The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-18
DID NOT MINcE WORDS.
Steel Trust Charged With Supplying
Republican Campaign Chest.

Harrington. Del. Sept 17.-Specifically
mentioning for the first time the United
States Steel corporation. and charging
that its officials were supporting the Re
publican party in its campaign in return
for the immunity from prosecution 1t re-
ceived, w. J. Bryan in a speech here
today hurled another bomb into the camp
of the enemy He also took occasion to
refer To the corruption fund which IL has
been charged has been used in Delaware.
and denounced those who would sell their
votes.
Great Crowd Present.
In order to fulfill his engagement at
this place at the hour agreed upon the
Democratic candidate Travelled over $50
miles. the last siXty-five of which were
In a special train which covered the dis
tance in sixty-one minutes. Ten thou
sand people awaited his coming and his
arrival was greeted with cheers. His au-
dience was made up mostly of country
folks. who came from all directions by
special trains and otherwise. In the fren-
zied effort of the crowd 10 get near the
stand Mr.. Bryan and his party became
wedged in. and only by desperate strug-
giles were they able TO extricate them
selves. Several women tainted in the
crush
Scored the Republicans.
DIR. Rowland C. Painter. Democratic
nominee for governor of Delaware. intro
duced Mr.. Bryan.
He at once launched into his bitter in
dictment OF the hepuDlcdn party 1Or
what he said was its failure to do JUS
tice to the people. He spoke on the ia
riff. campaign contributions, guarantee OF
bank deposits and the trusts. and de-
clared that the interests of the farmers
were on the side of the Democratic party.
Swollen Fortunes.
Speaking of President Roosevelt's ref
erence TO swollen fortunes, Mr.. Bryan
declared:
You don't find them among the farm
ers, the laboring men. the merchants, the
teachers and preachers. the priests. or
among those who produce the nations
wealth. You find them in the hands OF
Just a few people. and those are the peo-
pie who have secured favors and privi-
leges from the government, and when Mr..
Roosevelt brings his indictment against
these owners of swollen fortunes. he
brings an indictment against the Repub-
lcan party, for it Is the Republican party
that has permitted the abuse OF govern
mental power that has led to the accumu-
iation OF swollen fortunes"
Taft and the Tariff.
Mr.. Bryan attacked Mr.. Taft and his
platform generally. but with respect to
the revision OF the tariff he said:
why are they in such a horny? They
have had a chance all this time and
when they promised immediate revision
Il meant they knew the patience of the
public was strained to the point of break
ing. and they say:
"Tf you will Just let us in once more
we will Immediately do what We ought 10
have done years ago.
The reason you cannot reduce the ia
riff" he asserted lis that the Republican
party gathers its campaign funds from
these men who purchased the right to get
the money back from the pockets of the
people. The Republican leaders expect to
get their money this year like they have
secured II before. but they are not willing
that the people should know by publica-
ton before election where the money was
coming from"
He inquired: What answer does Mr..
Taft maker?
Mr. Taft" he said. explained nothing.
The steel trust today is supporting the
Republican party. ana the Republican
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