The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-15
PEERLEss ONE GERS A TERRIFIC
LAMsAsTlNa in ATLANTA.
Says That the Democratic Leader
Took His Platform From the Poilt-
ical Paynaster Of the Standard OIL
Co, and Mentions Names.

thousand persons listened to the for
NAL notification Of John Temple
Graves as nominee Of the Independ
ence party for vice president Of thu
United States at the Casino theatel
tonight. Presidential Nominee His
gen, William r. Hearst and a score
of other prominent men in the party
were on the platform. Mr.. Graves
was given an ovation.
Cheer after cheer and handclappine
gave Mr.. Hearst, Mr.. Hisgen and Mr.
Graves a welcome.
Edward p. Clapp opened the meet
ing, introducing Clarence j. Shear1
of New York.
The mention of Hearst was the sig
nal for great cheering, the climax
coming with the mention of Mr.
Graves. While the band played "Dix
lie" the 1000 persons in and about the
hall cheered until Graves stopped
them by raising his hand for silence
William r. Hearst was received
with cheers.
Nj. Hearst started his address by
explaining his leaving the Democratic
party He declared II William u
Bryan was sincere he should not have
approached him four months ago with
the proposition to support him wv. j
Bryan) in the campaign and he (Bry.
and would support him (Hearst) in
the next campaign. Mr.. Hearst said
in part:
II have come all the way from
New York to make an explanation,
not an apology, Of why I have refused
to call myself a Democrat and have
withdrawn from the support Of Bry.
an"
This man, Haskell, whom Bryan
made chairman Of the committee on
platform and treasurer, is known as
a political paymaster Of the Standard
Oil company and was asked by Mr..
Bryan first, to make a platform the
Standard Oil will approve of, then col
lect from the Standard Oil the material
expression Of their approval.
"Mr. Bryan has hauled down his
flag and surrendered. Wherein all OF
Mr.. Bryan's vacillating course, with
its ignominious conclusion could I find
an inspiration for further devotion OF
opportunity for honorable approval!
I have to regard Mr.. Bryan as a trick.
ster, a trimmer and a traitor.
mi. Bryan alleges that / am angry
at him because he did not support
me for the presidency at st. Louis
four years ago. That is not true. II
Mr.: Bryan though I was not the most
available candidate it was his duty to
oppose me-"
When Thomas l.. Hisgen was intro,
duced the audience shouted with en-.
thusiasm. The presidential candidate
talked about 30 minutes and was fire
quently interrupted by applause. He
said in part:
my friends, I believe that what the
people want today is business ability
and simple honesty in the conduct Of
their government. Government is
business. The coming election is sim
ply a shareholders meeting, called
under the articles of Incorporation
the constitution, to choose a list Of
officers of the company, the nation.
THE labor planks in our platform
are honest and straightforward. We
demand for workers the same kind o
justice meted out to all Others.
THE Republicans are frankl,
against the trial by jury in injunction
cases. The Democrats have a planl
on that question that e nothing
and was meant to mean nothing. They
used to say, mo %injunctions,' but nov
Bryan has een a new light, they say
no injunctions, except
"Mr. Taft does not like his platform
and Mr.. Bryan does not like his past
so Taft announced a new platform il
his letter of acceptance, and in his let
ter Of acceptance, Mr.. Bryan blottei
out his past.
"As for myself, 1 stand squarely
upon the platform adopted by the con