The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-29
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as The one to lead us to sweeping
victory will be the one Democrats
VIII unite upon throughout the ma
ton"
But the speaker left the platform
and hurried to the train that took
him to Boise, Idaho, at midnight,
without taking his audience into his
mental gallery of the Democratic
faithful and showing them the pic.
sure of the man who Is to bear into
the convention the stamp Of Bryan's
approval
The Democrats who brought Bryan
TO the city were more or less disap-
tointed that the commoner refused
40 STEP down from a national stand
Ioint, except for brief slur which
ne directed against the Utah congress
sional delegation.
y always have considered Utah q
Z lebward state" he said, because
az the men you have sent to Wash
ing3tm to be your representatives.
take it, though, from the indications
here tonight of a large Democratic
population, that you are not SC back
ward AZ you are represent ed TO be-"
Progressive Democracy.
with this Introduction the speaker
Segan his oratorical tour of the world
an search Of examples Of progressive
Democracy" thus prefacing a plea
for the initiative, referendum, recall.
preconvention publicity of campaign
expenses, direct vote for senators,
and other pearls of the progressive
Democracy's crown" which he set In
all the platitudes of the Democratic
lexicon.
To Russia the speaker went to pic
Snre the dogma as an example of
what he termed progressive democ-
racy'' in Japan he pointed ). to the
awakening of the people from mon
archial subjection; in China he sum.
nioned forth the revolution and the
consequent republic; in England he
stopped to rehcarse the humbling III
ate house of lCrds-and at every stop
nc perforated with reference to the
progressive Democracy" Upon the
recall Mr.. Bryan expended the
must and best OF his oratory. The
downfall of the republic was the
least of the evils he predicted unless
the Democracy was returned to pow
er that 1t might institute the initla-
Sive, referendum and recall--especiai-
~ the recall.
I'VE must and we shall remove
abe money-changers from the halls
of power" he said, land the time to
do it is in the next campaign. The
time IS ripe for Democratic victory
and the man we place upon our ped
estal will be the one who will be the
next President" This and nothing
more Mr.. Bryan held ont to those
gho had hoped to hear him make a
-.red-hot democratic speech"
Talks to Overflow.
When Mr.. Bryin arrived 1T tho
Colonial theatre from the train which
brought him down from Ogden,
where he spoke in the afternoon. he
Found more people crowded outside
ahe theatre doors than could be ac-
c6mmodated inside. standing upon
ube steps of his automobile, the cor
a,uner spoke for fifteen minutes to
ahas overflow. He asked for conf
sience in the Democratic promises TO
Ks made by the coming convention,
.rnd called upon the voters who heard
Ihsm 70 align themselves with The
new progressive Democracy
f. X Nebeker, with James II.
@oyle, state chairman, then escorted
E,im through the theatre aisles to the
stage. The introduction by MIR. Ne
Gseker was short.
One of the mishaps of the evening
was tho failure of many members OF
the reception committee to elbow
aher way into the theatre to hear
Sheir guest. These members of tbs
committee put off reaching the thea
tire until every seat on the stage and
in the auditorium had been taken
The doorkeeper at the stage entrance
CLOSED the door and refused to heed
appealing knocks from the outsid'
gung before several of the reception
committee reached the theatre.
Among those who were denied ad
vnittaRce and had TO stand outside
listening to the echoes of the cheer;
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