The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-06
California Contributions.

Discussing the question of campaign
contributions, he declared that his Re-
publican opponent had repudiated the
action of those who had nominated
him.
The Democrats. he said, had been trying
to find out why the Republicans had OPP
posed publicity before elections. but that
Mr.. Taft had told them why. when
tell you what Mr.. Taft said, Mr. Bryan
asserted, Il think you will blush II you
are Republicans. Now l am surprised
that he would say it. In fact, when the
president said it l said to him:
81 don't believe Mr.. Taft will say it,;
| don't believe he will dare to say what
you say because he is candidate before
the people Now what is Mr.. Tafts OBJ
lection? Why, his objection is that if you
publish the contributions before election,
the political opponents viii take advan-
tage of the publication and will draw
wrong differences and false impressions
that will prejudice The people against the
candidates of the Republican party. Now.
do you know what it means to say that?
Why. it means that Mr.. Taft is conscious
that his committee is receiving contribu-
lions which, if they were known, would
excite criticism by the people. Now, that
is the admission he makes
Straight From the Shoulder.
There were only two explanations to be
made. Either that criticism, he said.
would be the just criticism of intelligent
people, or it would be an unjust criticism
of them. And what do you think he
inquired, ''of candidate who would con-
slider the people so intelligent that you
cannot tell them what is going on; that
you have to keep them in the dark?'
He charged that the Republicans were
opposed to publicity. because, he said,
there were contributions being made to
the Republican fund, which, if known,
would make one feel that they were mort
gaging their party in advance to special
interests. The people had been unable to
get good Legislation because the great
corporations had contributed the money
to put into office men under obligations
to them.
Campaign Contributions.
Yes. they had Cannon OF Illinois
there" said a man in the crowd.
He is only one Of them" replied Mr..
Bryan, who added that he wished Mr..
Cannon was the only one. But, my
friends" he said, Cannon is only a sam
pie. There are many others there that are
Just as bad and one of them was NOM
mated for vice president on the Repub-
lican ticket. for Mr.. Sherman is just as
bad as Mr.. Cannon on all matters of legis-
latiOn. Mr.. Sherman stood next to Mr.
Cannon and when Mr.. Sherman went
down into Mr.. Cannon's district the other
day he delivered himself of an eulogy on
Mr.. Cannon that was more eloquent than
any he had pronounced on Mr.. Taft. In
fact,-lae had just been in Chicago and
spoke of Mr.. Taft as Little Willie but
when he got down into Cannon's district
there was no humor there-it was serious
praise.
Taking up the labor question, Mr.. Bry-
an denounced the speaker an enemy of
legislation favorable to the labOrer, and
said that as long as he was in the speak
er's chair nothing in the way of reform
can be secured. Even if Mr.. Taft were
elected and favored labor legislation
which he said the Republican candidate
did not, the speaker and Mr.. Taft would
not be in complete agreement.
The Democratic party, he insisted, was
pledged to legislation for which labor had
been pleading.
Mr.. Bryan left Lincoln at midnight for
a one days campaigning tour in Iowa.