n gold standard and bi.
metallic standard In tho East. No one
can convey TO another person any
adequate Idea OF the terrific struggle
uslween tho standards. Upon thu
one side thofe n artayed all tns
powerful Influences. all the money,
all those who are tofnei Inc
better ela,see. Those who are sustain
! ing Mckinley are soli-Asseftivs. indie.
pendent aud decline 10 admit for
momvnt that there Ia a question about
his election. They have uniimiteu
/ money. Thoy have festUoned all The
cities with bannefs; they have hired
nearly all the bands until cleo
ton Jay; they have secured all the
beat halls. they have nearly ell the
newspapsis. Neyertnsless wnen on.
meets with tho people he becomes Inn
pressed with tho idea that Bryan will
surely DO elected President.
"Whrn 1 fret reached Chicago !
was Appfehonsive that there was no
probability Of MT. Bryan carrying mo
state OF llllnob. After mingling with
the people ana after looking more then
10000 OF them In the face, am con.
ildent that the state will cast its cleo.
toral vote TOT the Democratic esndi-
date. Party lines are substa ntially
oblitefatei. Me1 arc called Republi.
cans and called Democrats, but the
nuw alignment Of votrfs that ha. been
going on has tuefeAted both the paI-
ties. There eau be no question bot
whHt the money power OF the land IL
making . mighty effort Tor supremacy.
The money questions ovefshsdows
everything else. The people will not
lisien 10 any discussion about tho tariff.
The speakers a whethtr they want
10 OF not, are compelled "
discuss the financial question. Mf.
Bryan u creating perfect
iursro OF enthusiasm. His followers
seem ~ fairly worship him. | saw
mon stand anu shout his name until
the tears ran down tbeif cheeks, snu
when his clear cut features appear
before the thousands that greet him nj
every stopping place, he looks every
inch the leader that he 10 In this new
crusade In behalf OF the peoples right.
Everything thst can DO done with
money ~ being done againsi him.
But, white Mckinley has the banks,
Bryan has the sidewalks, aud there
afs more people on tue sidewalks than
In tue banks.
"one Of the peculiar features OF the
campaign, which 1 read OF before 20
Ing East aud obeTved while there,
are the imprompIu street corner anu
park meetings - out door meet.
Jugs - that ATE held In nj.
tizs, from morning un.il Might.
Silver orators address the people, anu
when one man u down an.
other man takes HE place,
called from out tho crowd, and tho
people stand anu listen most intsnlly.
tho intensity OF the interest OF thoss
VINO attend tho public meetings Ia -
thing 10 DO noted. Ones auditors
seem TO hang upon tho words and tho
people appear anxious 20 got At the
ruth. l believe that W. arc all OF US
going ~ be- tufprifed by the msgni.
dude OF the victory he will gain.
There has been no such campaign
sincu 1860, ani everywhere Bryan II
o. lpaEed 10 Llncoln "a tho leader OF
tho people.
i
"D3wn East mrn do not mlnco mat
tors; they are either tor Mckinley and
the entiTe Republican ticket or they
are for Bryan anu tho entire Domo.
cratic ticket. Chairman Jones Is con-
njent OF sueceSr He has more fear OF
gold STANDARD Congress than Bryan'.
Joieat. The secret OF Mt. Bfyan's
defeat In Wisconsin IL 10 help save
some congressional districH Michl.
gan, Minnesota aud Indiana arc looked
upon As absolutely tAfe for BryAr. Tho
national committee did the West the
compliment o. saying that tho speak.
sr OF tue Western slates had done
more good than those from any other
section; they have not asked Tor tho
best places, but have been willing TO
work wherever they could do good,
and the committees soon lsarned that
their familiarity with tho financial
question mado them worthy OF the
best msstings that could DO gathered