Show CROWD CHEERS BRYAN ORATOR I AT BIG MEETING Raymond ymond R Robbins Bobbins Delivers a Brilliant Address at Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic Outing at Saltair CAMPAIGN IS OPENED WITH ENTHUSIASM JUDGE W H W W N WRAY wRAY RAY SCORE REPUBLICANS SPEECHES If n zt comparison of the attendance and the enthusiasm at the Bryan Bran and the Taft ratification meetings held at Salt Saltair Saltair Saltair air by h the Democrats and Republicans may be used use as an indication of the sentiment that will vili prevail at tha th elec dee election election deetion tion this fall Bryan Bran will ill sweep Utah by a vote ote of o three to one The fhe com corn combined combined blued attendance at the two Taft rati raU ratification ratification meetings held hold at Saltair re recently recently did not equal of that at the tho ratification nicotine meeting of Bryan and Kern held beld at Saltair yesterday The Time number of ot Bryan supporters at yesterdays gathering was a startling revelation to the Republican scouts couts who were there to gain ain an estimate of the strength th of their opponents And the tho enthusiasm shown hown at the meeting by everyone who attended was In marked contrast to the tIme listless uninterested few fe who lio attended the Taft meeting two days das before All afternoon the trains to the lake lak carried crowds of Democratic voters oters from Salt SaIL Lake Ogden Osden Provo Prove Pro 0 Logan and other parts of the time state The aft aCt afternoon afternoon was passed pleasantly In get getting getting getting ting acquainted and enjoying the at attractions attractions tractions at the resort Cheer Mention of Bryan At 6 the speaking began at atthe atthe atthe the dancing floor Hoor of or the pavilion More than 1000 people gathered on the floor near neur tho time orators and in suite spite of the distracting noises that constantly In Interfered interfered with the progress of tho the speeches the auditors were all atten attention attention attention tion and applauded and cheered each mention of the name of ot Bryan or Kern Raymond Haymond Robbins of Chicago who wh made the principal address overcame all of ot the difficulties attendant upon making an address in a place so unfit unfitted unfitted ted tod for public speakers and with a magnificent voice made the building re rl reecho reecho echo with sound Democratic reason He made everyone hear the message of ot De Dc Democracy Democracy he had for tor the people of Utah and the enthusiasm he lie imparted to 10 his audience through it brought frequent interruptions of prolonged cheering Mr a wonderfully big speech in a wonderfully short time In his address Mr lr Robbins discussed the principles of the two parties as rep represented represented represented resented by their platforms and th personality of their candidates He de declared declared dared the outlook for Bryans election was most favorable and that thai the pros prospects prospects prospects for a Democratic house blouse of or representatives representatives were excellent The Republican Republican Republican lican platform was assailed because of ot the tIme protection it afforded the privileged few and the lack of protection to the masses In speaking s of or the recent panic Mr Ir Robbins said From Prosperity to Soup House Hoise We Ve see sec the boasted full dinner pail pall and the prosperity band wagon of ot the Republicans transformed into the soup kitchen Mr Ir Robbins declared that thal If the Re Republicans Republicans publicans were kept in and they continued their present policies of pro protecting protecting protecting the trusts and monopolies the revolutionary government of or socialism would succeed them Ill tell you OU what makes socialists he said It Is the fact that a great corporation fostered by b the Republicans cans can pay 40 per cent interest on onit its it investment for twelve years ears by con conniving with a railroad for secret re rebates rebates rebates bates and when tried convicted and fined the decision Is reversed by an ap appellate court that declares from its opinion there is no appeal I tell you Democrats there Is an appeal It Is the appeal to the people of or the nation to elect a Democratic president a man who knows what to do and has the courage to do it to elect a Democratic congress that will pass lass laws bringing this monopoly to justice and make it impossible for it to escape punishment by b the shallow subterfuge of or establish establishing ing subsidiary companies Young Democrat Speaks Will W V Ray Ra president of the Salt Lake City Bryan club made a short address In which he lie called to the fact that the Republican politicians all over the tha country are on the defensive apologizing apologising for tor what they the have done and what they done He provoked a smile by his reference to Tafts speech by b declaring that if the Republican party were a party part it would not have to turn back to the trusts from its It campaign treasury the money they had contributed to assist the Republicans in inthe Inthe inthe the election The fhe trusts he said would scarcely contribute to the success of oC their enemies In closing the meeting Judge William WilliamH H King who presided predicted pred that the tho Democrats would carry carr Salt Lake county count the state of ot Utah and tita nation Ve We will send Democratic officers to Washington ton and we will oust the federal bunch from office and destroy that mis miserable miserable miserable erable makeshift of ora a political machine that attempts to dictate the time government of the people of Utah When hen Judge Jud e King called the gathering to order every seat which had been placed for the audience was filled and more than a hundred were standing up tip walling waiting for tor the speaking that was to to mark the opening of oC the campaign in Utah to begin In his opening remarks Judge King Kin congratulated the Womans omans Democratic club on the success of ot the time outing H He said fald the organizations through throughout out the state had contributed much to the thA success of o the Democrats In the past and acid that much was to be expected of or them this fall Judge King Praises Ticket It U Is fitting he said in the light of ot the time platform adopted at Denver and th the candidates named at that convention that the Democrats of Utah should gather ather here hereto to ratify raUf the work of oC that convention The platform adopted at Denver Demer is one that thal commends itself to the time untrammeled Continued on Page 2 CROWD CHEERS BRYAN ORATOR AT BIG MEETING Continued From Page 1 electors of this great republic The plat platform platform form of itself should insure Democratic success this tills tall fall but in addition to the tile platform adopted the Denver Demer convention nominated a n man ma as tho the candidate of the Democratic party for tho the presidency than whom for tho the past twelve years ears none has stood tood higher in the estimation of his countrymen or 01 in that of ot the citizens of the civilized countries of the world VII Wil William liam Jennings BryanT Bryan I Ihen When hen the enthusiastic applause that greeted Bryan Br ans a name had subsided the judge continued And nd it associated with him as IlS the candidate for Cor vice president a man whose integrity honesty bonest and popularity are arc un nfl unquestioned unquestioned questioned John W V Kern of Indiana From the character char of oC the platform and the personality of oC the candidates candidate I feel sure that nothing can cnn prevent being In the tho Democratic fold Cold this year Judge King said that both the Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic national candidates had been in invited Invited Invited to be present to address the gather gathering gatherIng gathering ing but that the press of campaign work in other states had prevented their at attendance attendance attendance i He then read this tills letter from Mr tr Ir Bryan Letter From Bryan Lincoln Nob Aug Aug 15 DOS IMS Mrs Irs Elizabeth J D Roundy Salt Lake City Utah My I Dear Madam Your favor at hand handI I thank you ou for tor the invitation to be pres present present present ent at the ratification meeting on Aug AUK 20 and regret that it will be impossible for me to come owing to the pressure of ot otc campaign c work I 1 wish you would pre present present present sent my m greetings to the Democrats of ot Utah and say sa to them that we are ex cx expecting to take her place In the tile Democratic column this year ear and that we feel that our platform entitles us to the support of the people pf f C the moun mountain mountain tain tam states Appreciating the enthusiasm wih which your our dub club cub is entering upon the tile campaign I am very truly yours W Y J BRYAN Following the tile reading of the letter leter a storm of applause and cheering broke out that made it Impossible for the the judge to proceed for Cor several minutes Then he lIe read this letter from Crom Mr Ir Kern which was also received with applause Mr Kerns Letter Leter Indianapolis Aug 13 l I Mrs Etc Elizabeth Elzabeth J D Roundy Secretary My 1 Dear Mrs Irs Roundy I regret ex cx exceedingly that my IU engagements are such that I cannot accept your our very Yer kind invitation Invitation tation to attend the ratification meeting of the Womans omans Democratic club of Salt Lake City Cit on the tile Nothing would give me more mor pleasure than to witness a rousing meeting of or women who have hae the right to vote ote and who are de dd determined d to exercise that right for tor the good of or their country count Thanking you ou earnestly fox for Co the invitation I am yours truly earnest trul JOHN JOUN W V KERN Judge King Kin then Introduced the orator of oC the day Raymond Hamond Robbins Of Chicago As Mr Ir Robbins Bobbins arose ho he was urged by bythe b bythe the crowd to get on 01 a chair which he did willingly To the tile cheering Democratic audience lIe he said in part Mr lr Chairman Ladies Ladles of or the Womans omans Democratic club cub Fellow Democrats Friends I come here today toda to say sa to the Democrats Democrat of Utah Uth that all al over the na nation naton nation tion the campfires of Democracy were never ton burning brighter than they tle are ae to today today today day all al over the country the people are being awakened by b the tile Democratic prin principles that appeal to the masses and in that awakening my friends lies ils the hope and harbinger of victory victor We Ve expect to win because we ought to win Shall the People Rule As Ail our distinguished leader has ha so aptly put it the Issue of or this campaign Is apty Shall the people rule But beyond and behind that question Is the question queston Why Wh should the people rule My Iy friends either the tile people must rule or someone else will rule Who Vho shall It be Those who wl have been ruling The representatives tives of oC the tile recipients recipient of special privileges privileges privileges leges will rule not in the Interests of ot the thep people p ople wi but In the Interests of a small smal mi ml minority minority who thrive by the plundering of oC the masses The people must rule to keep from being ruled The question queston then thenis is who best represents the interests of the people the Republican or the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic nominee Against the Republican presidential candidate personally I have nothing de derogatory derogator derogatory rogatory to say He is in a most peculiar position however The Republicans of the tile cast east are clamoring for tor his support from among the corporate Interests Interest be because be becaUse because cause he lie Is not like Roosevelt while In Inthe Inthe inthe the west they are shouting for Taft be because because because cause he Is like Roosevelt And It is be becoming becoming coming more and more difficult to recon reconcile cile the tho support of the group of Plunder cie i east M W uey r have mn c with v n the mo I i east M W uey r mn c v n mo In the lCY support of ot the group of toll tol In the west which they hope to get Not long ago in the Republican na national convention in Chicago there gath gathered gathered ered tonal the most respectable gathering that ever assembled on the continent It I was W S estimated that that group of oC men was respectable And these thee respectable respectable respectable table 00 millionaires presumed to represent present r the the privileged plunder of the few CeW Faithful to the Trusts Joseph G C Cannon of Illinois one of or that group who as a speaker of ot the house was more concerned in protecting the plundering of or the people by the corpora corporations corporations corporations than in assisting the passage of oC remedial legislation In that convention hall seconded the tile nomination or of the Re Republican Republican publican hal candidate for vice Ice president president Jimmie Sherman Cannon may not have known where Taft stood He may not I have known whether or not Taft Tar would cause causo him trouble as a trust buster but he ilo did know what hat Jimmie would do I Cannon knew that as chairman of the committee on rules Jimmie was willing willingto ta to to obey tho the slightest motion moton of or the speak speaker er he lIe was always willing to assist In strangling reform legislation and In pro promoting promoting meting that which might aid the tho trusts trust in evading the law He knew that with withOld SOld Old Od Joe as a speaker of the house and Jimmie as president of the tho senate Taft could not do anything that would hurt tho the Interests of the te trusts very ry much That fact was a warning to the whole country a warning that the country count will wi lied heed hee and the people of ot the nation naton will wi not nol give Old Joe and Jimmie the op opportunity opportunity to be faithful to the trusts any longer Mr lr Robbins Bobbins then told of ot the work of ot the convention in Chicago and of ot its Ib fall fail failure fai ure to Indorse planks plank that were proposed which would remedy existing conditions He called caled attention to the tile fact tact that the tile plank proposing popular election of oC Unit United United ed States senators was defeated by a vote ee of or 3 to 1 because he said If it It carried the Jie Republicans feared that seme of or the senators who represented the trusts and not the tile people would have to stay sty at home bome jome Another failure of the Republican con convention he declared was Us it defeat of or orthe venton the proposed plank declaring for tor the tho pub of campaign contributions He said the Republicans did not want It known who their friends were re Then Ten Th he her referred r to the recent traced It Its ts cause to the watered w stock kot of ot the t big bigI I S corporations and said a remedial step was the physical valuation of o railroads and the guaranteed bank deposits which the Democratic candidate was pledged to sup support support port In referring to Mr Bryan he lIe said saidA A Voice From the West Twelve years ars ago a voice in the tile west agO began to speak steak a man and a message came forth from the tho west and we have been thinking and working on that mes message sage eer since The man who sits in inthe Inthe inthe the White House BOue toca owes his larity to the message of or the man from the west For an hour and minutes at lt tho tile Denver convention it was this man and this message that caused thousands of oC men women and children cause to call out to the echo Cello the name of Wil Vil 1 liam ham am J Bryan Dran of oC Nebraska My friends you are arc ar either going to curb the group of plunder with the group of toll toil tol by b electing William J J Bryan to the presidency or you O are going to live Jv to see the day when the foundation of this government is overthrown and revo by b 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