The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-11
BRYAN'S NEW YORK ESCORT.


washington Special Chicago Record.)
When Mr.. Bryan comes to New York
on the 18th inst he will meet with a
very different reception from that
which ne experienced in 1896, when he
| first invaded 1.-THE enemy's country
and addressed such a chilling audience
at Madison Square Garden. On that
occasion Banker st. John, John Bris-
ben Walker. editor of the Cosmopoli-
tan magazine; Representative Sulzer
and one or two others were the only
friends he had in the American me-
tropolis. He distrusted the commit
tee that had charge of his campaign.
and believed that his failure TO make
an impression was entirely due to his
weakness in adopting their advice.
Ihey told him that he must be very
, moderate in his expressions on the
silver question and subjects relating
10 labor and capital, and required him
10 prepare his speech in advance and
submit the manuscript for their re-
vision before they would allow him to
speak He complied with all their con-
dltlonS, and when he arose upon the
platform he faced an audience of 20, 900
people in the largest auditorium in the
world. Before he had finished reading
the first page of his manuscript people
started to leave the hall, and a con-
slant stream from the floor and the
gallery continued until not more than
Z,VOO or 5000 faithful hearers remained
ABOUT the platform when he had fin
ished- 1t is true that the weather was
Warm-the temperature in the hall was
somewhere near 100 degrees-but the
audience was cold enough to freeze
out any speaker. The next day Mr.
Bryan spent in respondent state OF
mind at the residence of Banker St
John, where he received comparative
~ little attention, and a few days later
John Brisben Walker took him into
the country to recuperate.
When Mr.. Bryan appears at Madison
Square Garden this year he will be es-
corted by procession of 100 900 men.
under the personal direction of the
democratic boss, who went to Europe
IN 1896 to avoid meeting him. Demo-
cratic clubs will be brought from all
the towns and cities within three hours
rlde by railroad Of New York; 1874 bands
nave already been engaged to furnish
music, and, according TO the stories
they tell at the Democratic headquar-
tefS, contracts have been entered into
Tor $4,000 worth of fireworks and
search lights will be placed at inter-
Vals along Fourth avenue and Fifth
avenue so that the night will be turned
into Gay No committee dare propose
a revision of his speech this year; he
viii not be compelled to seek the shell
ter OF the house Of a friend, and
thousand eager men will be waiting
upon him for every one that sought his
presence in 1896.
The causes and the significance of
TINS change in conditions are worthy
OF investigation by both Democrats
and Republicans. Mr.. Bryan is the
same man that he was in 1896: he rem
resents the same political doctrine ana
policy he Will admit that his opinions
nave not changed on a single Subject
put his convictions upon aIIsof the
issues are more firm and vigorous than
they ever were Therefore +ba aacoI,e
Tor the striking contrast I have sug-
gested must be found among the peo-
pie of New York rather than in the
man.