The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-12
Great Audience Present.

Speaking tonight to a multitude of per-
sons, Mr. Bryan pointed out the differ
ences in the two platforms. and made a
plea for Democratic support He made
frequent references to Mr.. Taft and told
his audience that the Republican candi-
date was conducting his campaign on a
platform so obnoxious to him that ne
was forced to continually patch 1t up:
Much stress was laid on the labor and
anti-injunction planks OF the Democratic
platform.
The visit to Wheeling was the climax
of an eventful day in Ohio. From the
time the Democratic candidate left Column
bus early in the morning until he crossed
the Ohio river into West Virginia. the
crowds which gathered along the line OF
travel made insistent demands for his APP
pearance and to talk to us a little
People Believe Him.
At Steubenville a large crowd gathered
and Mr.. Bryan addressed them. Mr.
Bryan put to his audience these ques-
tons:
How many of you believe that the
United States senators should be elected
by direct vote of the people? How many
of you believe that we ought TO have
publication OF campaign contributions, mat
is. above n reasonable minimum, before
A sea of hands went up. Now" said
Mr.. Bryan. by your votes. you have de-
clared that you stand on the Democratic
platform. instead of on the Republican
platform"
Altogether the reception of the Demo-
cratic candidate in Ohio and in this city
were among the notable happenings of
the campaign.
Address in Wheeling.
In his address here tonight. Mr.. Bryan
referred TO the fact that his third nomi-
nation for presidency had a significance
that could not be overlooked I'm former
campaigns I suffered defeat" he said.
"and those defeats would have been SUI
ficient to have eliminated me from politics
If nv claim 10 public attention was based
upon personal merit. But my friends,
have not been vain enough To belleVe
that any large part of the interest felt
in me of the confidence expressed in me,
OF the affection felt toward me. is due
10 personal qualities. have believed. do
believe. that the fact that | maintain the
place in politics is due TO the strength
OF the things for which ] stand"
The Republicans. he declared. may well
ask themselves whether they had not I'M
derestimated Democratic policies when
those policies were strong enough to give
him third nomination
Stirred Up the Opposition.
Referring 10 the fact that the over
shadowing issue of the campaign from
the Democratic standpoint was. Shall the
people rule?" Mr.. Bryan said he was
sure that his first speech had some eff
feet "fOr I heard two distinct echoes. one
from Cincinnati. and one from Utica.
N Y"
Mr.. Taft. he said at the first oppor-
tunity. had announced that the people did
rule and Mr.. Sherman in his first speech
had said that that could not be the is
sue because II would be an insult to
the people TO say that they did not
rule.
well. my friends" said the Demo
cratic candidate. amid laughter and cheer
ing. II will take you into my confidence
and tell YOU that I did not expect Mr..
Tt n or Mr.. Sherman 10 plead guilty. for
as the Republican party is In power they
could not have admitted that the people
do not rule without signing their death
warrant l am grateful for the atten-
ton they have given me. for asserting
that the people do rule they have i'm
piled that the people ought to rule.
He charged that the Republican party
deliberately and with malice aforethought
had prevented the rule of the people
Fall of Mr.. Taft.
On the subject of publicity of campaign
contributions. Mr.. Bryan, speaking of Mr..
Taft. said:
THAT he read our platform and then
he remembered his own platform and tried
10 jump from his platform to ours. but
fell between the two. Why do | say fell
between the two? Because his platform
said nothing the subject; our plat
form demands publicity before election
and Mr. Taft took a halfway position
and offered TO compromise on publicity af-
ter election.
He asserted that nlne-tenths of the Re-
publicans agreed with the Democrats on
that proposition instead of agreeing with
their own party. "or even with Mr..
Taft"
The Republican convention at Chicago
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