The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-09
BRYAN TALKS
TO PRECINCT
Committeeman
Twelve Hundred Democratic
Workers Listen to Lee :.
ture on Politics.
GREAT WORK BEING
DONE BY THE CLUBS
WILD APPLAUSE 6REETS kSSER-
TON THAT OUTSIDE REPORTS
ARE ENCOURAGING.

Chicago. Sept. S.-TWelVe hundred pre-
cinct committeeman. recently elected in
the primaries. were addressed by W. ].
Bryan tonight. The meeting represented
an innovation in politics I'm Chicago and
was Tor the purpose OF putting into effect
the call of the Democratic national com
mittee for a campaign club in every vot-
Ing precinct in the United States.
Previously TO Mr.. Bryan's remarks.
John w. TomlnsOn of Alabama, chair
mar OF the committee on organization
addressed the conference He stated that
over 5000 clubs already had been organ
lied and that campaign literature and ma
teri..l had been sent to all clubs enrolled
Mt Democratic headquarters After Oct
J. he said. weekly letters from Mr.. Bryan
would be sent out 10 all Democratic clubs.
Mr.. Bryan's Address.
Mr.. Bryan opened by referring to the
primary system and declared that IL had
revolutionized politics. And authority
now comes from the voters" he said in
stead OF some central authority"
The committee. he said. had been Sc
lected by the people of their several COM
nunities and had not been entrusted by
the voters with authority 10 represent
them In the party organization. II recoS-
nize,' said Mr. Bryan. that in speaking
10 you / am speaking to men who are the
leaders among their people, and being
leaders, chosen by the people themselves,
you can work with an effectiveness that is
Impossible where the wishes of the people
are ignored"
Importance Of Committeeman.
Nh. Bryan emphasized the importance
OF the position which the committeeman
occupied and declared that no candidate
VIII Win success II the work of Organiza-
ton is neglected. I'VE may have a ma
JOritys as / believe we have" he said,
but II that majority Is not made eff
fective at the polls II counts for nothing.
il city. organization is even more i'm
portant than in the country, because you
have registration as well as voting t. look
after. II will be your business 10 see,
first, that every Democratic vote is reg
istered second. that every Democratic
vote is cast: third. that every Democratic
vote is counted. and fourth, that false
registration and repeating are prevented"
The Democratic candidate admonished
his hearers that before the day of regis
tratiOn they could be Instrumental in as
sisting in the organization of clubs and
that these clubs could assist in the cir
culation OF literature that is reeded.
Work for Whole Ticket.
you can find out what the voters are
talking about" he said. 'in what subjects
they are interested. and what arguments
need to be answered. You can assist in
the collection OF campaign funds. With
several thousand Democrats at work a
few dollars cole by each means a
considerable sum Sor the campaign fund.
While in every campaign there Is more or
less splitting of the ticket-that is, Repub-
leans willing 10 vote for part of our
ticket, but not for all-the work of the
organization must be for the whole ticket
There can be no separation of the candi-
dates" he said. $50 far as the organiZa-
ton Is concerned
He declared that he trusted the sta:e
ana county organizations to co-operat 10
with the national organization. The ma
tional organization. he said. stood ready
to, cooperate 10 the fullest extent with
the local organizations
Wild Applause.
1.-THE reports that come 10 US from al
sections of the country" he said, annie
wild applause. ARE very encouraging. and
we have every reason TO believe that u
we all work together and work diligent
" we shall be able 10 rejoice over vic
tory, state and national
Mr.. Bryan's Address.
1.-THE success Of our system of govern
ment rests upon the careful observance
Of the constitutional division of powel
between the state and the nation. A mum
Der of expressions have been coined I,
describe the relations existing between
the federal government and the severa
subdivisions. but no one mas been mOr'
RELIGIOUS IN definitions than jefferson Of
more accurate in drawing lines of de
narration. He presented the historic pc
sition of the Democratic party when m
declared himself In favor Of the supper
of the state governments in all thei
rights, as the most competent administra
tions for our domestic concerns. and tn,
surest bulwarks against anti-republicai
tendencies and the preservation OF IN,
general government in its whole consti
tutional vigor, as the sheet anchor o
our safety at home and peace abroad.
The Democratic platform. adopted a
Denver. quotes the language OF Jeffer
son and declares that IL expresses tn
partys position at this time.
1T would be almost as difficult 4
maintain a free. self-governing republi
over a large area and with a large popu
lation without state governments as
would be TO maintain such a repubi
without a general government. The in
terests OF the different parts OF the coun
try are so varied. and the matters re
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