The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-31
STRONG POINTS
4 MADE BY BRYAN
Some Reasons Why Vote for
independence Party
Is Wasted.
REVIEW OF THE PLATFORMS
ONLY HOPE OF REFORM LIES IN
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS.

Fairview. Lincoln. Neb.. July 30.-Al-
though the heat was most oppressive at
Fairview this morning Mr.. Bryan was
early in his office and at work. After
reading the platform adopted by the In
dependence party in Chicago he gave out
the following statement:
1T contains q number OF pianks winch
are Identical with or substantially similar
TO the planks OF the Democratic PLATFORM
Gases in Point.
For instance, il demands the election
OF senator's by the direct vote of the peo-
PIE as the Democratic platform does, us
tariff plank Is quite like our tariff plank;
its plank on the trusts, while opposing
private monopoly, Is not as spectre as
ours; its railroad plank does not dlIfer
1 much from ours; It's plank on Asiatic I'M
Emigration Is quite similar; and its LABOR
sblank. like ours. contains declaration
I'm favor of trial by jury and IN regard 10
the exemption of labor organizations
from the operation OF antitrust laws. IL
condemns the extravaganza of the RepuD-
lican party and demands greater economy.
II does not advocate, however, the estaD-
l.shment of department of labor, with
secretary in the cabinet; 1t does not OPP
pose imperialism, which has been used 10
justify the increase In our standing army
and its plank as TO publicity of campaign
contributions is not nearly so strong as
ours. The question that must confront the
Independents Cannot Win.
''Wn he assist in the defeat of the Dem
Ocratic party, which stands for so mucn
that he favors, merely because he cannot
get all that he would like? Either the
Democratic party or the Republican party
will win, and the voter who. preferrinS
the Democratic platform TO the kepubn-
can platform, Joins with the Independence
party, merely assists the Republican party
and thus defeats several of the reforms
I'm which he Is interested rake, ior m
stance. the plank in favor or the electlon
of senator's by the people, the Democratic
party has Endorsed that reform in three
campaigns: the Republican convention de-
feated the proposition by an overwheinl-
ing vote. II the Democratic party sue
ceeds, its members are pledged 10 TINS re,
form. The Republican party is not pledged
to it. and the Republican candidate mas
gone no farther than to say th1t ne y pc, PEI,
sonally inclined toward II. This reform
Is necessary before any other federal re-
form can be secured. Is not the inde-
pendent voter justified in helping inc
Democratic party to sec''re TINS reform il :
The Labor Question.
so in regard to the labor questions The
Democratic rarity is in favor OF remedies
demanded by wage earners ana wax
Garner who votes with the independence
party simply defeats the reforms In whlch
ne is interested. And the same argument
might be made in regard TO those VINO
favor tariff reform, the determination or
the principle of private monopoly and the
remedy of other evils which have grown
under Republican administrations. Inc
question is not whether one can get all
the reform that he wants. but how he can
get the most reforms. The Democratic
party offers him the best opportunity 10
secure that which Is obtainable at this
time"
In regard TO the open letter OF Victor
Rosewater 10 Mr.. Bryan which appeared
I'm this mornings paper, Mr. Bryan and
his brother-in-law Mr.. Allen. who Is men
toned in the letter. held a conference TINS
morning and Mr.. Bryan treated the mat
ter very lightly.