The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-09
BRYAN SPEAKS At
JACKSON DINNER
Discusses Difference in Point
of View of Democrat and
AriSt0Crat.

Chicago, Jan. s.-The standpoints from
which the aristocrat and the democrat
view society and its activities formed
the theme OF a speech delivered here 10
night by William j. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan
was the chief guest at the Jackson day
banquet of the jefferson club, Demo-
cratic organization. Prominent party men
from several western states were pres
ent, the occasion being generally re-
garded as the formal opening of Mr..
Bryans campaign for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency at the
Denver convention next July. Mr.. Bryan
said in part:
THE questions which involve a dis
cussion of the relative sphere of the
nation and the state bring out the dlI-
ference in the point of view of the arls-
tOcrat and the democrat. The arlstocrat
wants to get the government as Iar
away from the people as possible; the
democrat desires to bring the govern
ment as near the people as possible The
aristocrat would substitute national RENE
dies for state ones, because predatory
wealth can protect itself from nationat
legislation more easily than from state
legislation; the democrat would add the
national remedy to the state remedy ana
thus give to the people the protection OF
both the state and federal governments
1.-THE labor question is considered from
both standpOnts. The aristOcrat thinks
only of the large employers; the demo-
crat of the army of employees and of the
general public which is Inconvenience
by any disruption Of friendly relations
between employers and employer.
The question of Imperialism IN ike
manner presents the difference in view
point The imperialist thinks more Of
the extension of commerce than OF the
preservation of the ideas of self gov
eminent and he thinks only of the
benefits that might come TO the COM
parative few; the democrat knows that
trade purchased at the lannon's mouth
costs more than it is worth. and that
the cost falls upon all the people, while
the profits accrue TO but few
Depends on Point of View.
And so. whatever question we take
up. we find that everything depends upon
the point of view from which we examine
the question and there is no better IL
lustratiOn of this than can be found IN
the financial strngency through which
we are passing. The Republican lead
ers at once rush to the rescue OF the
banks after those banks had brought the
stringency upon the country by their I'M
businesslke methods. The banks OF the
rest of the country were Disseminated
against in favor of the banks OF New
York City, and after the government mad
exhausted the loanable surplus IN the
treasury il borrowed money at per cent
in order that il might have money 10
loan to the banks for nothing; and the
high financiers count II PATRIOTISM IO
loan out at emergency rates inc tlSelo.
ury money furnished to them without
interest
IF the Republican leaders had spent
half as much time in trying to make
depbsitors secure as they have spent IT
irving to increase the profits of the
bankers we would not have had any
panic at all
THE country is ripe for the applica-
ton of Democratic principles to govern
ment and all that is necessary is for
the Democratic party TO convince the
people that it will be truly democratic
if entrusted with power.
'sWin the Democratic party be demo
cratic? Let it convince the public thai
il will be and we shall have victory
which will be fruitful in blessings &c
every part OF the country and to every
element of our population"