The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-26
FREE SILyER'S CAUSE
Bryan Says the Battle Has But
Begun.
GREAT PROGRESS THAT HAS AL
READY BEEN MADE.
ST Believe" He Says, E"Those Who
Fought so VaIiantIy for Free
Coinage Feel Better Than Those
Who Are Wondering Who Are to
Have the POStOGices.v

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 25.-
William J. Bryan, who has been the
guest of the citizens of Colorado for
the past two days, spoke for few min
utes in this city this evening. He came
from Pueblo at 7:45. and was escorted
to the balcony of the Rock Island hotel.
The Rock Island train was held for him
half an hour He was briefly introduced
by Mayor Plumb, as the hero of 1900.
There was an audience of 5000 people
at the depot, who stood in the NoVem-
Der cold to listen to him. He spoke
against a driving wind. He began
pleasantly by saying that he had not
supposed that there were so many peo-
pie who did not know that the election
was over. They act as if the silver
cause had met with a great victory in
stead of a defeat They are right" he
said; 1t was a victory, and we are in
the midst of a campaign. We are or
ganizing for the battle of 1900, and to
do in 1900 what we failed to do in 1896.
l believe those who fought so valiantly
for free coinage feel better tonight
than those who are wondering who are
to have the postoffices. In this fight
we have convinced the people that the
silver question is bigger than the few
silver-producing states.
I'VE have shown the people," he con-
tinued. that two-thirds of the area of
the states believe in it. We have not
only made the movement respectable
in large part of the country, but we
have clubs that are as jealous and en-
st he
lieve they are right, and are going to
fight for their convictions. This city
has the reputation of having cast the
biggest vote in the state for Mckinley.
You, then, know the arguments, but
you have not heard a single advocate
of the gold standard who will admit
that he does so for his own interest. 1t
is always to help somebody else.
I'VE in the agricultural states have
stood with you who own mines, not 10
help you, but to help ourselves. If we
advocate silver, it is because we are 1
interested as much as you are, and for |
that reason we are not going to forget |
you. Those people abroad who have |
been watching this campaign know
that the victory is not Overwhelming. |
There will not be over so majority in |
congress, and another overwhelming
victory like that will settle the silver
question our way. In four years from
now, your majority in favor of free
silver viii not be proportionately as
large as it is now. because the states
with the big populations viii out-do
you. We believe that right will pre-
vail. and we are going to keep it up.
We reply to those who say that we
should stop agitat;ng that they gener-
ally agitate until they get what they
want We are glad that the Repub-
licans are saying that they are organic
ing, because the more they organize
the more converts we viii have
Mr.. Bryan started to his train, but
the crowd made d rush at him, and he
had to escape out through the hotel
kitchen. He was presented with a
beautiful souvenir book of Colorado
wild flowers. His train pulled out with
g cheer from the crowd.