The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
SCENE AT DIES MONIES.
Mr.. Bryan Literally Carried From the
Train by Enthusiasts.

Des MOneS, Ia, July 2I.-When Will
liam j. Bryan passed through this city
at an early hour this morning on a
Rock Island train he was greeted by a
crowd of 1000 people. And when he
was literally carried from the train TO
an express truck under the station
shed they cheered, fought, pushed and
some scratched" their way through
the jam TO hear his seven minutes
speech.
They eheered the Nebraskan from
the time the train arrived until after
it had passed beyond the sound of their
voices, except for a lull while they lis
tened intently to his speech.
Mr.. Bryan promised them that he
would come TO Iowa at some future
date during the campaign and speak at
length.
Meeting With General Weaver.
When Mr.. Bryan awoke this morn
ing he found awaiting him General
John B. Weaver of Iowa, who in 1892
was the Populist candidate for presi-
dent. General Weaver boarded the
train at Colfax. Ia. while Mr.. Bryan
was dressing. but soon the two men
were engaged in earnest conversation
over the political situation. General
Weaver some time ago identified him
self with the Democratic party, and is
a strong friend of Mr. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan had a good nights rest
Before going to bed he was serenaded
in his car by male quartette of a
theatrical company bound west. He
greatly enjoyed the treat and clapped
his hands frequently.
Call Came Too Early.
At Newton. Ia, this morning. large
crowd gathered about the car and
called for Mr. Bryan. He was only
partly dressed, but putting his head
out of the window of his state room, he
said:
Good morning, gentlemen" and ex-
pressed regret that he did not know a
speech was to be made, else he would
have been up to say few words.
Speech at Des Moines.
Mr. Bryan said at Des Moines:
II hope I may be able to get to Des
Moines during the campaign and speak
to you at length. 1 am not sure just
how many speeches will make. but I
would not have the campaign go
through without having a chance to
talk TO the people of this city, who L
believe are vitality interested in the re-
forms which have been outlined in our
platform. Iowa is somewhat of a pio-
neer in the matter of reforms. and
there is no reform for what people of
Iowa have been conterding that is not
specifically and emphatically set forth
in the Denver platform. Iowa has been
welded to the doctrine of electing SEN
ators by the direct vote of the people.
Your governor has taken an active part
in the PRONUNCIATION of that idea. and
those who have worked with him on
that subject have been mortified when
the proposition was turned down in the
Republican convention by majority of
seven to one, and they must have been
delighted when ii was turned up in the
Denver convention by unanimous
vote. You Republicans as we'll as the
Democrats In Iowa have been reaching
the conclusion that the tariff is too
high. and they will not get much sat
isfaction out of the Republican plat
form which spends more time and en-
ploys more words cautioning you
against going too far on the tariff re-
form than it does in urging the party
to act at all in that direction.
Republican Tariff Idea.
81 remember visiting Iowa sixteen
years ago and j heard a Republican
make speech in favor of Republican
tariff. That was before the Republi-
cans of Iowa began to study The sub
Ject. and l can recall the Impression
made upon me not merely by the
speech. but by its reception by the Re-
publicans present when the speaker de-
elared that the Republican party put
the tariff on wool for the benefit of
the Republican farmer, in order to
raise the price of wool. and those Re-
publican farmers raised their cornstalk
canes and hurrahed for the tariff on
wool to raise its price, and when.
little later. the speaker explained that
the Republican party had put the ia
riff on wooden goods, in order to lower
the price of wooden goods, the same
Republican farmers raised the same
cornstalk canes and gave the same yell
In favor of the tariff on the manufac-
tured product to lower its price. They
thought that they had found a tariff
that could be put on the raw material
and raise the price of the material and
| they could put the same tariff on the
wooden goods and lower the price of
those WOODEN goods