The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
HEARST CAN SEE
WITHOUT SPECS
Declares That He Is Not a Can
didate for Democratic Pres
identiaI Nomination.
TAKES WHACK AT BAILEY
SUGGESTS BRYAN AND FOLK FOR
THE TICKET.

San Francisco, July 6.-COngressman
William r. Hearst said tonight:
Il would like to state very positive
ly that / am not candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination in
! 1908.
! MIR. Bryan said the other day IN
! London that there were others besides
| himself who had claims on the nomina-
! ton through services rendered the De-
mocracy and mentioned pleasantly Mr..
Folk, Mr.. Bailey and myself.
while approaching Mr.. Bryan's
| compliment / must decline TO be con-
| sidered candidate. Let the list stand,
if Mr.. Bryan pleases, Bryan or Folk or
Bailey. For my part, / would subSti-
tute Stevenson for Bailey.
Bryan's Leadership.
''Mr. Bryan's services to the Democ-
racy are too well recognized TO be re-
hearsed. He has led the party con-
| spicuOusly in two presidential cam
paigns and one senatorial campaign
| In the national house of congress he
| has made the issues himself and eX-
pounded them with a brilliance I'M
| equalled unapproached.
mt. Folks services to the DemOcra-
cy are notable and real. In fact, his
services have been rendered to all cit
| liens irrespective of party for his ca
reer as an honest and efficient public
servant is an example to Republicans
| and Democrats alike.
Takes Whack at Bailey.
LAS for Mr.. Bailey. well, Bailey
services have been rendered to that
| corporation end of the Democracy that
/ do not consider Democracy and whose
control of the machinery of the Dem
Ocratic party has led me to seek my
ideals of the Democracy of Jefferson
and the Republicanism of Lincoln in
! the independent league. Bailey's NOM
nation for first place even by the ma
chine that nominated Parker would be
impossible. but Baileys nomination for
second place is conceivable. 1t would
have the material advantage of insur-
ing Texas to the Democracy and of
eliciting substantial campaign con-
tribution from John d. Rockefeller.
But the disadvantages are Obvious.
Folk and Bailey, for instance, would
be an oil and water ticket that wouldn't
niix-a ticket of good pure water and
Standard oil.
Bryan and Bailey would be allit-
erative and tickling to the ear, but
would sound too much like Barnum and
Bailey to suit the discriminating taste
of the convention.
Bryan and Folk.
why not Bryan and Folk or Ste
Venson in 1908 on the Democratic side
and why not Roosevelt and LaFollette
on the Republican side?
II repeat definitely and positively l
on Il
in 1904 for what 1 considered true De-
mocracy, for the Democracy | had
been taught and the Democracy / be-
lieved in, for the Democracy that rep
resented the will of the majority
and the best interests of the majority.
| made the fight against what | hon
estly believed to be and still believe to
be the forces of corporation corrup-
ton. / offered to lead that fight only
when no other would undertake the
task. | consider that l did my duty
in that contest but l will never under
take another in that way. A mans
motives are much misunderstood and
his purposes much misrepresented If
he can be charged with having a per-
sonal object to attain.
Hearst's Future Fight.
am, moreover, wen pleased as i
am we'll satisfied TO use the power of
my publications to drive out of office
the white slaves of the trusts and to
promote the fortunes of the honest SER
wants Of the people. and / cannot do
this as effectively if am mixed up In
purely party politics.
4 am eager to see the line drawn ir-
respective Of party between those that
believe in special privilege and those
that believe in popular rights between
the producing classes and the plumber
ing corporations and wherever that line
is drawn ! will gladly fight in the lead
or in the ranks as required"