The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-24
COL. BILLS AT PROVO.
A ROUsING DEMOCRATIC RALLY
LAST NIGHT.
The Eloquent Salt Laker Speaks on
the Great Issue of the Campaign
and Punctures Some Republican
Arguments.

PROVO, Oct. pa rousing Democratic
house. Colonel A. c. Ellis was the speaker
of the evening and was warmly received
when introduced by Chairman Miner.
Colonel Ellis made a mastery address.
and was given the closest attention.
He announced that he was not a can
didate for office nor did he come in the
interest of any particular person.
II came here fellow citizens, to prevent
as far as can the government from be-
ing turned over to the money grabbers,
and them alone. L came here in the in
terest of humanity. New England de-
mands protection for her products and we
of the inteFmountain region have the same
right to ask to have our region protected.
Mining is a great industry; it gives work
to thousands of men. Everyone who
raises sheep and who farms is largely
dependent upon the mining industry. If
mines are allowed to lie Idle and become
the abode of bats and mice, what will be-
come of the farmers in Utah. This gen.
GRAFTON has lived in an era OF. falling
prices. We attribute hard times to the
falling prices. The products of hand and
brain have. declined one-half; there is
constant shrinkage in everything.
The Republicans say, yes, everything
ndS 1dlieH eACtpl ldDOI, anu lIldl lOQdy
receives as much as at any time The
speaker said the only laborers whose
wages are as nigh now as before were
organized laborers, organized for self
defense.
There are 100000 of laborers out of
employment, looking for means to gain a
living. Utah is blessed to greater extent
than other sections. The Republicans say
that there are 81 or so per capita in cir
culation. We say there are but s.. Gold
is and always has been a coward. At the
least scare it goes out of sight and the
people are compelled to do business on
promises to pay.
mo man who has money will ever
invest a dollar of ii when prices are
falling. The era of falling prices sees no
railroads built, no factories established.
The speaker said that the people had
been betrayed by men in both parties
The Republican party has always before
declared for silver until this year; they
have thrown off the cloak and declared
for the gold standard, and acknowledged
the power of the money lenders of Wall
street The speaker advised the audience
that if they would like an era of pros
man, William ]. Bryan. (Applause)
He spoke of the cry of the party of
Hanna that overproduction was the cause
of hard times. If it is overproduction
what is the use of tariff? Tariff is, as we
understand it, to stimulate production.
What is the use of stimulating production
when there is an overproduction? The
Democrats say that under consumption
is the cause of factories closing and men
being thrown out of employment. Ine he
publicans say they believe in free COIN
age, but it is with a string to it. The
Democrats say we are able to make our
own monetary laws without waiting for
any other nation on earth
The speaker referred to the nomination
of W. j. Bryan at Chicago and was in
terrupted by applause He referred to the
speech made by Bryan as one of the
greatest speeches ever delivered by any
peroraticn of Bryan which was received
with long and loud applause. His argu-
ments were conclusive and will do much
good.