The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-17
DENVER GIVES BRYAN OVATION Reoeiyd With Enthu- Slastic Acclaim. Fl <TY MARCHING CLUBS Halted Parade Thrice to Address
 the Crowds. < Tn His Principal Speech at The Auditor ium, MT. Bryan Took For His
 Text, "Let There Be
 Light"

Denver, Colo, Oct. I6-william J. Bryan was the guest of Denver for sew | eral hours tonight.
 1 In spite of a threatening storm, ac- :, centuated by fitful rainfall. great crowds lined the streets through which l the candidate rode to the Auditorium | where he delivered a speech. All along the line of march he was received with enthusiastic acclaim. More than two | score marching clubs from all parts of l Colorado accompanied the candidate, | and as he progressed, the glow of red | fire added to the brilliancy of the oc- | casion.
 Mir. Bryan halted the parade thrice l to address crowds stationed at points l along the line of march. It required 1 three quarters of an hour to reach the Auditorium, in which was assembled l great multitude. A feature of the pa rade was an efisy of an elephant rep resenting the Republican Party lying | dead from the shafts of Democratic as- saults. Each spear was labeled with 1 some Democratic argument such as "Anti-Publicity." "Ananias Club, Tar 1 if Revision" etc. MT. Bryan returned to Omaha late tonight.
 1 Unexpected crowds in many Nebras- ka and Colorado towns and cities l greeted MT. Bryan on his trip from l Plattsmouth to Denver today. NO i speeches had been scheduled but hard l ly had he awakened before there was l a crowd at the train demanding that he 1 give them a short talk. From that l time until he reached Denver tonight, every stop found a crowd collected and | to each speech was made.
 1 The publication of campaign contrt- buttons gave Mir. Bryan text at many of these places and he varied his speech 1 on the guarantee of bank deposits with 1 A ajscussionl of the publicity plank of l Al. the Republican Party to be an honest with the people.
 Too Much HanashaIkine. | There were short stays at WFay. u- ma, Akron. Brust Fort Morgan, WIZ gins and Bart At the first two places a shaking hands with the people. Tue heattiness of the Western handsna.k@e @ l had told on Mir. Bryan and tonight hia | hands are sore and swollen.
 I At Denver tonight, Mir Bryan took for his text: "Let There Be Light Ano l said in part: -
 ..1,he Republican policies are with | out form and void Darkness conceals their plans. The awakened conscience of an aroused people calls out I"@ l there be light"
 "What evils arc marshaled behind the Republican ticket? What debts are be- ing contracted; what mortgages ar" 1 being given? Let there be light.
 rThe Democratic Committee has set | tha example. For the first time in our National history, a National Committee | has taken the Nation in its eonndencs and given forth list of it's contrIpu l tions. This Is in the interest or honest | politics and honest government; opens a new era. Will the RepupilcAns dare to defy a universal 'demandE
 "Tha Republican National Committee deliberately voted down plank pieos- ing publicity, and the Republican can | didate insists that the contrlputitoho t 1 should not be made known untll atteI the election when the informatloh can he of but little service We demand inc election of senators by the people l and this Is in the interest Of honest government. Let senatorial elections be held in daylight and not oehlhu closed doors in secret caucuses Where corrupt influences can cheat the peo- nIe oiit of representation. The Demo- cratic convention declared for the pop ular election of senator's The Repuo- lican convention by an overwhelming vote rejected the idea, and the Republi- can candidate has merely expressed a personal inclination toward this re- form.
 a"rhe public demands light on the tarJff question. The Republican plat form deals in generalities. The lan- guage may mean anything or nothing. The speeches of their candidate inten- sify the gloom that the convention threw over the subject
 Let There Be Light.
 "Iet there be light that the people may know if the tariff schedules will continue to be made by few bene- ficiaries in thoIr own interests or by the peoples representatives for the peoples good. What does the Repub- lican party intend to do with the trusts? Let It's plans be stated. Let its remedies be made known. Let there be light on this question also. We have seen one of the greatest trusts obtaining legislative permission to absorb a rival. If this is to be con tinued as a settled policy of the Repub- lican party? It is not sufficient to find fault with Democratic remedies. What is the Republican remedy? The people are entitled to know.
 What is the Republican party go- ing to do on the labor question? Here again there is need of light The Re publican party pretends to be the friend of labor. Let it define the friendship that 1t pretends to show. If 1t is going to oppose needed labor legislation let it boldly declare it and not betray the toiler with a kiss.
 What Is It going to do on the Phil lppines question? It has enormously increased the appropriations for the army and navy for wars that ought never to come It has boasted of pos sessions in the Orient while the Fill l pinos clamor for an announcement of
 the nations policy. Let there be light Let the national purpose be proclaimed that the world may know
 that we have not surrendered our
 ideals or abandoned the principles of
 government that have given us our pre-eminence among the nations. What
 is the Republican party going to do
 for the restoration of confidence among bank depositors What assurance is 1t
 going to give that the savings of the
 people will be protected from loss7
 "On every question. the Democratic
 party announces its plan and sets forth
 in detail the remedies which it pro-
 poses The Democratic party takes
 the people into it's confidence and
 submits it's policies to their judgment.
 Let the Republican party be equally
 candid and open its books and it's | nIans Let there be light