The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
BRYAN'S TOUR
IN NORTHWEST
A VOTE GETTER
Enormous Crowds Assemble at
All Points to Hear the
Nebraskan.
DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE
EL0QUENTLY PREACHED
FARGO, GRAND FORKS AND 9TH
Err NORTH DAKOTA TOWNS
ABUAZE WITH ENTHUSIASM.

Grand Forks. y. D.. Sept. l-Accom-
Panied by Governor John Burke, State
Democratic Chairman Cassel. many
members of the state committee and a
large reception committee from Grand
Forks, William j. Bryan arrived here
this evening over the Great Northern
railroad In a special car from Fargo.
where early in the day he was ACCORDED
an enthusiastic reception, and delivereG
a speech on the issues of the campaign.
On the way out from Fargo the tram
made many stops, which afforded an
opportunity for the candidate To shake
hands with many hundreds of peopi-.
Talked to Immense Crowd.
AT Hillsboro an immepse crowd gath
cred and MIR. Bryan made ten MN
utes' speech. After praising the admin
istration of Governor Burke, he de
nounced the Republican party for its
failure. as he said. to specifically meet
in its platform the several issues of the
campaign. In his own case. he said.
he stood on the party's platform, but
in Mr.. Taft's case. the platform don I
suit him and he has been busy amend
ing il ever since the Chicago conVen-
ton adjourned
He was grateful 10 the Denver cor
vention. he said, for giving him plat
form that he need not apologize for. "a
platform that | don't have to take from
or add to-"
That platform was concise and out-
lined specifically the evils To be rem
edied and the remedies proposed.
Bank Deposits.
1.
through reading the Republican plat
form you cannot for the life of you tell
what will be done by the candidates on
that platform If elected
Mr.. Bryan again expounded his views
on the guaranteeing of bank deposits,
and charged that Mr. Taft goes OUT OF
his way TO predict dire disaster if that
proposition should become effective.
He discussed the trusts. and declared
that the Republicans Dragged on What
they had done. and asked the voters L.
trust them for what they ought to dO
in the future. 1T seems To me-" he
said. that when the Democratic parry
takes YOU into its confidence 1t shows
not only confidence in you. but conf
dence in its own plan. When the Re
publican party refuses To tell you what
will be done, refuses to outline speclf-
either lacks confidence in your inteIli-
sence. or lacks confidence in the merits
of its own-plans.
Democratic Reforms.
The labor question. publicity of cam
paign contributions before election ana
the election of senators by direct vot'
of the people were also discussed.
You are with us on these PROPOSE
TONS" he declared. and he inquired o.
his audience if they were willing tG
make them represent what they wanted
in government. He closed by urging
his hearers to assist in re-electing Gov
ernor Burke and in sending to congress
Democratic representatives and sena-
tors
The senate OF the United States as
now constituted" he asserted. lis sim
ply a place where every predatory cor
poration has found a bulwark. and
where legislation in behalf of the peo-
pie is strangled TO DEATH
Great Demonstration.
the station and through the city TO III.
hotel was notable one. Cheer ate,
cheer went up from the throngs. and
the candidates carriage was fiankeC
on either side by large representation.
from the laboring and farmer classes o
the city and surrounding country, who
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