Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
BRYAN STICKS FOR
PUBLICITY PLANK
II Not Put in Platform Convention
Can Seek Another Candidate
Besides the Nebraskan.
HAS A STREAM OF CALLERS
Herman Riddcr Has Plain Talk With
Him, Telling Him He Doesn't Think
lie Can Garry New York.


Lincoln. Neb., July 9,--William j
Bryan tonight in a speech before tn
Nebraska Travelling Mems Bryan clut
made the significant statement tina
unless the Denver convention incor
| porated in its platform n campaign
contribution publicity plank 1t might
look elsewhere than to Nebraska for F.,
candidate for president. The declara
| ton was made in connection with dis
cusson he INDUCED in regarding th'
action of the Republican national con-
vention IN failing to insert such plank
as he said after President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft had both declared them
selves in favor OF such action" and
was made with sincerity that left no
doubt in the minds OF his hearers that
he meant all he said.
I'VE are going to have platform
soon at Denver-I am not in n position
to discuss the platform, first because
for the reason the committee has not
been appointed and second because the
newspaper men are here-but If / can
go by what has happened in the state.
can tell you that our platform will differ
from the Republican platform in one es-
sential respect. Read the Republican
platform through and you viii find that
1t does not contain, except to a very
limited extent specific declaration of
the party's policy on public questions
Read our platform when the conven-
ton adopts 1t at Denver and you will
find that the platform will express
definite propositions on the questions
before the people.
If the Republican party will not
trust the people. why viii the people
trust the Republican party? And II
the Republican party is afraid to tell
what IT is going to do the people ought
to be afraid to risk what il win do
after the election.
In Chicago they voted down a plank
in faXor of publicity of campaign con-
tributions. The president had asked
for it, and Secy Taft had asked for it;
and Yet in that convention. by nearly
10 TO l declared that no slight should
be thrown upon their contributions and
their methods. CGreat applause)
What hope is there of reform from
party when a president and candi-
date whom they hope to be president
can only influence one-seVenth of the
delegates of a convention in regard to
honest elections What chance is there
for reform? I will promise you one
thing that IL the convention. does not
put in the plank in favor OF publicity
OF campaign contributions the candl-
date for president will not come from
Nebraska"
The stream of callers and of letters,
all expressive of the best wishes for
the political future of William j. Bry-
an, was interrupted today when Her
man Rdder, editor Of the New York
Stats Zeitung. called at Fairview and
asked Mr.. Bryan to withdrawn from
the contest in favor of some Demo-
crat who could win"
INTERVIEW WITH BIDDER.
The interview between Me RIdder
and Mi. Bryan was of the frankest ma
ture throughout. Mr.. Ridder told Mr.
Bryan in as many words that he would
oppose him openly at the Denver con-
venton, but in the event of his being
named to head the ticket that the
Stats Zeitung and M. Ridder person.
ally would support the ucket
Mr.. Ridder told Mr. Bryan that II
was matter for the serious considera-
ton of the latter whether or not he
would accept a third nomination and
wreck the chances of the party to elect
its ticket at the coming election.
Il do not believe you can carry New
York state If you are nominated" said
Mr. Ridder
Il cannot agree with you" replied
MI Bryan, but even though ! am
unable to carry that state. / believe ]
can be elected without the electoral
vote of New York"
TALK WITH BRYAN.
Later Mr.. Rlddcr gave out the sub
stance of his talk with the Democratic
leader which lasted half an hour. Dur
ing che conference he presented to Mr..
Bryan a typewritten copy of proposed
tarin on wood pulp and Mr.. Bryan
wrote across the bottom, II am In favor
OF the above plank just the way IL is.
Mr. Ridder will carry this bit of paper
TO the convention ana there Is no doubt
of It's being inserted i'm the platform
adopted by the convention. The plank
reads as follows:
Every consideration OF public policy
suggests the conservation of our wood
lands and the removal OF those Import
duties which put premium upon the
destruction of our forests. Existing
duties nave given paper manufacturers
shelter behind which they have or
ganized combinations to raise the prlce
of pulp and of paper ana TO impose a
tax upon knowledge. The revenues de-
rived from import duties on pulp and
printing paper are so small and the
benefits TO be obtained from tho abol-
ton of these duties are so considerable
that we indorse the attitude Of the
Democratic representatives. In Congress
who favored the placing of pulp and
printing paper on the free list"
MT Ridder talked very plainly OH tho
proposed resolution on the death Of
former President Cleveland saying;
II think the resolution IN this TO-
gard should be entirely devoid of any
thing ambiguous or Of anything that
would cause Internal strife, and that
the memory of Grover Cleveland should
not be the subject of any quarrel.
81 think undue publicity has been
given the matter aud do not anticipate
mat II VIII be tho cause of dissension
I'm the convention"
Asked how Mr. BRYAN took the prnp.
osition 10 withdraw from the race for
the presidential nomination. MI Rlddor
said he smiled, but gave no direct re-
ply
our talk was most pleasant one"
said Mr. Rider Il advised Mr.. Bryan
very plainly that I should so to Inc
Denver convention opposed to his nom
nation and prepared 10 do all ] could
10 oppose II, I also told him that In
the event OF the convention nominate