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Show v NMftMfiLfek AjJOkttMtti ddKBanMaAM aaanwS i 7 i 'i j i i Vol. 2, No. 52. Hn SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SEPTEMBER the Political Arena from Lincoln, on the Reports Platte, are to the effect that the real choice of Mr. Bryan for presidential candidate is former Senator Charlie Towne. In view of what has happened this sounds strange and we are inclined to believe that some one has been taking liberties with Mr. Bryans expressions. Because Mr. Towne has not been regarded as an ally of Mr. Bryan since he, Towne, engaged in business which affiliated him with Wall street. A little over two years ago Mr. Towne became a promoter of capitalistic schemes and president of an oil concern. He openly flouted Bryan, renounced populism, declared his devotion to trusts and forsook his former battleground, the cause of the common people. The first question that arose on receipt of the news of Bryans latest purpose was this: Is Towne to return to Pop ulism or will Bryan flop over to the trusts?. Consequently Townes friends have been making a quiet investigation.. They find that Towne is standing pat. It cannot be possible that Bryan would change his position, for to do so would be to utterly destroy his usefulness as a politician. The people would have nothing to do with him; the combinations would distrust him. There must be a mistake.' Mr. Towne will scarcely return to his old Populistic theories after the success he has made. He is now president of the Charles A. Towne company dealers in municipal bonds. 63 Wall street He figured in an inrejunction suit recently brought to disstrain him or his company from posing of any of the stock or property, of the Standard Acetylene Lighting company. This was a 65,000,000 comof pany and Towne received 6300,000comthe stock for financing it. The pany owned a Pullman car fitted with acetylene gas tanks to demonstrate its lighting powers, and the company was afraid Mr. Towne was going to was dispose of this. The matter financed Towne amicably settled. Mr. a Texas oil company capitalized at 62 000;000 and is one of the largest stockholders. When he placed Its stock he predicted that it would yield 100 per cent a year. - Jl Jl made July 16, 1901, Mr .Towne the following Interview con-In my political conditions: a, Senator Hill of New York s the next candidate for presi-- f the regular Democratic, party, be-b- e ie platform adopted will, I a very reactionary one. In believe the party will split In nd Mr. Bryan will lead a third g - Price 5, 1903. Buckner in 1896 and that Bryan is going to stump Ohio in his favor, is there any real reason for presuming that the Nebraska statesman will bolt the ticket next year, no matter who party faction in support of the issues shall be nominated? to which he is still loyal. The feeling Jl Jl among Democrats throughout, the to statement recently the west is that they want to win and Alluding they dont care a rap what sort of a made by George Fred Williams of platform they win on. There is a Massachusetts, that s of strong feeling in that section in favor the Democratic are party following of the nomination of Mr. Hill or some J. Bryan, the Chicago Chronother eastern man, and the adoption William of a platform that will be a total re- icle wants to know when George Fred s Williams became of the pudiation of the chief issues- of. 1896 Democratic party. and 1900. . Jl Jl The free silver question is absoThe Commoner dead in west. the lutely It will not says that perhaps only not be an issue in 1904f but I do the reason Salt Lake is receding is not believe it will be mentioned in the because it wants to crawl away from Democratic platform or campaign. Our position on free silver in 1891 the vicinity of Perry Heath. This and 1900 was misunderstood. We contemptible fling at our esteemed were not demanding more markets and friend and fellow townsman is printed profits for the silver mines, but more for the purpose of telling people just money for the country to keep up what sort of a campign we may exprices. God in his wise providence pect in Ohio this fall, if Bryan goes has provided a vast increase in the there to stump the .state for Democsupply of gold, and today there is racy. more money in the country than there Jl Jl would have been if the gold supply The magazines are publishing a pichad remained stationary and the ture of Sir Thomas Lipton and party, mints had been opened to the free taken during the yacht races, on the coinage of silver. So long as the present condition continues, or the deck of the Erin. Admiral Dewey is supply of gold continues to increase one of the group we recognize. The there can be no successful or serious balance are strangers. We account demand for the free coinage of silver. for the absence of Senator Kearns Certainly that demand cannot again from the picture by explaining that be made an issue in a national cam- it was not taken with a panorama paign until there is a big change in kodak. o industrial or financial conditions. LOCAL POLITICS. Jl 1 Recently, when spoken to concernThe lull in local politics, so far as ing the action of his former ally, Bry- the Democrats are concerned, is posian, Mr. Towne spoke about as folThere isnt a thing lows. Mr. Towne said he was glad tively alarming. so and far as activity, is conto see that Mr. Bryan had condemned doing, cerned it really begins to look as if the Ohio Democrats for their refusal the Democracy was going, to keep to stand by the national platform. out of the fight in Salt Lake City and It is just like the man, he said. let the citizens generally do battle Mr. Bryan is certainly loyal to his with the Republicans. This,: too, in principles and he is a hard man to down, but I do not believe he can the face of the trumpet blast sounded again be the candidate for a united by our friend S .A. Kenner in last party for the office of president. All weeks Truth. Several Democrats the indications in the west now point have been asked what they thought to a reactionary platform three years Mr. statements of and have Kenners hence and an eastern man as the nominee. Such a result,- as I said, replied that his letter would have may cause Mr. Bryan to lead a bolt. been sound In Missouri, politics in JK Jl Kansas and hot stuff in Colorado, but who M. Cullom, Senator Shelby that here ill Utah well, whats the was in the city this week, was quoted use? None of the members of the by the Deseret News as shaving said city committee seem to take any Inthat the people flavored Cleveland, terest in the matter at all; do not while the political bosses didnt want care whether they do anything or not. him. If he was correctly reported, Of course while inactivity is being what an eminent old Joker Selby must preached mostly by Gentiles, as a be. Why Depew or Joe Choate can matter of cold fact there are a number of Mormon Democrats who think not hold the light for Shelby. that the best way to defeat the party Jl J . is to get up a citizens ticket in Inasmuch as the man selected by andpower do em in that way. Among the the Ohio Democrats to make the race Gentiles who want a ticket, however, for United States senator is a gold is Charles Quigley. Charlie is Demostandard man; voted for Palmer and cratic to the core. He was bom that . three-fourth- three-fourth- - , - - 5 Cents way and cannot help it; he knows It is in his blood and he offers no apologies for his conduct. Charlie asserts that it is the duty of the party to nominate a ticket and to get right out and scrap for it. It does not make any difference to him whether there are a thousand men in his party or only ten; he wants to get- right up and go for em. If the party does not make a fight then Charlie will become a very passive member in future. That is settled. This thing of laying down because some one says church influence does not go with him at all. v - it i v : Jl Jl It isnt all church influence that is causing many Democrats to keep out this time, either. There is a big fight within the ranks of the Republican party. It is Kearns and Hundreds of Democrats anti-Kearn- s. want to see the latter win and are willing to stay out of a fight on be- half of their own party if by so doing they can join hands with the forces opposed to the senator and wipe him and his man Friday Heath from the political map. If Kearns wins in the convention an independent ticket can be placed in the field and will go in whooping. If Kearns is defeated it will follow that good men will be selected, and it will not make so much difference to the Democrats. Jl Jl Kearns, however, has got the battle of his career ahead of him, in this city campaign. His satellites tell him he is all right because he has Frank Hines and the waterworks and a few toadies with him. He may plug the primaries, cram the convention with hired heelers, but stick a pin right here, that if he carries the convention, as his followers say he will, there will be a litttle revoution in town that, when ended, will make him look like the minor end of a two-bpiece. Of course Tom will not believe this. Tom does not believe anything Truth says to him, although in dozens of instances, this paper has demonstrated to him just what he might expect, and results have justified it For, be it known, Tom likes to have people come to him and tell him what a great man he is. How smooth and how cute. How fine his work is, and all that sort of thing, when, as a matter of fact, he is just about as bright as the bottom of a rusty bucket and as quick in action as a cow. He can furnish boodle all right, when he knows there is something for sale cheap, but let him get into a scrap where dexterity of movement and action of brain is required and he stands no more show than a snowball on the surface of the liquid lake in the regions so aptly described by Dante. The real issue in this campaign is whether, the city will be under the dictation of an ignorant, vulgar political boss or maintain its . i it i ,i ' . i - , . ' tf n ' . . J ? t 1: i . 't j ;! f |