Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-30

success. coming on the neelS Ol tue
Bryan meeting when people were tired
out from being up until after midnight
even the fondest hopes of the Repub-
& Jams was for a two-thirds house, the
kind of an audience that greeted j. G.
Bell, and when it required extra seats
to provide for those attending along
with crowd in the hallway and for
95 per cent of the big audience to re-
main until nearly II o'clock. certainly
an interest was shown in Republican
ism that cannot be gainsaid by the
opposing parties.
Judge ROYAL of Pueblo. a former
Democrat, and at one time follow
er of Bryan, in 1896, and ex-comman-
der of the G. A. r. for the Colorado
Wyoming division was the first speak
er The judge is convincing, and be-
lieves in calling spade spade. He
reviewed the record of the Democratic
party in this state and that of Henry
NJ. Teller. He gave far more credit
to the man who left the Republican
party in 1896 without hope of reward
than he did Teller, who left knowing
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United States senate. There We're
many good points made by the judge.
but as the people are more interest
ed in knowing the views and where
Herschel NJ. Hogg stands we devote
most of our space to his remarks.
1t was half-past nine when Mr..
Hogg took the platform amid applause.
and it was matter of surprise the
way he held the people, and it goes
without saying that it was the most
enthusiastic audience that has assem-
bled in the court house this year. Mr..
Hogg said in part:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:-It does not give me very much
pleasure to keep you here waiting
when | know you are tired, but it is a
great thing to be a Republican, it is
great thing to be a Democrat My
friends. it is much greater to be IA
true citizen of the greatest govern
ment on earth, our grand country.
! do not come here to find fault with
our political opponents, and it will be
far from me to advise against any
person who may be placed on the op-
posite ticket. If our duties as citi-
zens of our state seem to consist in
discussing candidates of the opposing
party, it is about time that political
discussion cease.
1t is better that we should try and
get together, not as enemies, but as
friends and discuss what is proper
Ito be done in order that as citizens We
may discover what is best. | had the
misfortune not to hear last night the
discussion of these great questions by
the leader of the Democratic party.
| voted for Mr. Bryan in 1896. l be-
lieved at that time that the cause he
represented was the best for the peo-
pie OF this country. ! believed that
because of the reasons that he urged,
he and Mr.. Patterson and Mr. Teller
and others of our leaders were right.
| believed that what they said was
true. and that if Mr.. Mckinley was
elected business would fall through.
| had read up the subject of silver and
believed that the best interests OF
Colorado would be carried out by the
party in the cause of silver. | pre-
Nceded the great senator, Henry M.
Teller. out of the Republican party.
! did not wait for some opportunity
when | could walk out publicly and
do the party the most damage possi-
sible. | walked out as a private citi-
zen. believing what people told us as
to the effects of Republican admins
tration. | preceded Teller in 1892.
and voted for Jamse B. Weaver. be-
cause he was the only advocate of sill
yer, 16 to 1. When out of the Repub-
lican party at that time | voted for
Weaver for no other reason so far as
adherence to silver was concerned.
supported Mr.. Weaver before Mr.. Bry-
an had opened his mouth in the cause
of silver. | stand as | do because
believe as conscientiously as any OF
these men in the coinage of sill
yer. We went along for four years
we had four years of Cleveland, who
was supposed to represent the Demo
cratic party and especially the cause
of silver. The free silver plank was
admitted into the party platform. and
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the coinage of free silver, and | sup
posed at that time Mr. Bryan believed
what he said-if the Republicans
came into power. l remember what
S1e said and what Mr.. Teller said.
have three remarks here that he
made. Mr.. Bryan said in his speech
at Newton, Ia, in 1896:
THE law upon which we base our
fight is as sure as the law of gravita-
tion. If we have a gold standard
prices are as sure to fall as the stone
which is thrown into the air." z
Well. my friends Mr.. Mckinley was
elected in 1896. Was Mr.. Bryans
proposition right? Did 1t come true
don't think SO. We will take the tes
timonials of Democrats and OF Mr.
Bryan to determine whether 1t was
carried out. Democrats say that
prices, If anything, are toe
high. From the day almost
that Mckinley was elected. prices ol
everything have advanced. In the
same speech Mr.. Bryan said:
IF we are opposed in this campaign
there is nothing before the people bu
four years more of harder times"
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