Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-18

they knew nc WINS lawyer aul q
newspaper mau, the political editor OF
On Omaha utnal. BIt We not the
occasion too much Tor him n1.with.
sinndiug ell thUtn nttAinmuut2 His
Intimate fTieuIs aud nsl1Ci thought
not aud qulckly AMI unUul.ically said
90. How thoroughly iauir cJuclusioiu
were viudloaloI was shown when
thirty mlnu,ca later he had made hiai.
self ths nero 81 The hour anu i1ci.
luninliy tho certain presidential nom.
iute VI tho D.m0c alto party.
When with hlsn noad nnl digniGoi
buanug Bfyau Inppul lightly up the
stups leading 10 tho platform from
where bis delegation aAt he Looked the
picture Of perfect confidence aud was
given reception that must have aduoI
strength TO tue assurances that
DO already possessed. lie was
az cool aud cnlm ns the
waters OF Lake Michigan that almost
Tapped tue lDun1aliIn1 OF the oolli,uu.
WIN grace al wave OF his hand nn
cXpeoiant hush fcll over tho gathered
thousands and impr3visod paper tTum.
potn wrt0 quickly adjusted 10 ears
wh0ie UwnUfs sat ON seats remotely
located. rhcy strainrd every effort 70
catch tue speakers opening EoutenuoY,
tut the effort was unnecessary, ~
every word was heard with startling
ditliuctnuss. Tho hearing tubes were
uitcardUd and tho auJioncu settled
hack In Open.m0ulheu astoniBhmcut,
Onrapturou at the power ot tbs
young orator. They were com.
ploltly uudos his influence. At the
slightott Indicated gesture the voices
Oi the bypnOtiz,I multitude (hYpnOtizs
~ scarcely too strong a tCrm) which
were tevefbefating through the steel
fa'icrrd space Of the mighty building
were Il u - int profound aad pain.
lul a.lvucu. through pori0da snort OF
long, ~ the fuftnsic wizard willed,
nO,uinR but the Raging int0natlons e |
his own wonderful voice was heard.
rho Httt talvo Of cheers that greeted
him after BEGINNING 10 speak wAs when
no rail: 81 come to speak & you u
ucicuEu Of a cause ~ holy hs The cause |
4 itUtty-thu cause Of humanity"
The applause lasted iusi 40 long ~ Mr..
Bryan was willing-IOt stc1uu |
longer. When no wanted 10 pr.
coed AGAIN no did 20 with.
Out tidlculty. II was different,
with the astutO Hin, the weeping auI
eloquent Fellows, the cultured nn1
olive bf,Lch bestlng Russell, now
dead (pUtoo 10 his ashes anu honor 10
bic nanr) or tho volcanic aud sBnua.
ton Producing Tillman, the plain and
iofcible speaking AltgUldt, the aualyti.
cal Jonos, the courageous, hatd.nght.
ing and popular Blackburn. When.
ever their remAfl = were ipuro ua.cd
with applause the denomination |
would continue until the ctowj stopped
oi It's own yolltior. No wOu3oT that
two OF the conventions most noted
Newspaper Correspondents paid these
glowing tributes g. tho young Nc.
braskRn! HAll that tho Imagination
pictures OF DemOsthenta Auu ClcetU,
all that We havs heard OF the great
orators OF the English tongue, was
fealized,v and "rho delegates eat as N
enchanted. IL was n display OF elo.
quunce pure and undsfiod. Henry
Clay himself could not have created
10 great iurore."
-.
This sharp thrust against the gold.
lies, "Whcn you come before W AMI /
tell US that we will disturb your busl.
nass Interests We reply that you have
disturbed our business interests by /
your CouTsu," struck responsive |
chord which created q pnndomonium |
OF vtclietuus yellF. Then he compared |
the business man OF the common poo. |
pie, tho merchant OF tue cross Toads,
the miner. Of the precious metals with |
the Now York accumulltlr OF wtath, |
ana said they were aa Truly d6seTvius
business men As the latter. The defini. |
ton pleased the great human con.
course and II ser q utd wlthlsiellpht.
nd when hu said lhat tho oliver men
did not come ~ nggressori: that their |
war was not one Of lonnquoIt; that |
they were iignung IN the interest OF |
theit homes, the wGrmtst approval |
was given. Then came q climax |
when, with head thrown back, with |
pallid face anu unfnllering voice no |
murdered forth tho world: "We |
have petiiilned and cur pelitOns have |
bpon acorned. We have entTeated aud |
our entrtaiies hava been disregarded. |
We have begged and they have
m 'cked and our calamity came. But |
we beg no longer; We eniteat no more; |
We petition no more; we defy themlp |
The confusion attending this extra.
ordinary hurst OF eloquent announce
mont bttllea description. The gold
men sat In their places ~ immoyable
as statues OF stone; the silver men
choered themselves hoaTse. There was
another great demonstration before the |
one which followed the peroraIion and
II came principally from farm
ere and eympAthizeTs with that /
class who filled large
portion OF the building. II was the
result OF the utteTance OF this sent.
menti "fgu come TO US aud toll US
that the great clIies are la favor OF the
gold standard. 1 tell you that tho
great cities rest upon these broad and
itfill0 pTairles. Burn down your cities
and ltays our farms anu your Citlea
viii spEIug up agall u.s. II by magic.
But destroy our iaTms and grass will
grow Ia lHe sireeis Of every city In tho
county" The overwhelming c imsx
came la tho already historic pur0fatiOn
tho concluding words Of which were;
"Nou shall not ptoss down upon the
brow OF lhhyr this crown OF lhoTns.
\ ou shall not oto y mi nkiud UPON u
or0ie OF gOll," a storm VI terrific
aud violent tutLIsiasn hurst forth
with tho sud irpnesss Ola yolcn n 0
Iuo skilled utet OF Eng.
ilsh, tue uuuauulei hero OF mighty
political battle had wen victory that
made him hero OF national ICputn-
to-. he was carried bodily by man.
waIthipplug admlf1ri 10 his teat 10 the
center ~ the Nebraska delegation,
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