The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-07-17
Made a Speech and Met a Crowd at
Nampa.
CRACKED JOKES ON REPUBLICANS.
The city Council at Workout the
Police Justices Bill-A Bill 20 Sup
press Chambers and Other Infections
Diseases.

Last Wednesday Hon. w. ]. BRYAN
the next President of the United States.
as the bills announced, passed through
Caldwell. About half the people of the
town went over to the railway station
to get look at the celebrated champion
of free silver, and the band serenaded
him while Mr.. Hollenbeak and other
enthusiastic admirers fred off anvils.
Mr.. Bryan did not attempt to speak
although many hoped he would. He
shook hands and smiled pleasantly on
all with in reach of hand or eye. An
extra passenger coach was attached to
the train which, together with unoecu-
pied seats in other coaches, enabled
some 200 people to get aboard and 90
up to Nampa where preparations for
speech had been made. At Nampa a
large crowd of Boise people had already
arrived, which with the natives and
Caldwell contingent, made up an audi
enCe of 800 to 1000 There was also
fragment of a brass band down from
Boise. Atleast it sounded fragmentary
after hearing the Caldwell band. Mr..
Bryan was escorted to a stand which
had been prepared and which was
tastefully decorated with bunting.
His appearance was greeted with con
-
extravaganza to say anything about
wild demonstration" The fact of
the matter was, the people were anx-
ious to see Mr.. Bryan and wanted to
hear him, therefore they forgot to
make much noise. Throughout the
speaking the same condition was
plainly manifest There was not as
much applause as might have been
expected, simply because nobody
wanted to miss anything the speaker
might say. He spoke for half to three
quarters of an hour and was entertain
ing throughout. He cracked few
Jokes at the expense of Republicans
and gold bugs which created some
merriment, One of his jokes was to
the effect that friend of his had gone
crazy trying to figure out the difference
between a Cleveland panic and n Mo
Kinley boom. Another was that
friend had written him congratulating
him on his election, stating that he
must be elected because all the calam-
tiles which had been predicted in the
event of his election had occurred.
Another neat point was turned in this
wise: The gold bugs claimed that agi-
tation of bimetalism had caused all
the hard times in this country by de-
stroying confidence, and now when con-
tjdence had been restored here and
good times were returning, it was hard
ly fair to send commission over to
Europe to stir up an agitation and
make hard times over there. Mr..
Bryan said it made him sad to think of
1t, He urged the people of Idaho to go
home and study the question, which
made Mr.. Cooper smile sort of teach
your grandfather smile. On the real
question at issue, it may be said in all
candor, that Mr.. Bryan threw no new
light. In fact he did not attempt to
make any argument. His manner was
pleasant rather than impressive
and if his name were not Bryan
he would have passed easily as
an amiable gentleman, accustomed to
public speaking, and of no more than
ordinary ability. It would be unfair
however to pretend that he was at his
best, or that he even attempted to
make a profound impression. No
candid person will try to belittle a
man whose career has been so remark
aole; and there is no doubt that some
IN the audience hung on his words as
Ihe carnations of inspiration. The
TRIBUNE does not hesitate to say
mat, In its opinion, much ADLER speech
IS nave been made by Idaho men,
Doth for and against the doctrine which