The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

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nest IN my desire TO see the trusts exter.
] minated, root and branch that the door Of
1 opportunity may be open to every American
On another occasion | shall cau o,,or,;ou
10 10 the rapidly growing expenditures of the
| Iederai Government II is natural thai
shG shos9 VINO look upon taxation ns blessing
saouia view overgrown appropriations with
compiacency, yet even the desire 10 and
/ ways OF spending the revenues brought ;n,o
.he treasury by n tariff cannot wholly &C.
| cent Congresses AZ
But at this time I desire TO center vour
lnoaehts upon the overshndowing evil of the
danM.ne trust-with its plutooratic ten
rcmedy' and the people are prepared to sd-
minister heroic treatment Tho Democratic
Petty onerS solution which is both reason.
able and ndoquate-a solution in which time
honored principles are applied TO new condi.
Tho Democratic party is not the enemy Of
property or OF property rights; il is on tho
contrary, the best defender of both. bccause
II defends human rights and human rights
are the only foundation upon which prop.
erty md property rights CON resi- secnrely
The Democratic party does not menace
single dollar legitimately accumulated on
the contrary, 1t insists upon the protection
oI %. Iich ana poor alike in the enjoyment OF
That which they have honestly earned The
Democraic party does not discourage their
ihnuencer but on the contrary stimulates
each individual to best endeavor by assur
the fruits OF his toll II we cnn repeal the
laws which enable men to reap where tbev
nave not sown-laws which enable them to
garner into their overhowing barns tho bar
vests that belong 10 others-no one will ba
able to accumulate enough to make his for.
tune dangerous to the country Special priy.
llese and the use OF the taxing power for
private gain-these are twin pillars under
which plutocrncy rests. To take away these
supports and TO elevate the bencfciaries of
special legislation to the path OF honest ef-
I'M t11a
None Can Be Injured.
And who can suffer injury by just taxa.
ton, impartial laws and the application OF
the Jefersonian doctrine OF equal rights TO
all md special privileges to monet Only
those whose accumulations stained with
dishonesty and whose immoral methods have
given them distorted view of business
society and government. Accommodating by
conscious fraud more money than they can
prontaby use upon themselves. wisely dis
tribute or safely leave TO their children.
these denounce public enemies all who
question their methods throw a light upon
their crimes.
Plutocrucy is abhorrcnt TO a Republic, il is
less than aristocracy, more selfish than bu.
reaucracy IL prcys upon tho nation in
tune OF pence and conspires against it in the
hour OF ITS calamity. Conscienceless, com.
passionless and devoid of wisdom il ener.
Yates its votares while it impovershes its |
victims. IL is already sapping tho strength
"a
making mockery of morals. The time is
riPc for its overthrow. Let us attack II
boldly, making our appeal to the awakened |
conscience OF the nation in the name OF the |
countingroom which il has de6lcd in the /
name OF business honor which il has sullied, |
in the name OF the people whom it has op. |
has despoled and in the name OF religion |
upon which il has placed the stigma OF |
hypocrisy. And il I may be permitted to
suggest battle cry. ] propose stnnza but
slightly changed, from OF the strongest |
of the poems OF Scotland great demo.
cratic bard:
: Columbia. my dear, my native soil,
For whom my warmest wish TO heaven is
Long may thy hardy sons Of rustic toll
Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet
And o, may heaven their simple lives pre-
vent
From luxury's contogion. weak and vile;
Then, though uncarncd wealth 10 wickedncss
be lent.
A virluous populnce may rise and stand
wall OF fire around their much loved land
Mr., Bryan concluded his address at
1910 clock, and the audience cheered |
wildly for n minute. Then many hun
dreds rushed toward the platform to
shake hands with the speaker. He
smiled again and again. Mr.. Bryan
was a trifle hoarse when he ended,
showing, as he said, that he had not
ihduS d opcS'H III al lung lluIc W Sucn
a vast audience or one that had cost
him such physical effort.
Mr.. Hearst came in for large share
of the demonstration following the ad-
journment Of the meeting. Many per
sons surrounded his box. He bowed
and finally made his
way out through great crowd
AT 1920 o'clock the vast Garden
was practically empty, and a few min
utes later the lights were out.