The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-09
CONTROL THE CITIES
Democrats Have a Big Adyan-
tage, Says Bryan.
BIG NIGHT MEETING
LEADER TALKS OF SILVER AND
IMPERIALISM.

Indianapolis, Aug. S.-A night mass
meeting was held at Tomlinson hall.
which was presided over by Carter H
Harrison, mayor of Chicago, and ad-
dressed by Mr.. Bryan and Webster Da-
Wis. The meeting was not called to
order until $50 o'clock, but the hall,
which is d large one. was filled an
hour before that ime
Mr.. Bryan was received with great
applause when he arrived.
In opening the meeting, Mr.. Harri-
son made a brief speech. He said the
people had been tired of Mark Hanna
and his band of freebooters" and were
turning TO the Democratic party for re
lief.
In conclusion. Mr.. Harrison oroDhe-
sled the election of Mr.. Bryan. He then
introduced Mr.. Bryan. When the ap-
pause which greeted Mr.. Bryan had
concluded. he said:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies' and gentle
men: I am obliged to Mayor Harrison
Tor his kind prOphesy. He is the presi-
dent OF Democratic club in Chicago
that has celebrated Jackson's birthday
during each year since 1896. I have
DN~A pACSCit at edtn IietClflS OF the
club, and he, as president of the club
mas nominated me for president on four
diHerent occasions. He has got so into
me habit that if you do . OF elect me
this time you are going to embarrass
mayor Harrison greatly. daughter and
apDlause)
But, speaking of mayors. / want to
say that we are in much better Do
Sitlon this year than we were in 1896.
because of the fact that we have COZ
troll of the city governments of many.
If not most OF the large cities of this
country. Mayor Harrison presides over
the city second in size in the United.
We have control of the city govern
ments OF the largest city in Indiana.
l am glad that we have that much in
this campaign, for while we don't want
any unlawful votes cast on our 4 de we
are glad to be in a position to prevent
their being cast on the other side We
nave control of the city governments
of New York city and Buffalo, two of
the largest cities Of the state of New
York. We have control of the city
government of Jersey City; we have
Baltimore: We have Cleveland. and in
Toledo, although the mayor does not
call himself a Democrat, / know he
won't let any Republicans cheat in that
city. 0aughter)
We have control Of Louisville, Ky;
we have control Of Detroit: we have
control of Milwaukee; we have con-
troll Of Kansas City; we have control
Of Denver and we have control of San
Francisco. II is a great advantage to
have control of the machinery in these
great cities. We have an advantage
in this campaign-a wonderful advan-
taSe-oVer the campaign in 1896. be-
cause then the papers were full of an
nOuncements Of Democrats who were
leaving the party. and now it requires
an expert mathematician to stand at
the door and count them as they come
back. daughter and applause)
Gold Democrats Return.
eve have with us this year all we
had in 1895; we have with us a large
majority Of the gold Democrats who
We're not in our favor in 1896.
This year we have coming to us
people who now see the Dangerous ten
denotes of the Republican party, al
though they did not see those tenden-
cies in 1896. We pointed out in 1895
that if the Republican party won ii
would have to give the trusts a chance
to get back, out of the people, the
money they had contributed to the
campaign fund. 1t was strange that
the people did not see il. !
but there are htsOe who could not
see il then, but who now know
that if you want to extinguish
trust you have got to take the extin- |
guisher out of the hands of the trust !
Il challenge the Republican party !
to meet us on the trust question. |
il TO condemn the young men |
to perpetual clerkships under mOnOpO-
lies in this country. Great applause) |
Il believe that on the old questions !
we are stronger this year than we were !
in 1896. / believe that If there We're no /
new questions we would be able to |
wage a successful contest against the |
party. It is on the defen- |
sive on every question before the I
American people. II pretends il wants |
TO discuss the money question. I prom
Use you that before the campaign is /
over the Republican leaders will be as
much afraid of the silver question as |
they are of imperialism. Great ap- |
plauSe and cheering)