The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-22


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N GDEN. Oct. 21.-The Bryan meet
~ ing was simply tremendous. Prob
ably 5000 people listened to that
distinguished American for over an
hour and half and greeted his argu-
ment and irresistible logic with every
evidence of approval Probably 1900
persons We're unable to get into the
opera house. 1t was a vote making
speech. The crowd was limited simply
by the capacity Of the Grand opera
house. not only every seat, but every
available bit of standing room was
utilized
The seats even to the tOpmost row of
the upper gallery were all occupied
half an hour before time for calling
the meeting 10 order and by o'clock
people were pushing and crowding for
the privilege of standing in the aisles,
clinging on stairways, or standing In
the entrances. All the seats and the
stage we're soon filled and the stage
hands altered the stage setting. taking
out the ornamental partitions so as TO
permit more people to crowd in. About
400 stood in the wings, on ladders, Win
dow sills, and in fact in every place
where II was possible for a person to
find a foothold.
There could be no doubt about the
interest and sympathy of the audience.
Notwithstanding the great crush,
hardly a person left the hall during
the two hours and forty minutes Of
the meeting.
Interest Was Intense.
every head was bent in attention.
after the speaker got fairly started
and as his points went home, the audi
ence applauded, cheered and shouted
words of appreciation time and time
again. The speaker discussed not only
the tariff, Imperialism and the financial
question, but took up the newer prob
lens in government. discussing the
trusts and the coal strike and kindred
subjects in a manner showing exhaust
i've and impartial research and honest
manner of handling all subjects.
Previous to Mr. Bryan's entrance
Senator Rawlins held the attention of
the audience for about half an hour,
and was warmly applauded. When the
meeting was called 10 order, by Sena-
tor Cannon, he made a brief allusion
! to the joint debate held in the opera
/ house ten years before between him
self and Senator Rawlins, who was
then opposed to him. He paid q fine
tribute to Mr.. Rawlins' ability and
success as a legislator and introduced
| him as chairman of the meeting.
Mr.. Cannon then departed to bring
Mr.. Bryan and Moses Thatcher to the
opera house, those gentlemen being at
] the Reed house, eating supper. IL was
a little after o'clock when the trio
/ entered and when the round of cheer
I ing subsidized, Mr.. Rawlins introduced
/ William ]. Bryan as the orator of the
] evening
/ Mr.. Bryan began his address with a
/ splendid eulogy for Frank J. Cannon,
whose ability. sincerity and integrity of
| purpose he eulogized. Following this
/ he spoke in similar high terms of SEN
/ ator Rawlins and William H King.
| and urged that they be returned to the
legislative halls in Washington.
Mr.. Bryan's Address.
Mr.. Bryan laid the foundation of his
| address by an Inquiry into the real
/ meaning of the word civilization. He
/ denied that there is any analogy be-
/ tween the life of a man and of a ma
/ ton which makes it necessary that the
nation must die. He believes the ma
ton should continue to grow, becoming
| more grand and glorious as the years
| go by. The speaker referred to anar-
| chy and would eradicate it, not by
suppression. but by putting something
better in its place. He presented his
well known views on imperialism in
4 the light of new facts and ridiculed the
| Republican argument of 'let well
enough alone" saying, 1T is the hog
that sleeps when it is full and only
! squeals when IL is hungry"
The Coal Strike.
Mr.. Bryan reviewed the strike ques-
ton and deplored that the non-en-
] fOrcement of laws by the Republican
administration had made il necessary
for its settlement in the manner in
J which It had to be effected. lie
/ pointed out that the settlement could
. not be permanent, the country might
! have the same thing TO go all over
again. Even as Ii is, the coal oDerat-
ors had dictated four of the members
OF the commission that will pass on
F, the questions involved. The speaker
| pointed out four planks in the Kansas
| City platform that would have been
effective in settling the strike. viz:
| One in favor Of compulsory arbitra-
ton; the plank against government
by Injunction; one favOring removal
of tariff on coal, and finally the one
providing for government control OF
| corporations which have become sc
powerful as to restrict the liberties OF
individual men,
Mr.. Bryan further said; ITO my
mind. one of the dangerous tendencies
of the times is the tendency to limit
| and amend and qualify great mora
principles. Take, for instance, the old
commandment: Thou shalt not steal,
That is the way we learned il. IL is
simple and plain and strong. But now
there are many who make il read
Thou shalt not steal on a small scale,
daughter and applause). II the scale
Is large enough il is difficult. and l an
not revealing any secret when / tel
you that, as rule, it is safer for {
man TO steal a million dollars In the
United States than to steal 500. But
would not feel so badly about il, il
that was the only commandment tina