The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-25
Halls BRYAN
AS THE LEADER
Frank" PettigreW of South
Dakota Says NebraSkan
Must Head Ticket.
HE STANDS BY CHANDLER
SAYS WASHINGTON QUESTIONS
RooSEVELT'S VERACITY.

William J. Bryan is the logical can
didate Of the Democratic party for
president in 19OS,7 said former United
States Senator r. F. Pettigrew. OF
Sioux Falls, s. D. at the Knutsfo-d
last night. He has everywhere
gained in strength and would undoubt-
eddy receive the support of many
Roosevelt Republicans. as we'll as the
support of the entire working strength
of the Democrats. of course some
of the leaders of the so-called Gold
Democrats. such as Belmont, Parker
and others, have been looking for d
candidate in the south, but the rank
and hle Of the party in the east as
well as in the west are for Bryan.
In our state he will carry every
thing before MIN. We carried the state
for him in 1896 and can do even bet
ter again The revolt IN the Repub-
lican party against the domination By
trusts would bring to him a very large
vote that went against him before.
am sure that the northwest would
give him much greater vote.
Tribute to Hearst.
And I have no doubt but that he
VIII be the next president. At the same
Tune there can b. no beiittling Hearst.
he IS a man Of great ability and IS 2
factor to be TeckOned with He is oe
GnJlrlng industry and has already me-
formed great services for his com
try, particularly when he uneartbed
evidence against the trusts ana hand
cd ii over to the government. Thar
they were too indOIent or disincIiued
10 act upon this evidence does not ar
feet that fact that Hearst gave if fo
theIn- But Hearst is a young man
yet and has plenty Of time.
! do not think that any Opposition
to Bryan from the trust leaders i'm the
Democratic ranks can hurt him even
IN the east. The recent elections en-
New York seem TO show that the Dem
ocrauc rank and file are thinking IN
dependently and that their vote ran
no longer be controlled.
mere IS strong feeling against
Jne mperIaiIstic policy inaugurated bv
Mckinney that VIII gain Bryan many
supporters among Republicans II *
q recognized fact that ROOSevcIt'S most
popular acts have been based upon srof-
en- planks from the Democratic Dlas-
form H meant well, but the plum
deTmg TlCh-and i'm that class T DIarr
all those who have amassed vast IN
dlviduaI fOrtuneS-haVa been against
him and have been able TO prevent his
obtaining the proper support IN his
party TO carry out the reforms he de-
sired The people are beginning to
recognize that their only hope is BRYAN
and the Democratic party.
Shall the Corporations Rule?
The next real presidential issue is
going to be one of government of for
and by the people as against or for and
by corporations. II is going to be a
fight Of the individual against the COZ
no
which the people of this country will
have TO consider is that OF our own
independence. A republic must he
founded upon its independent citizerh.
When YOU destroy the Independence of
the citizen the public cannot survive
If We are 10 remain a republic We must
free ourselves from the control Of the
trusts.
The Republican party is not hap
py family. The president has taken
to himself much of the Democra tic pol
icy and those in control Of his party
are not with him. LaFOIlCtUe in Wis
COnsin has given UtteT9nce to more ad-
Vanced views than those which many
in the east who called themselves con-
seTvatives denounced in US.
In South Dakota the rank and file
of the Republican party are in revolt
against the machine. They have GUST
ed the machine at the caUcuses and
expect 10 take complete control at the
state convention on June , The In
surgent Republicans in Minnesota can
not unite or viii not become recOnciIed
to an extent that will enable them to
elect a governor. Governor Johnson *
j Democrat though Minnesota IS q Re
publican state. and he Will be sue
ceeded by q Democrat. The factions
are having fight I'm Iowa where
there is q strong fight against the
machine All the way through there
are Insurgents. and at the bottom Of
it is the same thinC-the fight for in
d -viduaI independence To a vast num-
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