The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-31

of Missouri.
the democracy of all political parties.
against the intrenched interests of spe-
cial privilege of every kind and degree
They have come to know for the true
man that he is. our guest of tonight,
William Jennings Bryan.
Bryan Introduced.
MIR. Bryan: In the name and in the
presence of this splendid audience, and in
behalf of that great host Of American
citizens who believe in equal rights and
cry democratic Republican as well as
every democratic Democrat / welcome
you home. We all welcome you as an
ideal Democrat who is worthy to lead and
competent to lead; we welcome you as
an American citizen in whose pre-emi-
hence we have an honorable pride; we
welcome you because we trust you; we
welcome you because we love you.
Ladies and Gentlemen: Mr.. Bryan"
Great Wave of Applause.
Mr.. Bryan was presented at $40
O'Clock. The audience was on it's feet
as one man. The cheering which began
at that instant did not end until S:4S,
and then only after Mr.. Bryan had
waved his hands frantically in an ef-
fort to still the waves. of noise which
rolled in from the audience and beat
upon the speakers platform. At first
the man for whom the demonstration
was planned stood bowling and smiling
Then his attitude was one of appeal.
This at last prevailed, and as the cheer
ing died away in reverberating echoes
along the Ordered roof Mr.. Bryan be-
gan.
Like all travellers who have visited
ther lands, 1 return with delight to
the land of my birth, more proud of it's
people, with more confidence in its
government and grateful to the kind
providence that cast my lot in the
United States. My national pride has
been increased by the abundant evil
dence I have seen of the altruistic in
terest taken by Americans in the peo-
pie of other countries. No other ma
ton can show such Il record of benev-
olence and disinterested friendship.
Love for Country Quickened.
My love for our form of government
has been quickened as 1 have visited
castles and towers and peered into
dark dungeons. and l am glad that cur
nation, profiting by the experience of
the past and yet unhampe~eS by ira
ditionS and unfettered by caste, has
been permitted to form a new center
of civilization on new soil and erect
mere a government of the people, by
the people and for the people l also
return more deeply impressed LIdIl ever
before with the responsibility which
rests upon our nation as an exemplar
among the nations and more solicitous
that We avoiding the causes which
have led other nations % decay, may
present a higher ideal than has ever
before been embodied in a national life
and carry human progress to a higher
plane than it has before reached. / de-
sire, moreover, to acknowledge indebt-
fly1f, lie. h..
have everywhere shown us all posi-
BILE courtesy and kindness.
Lessons Learned Abroad.
II do not know that I can better
show my appreciation of the welcome
to submit some suggestions drawn
from observations during the past year.
A Japanese educator, addressing me
through an Interpreter, said:
II wish you would find the worst
thing in Japan and tell us about il so
that we may correct it
II commended the generous spirit
which he manifested but assured him
that 1 had not visited Japan i'm search
Of faults, but rather that ! might find
the best things in Japan and take them
home for the benefit Of my own people.
Each nation can give lessons to every
other, and while our nation is in a po-
sition 70 make the largest contribution,
as / believe, to the education of the
world, ii ought to remain in the stti-
tude Of pupil and be ever ready 10
profit by the experience of others.
Brings Message of Peace.
THE first message that ] bring from
the old world is a message Of peace.
The cause OF arbitration is making real
progress in spite of the fact that the
nations most prominent in the estab-
lishment of The Hague tribunal have
themselves been engaged in wars since
that court was organized. There is a
perceptible growth in sentiment i'm IA
vor Of the settlement of international
disputes by peaceful means. 1t was my
good fortune TO be present at the last
session of the inter parliamentary
union which convened In London on
the 23d of July. Six nations were rep
resented, and those included all the
leading nations of the world. This
peace congress, as it is generally
known, not only adopted resolutions in
favor of the limitation Of armaments
and the arbitration of all questions re-
lating to debts, but unanimously in
dorsed the proposition that all ques-
tons Of every nature should be submit
ted 10 an impartial tribunal for inves-
tigation, or to the meditation Of friend.
ly nations before hostilities are com
renced.
America Took the Lead.
at is not necessary TO point out the
! Importance of the position taken. The
embodiment of the suggestion in treat
les would go long way toward remov-
ing the probability of war. While the
! idea is of American origin. it wa