The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-26

ALBANY, N. Y. Aug. 25.-Ten thou
sand people crowded closely together in
front Of the city hall this evening and
listened TO William j. Bryan deliver
a political speech, and although the re-
ception was Of an extremely cordial ma
ture, and surpassed in attendance any
meeting which Mr.. Bryan has addressed
IN the east, Il was secondary in gen
eral interest 70 the dinner given the
Democratic candidate by Senator David
b. Hill this evening. Exactly what was
said at Senator Hills residence, or
whether any agreement between the
two leaders of the Democracy was
made, may never be known, rs neither
gentleman would speak but the gen
eral opinion naturally ascribes to the
BREAD-BREAKING
an important place in the political cam
seaign.
Mr.. Bryan's reception on his arrival
in Albany, some hours previously, had
prepared him somewhat for that which
was to come. His train from Rhine
cliffe arrived in Albany at 4:05 o'clock.
When the candidate appeared on the
car platform he found confronting him
was recognized by those composing 1t
a cheer went up that shook the rafters
in the wide spreading roof.
Ex-senator Norton Chase and Louis
W. Pratt met Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan at
the train, on behalf of Senator Hill,
and they We're driven away, followed
by muCh cheering, to WOlfertS RooSt,
Senator Hills suburban home. A re-
ception committee of 100 Democrats
had also met Mr. Bryan at the station.
The Democratic nominee was scheduled
TO appear at the city hall meeting at
$50, but he was fifteen minutes late. A
temporary stand, covered with bunting,
had been erected on the west side of the
municipal building, and the vast null
titude which was crowded about this
had begun to gather an hour before
MI Bryan made his appearance. A
band stationed on the platform gave
the people the first intimation that the
young Nebraskan was near, by striking
cup Hail to the Chief" A moment
later Mr.. Bryan appeared on the stand.
closely followed by ex-senator Chase
and Collector Pratt. The cheering that
greeted him was
LIKE THE SOUND OF THUNDER
and again and again it came, until Mr.
Chase began a few remarks introducing
the nominee.
Mr.. Bryan said:
Fellow Citizens-In the presence Of
this immense audience, it is hardly
necessary to announce that the presi-
Dental campaign is open for business.
(Applause.) 1t gives me great pleas
ure to be permitted to address, even
for a short time. the citizens of Al
bany and its vicinity. I esteem it a
privilege to be able to defend. in your
presence, the policies which 1 believe
will bring prosperity and happiness to
the American people.
THE Democratic party at Chicago
met in convention and there the ma
iority of the Democrats of the United
States. spes king through their legally
schoSen representatives, laid down
platform ana nominated a ticket. 1t
is not to be expected that every per-
son will always find in any platform all
that he desires and nothing that he
does not like. But when a citizen
comes to vote he acts with that party
and endorses that platform which
gives TO him
THE BEST ASSURANCES
Of securing the most important things
he desires. 1t is proper, aye more, it
is necessary, that the candidates who
stand upon platform shall endorse
the utterances OF that platform, and I
stand before you TO declare in your
presence l0dl endorse every Syl1aDie.
every word, of that platform adopted
at Chicago. This sentence was deliv-
cred with great vigor and emphasis
and was enthusiastically applauded1
But while / do so, expect in this cam
paign the support of many Democrats
who are not willing to endorse all that
the platform declares for. THE hidden
meaning of this sentence seemed to be
understood by the audience, which ap-
plauded lustilr.]
1--WE have, then, to consider this
esNestion: Ought the American people
"a submit longer to a gold standard?'
(Shouts from the audience of mo, no.")
The Democratic party has begun a war
of determination against the gold
standard (CheSrs.) We ask no quar-
ter: we give no quarter. We shall
prosecute our warfare until there is
not n American citizen who dAres to
advocate the gold standard. Cloud ap-
plausel They ask, Why? We reply
that the gold standard is
"A CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HU-
NAN RACE,
and that we would no more join it
than we would join an army marching
to despcil our homes and destroy our
families. lCheer3.) ! ask you not to
take my word alone as to the evils of
the gold standard. l call as a witness
a gentleman whose voice has been
heard in the counsels Of the Democratic
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