The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-18

The chairman of the delegation pre-
sented to Mr.. Bryan resolutions express
ing their confidence in him and pledging
their support of his candidacy for presi-
dent.
While this feature was purely local the
resolutions afforded Mr.. Bryan an oppor-
tunity to make his first real political
speech since his nomination.
Address of Mr.. Bryan.
He emphasized his qualification that the
great labor leaders have been so well sat
lsfled with the work of the resolutions
committee of the recent Denver conven-
ton. Mr.. Bryan said:
Gentlemen of the central labor union:
81 am very grateful to you for this gen
erOus expression of confidence and this
pledge OF your support. The resolution
is the more pleasing TO me because il
comes from you among whom / have lived
for now for a little over twenty years.
Among the testimonials that have been
given by neighbors and friends there are
none that l prize more highly than this
voluntary proffer of your support this
expression of your confidence and of your
good will
1T Is true that our platform indorses
number of remedial measures. and I am
in hearty sympathy with the platform in
dorsements. There is not a line in that
platform declaration in favor of the labor
ing men that does not have my cordial
approval
Department of Labor.
This is not the time or the place to
elaborate upon those planks. There Is
one plank there that | was very anxious
to have in the platform; it was in the
platform of eight years ago; the plank
that proposes new cabinet position,
department of labor. with a secretary at
its head | have for many years be-
thnt hA Nd ~ Ot,r
lation known as wage-earuers ought to
be represented in the councils of the chief
executive. i have long believed that II
ought TO have a representative of toilers
i'm the shops and factories: represen-
-tative- attic presidents table. sharing.
in his deliberations and speaking forth
there on those questions in which labor
has a special interest. And ! am very
much gratified that that plank is there
and that the party has made this prom
Use. II entrusted with power. to give to
labor that high honor TO which it is en-
titled.
Antitrust Law in Platform.
II think. too. that l. is very important
that we should have an amendment to
the antitrust law that will draw a dis
tinction between those who associate
themselves together for mutual benefit--a
line between those and those who associate
themselves together in Industrial corpora
tions for the purpose of monopolizing some
article of commerce. There Is a distinction
so broad between these two classes of
organiza tons that II seems TO me every
one ought to be able to see it, and that
distinction ought to be drawn by law. /
am GLAD that is in the platform
Jury in Contempt Cases.
az am glad that there Is a provision In
there in regard to a trial by jury in
cases of indirect contempt. II Is now
something like thirteen years ago. l be-
lieve. since I first had occasion 10 dis
cuss that subject 1t was after | went
out of congress and before I was NOM
mated for the presidency the first time.
A bill was before the senate, and, as /
recollect the history of II, il was about
like this: 1t was reported back from the
committee of the senate. and in the form
in which it was reported the judge could
permit a jury When l read that report
at once criticized 1t and said that the
bill should not provide merely that the
judge might permit a jury, but a jury
should be demanded a matter of right
by the accused. and my recollection is
that Senator Allen of this state intro
duced an amendment to that effect and Ii
was adopted and that II went through the
senate by so unanimous a vote that no
one called for the roll. 1t is now more
than twelve years since that time. and
yet the influences which have been OPP
posed to this legislation have been so
strong that up to this time that measure
of justice has been defeated. | am very
glad that in our platform there is a pro-
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