The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-13
BRYAN SAYS He IS
STILL A RADICAL
Has Not Changed His Views
Upon Any of the Great
Public Issues.
BELIEVES DEMOCRACY
is ALWAYS CONSERVATIVE
Is Certain That His Party Will
Show New Alignment in the
Next Campaign.

LONDON. July 12.-William j.
Bryan, having had the opportunity OF
reading American newspapers, con-
sented today to discuss some OF the
questions which have been raised since
he has again become prominent as
presidential possibility. He said In
part:
II notice that l am not regarded by
some as conservative. and in order that
there may be no misund on
the subject, permit me to say that In
one sense / always have been ConservA-
tive Tho Democratic policies are con-
servatlve In that they embody old
principles applied to new conditions.
There was nothing new in principle In
either OF the platforms on which l
stood We were accused OF attacking
property. when. I'm fact. the Democratic
party is the defender of property, be
cause II endeavors TO draw the llnc
between honest accumulation by honest
methods on the one side and predatory
wealth and immoral methods on the
other.
Has Not Changed Position.
1T Is 10 the interests OF every honest
man that dishonesty should be exposed
and punished. otherwise the deserving
are apt to suffer for the undeserving
II, however, by the word conservative
they mean that / have changed my
position on any public question or mod
Grated my opposition to corporate ag-
| grandizement. they have a surprise
| waiting for them. / am more radical
| thnn l was in 1896 and have nothing
| to withdraw on economical questions
| which have been under discussion.
Some New Alignmcnts.
THE newspapers have been trying
l,n,s
| call old friends and new friends in
| politics. Those are friends who are
| working toward n common end and
each campaign brings TO some extent
| o new alignment. In 1896 the party lost
many Democrats and was recruited by
| n great may who had been Republicans
UP TO that time, and we welcomed them
In 1900 some came back who were
| against us I'm 1896 and we did not shut
the door against them. / have no idea
| that the party VIII require tickets OF
! admission in the coming campaign
! Usually the parties are so anxious &c
secure recruits that past differences
are not emphasized II there is a sin,
! cere agreement on political issues.
do not know that we can find a bette
plan than the Bible plan, which admits
the eleventh-hour conner 10 a place II
the vineyard and 10 share the reward
with those who began earlier.
Must Come I'm 10 Work.
II think this sound politics as wei
as sound religion, provided the new re
| cruit comes To work ande not TO Inter
fere with the other laborcrs. But. o
course when an oVerseer has TO be Sc
lected experience cannot be left out o
consideration. The worker who cam
late, IL honest, would be too modest 1
assume an attitude OF superiority Owe
those who had toiled during the carlle
hours While the question is one o
| purpose, a man who recognizes the dan
gers that threaten our country and
anxious 10 avert them VIII not tind
difficult TO establish friendly relation
with those who saw the dangers at
earlier date.
Issue VIII BE Clear.
IF the differences between the sin
, cere and the prcteoded friends OF re
; form cannot be discovered before. the
= will become apparent when the plat
: form Is written, for, II present mdica
% tions count for anything. that platforI
: is likely 10 be so plain that no one ca
, | mistake 1t. and so strong that no cnem
, OF Democratic principles VIII be draw
10 the party"
p Mr. Bryan added that he would dis
cuss the trust tarin. railroad and Ia
, Dor questions. imperialism and othe
T issues at length when ereached Amer
lea.