Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-29

believe that they have decided that the
old parties have outlived their. use.
fulness and that their only hope and
salvation Is in the new and vigorous
Independence party.
The platform of the Independence
party Is clear and concise. It gives the
voters the opportunity to vote for what
they want, for what the common peo-
pie have been clamoring for years for.
i gives the opportunity to overthrow
the parties which, through their COR.
poration favoritism and party bosses.
have made a sham of their announced
principles.
We believe in tie direct election Of
United States senator's by the popular
vote of the people. The United States
the people and it has not been for 40
years. Public service corporations
have always elected the senators. I
do not know the senators from Utah,
but I'll wager that they are not the
representatives of the plain people. AZ
After the meeting Mr.. Hisgen held q
public reception and shook hands with
scores of people. The party left this
morning for Denver over the Colorado
Midland Mr.. ,Hisgen speaks In Den
yer on Wednesday,.
Taft is the candidate of the party
of the trust and of special privilege,
and If you believe in that sort of
thing vote for him. But there ara,
many men who do not--who bellows
that the great mass of people who
hepled to make this country what it
is today should have square dent
and an honest equal opportunity to,
make Il living. r you believe that you
do not want to be fooled by the Wav-
ing of the starry flag from the pla.-5
form of the Republican campaigners
and the declaration that this is the
only party that can save :. the coun- :;
try. few more victories by this
party such as we are now passing.
through will place this country be-
You'd saving. 81
AGAINST STANDARD OIL.
LEI have heretofore voted the Demo-
cratic ticket---that is. | generally tried
to find out what side the Standard
#Oil company was on and then l Voted
the other way. But of late years TINS
gigantic company has been on botn.
sides. Tt stood to win whichever came
lose whichever came out ahead.
II voted for Bryan twice. But I'm
not goint to vote for him a third time,
I'm not even going to bring up ms.
children to vote for him, as they Will
probably have an opportunity 10 do
They declare that this is not the same
old SBryaIl---that there is Il new Bryan
papers shrek with delight at the
charge.
"They are right it is not the same
B Bryan. He used to spurn such meii
as Roger Sullivan and Tom Taggert
and Charlie Murphy and he held UP to
scorn the money magnates. such as
Ryan and Belmont and Whitney. But
he is a changed Bryan now, and in
stead of the men whom he denounced
coming over to him he has gone over.
$to them.
Young. honest. sincere and with
that glow of patriotism in his heart
that called forth the ridieule of the
men who are in politics for their own
3 pockets. Bryan advocated principles
f that If made into law would help
humanity. But he has looked upon the
wine of office when 1t was red. and.
becoming intoxicated with desire and
ambition, he has flung away the darl-l
ing dreams of his unpolluted youth
and now stands for Just such things
as the corporation element of 4his party
Will stand for. Yes, it is a new Bryan
who asks for your votes, and it is