The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-28

the people. Great cheerng) / have
been taught to believe that the ballot
was given to the individual for his own
use and that the citizen who has the
right to vote also has the ability TO de-
teTmine how he ought to vote. There
fore. in this campaign | want TO address
and not to the head of a firm or the
! president of a railroad or a boss OF a
corporation. ovid cheering and voice:
We'll be with you Tuesday,
PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Three political parties have declared
| that the money question is the para
! mount issue and the boiling Democrats
| who are helping the Republican ticket,
/ without having the courage TO come out
and say SO, have declared that this
money question is the paramount issue,
and the leading Republicans have adj
mitted it. And yet, when our opponents
are driven to the wall on the money
question, when they have failed in their
attempt to defend themselves before the
American people. they attempt to turn
the discussion of this campaign off from
! the money question and onto other is
sues. (Cheers.) But L give them notice
that for one week more they have to
march up TO the money question and
tackle il. Great applause.) The gold
standard has gained every advantgz
which Ii has thus far gained under cover
and in the dark. And in this campaign
the gold standard, having failed before
the people, is seeking 10 secure its hold
upon the American people by going into
power under the cover that the nation IS
IN danger of those who believe in the
Chicago platform if they are elected
tApplause.)
WILL TRUST AMERICANS. 4.
st am willing to trust the intelligence
of the American people to decide whether
this government is safer in the hands
of those who believe in the ability of our
people to govern themselves, or in the
hands of the trusts and syEdicates that
have been bleeding the people of this
country. Great cheerfng) 1 am willing
to let the American people decide whe-
ther our government is safer in the hands
of those who believe in our form of gov
eminent and would die TO perpetuate 1t,
or whether it is safer in the hands of
financial question until they cable to Lon
don to find out what they think. Great
cheering.)
Now. my friends, 1 only came here
this afternoon to greet you and receive
your words of welcome, and | must go
now. in order to be ready for the evening
campaign. I simply want to ask you,
this afternoon, to put one question to
every goldbug who comes and talks to
you and that question is this: You ask
him why it is, if. the gold standard is a
good thing that he talks about sound
money instead Of gold when he talks.
Great cheering.) Tell him that, SO long
as he is ashamed to use the word gold.
when he talks, that he. need not expect
standard" Great cheering.)
IN THE EVENING.
Mr.. Bryan's first evening speech was
Wentworth avenue, at O'clock. Long
before that hour, the large hall was
crowded with enthusiastic supporters of
the silverd cause, and by z o'clock the
number unable to obtain admission, but
who expected TO catch a glimpse of the
candidate as he left the hall, was fully
as great as the crowd inside.
Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly, explaining the
chief issue of the campaign, and closed
with the assurance that the advocates of
free coinage did not desire to coerce
anyone. but only wished each voter to
study the question for himself and vote
as his conscience should dictate. 81 do
not want your votes as a personal trib-
ute" he declared; 'if I have your heart,
cast as You believe is for the best inter-
ests of your country and am content
to abide the result
The Polish schooIhall where Mr.. Bryan
delivered his third speech, will hold prob
ably 1000 people when filed as it was
tonight, but early in the evening the
doors were locked to prevent overcrowding
and another great mass OF people gather
ed in the yard adjoining, and they were
only appeased by the assurance that Mr..
Bryan would show himself there before
going on his way. Inside, the rafters
were lined with clinging men and boys
"
ing was Of the most enthusiastic kind.
A large majority of this audience was,
made up of Poles, and as Mr.. Bryan con-
cluded his remarks he was presented with
boouet of 16 white and one yellow
chrysanthemums, attached to which was
a card inscribed: '16 to l. To Our Next
President. Compliments of the Polish
Toilers''
A band of 1s young ladies in white and
one in gold occupied the platform and
greeted him with song.
AGAINST FOREIGN. INFLUENCES.
Mr.. Bryan spoke against allowing for
eign influences to predominant, and said
the people of Poland, many of whose
sons were in the audience, know the eff
feet of foreign domination. CHEERS and
cries of "Good.'')
In conclusion. Mr.. Bryan warned his
hearers against allowing employers to in
fluence their votes, saying the employer
had no more right to dictate to them
how they should vote than they had to
dicate 70 the employer how he should
vote. NE fact that some. employers are
rescrting to coercion shows that they
have lost faith in the justice of their
cause and are afraid to trust the wisdom
of the people.
Inside and around the mammoth tent
at Twenty ninth and Halsted streets
about 1900 people We're massed when Mr.
Bryan and his escort arrived at 9:15 The
nominee was cheered heartily So vast
was the rush of the crowd in his direction
as he left the tent to go to Tattersalrs s,
that several of the outer poles were car
ried away and for a minute there seemed
to be danger that the immense tented
structure might collapse. Quick work
on the part Of the police kept the crowd
back until the nominee had gone and the
danger was averted.
THE PIT PACKED.
Twenty-Five thousand people were
packed in the pit and gallery OF latter
sails when Mr.. Bryan emerged on the
small platform, after a brief but exciting
struggle with a crowd outside the build
ing. This great audience was composed
mainly OF men who had physical endur-
ance and party spirit IN sufficient quanti-
ties TO contend for seat or standing space
and then remained sweltering in the half
suffocating atmosphere until Mr.. Br
arrived. The great iron arches when
spanned the seas of human faces were
fringed with men who waited for the
nominee in a perilous position. Enthus-
iasm upon the arrival of Mr.. Bryan and
at frequent intervals during his speech
was intense, but not Of long duration. If
Mckinley men were there they did not
show it by any counter demonstration.
Mr.. Bryan was presented with a Horal
horseshoe by the Horseshoers' association
OF Milwaukee. and accepted it with
thanks. Mr.. Bryan talked about half an
hour, his address being along the lines
OF those delivered earlier in the evening.
AFTER THE THROwERs.