The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-06
ton, save for the breath necessary n,
a fresh outburSt
UTAH'S BANNER.


UTAH'S BANNER.
! The woman delegate from,
Utah joined in the parade. ca
( rying a small silk banner of v-birs
upon which was inscribed Greeting IN
/ William J. Bryan. from the Democrat,
/ women of Utah" She was accOmna-
/ MED by a woman alternate.
As the women passed along the sfsr.
/ in front Of the New York deIegarf9-
one OF the enthusiastic TammaTv
braves turned loose a war-whOOp thai
rivaled any previously uttered on mis-
continent and pounded one Of the NO
men over the head with his small as-
as a token Of appreciation. Far f-1-9
resenting the blow, the woman smiled
and pirOuetted through the aisle form
ed Of shouting men. Then Tammarv
went into real Mysteries and gymnaSr5,
spasms as the women passed out NJ
sight in the crowd in front Of tbz
speakers desk.
Senator Clark of Montana. accom-
panied by a lady. both bearing fass
with intense energy called forth Ter
rife applause as they passed around
the hall Behind them Texas. with irs
long pole SurmOunted by its steers.
/ horns. and further back some of thu
2 New York delegation carrying their
little flag bearing the words -u1n-r
. . NAAllh AAACAC dLE 44u c4AACEl4 ~ l-.r.>
New York"
Round and round the hall went the
marching column between two walls
( Of cheering men. who stood beneath
. cloud of fiuttering flags II W4s "a
I demonstration fully equal in fervnr q.
anything that had preceded yesterday
or today when the platform was read.
When the enthusiasm had run for
( nineteen and One-half minutes, Chair
J man Richardson commenced 10 pound
: vigorously for order. He was fosr
{ beyond all power of hearing for sew
eral minutes. and it was not until
, q minutes had elapsed from she in
I slant that Mr.. Oldham had mentioned
Bryan's name that order was restored.
Once more the excited and perSnlring
! crowd got into a state of quieluie
I suCcumbing because of fatigue. rather
than Of obeying the gavel- The partly
. demolished state standards Wer- put
back in their places. and, painting AMI
} exhausted, they prepared for the Sec
Onding of the nomination. In the midst
of that peculiar convention hum -na-
seems TO come from nowhere. Arkansas
yielded TO Texas, and Mr.. Perkins be-
gan a speech secOnding Mr. Bryan He
lauded the platform and said some
other pertinent things, but the aud
ienCe'S appetite had been Whert-i for
the nomination, and his voice WAS
hardly diStinguishable above the
strong hum of conversation and The
rustic of moving bodies
His finish was apDlauded. and then
the voice of the clerk calling the roll
was drowned cut by cries for Hill
Hi"
/ SECONDED BY WHITE
Ex-senator White of California eot
the platform. however, and mis- SJeny1r-
ian tones soon demanded attention and
by his decided delivery he Kept tie
convention somewhat in order He was
heard distinctly. his big voice Killing
the hall, and at each of the telling
points in his address applause broke
forth He said,
i come here as one not unaCcUst1r-
ed TO political conventions. / presided
over two OF the national conventions
Of my party, and I affirm that I have
never seen displayed more magliIcsnL
splendid and heartfelt enthusiasm than
that which controls this membership
and audience today. (ApplauSe) This
is not the hour 10 seek applause This
is not the time when any man should
I seek 10 gain for himself honor al
! tempted in the political sphere. We
. are IN the presence OF great national
danger. We are in peril of being dom
mated by those surrounded with power
! and clothed with the habIlamentS Of
{ plenary authority. and these barriers
! which have heretofore protected the
! people will, unless we intervene. he
! swept away. Men, honest in poverty.
have become dishonest in wealth. and
nations which have lost their TigLIS
and their conScienceS in the presence Of
glory wandered from the path of rec
: tiUUde. Today, just after the sounds of
! the Fourth of July celebrations have
ceased. let US caudidly. truly and non
estIy reflect. regardless of political al
. hliatiOn. We are at the parting Of the
ways The question of the day is re-
public or empire. (Applause-) It would
do our people good to reflect upon the
J lessons OF the past and read the in
scription placed on the sarcODhagi
{ which enclose the remains of Marina
l and George Washington. Take on your
: hats, my cOuntrymen. as you pass by
{ that shrine and recognize the imDlety
Of the hsbilamentS Of empire which
} you are promised by those in power.
= stand by the flag which was raised In
virtue and intelligence for freedoms
. advancement. and dismiss forever and
all time these alluring propositions
7 which are suggested to you To induce
= you from the path of duty and TO make
4 you worship the false god, money.
, TRIBUTE TO BRYAN.
|, I am here to advocate Mr.. Bryan's
I : nomination. First. because he Is IN
honest man; second, he is a competent
: man; third, he is a man who loves the
[ / constitution. and who believes that the
5 constitution follows the flag. 'Ag-
plause.) He does not credit the Re-
= publican notion that empire and con-
- quest were within the thoughts OF
n George Washington or Thomas Jef[er-
e son We appeal 10 you, not with money,
{ not with property. not with promises
= Of empire, not with all the gl0r--s or
: Oriental IriumDhs. but we appeal %
you as men who wish to transmit IN
c Sullied and unJarniShed TO your chill
{ dren that priceless heritage Tor SO LIch
n men have fought have bled and have
a died, and with expiring breath have
demanded that you and l should de-
e fend-
e Fellow citizens. delegates. there IS
e no man who better knows me
o thoughts that I have uttered than
IL William J. Bryan. Cheers He IS not
Is unjust: he is just He Is not in favor
= Of destruction He is in favor If pres
, ervatiOn. know the sentiment nj my
-e cOUntrymen; 1 know, or think | know.
q they are prepared today TO stand Win
y him and to restore to its glorious resi-
20 ing place that goddess Of liberty 10
which we in truth tender that IrI't,-
which man owes to the blessings NJ no
erty under that one just God whom ne
> all adore. Stand here as an advocate
Is of a cause true and wise, OF man MO
II Is Just and fearless, who Is nor o. ---
II strOyer of capital OF enterprise. bur aA
= enemy Of aggression and SOrtii power
Z who believes in fostering all Legitimate
i industries, who believes In ~.-''-
IA houses and the happy home. who l7-
= lieves that where the American lt5
II floats there must exist not only Ire=