Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-31
ERA OF. HONESTY IN POLITICS
Democratic Party Seeks to Bring
Government Nearer the
People.
Would Elect United States Senator's
By Direct Vote-I'restigc offthe
Republican Candidate. ss55a

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Bryan. the Democratic candidate, in
winding UP his tour OF the east today
made public the following: NJ
Appea,to the public:
As the campaign draws to a close
certain issues stand ont clearly The
Democratic party attempts to inaugur-
ate an era of honesty In politics by 4
compelling the publication OF campaign
contributions before the election. 1t 81
seeks to bring the government nearer
10 the people by securing the&eleetion
OF United States senators by direct vote.
Is seeks toGrestole competition through
Legislation which will4make al private
monopoly impossible, j t seeks to- te-
concila labor and capital by leg
lslation which will bring emf
| ploSe aud employer together iii
| co-operati ton. and to this end III pro-
| poses the creation of u department Of
labor with u secretary OF labor in the
cabinet; an amendment TO the anti
trust law which VIII exclude the labor
organization from the operation Of
that$laW; the limitation Of the writ of
/ Injunction so that 1t will not be issued
| Iii aflabor dispute unless condition. arc
such as would Justify an injunction
eyen8if there We're no laborsdispute and
4 trial by jury in8cases of Indirect con sSl
| tempt s$ M IN; ss;
! 1T seeks to secure legislatio ion I'M III
will create a guafant tee fund 81
to insure all bank depo ri tors sissiIs
i loss. 1t seeks to tsscuIe ~ red uct ibniof
4 the tariff by gradual steps until the
tariff laws VIII no Ion ger he rnase iliS
the8interest OF the few and. n the GO
1 pense fStha rest PC the stieop PIE !
pEMoG CRATIC al Ssll4.
he 5Denocfat z pa IL ii III. j n tlise
words seeks to sectire honesty IS II, gov
eritilient iFoug h Z; honest 4 lpl cs.S AMI
n spopular COY errrsane tilrUugf dfreeti
elections. 4 desires to secure speace iii
II industry conpetittolrin trade security
Y TO depositors and ustice5 to taxpayers.
THE Democratic party appeals Y 70
| the awakened conscience of the M
ton and the sense OF Justice In tho
Human heart and to3the growing de-.
sire Of brotherhood,
with a Democratic victory for the
national ticket. with, a Democratic
/ Congress and With the moral force
| OF a popular verdict l believe We CAN
compel the senate to Weld to the eS-
pressed will of the people and per-
! NIT the passage or the more urgent
| Of the reforms
."rhe Democratic party offers the
only prospect Of remedial legislation
and while It does not do as some re-
| formers would like to do, Il Denlocra-&
| tie victory will secure as much Of re-
| form as is now attainabe--ln fact, the
| only reform that is within reach. We
have a right to expect, therefore, the
cooperation of those who favor the
| reforms set forth In our PLATFORM.
l -, uttpD1ut 10 tSrrDrlEe THE AMI
| erican voter by the threat of a panic,
/ will not succeed. We have had three
panjcs in As years, the panic of 1875
the panic of 1893 and the panic OF
| 1907 and two Of these panics came
| under high tariff and each Of the1n
came Under Republican presidents. Mi.
[ Taft says that a panic Will come u
| + am elected Let him give bond that
I mis- panic will go ii he Is elected.
! When he says that 4 Democratic VIC
| tory will bring panic ne expresses
| an opinion When | say that ,dis-
astrous panic came iust lai ~ 1s,,,1t
| waiting for a Democratic Victois
| state a fact that cannot be disputed.
| On. nlatform has a plan for the$
restoration OF prosperity upon per
| mnnent basis--a prosperity i'll Which
ali will share. The Republican party
| has no plan that conte1nplates leiltlet
49,. nresent relief or the continued
| welfare of the people
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
.srhe Republican candidate has tue
prestige that comes from the ta g. una aid
/, his party is in power. re has me me ~ ~
~ ~ IN ~ army of officehoders; he mas
Il the 81 support Of all the 1nonopolics ana
| law, destroying trusts: he has lafse
campaign fund the source 2, Gse % ~f nna
| most Of the leading newspapers ar ~,
WITH Nth him and the Interests which n ne
rcnresents. l insist that It is not talr
for for the president to use his oiiiee,.al
! offine that belongs to all the people,
| - e n were a partisan or personal
a., ASSET and enter actively into the cam
| naien ri offends the sense OF justice
and ought 20 arouse protest IRON
~ -, otief executive the people should
| he absolutely free to choose whom theY
| ulcf, So tSigned)
p.. slyy'S1LLI JENNINGS BRYAN