The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-15
Especial to The Heraldo

Boise, Ida. July 14-Five hundred
Boiseites Joined with the citizens of
other towns this evening in accord
ing a royal welcome from Idaho to the
great champion of the white metal.
William Jennings Bryan. A delegation
of prominent men, headed by Gov
ernor Steunenberg. met Mr.. Bryan at
Huntington, on the Oregon Short Line
and escorted the distinguished gentle
man to Nampa. the Boise junction,
where the only Bryan demonstration in
Idoha took place. but brief remarks
We're made by the silver'leader at other
places.
Bryans ride through Idaho was a
triumphant one. At every station were
dense throngs, and the entire day was
punctuated with the most enthusiast
tic ovations.
The Boise special met the Bryan
train at Nampa- A large stand had
been erected there, from which Mr..
Bryan spoke. The large crowd was
wildly demonstrative during the 80
minutes that the train stopped, and the
cheering continued with such vigor
that Mr.. Bryan was forced to make
use of his entire lung power to make
himself heard by all. People came a
distance of over 100 miles to hear Mr..
Bryan.
AS soon as the train stopped at the
depot the crowd damned about it.
rendering IL almost impossible for Mr..
Bryan to make through. AS soon as
Bryan stepped from the platform he
was taken in charge by Governor
Steunenberg and Hon. P. A Regain,
and escorted to the stand. When the
head of the silver leader appeared
above the crowd it was the signal for
an outburst of cheering that lasted
for nearly minute. He was immedi-
ately introduced by Hon. George Aims
lee of Boise
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Among other things. Mr.. Bryan said:
IF the late election had resulted as
Idaho desired. / would have now been
appointing \ postmasters, instead of
making speeches. But il does not mat
ter so much who holds public Office, as
it does what they think upon the great
questions of the day. When l am in
troduced as the next president of the
United States, l want TO say care noc
who the next president is, but l want
a man who viii sign bill providing
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
They told US after the last election
that free silver was 0edQ. DuL L tel you
that when dead it rises and possesses
more vi~or than before. We are
stronger today than we were on cleo
ton day, and viii continue growing
stronger and stronger. Our friends say
that we had the election won a month
before il took place. but the same in
fuences were a work then. and would
have been at work whenever it had
taken place.
Some say that the result Of the cleo
ton was a triumph for the gold stand
ard but there were over 100000 votes
cast for the free silver ticket. and about
1000 600 for the ticket favoring interna-
tional bimetallism. This leaves only
the gold standard Democrats who We're
strictly in favor of the yellow metal.
They cast about 900 votes. and this
is practically the strength of the party
advocating the gold standard
1T is with a tinge OF sadness that l
think OF the commissioners going
abroad. They told US before election
that it was wrong TO stir up any agi-
tatiOn upon the money question. and
that it was disturbing confidence in
money circles. Silver was blamed for
this disturbing element Now. after
election. it is unwise. since confidence
has been restored, TO send men ABROAD
10 stir this agitation up again"