The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-18
Crowds Brave Storm In Kentucky 10
Listen to Bryan.
ENTHUSIASM IS GREAT
MANY CITIES VISITED IN HIS
CAMPAIGNING TRIP.
Vigorous Address Made On the Sub
ject of Bolting-Declares That
Principle Is Above Person-Would
Not Endeavor to Prevent a Man
Voting as He Pleases.

Stanford, KY, Oct. 1.-THE second
day of William ]. Bryan's Kentucky
campaign trip vas spent in the central
part of the state under ~unfavorable
weather conditions. The start was
made from Louisville this morning at
6 o'clock. A heavy transform prevailed
and continued throughout the day
Frankfort, the capital city, was reached
at 8 o'clock, and as h guests of ex-
/ senator j. c. S. Blackburn, the party
had breakfast at the Capitol hotel.
Despite the rain and the early hour,
a very large crowd assembled in the
opera house to hear Mr.. Bryan, who
urged the election of the regular Demo-
cratic state ticket. The lengthy speech
of the day was that delivered at Lex
ington. in Chautauqua hall, before per-
haps the largest gathering of enthusi-
astic. followers met during the days
tip.
There was a large and demonstrative
assembly at Nouns Sterling, the meet
ing being held in the open courtyard,
while the rain came down in torrents.
There We're friendly crowds at Yer
/ sailles, Richmond, Winchester, STAN
ford and Junction City, where a stop
was made for the night. Ex-Governor
McCreary and party boarded the spec
ial at Winchester and accompanied the
train to Junction City. A number of
ladies were guests during d portion of
the trip and were entertained by Mrs.
Bryan.
Judge Morton introduced Mr.. Bryan
at Lexington as the man who came
with a message of warning and advice
to the Democracy of the state and ma
ton In the course of his reply, Mr..
Bryan said:
Bryan Talks of Boilers.
81 have no authority to give you ad-
vice. 1 have no desire to urge upo
you action that your conscience and
judgment do not justify. 1 am nothing
but q. private citizen. | speak as a
private citizen, to private citizens. L
have my opinion and my reasons for
it. You need not accept my opinion
unless the reasons which influence me
are sufficient to satisfy you.
L recognize that a mans vote is his
own, tina h ought to do with it what
he thinks best. Probably | am more
liberal in my views on the subject of
the right to bolt than some are. | want
TO present another phase of the bolt
ing question, and 1 trust that the bolt
ers will be as diligent in spreading my
views upon the boilers responsibilities
as they were to spread my views upon
the citizens right to vote.
Il recognize the right of any man to
vote as he pleases, and ] have never
yet condemned a man who made his
vote represent his conscience and his
Judgment, no matter where that vote
was placed. If in this campaign a DEM
ocrat believes he can serve Democ-
racy best by voting for a Republican
governor. l want him to do it. l don't
believe, however, that is the best way
to advance the principles of Democ-
racy I do not believe that in a great
contest like this you can afford to with
draw your support from the Democratic
ticket
Principle Higher Than Person.
81 would not deserve your confidence
if 1 stayed in Nebraska and allowed
boiling Democrats to play on my name.
If boiling Democrats want to vote for
Republicans, or for a Democrat put up
in opposition to the regular nominee of
the party, let them do it, but let them
come out boldly and state their real OBJ
ject M not claim they are doing 1t to
save me. l know something of boilers.
There were some in 1896. daughter
and a%pplause.) Only the boilers of 1896
said they bolted because of principle
and a vote against a principle is higher
thar a vote against a person. / regard
a principle as infinitely higher than a
person.
What did the bolter do in 1896? He
helped to elect the president, and every
thing thai the Republican president has
lone that bolter who helped to elect
him is responsible for.
1T has been suggested to me that this
boiling convention endorsed me for the
presidency. 1 appreciate the good will
and confidence nus expressed, but, my
friends, / would be unworthy of the
confidence expressed by those boiling
Democrats if 1 did not place the prin-
ciple involved above a personal compl1-
ment. (Great ~applause.)
His Stand On Silver.
II have a right to believe that the
Democrats in this state will vote in 1900
for any Democrat whom they please;
that they will want a Democrat who
is true to the principles in which they
believe, and one who IAN advance the
cause to which they are welded. If I
am that man, I shall be entitled to a
vote. but would not deserve your con-
fidence if l would stay in Nebraska
and aid the boiling Democrats to elect
a Republican governor in Kentucky.
(Great applause.)
Il am interested in the triumph of
these principles. l have talked for them
since long before they were written in
the Chicago platform. In this very
building in June or July, 1895, a year
before there was a Chicago platform, /
stood upon this floor and defended the
free and unlimited coinage of gold and J
silver at the ratio of 16 to /. (Applause.)
1 stand now where 1 stood then"
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