The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-17
CONFIDENT OF
GREAT VICTORY
Democrats Enter Upon Final
Stage Of Campaign.
BRYAN NAILS CAMPAIGN LIE
LABOR UNIONS OF THE coUN-
TRY FOR PARKER.
BRYAN NAILS CAMPAIGN LIE

Ailol SAeSe VI the presidential campaign
not merely hopeful. but confident of
victory. Unlike the managers of the
Republican campaign, the committee is
no' inclined to be boastful. nor does it
assert that everything is lovely and
the goose hangs high" That sort of
talk deceives no intelligent person, and
the Republican CampaigncTs are wei
come To monopoly of it. There are
naturally some weak spots i'm the Dem
Ocratic armor The national commit
tee know where these are and are APP
plying the proper remedies In some
quarters there has been lukeWarlnness,
while here and there unorganized OPP
position has been encountered But
Wlthip the last ten days the situation
has improved materially. and today it
can he truthfuily said that the DEM
ocracy Is practically "A unit in every
state and aggressive and confident at
every vital point. No Democrat should
10 deceived by reports of discussions
az national headquarters, or of disloy-
atty 10 the ticket in any quarter. Such
reports are being circulated. and they
emanate from the enemy's camp. They
are absolutely false.
Bryan Nails a Campaign Lie.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. Bryan delivered
an address at Norfolk a small town in
Nebraska. Naturally enough ne paid
great deal of attention TO state issues
He also took W several of the more
Important national issues, such as CEN
&tralizatiou of federal power, imperial
Ism and trusts. He handled the latter
IL mastery fashion. and approved the
stand which the Democratic party aid
It's candidates have taken in respect to
them. Not one word did Mr.. Bryan
say, so far as can be learned from re-
pf
sequently printed i'm Nebraska papers
which could lead any intelligent person
TO suppose that he was other than true
10 the Democratic party. platform and
standard bearers in the present cam
paign Yet a report of that meeting
sent broadcast over the country repre-
scented Mr.. Bryan as having gone out
OF his way to give aid and comfort to
the enemy According to this report
Slr. Bryan stated in so many words that
II would be folly to attempt to carry
Nebraska for Parker and Davis. as the
state was already firmly in the RoOse-
welt and Fairbanks column. Republic
an organs all over the country received
this report gleefulIy and at once pro-
ceeded TO pad" il and to comment upon
II I'M a way TO suit their own purposes.
As a matter of fact, the statement at
triDuted TO Mr.. Bryan was not made
by him at Norfolk or elsewhere. 1t was
the invention of some designing Repub-
lican and had not the slightest basis Of
truth to rest upon. Chairman Taggart
has been authorized by Mr.. Bryan TO
deny absolutely that he ever made such
a statement
At MaryviTe. Mo-. three days after
his appearance at Norfolk, Neb. Mr..
Bryan addressed several thousand
Democrats, devOting the greater part
OF his address 10 national issues.
Among other things, he said he believed
his friends would give him credit for
courage enough 20 oppose Parker open
~ il he did not consider him the best
man for the place, and said he hoped
that his reputation for truth and We
racity was such that his friends would
believe him when he said he was sup
porting the Democratic nominees by
every means i'm his power.
He stated that he had pronounced
Imperialism to be the paramount issue
four years ago. and that he still cOnsid-
cred it so. He closed his speech with
an appeal to the Democrats to support
the national ticket.
Labor Unions For Parker.
That organized labor is giving careful
, consideration to the issues Of tie cam
paign and is inclined 10 give strong sup
port TO Parker and Davis 5 indicated
by the great demand which labor unions
have made for literature bearing upon
the attitude of the Democratic rarity to-
ward organized labor and the trusts. and
for pamphlets published by the national
committee containing verbatim reports or
decisions in labor union cases rendered
hy Judge Parker as chief justice of the
New York court of appeals That COM
pdrisOn Of that attitude and of Judge
Parkcr's decisions with the record Of
the Republican party and its candidate for
the presidency. is bearing good fruit is
shown by tho recent action OF the labor
ngrfV i'm Montana in forms ilvs endorsing
the Democratic national ticket. by the
unexpected movement among dho~ unions
I'm PENNSYLVANIA 10 break sway from the
Republican party. and by reports from
other states that like action viii BE- taken
10y labor organizations. In Montana there
IS a compact political party composed en-
tircly of union labor men. which has al
ready proved its right TO be reckoned
among the powerful factors in local poll
tics; il IS this organization which has
voted TO give its undivided support 10
Parker and Davis. The labor union move
ment toward Parker was started by the
Building Trades Alliance of Pittsburg.
and Is spreading to other Industrial CEN
tiers I'm the Keystone state. y dispatch 20
the New York World under date of oct. +
~. SAYS that the example set by the Pitts
burg men is likely TO cause political
revolution unless the cgal and steel
baTons can head il off at once. II is
represented i'm this dispatch that nearly
every member Of union In this part OF
the state has secretly pledged himself
10 vote the Parker ticket" n a move
mcat of this charactr has assumed large
proportions i'm the hopeleSSly Republican
state of PeBnsy iNania. II is reasonable
10 suppose that I'M state less corr pt ana
less At the mercy Of the mllionaircs who /
control great trusts, similar movements 7
will be decisive factors in the election.
Parker Steadily Gaining in the East /.
No amount Of spectacular show by the
Republican national committee can divert
the trend Of sentiment from Parker and
Davis. In New York city tnat committee .
Is said 20 have spent many thousands OF .
dollars for flags. which are strung across
broadway and many Of tho cross streets.
The local Democrats have put up more
than the usual number of street banners.
but have not opposed the Republicans in .
their assumption that the countTy'S flag
WAS designed To be a partisan political
emblem IL is we'll however 10 bear IN
mind that the right Of suffrage has not
been given TO bunting In New York city
the Democrats have the votes and the
Republicans the flags.
a significant development OF the past
week was the reorganization of the Bust
ness Mems Democratic and Independent
association. which did such effective cam
paign work in 1884 and 1Si2. The first
meeting. although informal. was attended .
by some of the foremost merchants. man.
ufaCturers and bankers IN the city. ami
steps were taken to organize ana enroll .
members Of every trade and branch OF
business I'm the metropolis. Headquar-
tiers have been opened I'm lower Broad
way. and "A large staff OF clerks is en-
plovcd in sending out literature and pre-
pairing for campaign meetings. Judging
from appearances at this time the BUSH
ness Mems association viii DC as great n
not a greater factor m piling no an over
whelminE majority for Parker in New
York city than il was in 1892. The first
mass meeting under the auspices OF the
association will take place Oct 81 when
eN-President Grover Cleveland viii make
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