The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17

crnaha. .tug. fs-spna;or John "
ah1rsion today handed 70 the As~oelaf@l
ffess Ter publication the following eesv
~ letter Haich ae mailed today 20 SEN
zt1r stewart. OF Nevs8a.
1nlahas Aux fE-Ta Hon. william Sew
80 f.ai.oF ths Silver Knight. Washing
toas ~. C--~Sir. On return from tha recent
campaign tour I hnd yaaF oaen letter ~
august ], shlsh ysu 80 kindly gave % the
pFess q tne country before awaiting It's
fseespt ~ me. In yoar letter you refer to
ti4e ADDRESS delivered By me at tie Chan
tda9na assembly az Madison. Wis an
July n. You must have known when yoa.
peahea your letter that ! did not make
any ehsTge against Hen. William ]. Bryan
or any Kind whatever. that I did nothing
except 20 reas portions OF an editorial
published n the greatest Democratic 5our-
nal of tho West, The Chicago Chronicle. on
the lsta Of last Jaiy. The editorial as
Fead by uas Is as fellows
Aaere VAS time when the owners
q TIE DIG 6ananzas OF the FAR West were
glad 20 occnny bg purchase seats in the
United States senate. Sharon. Stanford.
fAiF Jones Stewart and others gratiaed
the'r fancy in this manner. until the nov
city wore or, ard then they aepnflzed at
torneys aud other employees 10 take their
Place and vote for protective tariffs and
free silver
or late years. owing TO the encourage
fnenf that they have received from the
Republican party. which always does
something for silver when IL passes a
taFin bill. the proprietors OF the big ho-
panzas have found e profitable TO keep
large number Of orators. lecturers and
other spcknzmen en- the read preaching
20 the people. already limplng as a result
or bites hy the free silver cure. the SOW
eFeign remedy of applying the hair Of the
dog 10 the wound.
Among the many who have been thus
employed and carried on the pay rolls Of
the big honanzas FOR a number Of years
IL William ]. Bryan. Of Nebraska. the paid
agent and spokesman for the free sElver
combine. He has not since his retirement
from congress had any other visible means
OF support
Il dld not. directly or Indirectly. even
express an opinion as 10 the truth or
faisity of the charge thus clearly. ex-
plicitiy. unequivocaily and edltoriaily made
by great Democratic newspaper. repul-
table and responsible. ] did say, and
s'ill say that the man posing as ths ad-
vocate Of the do@ntrodden masses OF his
countrymen. holding a crown Of fhorns
Ia one hand and the hugaboo. a cross OF
gold. ia the other. owes Il as 2 duty 20
every man. woman and child in this cola-
try 70 say whether that charge. thus pub
liely and deliberately made, Is false or
true
Vow. my dear senator. you must have
known and you did know. when you
indifed your open letter 10 me that the
charge was not mine; ne. not even by
adoption. that / had not even expressed
an opinion with respect 10 II. and that /
10 more than fulfilled my duty az citizen
In insisting that Mr. Bryan should ten
the American people whether or not the
charge made by the Chgonlcle was true.
One wcrd from Mr.. BfTan on toe 18th day
of fast IuIy would have set the public
rlghs: one wor1 from bim on any day
since that timo would have accomplished
the same purpose. The charge thus edl-
farlaliy made hy the Chronicle, while the
tshleago couvension vas still IN session.
was reproduced Ia many OK the leading
journais ef the country. Il came 20 the
attention of sir Bryan's own paper, the
Omaha World-Hersld, Of which he vas a.
the time managing editor, and the only
reference ever made 20 e IN that paper
vas on the lssh day az Jay when ~ is
EDITORIAL columns appeared the following
The chlcago Chronicle wants Mr..
Rryan 70 exnsaiu In whose pay he has heen
since he droppe1 out OF congress = oux
City Journal Mr.. hryan aIa DOT aFop
out Of gangress-he stepped o1t. hut he
has been IN she employ og The RoT.d-Her-
aad. and g - generally coace4ed that he,
has fully earned his salary
tsTge -sesss a spatcheS from L8Gccln. Neh-.
show chat Nr Bryan Tas asked on the
nrs 6av 81 August 20 make such answer
az he faIght desire 20 the charge OF abe
t<hroni-.e as read by me a. Madison. and
ths. press report s. go the effect that Mr..
Bran had nothing 20 say except that he
v.oti.s answer !n tue flue ana manner.
On a resent issue eg the Chlcago Tost.
s.r,f,,sr prominent. reSnoBSthse and rspu-
tah,e Journal. | hE1 the statement that
Nr Rryan's stat@3 salary from the silver
vsjne owners. or she silver league. vRs
q az re~ afsnurn. paid 20 Inn sn msonthly
,esekx wAic.4 went through the L4neosn
- a., sna in a resent issue q the Para
ss1nhfa Tei~er an article by - wei
kn0vn ccrreEp p0y1ent. MAJ John N. Car
s,r a. follows. \ dispatch from Ian
cole. <eh- announces thaf Mr.. bvNan WI
arsvfar tv proxy the charge fhat he has
- 4hs es88 repressrsagive % the silver
rsfr.srr Interests 81 his advocacy - free
.~s.o4ze ~ 4 4 is 10 te hoped taat
,els answer wnl be exaiicit. ana nut evas-
Those familiar wlth Nr. prvaa's poli;,-
81 career ars aware thst c21trth9t lons
frosn. she silver uiners - tbs expense cf
So lectures began before ais ue-eral
,s,,.,,,f-s tsu~ ~ the country tao yesrs
~ro In gvss waea NJ. BRYAN VAS fan-
.s.1esa Fe~ re~r,a-t 5en ~ congress froT tns
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-. s,,.zflrrs Fron EAecvee Co}. These
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