The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
BUTTE CITY WENT Wild.
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
HEARD BRYAN.
Business Houses Closed and the City
Clad In Holiday Attire-Senator
Mantle introduced Bryan as the
Next President.
Especial to The Herald,

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Butte, Mont, Aug. 13.-The greatest
demonstration ever witnessed in the
northwest was the reception given to-
day by the people of Butte to William
j. Bryan and his wife. Mr. Bryan him
self said it was the greatest affair he
has witnessed anywhere since the days
of the last campaign.
The ex-presidential candidate arrived
IN Butte yesterday, but the principal
demonstration in his honor was sched-
#, uled for today at the west side race
track, the races having been postponed
until Monday, and the track was turn
ed over for the Bryan occasion. The
track is about a mile from the city, and
from 10 O'Clock in the morning until 3
IN the afternoon people were going to
the place, and when speaking began
there were between 10000 and $4,000
people around the stand erected for the
Speakers.
The race track was rendered for use
because no other place of sufficient &C
commodations was available. An ele-
waited platform, rooted in pavilion style
and profusely decorated with the ma
tional colors ard flying the inscription
Butte welcomes the silver champion. ;"
worked in evergreens, was erected in
front Of the grand stand on the oppo-
site side Of the track. The grand stand
was reserved especially for women and
children, bur its 1900 capacity was en-
tirely inadequate. Those who could
not find seats took their chances with
the men who filled the area in front of
the grand stand, and damned the
stretch Of the track for a distance of
zoo yards
When Bryan began his speech. there
were 10000 people weltering in the sun,
and they held their places for an hour.
though il is certain that half of them
were unable to hear more than a few
scattering words.
United States Senator Lee Mantle
presided at the meeting and introduced
Mr.. Bryan as the next president of the
United States
Mr.. Bryan spoke an hour and a half.
chiefly on the silver question. absence
Of prosperity and the humiliation of the
country in sending a commission to
Europe to beg for the principles of BIZ
metallism.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.
Bryan said: THE financiers have been
managing the money question, and it
has been growing worse; the politicians
have been lodging it, and it has been
getting worse all the time; the people
have taken hold and will settle it
right
On the subject of the international
commission he said: mot only was
the Republican party pledged to put
forth every effort to secure interna-
tional bimetallisrn, but after the cleo
ton. as soon as the party came into
power, it sent a commission abroad to
try to persuade the nations of the old
world TO join us in letting go the gold
standard. When we sent the commits
sion across to secure aid in getting rid
of it, it was a condemnation of the
gold standard. and if the gold standard
is bad enough to get rid of, it is bad
enough for the American people to get
rid of, whether other nations will con-
sent or not. hope the commission will
be successful and bring the nations of
Europe to join us in the demand for
international bimetallism. L am so
anxious to see bimetallism restored
that I am not particular '1hat party
shall restore it."
After the meeting at the race track.
Mr.. Bryan and his family became the
guests of Marcus Daily. and were taken
to Anaconda on a special train.
From there he viii visit Days ia
nous Bitter Root stock farm. and then
continue his tour of the state. This
morning Bryan made trip through
the great Anaconda copper mine, going
down 1,200 feet. He was very much
interested IN what he saw.
The city today wore a holiday attire
in his honor, and all banks. business
houses and public offices were closed.