The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-22
OVATION ALL
ALONG ROUTE
IN NEW YORK
Countless Thousands Hear Mr..
Bryan and Cheer Candi-
date to the Echo.
NEBRASKAN BECOMING
STRONGER EVERY DAY
HOT SHOT FOR ROOSEVELT,
TAFT, DEPEW AND STAN
ARD OIL TRUST.

Buffalo. Sept. 1.-THE president has
seen fit TO give the Republican candidate
another endorsement. IL seems ! am run
ming against two Republicans instead of
one, but our platform is SO plain. and the
purpose of our party is so well expressed
in that platform. that l am prepared TO
Them"
Hurting defiance at his Republican oppo-
nents. William j. Bryan, Democratic can
didate for president. speaking here tonight
before an immense audience, so declared
himself
Democracys leader reached this city at
$50 o'clock tonight Cheering crowds at
the station and along the streets greet
ed him on the way TO the hotel. where
he remained but a few moments before
he was whisked away in an automo-
bile TO Humboldt park. where he spoke 10
a vast throng. From the park he went To
thousands, while outside were quadruple
thousands.
After Them Roughshod.
From the moment he began speaking in
this state at Brockport early in the day
until he had concluded his remarks here.
the Democratic candidate took the bit
in his teeth and assailed at every turn
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft and the
Republican leaders. He spoke of the con-
flict which he said existed between the
president and the Republican managers
of the campaign. replied specifically TO
certain queries propounded to him In an
open letter in the Chicago Tribune: at
tackled the president for his failure to en-
force the antitrust law, and from which
he said the president could not escape;
denounced Senators Platt and Depew as
having betrayed the people; charged the
Republicans with turning the financial
system over to Wall street. and finally
poured a volley of denunciation into the
Standard Oil company.
Intense Enthusiasm.
Whether or not following so closely on
! the heels of his cOAferences yesterday
with Judge Parker and former Senator
| David b. Hill. the vigor of his speech
/ was due to the conclusions reached. is not
known. but it was admitted on all sides
| today and tonight that at 10 time during
| the present campaign has Mr.. Bryan beeI
so aggressive He made dozen speeches
TO large and enthusiastic crowds along tho
| line. Bands played. the people cheered
and at Tonawanda there was an incessani
! din of locomotive and factory whistles
| Speeches were made at BrOckport. Holly
Albion. Medina. Middleport. Lockport, Nj
| agara Falls, Sdnoorn. SUSPENSION Bridge
and several smaller places.
| The references to Senators Plat and
Depew were made AT Medina, where he
| touched on the Democratic issue of Shall
| the people rule"
] You have two Republican senator's
| he said. from this state. One has rep
resented an express company, the other
| has represented the railroad companies
and both of them have acted together Il
betray the people"
Democrats for Reform.
| Reaching the climax of his attacks in
| this city tonight. the Democratic can
didate insisted that. although the presi
dent to whom he referred as the presi-
| dent who picked the candidate of the Re
publican party. had called attention {,
| certain things that had been accOmpishe,
in the way of reform. the Democrats ir
the house and senate had been more 10y,
al to reforms than the Republicans. and
he said. the president is ungrateful t.
the Democrats when he intimates that
| ity TO the country
He charged the Standard Oil company
! with being THE most ancient of the of
! tenders against laws and morals" and &C
| cused il of employing every form of OPP
preston and having been "a conspicuous
| corrupter of both officials and pubi.'
opinion"
After opening his remarks at Conven
ton hall with the statement in reference
to running against two Republican can
| didates, Mr.. Bryan said:
What Can Taft Do?
What can be promised in the way o.
reforms from Republican administra
ton? Mr.. Roosevelt has not yet impris
, oned a trust magnate. Can he promis'
! that MIR. Taft would be more successful
There are more trusts today than there
were when he was inaugurated. Can III
| promise that the trusts would decrease
under Mr.. Taft? The president tried 4
| secure the passage of an antitrust Law
! and the Democrats of the house helped
him. but he could not get that anti-trus
| law through the senate Can he promise
that Mr. Taft would be more successful
in securing antitrust legislation? Thu
| pre sident has no plan for eliminating tn,
principle of private monopoly. The Dem
ocratic party has.
Trusts for Taft.
THE trusts are supporting the Repub
lican ticket today. Why are they doini
| so il Republican success is more danger
to them than Democratic success. VIVA
has he done to disturb the steel trust
can he promise that Mr.. Taft will d.
| ANYTHING? What has he done 20 punisl
the Standard Oil company? The fine lev
led against the Standard Oil company hai
been reversed and no effort has beer
| made to remove the tariff which was i'm
posed Tor the benefit of the Standard Oi
company.
Mr.. Bryan also took up the labor cues
ton. the election of senators by direc
vote of the people. and publicity of cam
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