The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
natchless standard bearer. william

matchless standard bearer. William j..
Bryan.
There is a movement amongst the peo-
pie for better government which is grow
ing in force day by day. 1t is confined
to no one party, but men of all parties,
all trades and occupations, are coming
together and making common cause in
behalf of a restoration of a government
of the people, for the people and by the
people.
I'VE must and will win this battle with
out the use of money, or the aid OF cor
porate power. If our adversaries so de-
sire let them pursue that course
but there are times in the life of a
nation like this when money and coer-
Give influences are of no avail.
There comes a time when the quick
ened consciences of an enlightened peo-
pie impel action. which neither money nor
influence can check.
THAT time i'm my judgment, Is here,
Let every man from this hour forward
perform his duty in manly and hon
orable way.
get this be a campaign of education
and argument. Let our appeals be 10 inc
| reason and patriotism of the American
people. Let us be vigilant and unceaslns
| in honest work for a righteous cause, anu
glorious victory in November VIII crown
our efforts.
Mr.. Bryan on Trusts
| Cheer after cheer greeted Mr.. Bryan
when he began his address on the trusts
He said:
Nowhere does the Republican party
show it's indifference to real reform more
than in its treatment Of the trust ques-
ton. Here is the Republican platform:
The Republican party passed the Sher-
man antitrust law over Democratic OPP
position and enforced il after Democratic
dereliction. 1t has been a wholesome In
strument for good in the bands of wise
and fearless administration. But expert
| ence has shown that its effectiveness can
/ he nd objects
| ter attained by such amendments as Will
| give to the federal government greater
| supervision and control over, ana secure
| greater publicity in, the management Oh
that class of corporations engaging in in
terstate commerce. having power ana OPP
portunity TO affect monopolies-
The Sherman antitrust law was passed
! eighteen years ago; IL has criminal
clause which provides penutentiary pun
ishment for those who conspire togethei
/ in restraint of trade. Ever since the en-
| actment of the law. with the exception OF
| four years, the Republican party has
controlled the executive department of the
government, and, during two years OF
/ the four, il controlled the house of rep
resentatives. Instead Of Democratic dere-
| LECTION, the Democratic party has beer
| urging, year after year, the strict en-
| forcement OF that law, and the Repub-
lican party has been explaining year aft
err year why it was impossible to enforce
it. Instead of being a wholesome IN
/
| worthless, so far as the protection OF the
| public is concerned, for the trusts have
| grown in number, in strength, and in ar
| rogance, at the very time when the Re
publican party was boasting of its en-
| forcement of the law. The steel trust
was formed Immediately after the election
| of 1900 and a prominent Republican said
| in O speech soon after. that il might have
prevented a Republican victory If 1t haC
been formed before the election.
Trusts Never Disturbed.
| h Most of the trusts have never been
| = disturbed, and those that have been 4
| y prosecuted have not had their bust 4
| y ness seriously interrupted. The
| i president has done something toward I
| \ the enforcement of the law, but not I
! naarly enough, and the Republican I
| \ leaders have thwarted him at every 4
| \ point Finally the president became I
y so exasperated that he sent TO con- 4
y gress a message which shocked Re 4
4 publican leaders by the fiercenesS of 4
| = its denunciation of the predatory in I
B. terests The very convention that I
| l. spoke in it's platform of the admin 4
! + istration as a wise and fearless I
| \ one" was composed largely of the 4
| h senators and members of congress 4
| + who boldly opposed every effort to I
! free the people from the clutches of 4
+ the favor-seeking corporations.
The Republican platform says that eX
perience has shown that the effective