The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-31
FIERCE DENUNCIATIoN
OF BIG FINANCIERS

BOWLING GREEN, o., Oct. 30
| Keeping up his attacks on John D.
Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, both
of whom have announced publicly their
support of Mr, Taft, William j. Bryan
here today spoke to big crowd.
Z" Do you understand now he said,
"why Mr.. Taft is not willing that their
contributions shall be published before
| election7
Continuing, the Democratic candidate
said
For generation the Standard Oil
company has been engaged in the pinch
ing business. 1t has been pinching off
its rivals; and today has a tariff of
about l20 per cent against its chief
rival. Russia. Mr. Rockefeller is sup
porting the Republican ticket, because
he expects, through a Republican VIC
tory, to put his hands in tho pockets
of twenty millions of people and not
be molested in the extortion IN which
he has taken part
Mask Torn Off.
"Mr Rockefeller, by his action, has
torn the mask off the Republican party.
The Republican party has been playing
double game in this connection. In
the west it has been presenting Mr.
! Taft as a reformer and in the east as
standpatter. In the west it has been
presenting Mr.. Taft as q man who
wants to improve conditions and down
east they say:
Just wait until he gets in and
see how safe he will be-
''Now, | insist that the Republican
party shall either serve God or Nam.
mon; 1T cannot serve the plutocracy of
this country and the masses at tho same
time. 1t cannot bcfriend the monop.
olies and at the same time protect the
great American people; and Mr.. Rookie
feller has done the American people a
signal service in coming out and TAX
ing his position where he belongs, on
the side of the Republican party, be-
cause the Republican party is on his
side.
"My friends, can any American
farmer be deceived now as to the at
titude of the Republican party7 Can
any Republican be so blind ms not to
understand what Republican victory
meansf Do you understand now why
MI Taft Is not willing that their con.
tributions shall be published before the
election4 Do you understand now why
1T is that the congressional committee
of the Republican party won't agree
TO publish its contributions even after
the electionl We have published ours
We, have told you where our money
was coming from. We have taken YOU
into our confidence. because our money
IS coming from the people who are
helping TO fight this battle, because it
ocrats have already contributed to our
campaign fnnd, and l would rather be
elected by 10000 Democrats each piy.
ing little than to be elected presi
dent by the contributions of a few
great trust magnates, and then have
them come to tho back door Of the
white house and tell me what / must
do in order to pay them back.
Lively Interruption,
Mr.. Bryan was comparing the plat
forms OF the Republicans and Demo.
and laid great stress on the fact that
the Democrats were demanding reduc-
tion, while the Republicans promised |
revision. This led to a hot dialogue be-
tween man in the crowd, perched |
on the seat of wagon, and the Demo !
cratic candidate.
How will reduction of tariff help
the unemployedf" he asked.
Are you Republican, Mr.. BRYAN
"Never mind that answered the |
man, "answer the question -
, THAT, said Mr.. Bryan, "pives
you fair example of his idea of lust |
ice. He knows who L am, but I have
no right TO know who he is''
~ made l27 speeches for you all
over the United States. VIII Won
answer my questions ~
Well, sir, you ought to be max
ing speeches this year. Tell me who
you are. -
The crowd by this time began to hiss
Bryan
"Well, my friends,'' said the Demo.
'ratic candidate, 'if he is ashamed to
tell you his name he ought not to be
out making speeches. When man
goes to another man 's meeting and asks