The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-13

sion OF his entry into the south where
his recent declaration as TO government
ownership of railroads has aroused most
opposition, William J. Bryan tonight
made more explicit statement as to his
position I'm the matter In dead silence
ne read lengthy statement celebrating
MS position, but declared that "the maxi
lnS or platforms rests with the voters
inc Wnole party, and / never have
and never will attempt TO force my opin-
pie" ~
While thus indicating that the doctrine
ot government ownership is I'm the hands
or the voters, Mr.. Bryan's speech inii-
Gated plainly that nothing has as vet oc-
Cured to shake his belief in the ultimate
efficacy and necessity OF Il. He declared
that he would gladly make and sacrifice in
tlon instead of government ownership
would answer the needs OF the people
out he expressed grave doubt as to
whether regulation would ever suffice He
also took pains to present arguments to
convince his hearers that government
ownership OF trunk lines and state owner
snip or state lines, mot only preserve the
rights OF the states, but will permit the
people of each to adopt government
V~ e,sIIp When lney are ready Tor it.
tinlsh of the statement Mr. Bryan. with
an the emphasis he could muster, recalled
To his hearers that:
Whenever ! saw a danger threatening
the people have spoken out without ask
liz anybody permission or queryinG what
the erect may be on me-"
louisvlIe's Warm Welcome.
Entering the southland for the first
tllne IN TWO years. William j. Bryan to-
day received a welcome that i'm warmth
and spontaneity has not been surpassed
bv any of the greetings given him since
his return from his tour of the world
His arrival i'm the city provoked a great
outburst of acclamatiOns from thousands
OF marchers and yet more thousands on
the streets. His reception al the armorv
tonIght, where he addressed a crowd of
1000 people, was nothing less than a vol
canic eruption OF enthusiasm. Although
the attendance of southern notables was
smaller than at first expected, on account
Of Mr.. Bryan'S recent acceptances OF nu-
merous invitations from other southern
cities. still the mass meeting at the
armory was representative southern
gathering. graced by the Kentucky leaders
OF democracy. a number or prominent
Democrats from other southern states and
2 great mass meeting Of citizens from
Kentucky and Indiana. MIR. Bryan was
welcomed TO Kentucky by his whilom on
ponent. Henry WattersOn. who presided
over the meeting The other speakers
preceding Mr.. Bryan were Senator Car
mack Of Tennessee. representing the
south, and Senate w. j. Stone OF Mis-
souri,. who introduced the great orator.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall lean
ing on the arm of Mr.. Watterson there
was demonstration that lasted ten min
utes. thousands of flags being waved i'm
unison with the surges of cheers that
swept over the thrOng As soon as the
noise bad subsided Mr.. Watterson began
his address of welcome.
One Paramount Issue.
Mr. Watterson spoke i'm part as follows:
There is but one paramount issue for
the next presidential battle and that is
the rescue of the government from hands
that have miSuSed and debauched il. and
it's restoration to the custody of the plain.
but sovereign people. The parties to il
are upon the one hand standing army
of trained partisans. held together not
alone by the cohesive power of the public
patronage. but by a community of in
terest as unyielding as IL is unthinking.
richly caparisoned in all the panoply of
successful war and, on the other hand.
the mas. and body Of those who hew the
wood and draw the water and pay taxes.
undrilIed unskilIed and widely separated:
often cropping in the dark; sometimes
misdirectcd by counsels; always lacking
the resources by which results are reached
and dangers turned; but never yet united
except TO conquer. Ii is veteran troops
against the raw militia, an unequal
though not a bootless array. as many
well fought fields i'm DAYS Of old bear wit
ness. Give MS but half the discipline Of
the regulars and 1.-THE OF their equipment
and we shall drive them before us across
the barbados of criminal wealth. though
led by Theodore Roosevelt himself
~ recognize as our ehieftain in in l,, this
approaching conflict the Hon William
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
Appeals to Moral Nature.
1T costs me no sacrifice either of per-
sonal preference or pride of opinion 10
make this declaration Mr.. Bryan and i
.
We have never disagreed as to the end.
The appeal to the moral nature of the
people, which he has made with so much
elOquence and power l was making when
he was a boy. He grew to manhood un-
der my teaching. If at times / have
raised the warning finger of the school
master-even threatening the rod-he was
big enough and old enough and cookbook
ing enough TO sand il and TO survive il.
ana has thrived in spite of it-maybe by
reason Of it-and in any event has quite
OuIZrOWn It. TOO. have lived and
IS learned apaCe. and one of the things |
have learned has been TO look more to the
objective point and less to non-essentials
I'm matters OF difference TO agree 20 dis
agree with my comrades and friends on
great occasions and In great affairs to
send all minor differences TO the rear the
better 10 march abreast against the com
mon enemy.
I'VE purpose to reform, not to revolu-
ticnize the government. We purpose to
re-establish democratic institutions in the
nations capital, returning to the voters
what belongs to the voters. We purpose
10 drive from the floor of the senate those
who sit there, not as servants of the peo-
pie but as corporation counsel We pro-
pose to drive from the floor OF the house
n the speaker and his rules committee. who
% have made an autocracy of that which
was created legislative body. In a word
we purpose TO readjust the lost belance
between the people and their lawmakers
Our jury is the nation; our proof the
record Of the Republican party: our wit
nesses Theodore Roosevelt our attorney
Mr. Bryan OF Nebraska"
Mr. Watterson's speech touched off the
pent-up enthusiasm almost at the start
and when at the close he pointed to Mr.
Bryan and said:
MIR. Bryan's Reception.
Here he is. God bless him and give
him wisdom" the audience yelled for
five minutes Mr.. Watterson finally COM
msnded silence long enough TO introduce
Senator Carmack of Tennessee Senator
1armack was followed by Senator w j.
Stone of Missouri. who In a few words