The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
BRYAN SCORES
THE PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Accused of Dodging
Vital Issues and Failure
to Prosecute Trusts.
NEBRASKAN IN OKLAHOMA
NEW STATE EXTENDS RoUsINe
WELCOME.

Guthrie. Ok, Dec. civilian ]. Bryan
here today addressed the legislature as
sembled in joint session and was given
an ovation. There was a full attendance
Of members and the galleries and all
available space in the aisles and eorri-
doris were filled with spectators. among
them many prominent Democrats who
had come from all parts of the state.
Previous to addressing the legislature
he was given reception. shaking hands
with several thousand persons. His pres
ence in Guthrie inspired the chaplain of
the house this morning to pray that Mr..
Bryan might be the next president of the
United States. Immediately after the
prayer the house broke into a storm of
applause that lasted severA moments.
Speaker VIM. Fl. Murray added empha-
sis to the prayer by Immediately putting
the question to the body Every Demo-
crat present answered with a rousing
aye.
Later the house met with the senate
in joint session to listen to Mr.. Bryans
speech.
Speech at the Theatre.
Mr.. Bryan spoke to $500 people at
Brooks theatre this afternoon. He spoke
a little~eVer an hour, closing with the
announcement that at the banquet to-
night he would continue his remarks on
the administration OF President ROOse-
ing public attention to the ethics of
mOney-makiug.
The speaker promised TO change the
tenor of his remarks tonight, leaving the
inference that he would attack the presi-
dent.
Mr.. Bryan commended Governor Has
kelPs Inaugural address and message TO
the legislature He congratulated the new
state on being the first to prOmulgate
banking law providing for depositors'
guaranty fund. He reiterated his decla-
ration favoring election Of United States
senators by direct vote
President a Hired Man.
The president, he said is a hired man
and should be regarded as such. He re
ferred to the initiative and referendum
fiuse in the constitution as its best fea-
ire: predicted that other states would
model their basic law after that Of Okla
taTy of War Taft by saying that he did
not take back his assertion that the
Oklahoma constitution is the best in the
United States. Favoritism, he said, is
the greatest curse that ever came to n
country. Touching on the financial sit
uatiOn and the part taken by Mr.. hOOse-
welt, he said:
This is not the only thing for which
could commend him, but / am espe-
cially glad because now I am getting
cussed only half as much He is gettiS8
the other half"
Address at Banquet.
For almost an hour tonight. in the
presence of over 500 dOllar-dinneT ban
QJeters. William J. Bryan attacked
President Roosevelt. The first part Of
his remarks were devoted to charging the
executive with lodging vital issues and
fail Hre to prosecute trusts He scored
Roosevelt for permitting trusts to grow
up while he was in the act of exposing
them to the public.
During the evening Lieutenant Cover
nor BellaIny started the boom Of VIII
liam H. Murray. president of the cOnsti-
tutiOnal convention and speaker of the
house of representatives, for the Demo
cratic nomination for vice president, with
the ticket Bryan and MurTay." The
mention Of Murray's name caused a viO-
lent oUtbuTst of applause