The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-26
BRYAN MAKES
FUN of TAFT
ON THE STUMP
Monster Crowds in Indiana En-
Joy Address of the Demo-
cratic Candidate.
TERRE HAUTE HEARS
TALK ON THE TRUSTS
POWER OF THE CORPORATIONS
TO CONTROL ELECTIONS
DWELT UPON.

Terre Haute. Ind. Sept. 25.-Address-
ing two monster gatherings here today,
w. ]. Bryan. Democratic candidate for
president. reiterated his charge that
President Roosevelt was not giving
him a square deal. but that the presi-
dent was using federal officeholders as
a Republican asset.
His principal remarks were made at
the baseball park. where he denounced
the Republicans Tor their policies and
pleaded with the audience to stand to-
gether and elect the state and national
Democratic tickets.
Pleased the Audience.
The second address was made tonight
from the court house steps. Mr.. Bryan,
in the course of his remarks on the Ia
Dor question, the trusts, the tariff and
publicity of campaign contributions.
injected new feature. He conducted
an ina ginary cross-examination of Mr..
Taft on the issues of the campaign, in
which he placed Mr.. Taft in the atti-
tude of finally admitting. after a good
deal of pressure, that the Republican
platform was all wrong and unsatisfac-
tory to him. and that the Democratic
platform was right. The novelty of this
method of argument created no little
amusement among the crowd.
THE trouble with Mr.. Taft" he said,
lis that While he is ashamed of his
platform. he has not the courage TO
our platform"
Discussed the Trusts.
Discussing the trusts Mr. Bryan
added some more corporations to the
list of those specifically mentioned 10y
him as being in restraint of trade.
He mentioned the American Tobacco
company. the National Biscuit COM
pany and the so-caIled starch trust
He dwelt at length upon the power cf
the corporations to control a cam
paign.
"A small amount of their profits, he
declared. will menace any campaign.
and il is what leads TO the corruption
of elections and the corruption of Off
cial life. How. therefore" he said.
''can you control a monopoly that pur-
chases from the party in power the
right 10 continue?"
Taft's Speech Ridiculed.
Mr. Taft's speech Of yesterday. I'm
which he is quoted as saying that ne
made the subject of ridicule. Now"
he said. I'VE have three promises-un-
equivocal. immediate and genuine.
suppose the other revisions have not
been genuine. They have been shams.
they have been frauds. but here is the
genuine one With the brand blown in
the bottle"
The Democratic candidate arrived
here shortly before 4 o'clock. and re-
ceived hearty welcome. AT the sta
ton and the hotel the crowds cheerad
him Justify. Because OF the fact that
there were but two stops between Gin
cinnati and this city. Mr.. Bryan was.
called upon TO make but two speeches.
and these were at Shelbyville and In
dianapolis. where he spoke briefly I'm
behalf Of the Democratic state ticket.
In consequence. he was in splendid
voice this afternoon and tonight, and
could be heard distinctly far back from
where he was speaking.
Mr.. Bryan left Late tonight over the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad for
Chicago. where he is due at 6:47 O'Clock
in the morning.
After visit of two hours at Demo-
cratic headquarters. he will continue
his trip westward. going first TO Ma Ii
son. Wis. and thence TO Milwaukee,
where he will speak tomorrow night