The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
PUBLICITY IS
ASSURANCE OF
CLEAN POLITICS
Bryan Says Democrats Have
Done That Which Republi-
cans Feared to Do.
GOVERNMENT BY PEOPLE
AGAIN MADE POSSIBLE
RESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE is
orseEcTLY SATISFIED WITH
ACTIONS OF CONVENTION.

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-. TO-DAY with a brief speech y
<peahing on publicity OF campaign =
,nt-ibntiohs the platform and the I
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v,o,rview. Lincoln, July lin a
.aooch IN returning members of the
lincoln Bryan club and the Nebraska
r-.,e,,ng Mems Bryan club today
11m,sm J. Bryan expressed the hign-
-, admiration for the Democratic plat
,,rr, and for Mr.. Kern. his running
,,ste and declared that the publicity Of
.,mnajgn contributions would give the
nsople q chance to elect their choice to
office. Mr.. Bryan spoke. in part. as
follows
OF do not think any state was better
represented at Denver than Nebraska.
and for proof of that I can simply re-
mind you that you were the only state
represented there that secured the
nomination OF a candidate for presi-
dent from It's own state.
81 am as much pleased with the plat
form as l am with the nomination for
the first place. and 1 am as much
pleased with the second nomination as
i am with the platform.
Platform Is Definite.
'T think that this convention leaves
a different impression than that given
BY the convention in Chicago. In that
convention the platform did not pre-
sent what the reform element of the
party wanted and when the conven-
lion was over there was a feeling of
dscoura cement and disappointment.
But the Democratic party in this con-
yention has given us a platform that /
believe expresses the deliberate senti-
ment Of that large and growing reform
clement in this country.
Il am satisfied that II is going to ap-
peal not only TO all the Democrats, but
also 10 a great many Republicans. And
am sure when people come 10 know
John ". Kern as / have known him
sor many years. they will believe, as l
do, that he is in perfect harmony with
the platform and can be trusted to
carry that platform out to the letter if
circumstances should place upon him
the responsibility for its enforcement.
Begin With Publicity.
Nov, we are going to begin our
campaign, and with a publicity plank
that announces an honest purpose and
procaims an honest position, we will
be able to appeal to the honest senti-
ment Of the country. Gentlemen, there
has been great growth in politics in
this country. and that plank illustrates
one phase of that growth. For a quar-
ter OF a century the country has been
seeing more and more OF corporate do
miration in politics; for a quarter of a
century the country has witnessed
campaign after campaign in which
great predatory interests would secret
ly contribute enormous sums to de-
bauch elections. and then control the
government in return for contributions
given.
Elections Public Affairs.
Our convention marks a new era in
american politics. Henceforth the idea
that is going 10 grow is that elections
are public affairs. and that the people
shal have a right to know what In
huenees are at work, and am delight
ed that our party has taken the ini-
49, anu Wien lIlS INtldDAASe1AA PSNA -
IN It's convention, by vote over
whelminS, turned down that PROPOSE
non. the Democratic party, by vote
mat was unanimous, endorsed II and
made il one of the tenets of its faith
Now, we are going out to appeal to
thls awakened conscience and give 10
the country the assurance that II our
party is entrusted with power We shall
make this government again people :
government. in which the government
omclals will respond promptly to the
sentiment OF the whole people: and our
Platform has given us slogan that
every one Of you can echo. and that !
believe that q majority Of the Amer
lcan people will echo. let the people
rule