The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-09-11
". ]. BRYAN'S METHODS.
WELLMAN WRITES OF DEMOCRATIC CONFIDENCE
LA Toilette TALKS FOUR HOURS

ordHerad giving interview with Bryans confidential
advisers to the plan Of campaigning the Democratic candidate has
mapped out Mr. Welman also tells the phenomenal meetings
Senator La Toilette is holding We quote as follows
four distinct classes of people whom Mr. BRYAN is
making and will make his strongest appeal them he be-
Geves he will gain votes enough to give him the victory
II The small business the numbers of men who
carry on small establishments in the cities and towns
o. The alaried people in mercantile establishments Offices
schools public institutions and the operatives railways
g. The farmers and all who interested the great in
dury Of agriculture
a. The mechanics, operatives and laboers employed in
es which specially protected by tariff schedule
At my request Mr. Bryans confidential adviser proceeded
explain why Democratic candidate believes can make sue
essu appeal these classes Of citizens give his explanation
what is worth interesting contribution the political
chronicles of the day, without indorsing it
Among all these people, he continued, there wide
spread belief somehow other the Republican party
much the control of the big financial interests the big banks
big railways the big trusts and that its point OF view not
what of the people but what the neress want
President Roosevelt the candidate of the Republican party
Mr. Bryan would have the chance he has play upon feel
gs and preudces of these people Fortunately for Mr.
Roosevelt running this time Mr. Bryan has carefully sound
public sentiment all parts of the country and he believes mil
lions OF the classes of the people have mentioned feel that the
put stop what they believe the coparner
ship existing between the leaders, the big bugs the high finance men
banks railways and the government at Washington
He believes the people feel that the panic was asued by the stock
be and the scraps between rival hnance in New York hat
living much higher than would be with lower tarlfs
that no genuine tariff reform be looked for from Republican
of Representatives controlled by Speaker Cannon and the
andae and that the only hope of getting new order OF things
in changing the party in power at Washington
q have had several talks with Mr. Bryan along these lines this
gentleman continued and tell you just why he 50 confident
Of winning He believes the people are dconented because m
cost Of living high and they save SO little out OF " %
aries and that they blame the party in power Inc man VINO m
job bames the party in power because 1t taxes 50 uo "
port his family and the out OF JOB bares me parry ~
because he not working This explains why Mr. bryan
can win votes from among aared people OF all classes
the reason of their discomfort with ue '
the alleged friendship Republican party Tor the large
he believes he can make headway with the small business ~
with workers in all the industries which are not
dependent non be protective tariff Already have had opPo
tmy TO test the soundness of Mr.. Bryans Judgment N w
Tec We know of factories in which we shail lake D
among the workneen Right the street are other SHOPS "
which can get no encouragement whatever ne M az
ected, the second are very much Interested ~ W
But the greatest vote-gete Mr. Bryans battery Is u
deposit guarantee Our Republican friends nave no' = l
realized to what cutting the grouu yu' - III
them with this issue Mr. Bryan believes TINS W" n;c
four the classes he depends upon for success l@ i
gave Mr. BRYAN his opportunty and he is making tHe
That great crisis aroused prejudice everywhere agals'
and the big banking institutions OF New lorN p beIeve
tent against the big banks in all the large clues ~ Tbav
Something must he done to make their deposits noie
av tbe + !; 1uave secured whenever it makes uepos'
and they cannot understand why the small business u - e
led professional man. should not be secured ~ and the
New York and other eastern newspapers ridcu y, fake to
more the big bankers denounce IT. the 10i " - f the big
1t And the ridicue Of the East and the nlaying
bankers and Republican speeches Of the same 'e Who be-
into Mr. Brvan hands because they convince @ own
he deposit security that it can never DC p through
party, and that any change is to be effected ''
Democracy"
How much Of the foregoing based upon @ : interest
how much on actual fact do not pretend % @ ~ Mr. Bryan
ing as revelation of the campaign p n upon which he
and nf the OF the puol