The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-02
BOURkE COCHRAN
FOR ". ]. BRYAN
Famous New York Democrat
Says Nebraskan Is the
Popular Choice.
PARTY IS AGAINST GRAFT
BELIVES. PEOPLE WILL THROW
c. o. p. OUT OF POWER.

W. Bourke Cochran, Democratic con-
gresham from New York. grand sachem
of Tammany and one Of the leaders of the
Democratic party in the Empire state, is
III enthusiastic admirer of William Jen-
ninSs Bryan. and declared to a Herald
reporter last night that if the public con-
science is sufficiently awakened to the
lnlqulty OF private graft and public plum
ger, TIE Nebraska statesman will be
eIecte9 as president of the United States
When seen at the Knutsford Mr.. Cock
1T looks as though Mr.. BRYAN is as
sured OF the Democratic nomination by
popular voice. When you consider that he
le1t the country one year ago without
any demonstration. and at a time when
most people regarded him as being per-
n1anently out of the running for the presi-
dency, and that he returns now to find a
welcome unparalleled in the history of
t me country, this to my mind shows one
thing-the hunger of the nation for man
wholly embOdying the fundamental NOR
alltles, 10 which every. American is ar
IDENTIFY attached.
People Awake at Last.
Mr. Bryan has said nothing and has
done nothing during the last wear thar
would explain the wonderful burst Of en-
his return: The people have awakened to
a conception of his great personal merit.
to the simplicity of his character, the
Spotless purity of his life and the single
ness Of his patriotism. and, / am sorry
10 say to the rarity of these qualities
in our public life
Il have not read Mr. Bryan's speech in
Madison Square Garden, and cannot ex-
press an opinion as to it's probable eff
rect as a declaration Of policy.
ms demonstration was not evoked
Dy what he said on this occasion. 1t was
a tribute to the character which he has
built up during the fifteen years of his
active participation in politics 1t is a
great tribute to him and also a striking
evidence of how highly the American peo9
pie prize the qualities which he possesses
IN an eminent degree. and how quick they
are 10 discover the existence of them in
man VINO has enjoyed no particular favor
with the press, but who has made mani
rest his moral excellence through clouds
OF misrepresentation. and in spite Of wide
spread misrepresentation.
Mission of Democracy.
The mission of the Democratic party
is to end graft without impairing the Sc
curity of property. The safety of prop
erty is the object for which society IS
organized. That must be the capital aim
and purpose of all political effort
Late revelations of corruption more
widespread and sinister in business life
than any that have ever existed i'm poIti-
cal life have awakened the public con-
science to demand for publication The
perpetrators of the wrongs denounce every
to reform as an assault on property
Some of the remedies suggested unfor-
tunately have been born of enthusiasm
rather than of sound thnking-have been
so i'll considered as to lend come color Of
justification to this contention. The prob
lem OF the Democratic party now is to
devise methods for the publication Of our
business and political life so that industry
will become secure in the enjoyment Of
al that il can produce. when no man
will be allowed to seize by violence or
fraud through partial laws on the viola
ton of the laws. one single thing produced
by the labor of the land"
Depends on Conscience.
what is the outlook for Democratic
success in the coming campaign"
THAT depends on how far the con-
science of the people is awakened The
cOrruptions which have shocked the pub
dominion of the Republican party. I
think il can be shown that they are
the direct and inevitable fruits of that
Republican policy of protection which
avowedly aims TO enrich some men by
allowing them to exact excessive prices
from the body of the people for necessi-
ties or liTe and the essentials of Ia Dor
This has bred a general disposition in
men TO seek for profits through the favor
of government rather than the improve
ment of industries. II has resulted in n
perversion of morals which has been the
fountain head of all this corruption II
has disturbed the conscience and threat
ened the security of the country. If the
conscience of the people is sufficiently
aroused they will end it.
1.-The first step toward ending il will
be the election of Democratic congress
If further revelations of business and po-
Continued on Pane .