The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-04
JESSE R. GRANT
FOR JUDGE PARKER
General U. S. Grants Youngest Son
Gives His Reasons.

One OF Judge Parker's most ardent sup
porters IS Jesse r. Grant, the youngest
son OF the late General Grant. who was
elected twice to the presidency Mr. Grant
was recent visitor to Esopus where he
took luncheon with Judge Parker and
returned to New York With him in the
evening.
Though a resident of New York for r
couple of years. and a voter here. Mr.
Grant has not been i'm the public eve as
much as might be expected of one Of his
name. He is devoted TO his profession,
that of a mining engineer and the greater
part of his life has been spent in Cali
tornia, Nevada. Colorado. Montana New
Mexico and other mining localities. There
Is hardly mining camp in the country
where he is not known and respected as
well as liked. He has considerable in
terests in Mexico, and some of the far
western states.
Mr.. Grant called at Democratic national
headquarters yesterday. When asked
how long he had been a Democrat he
smiled and said: Il have been 4 Demo-
crat ever since i was old enough 10 vote.
More than thai" he added, the only time
my father voted he voted for a Demo-
craft Asked If he had any objection 70
say who the Democrat was he replied:
1t was Buchanan. In magazine arti-
Gle written recently by Mr.. Cleveland,
the ex-president said that his first vote
had been cast for Buchanan.
While Mr. Grant has not taken an
active part in politics. he is too good
citizen 20 shirk any opportunity that may
be OF advantage TO the candidate Of his
choice. There is no class. in his opinion,
more deeply interested in the ws.iare Of
the country than its men of business. OF
whom he is proud to be one. He was
urged to give expression 10 mis- views and
did so.
IN the nomination of Judge Alton B.
Parker" said Mr.. Grant. the Demo
cratic party has found a candidate whose
personality and home life are sirikingly
H.,
true Americans. irrespective of PARTY, 10
realize that the unpretentiUus citizen. the
plain American, and the honest judge,
has been placed in nomination for the
highest office in the gift Of the American
people, by one Of the great political par
ties The demand for higher ideals in
political life and for political concepts
and policies in keeping with the advanced
spirit of the age is fast taking root
among thoughtful and patriotic citizens,
be they wage workers or miiliOnaires,
and the champions of the Republican
stand pat policy may be confronted with
the STUBBORN theory lnal Inc No'Io moves
ever onward, with the process of the
suns
'The success of the Democratic party
in this election would mean that the gov
eminent should be a republic IN tact as
we'll as in name. This is 8ost important
as the present tendencies ere decidedly to-
ward centraiiZa ton. and, therefore, III the
direction of Imperialism
The corruption Whlcn perIneales many
branches of the present administration IS
to be condemned. This. however, is the
natural consequence Of long continued
power by one party. grown arrogant and
confident of its success; but the central
ization programme OF the republican
marty IS the greatest menace tEat now
confF0Hts the people
"AIl elements of the Democracy should
unite in the effort TO elect the BROAD
minded and upright standard bearer OF
tbe marty whose success viii afford the
sIIrest pith to future harmony and vic
tory"