The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-10

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not risk him as candidate. said Mr..
Bryan.
But Mr.. Cleveland has apparently
come out of retirement, and many sup
pose he is seeking the nomination. re-
marked the News man.
Il am not in Mr.. CIeveland's con-
fidence," said Mr.. Bryan, and there
fore, cannot give any inside eXplana-
ton: but as an outsider I venture 10
say that his purpose is to positively
refuse to be a candidate after awhile,
and then allow his friends to say that
ne would have been nominated and
elected had he not refused to run.
This might afford Mr.. Cleveland some
satisfaction as a SalVe for the bruises
which he has nursed since 1896 There
is a tail of the Democratic party which
was very nearly pulled out seven years
ago that is just as monopolistic in its
tendencies as the Republican party is
Scores Several Journals.
There are also a number of news
papers, calling themselves Democratic,
that are as monOpOliStic, and ! Will
name a few of them: The Chicago
Chronicle. Nashville American. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal, Boston Herald,
Philadelphia Ledger, New York Times,
Brooklyn Eagle and some others. This
class of newspapers can be relied upon
to support any Republican policies the
hnancierS of the country are interested
in. They keep up an attack on minor
things and sometimes attack individual
Republicans but they are so closely
allied to organized wealth that they
simply deceive the people. If there
were a law compelling these news
papers TO carry the names of the men
who dictate their policies, at the head
Of the editorial page. the people would
know that the supposed editors had
little cT- no Hvcica These SO-caIlP5 Dem
Ocratic newspapers can be depended
upon 10 defend any Democrat who be-
trays his party and his constituents,
and abuse any Democrat who cannot be
corrupted
This class of newspapers represents
as public sentiment that which they
desire the people to think is public SEN
ti:nent."
Mr. Bryan said this in a way which
made it plain that he thought this just
what was done in the extensive COM
ments on the ovation given Mr. Cleve-
land at st. Louis on dedication day.
Mr.. Bryan also made it plain that he
did not consider the reception given
Mr.. Cleveland as being connected, so
far as the people who made the noise
were concerned. in the least with
presidential boom for the sage Of
Princeton.
The Candidate Next Year.
mocracy in 1904, and from what SCI
ton Of the country must he Gomez"
Mr.. Bryan was asked.
IT cannot discuss any available in
dividuaI for the nomination he said.
'-The geographical position of the can
didate viii not figure in the advantages.
It matters not what state he is from.
He must have the qualities if We are
to win. He must be in sympathy with
the masses of the people and possess
the moral courage to defend their
rights. end the integrity to resist
ION what issues viii the Democratic
party base its hopes for success next
year2"
"a party platform cannot be outlined
so far ahead. Conditions are constant
" changing and something is liable to
rise to place an entirely new phase on
the situation from what it appears
today"
what do you think of the idea in
some quarters that the powerful Wall
street interests are to oppose President
Roosevelt as the Republican nominee
There is no evidence of it outside of
the news that is controlled by Wall
street The bureau of commerce and
the Elkins bill which is said to nave
been drafted by the president of the
Pennsylvania railroad. are an lnslg-
nificant response for antitrust legis-
latiOn.'
Roosevelt and Coal Strike.
What do you think of President
Roosevelt's efforts toward a settlement
by arbitration Of the coal striker
Il think they were laudable. l have
always believed strikes should be set
tied in that way"
How do you feel about the merger
decision in the Northern Securities
case?"
ct was a righteous decision and
hone il will be sustained by the su-
prenne court. But the merger does not
scarcely touch the trust question II
is a fact that the people are paying
tribute to large number Of trusts to-
day. and this is conclusive evidence
that the present law is not adequate or
not properly enforced"
The merry voices of Mr.. Bryan
children were heard at play, and the
correspondent asked Mr. Bryan what
he thought Of President Rooseyelt's
sound of alarm regarding race suicide
He answered, with Mr. Dooley, that
race suicide was in spots, and that it
depends largely on the street whether
families are perceptibly small. Mr.
BRYAN detailed one Of his children to
show the correspondent his carriages,
horses. cattle, hogs. chickens and the
farm. Pointing to three fine specimens
Of the swine family, the little guide
said. The name of that one is Sixteen
TO One. the mother OF this litter, and
the other, the father, is named Mark