The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-05
Democratic Leader, in Scathing
Terms, DenOunces National
Committeeman of Illinois.
DECLARES HIM WITHOUT
INSTINCTS OF DEMOCRAT
Repudiates Endorsement of Hi
nOis Democracy and De-
fends His Position.
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to pay tho debts that he owes to those
| who help his corporation to take ad.
| vantage of the public, and therefore l
insist that the fight should be com
menced today to prevent his reelection
| to the national committee. And what
| say of him, / say Of aspirants for po-
sitions in the party organization in 9TH
er States, If the Democratic party has
| not virtue enough to spew out those
who traffic In politics for the advan-
tage of the corporations to which they
belong, it does not deserve victory, nor
can it hope for it.
elf you say that 7 have no right to
interfere in the politics of this State I
reply that | am simply applying to Hi
nois principle which | believe ought
TO be applied universally. | do not re-
gard it as a compliment to be indorsed
for the Presidency by convention
which Endorsed Mr.. Sullivan.
Repudiates Endorsement.
~ told them in advance that I did
not want an Endorsement under such
circumstances and. L repudiate it. If
my nomination for any Office depended
upon that Endorsement l would not ac~
cept it. Mr.. Sullivan is not my friend,
although he pretended to be before this
discussion arose. He would not have
allowed me to be indorsed If he could
have prevented it., but instead of op-
posing me like a man, he attempted to
link his name with mine and thus Sc
cure an Endorsement for himself. I OBJ.
Ject to him as a political associate He
is an able man, q clever man, and per
sonally very genial fellow, the cor
porations could not afford to employ
any other kind TO do their political
work, but my only political asset is
the confidence that the people have in
my sincerity and I do not want that
confidence shattered by intimacy with
men of his political methods. Those who
voted to indorse me were either de-
could deceive me. If they were de
ceived, they will be glad to be unde-
ceived; if they thought to deceive me,
they Will have more respect for me
when they find that they did not sue
ceed.
81 suggest that every candidate for
Office who wants the people to have
he is opposed to Mr.. Sullivan's meth
ods; that ne repudiates his leadership,
and will oppose his reelection. l do
not hesitate to express the opinion that
no man running on the Democratic
ticket in Illinois is entitled to the sup
port of Democrats in this crisis, who
either stands with Mr. Sullivan or is
afraid to oppose him. It is not the
time for towards. There are times
ing issues, but when the life of the
party, and its chances for success de-
pend upon establishing its character,
those who are not with the people are
against them and those who refuse TO
speak out must expect their silence to
be construed as acQuiescence in corpor-
ate domination.
''Do you ask me whether candidate
can advance his chances for election by
committee, which he controls, or which
at least sympathizes with him? / can
not answer, but I deny that any candi-
date has a right 10 make his action de.
pend upon eXpediency. I express the
opinion, however, that the man who op-
poses Mr., Sullivan boldly will be
stronger with the people than the man
who either indorses. him or is silent:
Mr.. Sullivan asphyxiated the voters of
the State. Some Of the political leaders
may be willing to let the Ogden Gas
company. with which Mr.. Sullivan is
connected, dominate the Democratic
party in Illinois, but I will not believe
that the people will consent to it until
the issue has been made and their ver-
dict has been rendered.
Mr.. Bryan's programme for the day
Auditorium hotel. which lasted through
several hours OF the morning. Shortly be-
fore noon he was driven 10 the head
quarters OF the Iroquois club. where he
was entertained at luncheon. Addresses
were made by President John ". Eckhart
and by Mr.. Bryan. The latter spoke In
part as follows.
Il was told In Europe that when I re-
turned home would find great many
more people friendly to me than there
had been at some previous period OF my
career. 1t was suggested that absence
makes the heart grow fonder. This was
pleasant in one way. but disagreeabIe In
another. for 1 could not be absent al |
ways and II absence made the heart grow
fonder, there might be some danger in !
my return. 1 was somewhat worried |
when 1 received reports from various |
Endorsements, kind resolu-
tons. and 1t looked for while as II the |
Presidency, with all it's troubles and its |
trials. was about TO be forced upon me, |
whether I would or not.
Growth of Democracy.
"In the midst OF my gloom I saw an |
attributed TO q prominent Re-
publican. He said that they had been a |
little scared. but that l was coming home
soon and would commence talking. and |
then all danger would be removed
have breathed easier since then, and l
can say to the Republicans that IL I do
not kill my chances by talking. IL will
not be because will not talk. l want
to say 10 you that all over the world |
there Is a perceptlble growth In Demo-
5ratic Ideas. When ! speak of Demo-
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