The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-28
NIGHT WORKERS
HEAR NEBRASkAN
AT 3 O'clock in the Morning Mr..
Bryan Addresses Enor-
nous Crowd.
MEETING RATHER UNIQUE
RED FIRE AND ENTHUSIASM IN
CITY HALL PARK.

New York, Oct z7.-For the first time
IN their history. at such an hour. the
gray walls Of the old city hail were
lighted I'D by red fire at o'clock this
morning. when William J. Bryan. bare
headed and smiling was introduced from
the steps OF the building 70 a big crowd
Of night workers gathered there TO greet
him and hear him speak on the issues
0f the campaign. Before the cheers had
ceased. the red fire died out, and Mr..
Bryan made his address IN the dark, the
few street lamps in the park giving hard
" enough light for the listeners to dis
tinguish the form OF the speaker against
the dark walls OF the old building and
the muffled forms of those who accom-
panied him The crowd was composed
principally Of employees Of the big news
paper offices on Park Row. the telegraph
offices and the general pOstOffice across
The park. while here and there a yellow
-,duster' marked a listener from one or
the big markets where work does not
cease with darkness A brass band en-
tertained the crowd with badly played
patriotic airs until the arrival of Mr..
Bryan and his party. and number OF
lrsser lights in the political field spoke
briefly. but neither the Interruptions, nor
the arrival or speech Of Mr. Bryan him
self disturbed the regular patrons of the
park benches, scores OF whom slept on
undisturbed by the unusual activity in
their out-of-dOors sleeping place.
Mr. Bryan was accompanied by Nation
al Chairman Norman y. Mack and by
Mrs. Bryan and Mrs Mack,
EuIogized Workinmen.
Mr. Bryan eulogized the workers of
the country and spoke at some length on
the various issues of the campaign. He
said that TO him the meeting was one OF
the most interesting OF the campaign.
There is rot only necessity for labor,
hat fhara Il dignity n Ia
Dor. / believe that the time will come
when public sentiment will put the badge
OF disgrace. not upon the men who with
brain or muscle contribute 20 their ma
tons welfare. but upon the man who is
willing 10 spend in idleness the money
that some Of them have made-'
People Can Govern Themselves.
He maintained that the government
that rested upon the convictions of the
people was the strongest possible govern
ment TIE people, he said, could govern
themselves, and he asserted that the
participation by the people in their own
IN" he said. amid great cheering. Il
have gained a place in your confidence
il is simply because | have taken you
into my confidence. II you are willing
10 trust me It is only because / have
shown my willingness TO trust you. l do
not say that the people will make no mis-
takes. What / say Is that the people
have a right to make their own mistakes
ana nobody has a 'God-given right 20
make them for them. / do not mean to
say that / am not liable to mistakes. l
do say chat ] don't know of any reason
why | should make a mistake against the
people or look at questions except from
the standpoint OF the people
issues of the Campaign.
Mr.. Bryan then took up the issues of
the canipaignf He discussed publicity of
campaign contributions. tariff, the
trusts. the panics. etc. And, as regards
the election of senators by direct vote.
he declared that he felt confident that
the people of New York. by adopting that
plan, could not make any worse mistakes
than their legislature has done
In reference to private monopOlies, he
said: I'VE believe IL viii never be safe
10 have monOpolies until God sends us
angels 10 take charge OF them, and from
are inclined TO believe that they come not
from above. but from below
Taking up the labor question, he de-
tailed the planks of the Denver platform
and said he could not understand why
Mr. Taft was so bitter against trial by
Jury. He hoped the time would come
when employers would not threaten their
employees. when every employer would
recognize that the responsibility of citi-
as upon the employer. His only claim
upon the suffrage of the people for cleo
tion. he said. was that II they believed
his election would be good for the coun-
try and that they would share in the
benefits that that election would bring
he had a right to expect that they would
stand for him on election day.