Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
Distinguished Democratic Leader
Meeting With Local Friends
This Afternoon.
GIVES INTERVIEW TO NEWS"
Says Roosevelt Win Soon Have a
Fight on His Hands With OBJ
ieCtionabIe Interests.
Talks of the Golden Rule and His
Trip Around the World That lie
Doesn't Want to Repeat.

Unfausued despite his continuous
round of lectures, William Jennings
Bryan is back in Salt Lake again today,
accepting the hospitality of his Demo
cratic admirers before leaving for os
den tonight.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at 10 O'Clock this
morning and was Immediately taken
in charge by Frank b. stephens. at
whose Salt Lake home Mrs. Bryan has
been resting since Thursday evening.
This afternoon Mr.. Bryan Will be the
guest Of the Democracy at an Alta
club luncheon. and this evening he VIII
depart for the Junction city to MI
| lecture date. Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan will go TO Laramie, wyo., where
another lecture is TO be delivered.
INFORMAL RECEPTIONS.
This morning at Mr.. Stephens law
office an informal reception was he'd
for an hour following Mr. Bryan's ar
rival. Many old Nebraskans called to
shake hands with him while Democrat
ic stalwart leaders dropped in to talk
over party prospects.
For the newspaper men who assem-
bled to interview the Democratic pres
dential possibility, he had a warm
handshalse, and the resigned look OF
one who has been interviewed so much
| that all forms of resistance and eva-
| sion has been abandoned.
WELL he said. 81 am glad to see
| you, and what can l do for you" That
| was o poser and left an opening for a
| leading question. GLOW does Roosevelt
look as a Republican possibility" was
the suggestion made to take UP the OPP
ton.
/ "Well.r put In Mr.. Bryan, / have al
ready said a good deal about thai. He
! will soon have fight on his hands with
the element III his own party which is
| controlled by interests other thnn the
| general welfare. Then Mr.. Bryan
| lapsed into silence.
a PARRIED REPLY.
"Tow about your own case--have
you found the wear and tear of public
life 30 great by this time that YOU
shrink from making another big cam
palgn, or do you look forward TO the
| coming fight with pleasure?"
ls alibWfI MbS ANA
brief, II have talked about that often.
Your paper has already printed my
views In It's telepraphic news"
THE GOLDEN RULE.
Mr. Bryan's speech here in 1895
was recalled to him. and the impress
| sion was mentioned which his Views
| Of the various degrees of selfisllness
| made upon the audience.
| This brought more personal reply.
yes" he said, II recall tho seut-
| ment II was that tho selfish man who
| is an enemy of his kind is the ono
| who would raise himself on the
shoulders OF his neighbors, and the
| better kind OF selfishness was thai
| which would raise tho whole plano
! with him TO higher levels. Since
then have gone still further with the
view, and l now regard as the most
| intelleently selfish creature on earth
| the one who lives most nearly Zip TO
| the golden rule, for everyone ought
10 see that by treating your neighbor
as YOU would hope IN DO treated. you
| only SECURE moro fair treatment To
yourself in the end and help to cul-
tivate the most fair standards OF treat
| ment."
TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.
Referring to his trip around the
world. Mr. Bryan said that lie never
that to have done II had opened up
10 his mind many new channels 81
thought, and made him appreciate
the Importance OF many national and
international policies which before
had not so ilrmly impressed them
selves upon him. For instance he
said, when l hear Of the British
indian policy now It means much
more To me than 1t did before my
trip"
For Salt Lake Mr. Bryan declared
that he observed great growth here
since his last visit of about Ave years
ago. Our west Is growing rapidly" no
declared. and II will soon be much
greater than amy OF Us pshaps dream
right now"
LEGISLATIVE INVITATION.
He regretted that lie could not adj
dress the Titan legislature, and ox-
pressed his appreciation OF The resolu-
ton requesting him 10 do so. lie had
addressed the legislatures OF several
western states, he said, always by their
unanimous request, This last sentence
was Significant In view OF the Republi-
can vote ia the lower house here on tbs
resolution.
When asked II he would speak al the
Alta club this afternoon on "Democ-
racy." Mr. Bryan replied with the irst
show OF smile that had crossed his
conntenance during the Interview:
Yes. on Democracy or some Kindred
theme. You sec, ! am not afraid OF re-
peatlng my arguments. l figure that IL
people remember them II Is because
they were good enough 20 be- worth re-
memberng, and II they have forgotten
them, then they win think them new"
Down In ohio once / was introduced
as Mr., Bryan. the man who was go
ms 10 sing the same old song over
again and ! replied that the people
love the old songs best anyhow. while
our Republican friends have 10 think
up new song 10 sing every day"
Mr.. Bryan denied that he was going
10 roast the Republicans. you see"
he declared, again with smile "it's
like this with Republican. You never
can toll when he Is going to turn and
become a Democrat. and you hate 10
say things that WIN make him mad IN
advance
Mr. Bryan spent the latter part uf
the morning driving over the city. pre-
Vious 10 going tO this Aba oluh