The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-22

Dssss.ss Responsibility s"v- Editorial 40
cnsations Against bryan.

mailed TO Senator cttWuft, " nv """'
William Stewart. Editor Silver hnlsne.
Washington, II. C.-Sir: ON my .etuln
from recent campaign tour ! ma your
cnen letter Of August I, which you 70
Kindly gave 10 the press OF the county,
before awaiting It's receipt by me- IN your
letter YOU refer 10 the address ue,,s.
by me At the Chautauaua assemo$
Madison, Wis, July u. You , ,n.ss ,hat
known when you penned your ie'..n ,,, ,.@s
7 ala not make any charge against Ni,ia an
7 T,rvan OF any kind whatever. that nv
nothing except TO read portions - ~
editorial published in the greatest ue,,v
cratic Journal OF the west, 'ls ,,,,.raai ss
chronicle July II last ihe eui'o''"' ="
read BY me IL as follows ..,,.,.
- s,rhere was "a time when the oWherr
OF the big bonanzas OF the Tar vs. 49,.
glad 10 occupy by purchase seats s. y, Ia
United States senate ShaIol, @a,,eei
Fair Zones. Stewart aud others graunsu
their fancy I'm this manner unth ths
novelty wore of, and then they depntiNe"
attoruevs and other employees 10 I'M 49,
places and vote for protective taIlnS a.. 49,
free silver. OF late years oWlnb " 49, 80
announcement that they nave ross"1
tror, the republican party, when al
WAYS does something for silver WnSn ~
mn sses a tariff bill. the proprleNols y, -
bic bonauzas have FOUND IL pIoi'en'e "
keen a large number OF orators iecNuies'
| and other spokesmen on the road, preach-
| to A., the peoplc already limping az
| result OF bites by the free silver cur t',e
| sovereign remedy OF applying the 10.
| OF the dog 20 the wound Nhons w
many who have thus been employee N"
| carried on the pay rolls or the piS ~
| na,gas Tor a number OF years Is William
| 7 n,yan. OF Nebraska. The paid agent
| ana spol,esman for the free silver COM
| bine has not since retirement from con-
| gross had any other visible means Oh sup
port -
| exnress an opinion as 10 the truth or
| ,aisftv OF the charge thus clearly, ex-
| rltc,t,v uncqulvocally and editorially
| made hy "A great democratic newspaper,
| reputnhle and responsible. ala say anu
| 7 still say that the man posing az ne az ~
1 vorate OF downtrodden masses OF MS
| countrymen. holding crown OF thorns
| I'm one hand and the hueaboo, cross OF
/ cold IN the other. owes u as duty 10
| every man. woman and child I'm TINS conn-
| try to say whether that charge. mus pup
| liciy and deliberately made. Is false or
Nov my dear senator. You must have
| known and YOU did know. when YOU m
| dned your open letter 10 me, that the
| charge was not mine no. not even ny
| adoption. that I had not even Expressed
| m opinion with respect TO u, ana thht
no more than fulnlled my duty as eth
| zen in insisting that Mr.. BRYAN should
| tell the American people whether or NOT
| the charge made by the Chicago chronicle
| svee tvuc One word from Mr.. Bryan on
| July 10 would hive set the public right:
| one word from him on any day since That
| timc would have accomplished the same
| pr~ncse
"Tho charge thus editorially made while
tho Chicago convention was stlll I'm Sos
sion was reproduced IN many Of the lead
ing Journals OF the country. IL came TO
the attention Of MIR Bryan's own paper.
the omaha World-Herald OF which he
was NJ the time managing editor, and the
| only reference ever made 20 n IN That pa
rcr was on July n. when In its editorial
columns apneared the following:
-" The Chicago Chronicle wants Mr..
pryan 10 explain IN whose pay he has Ncen
since he dropped ont OF congress '--sloux
City Journal.
''Mr Bryan dd not drop out or con
gross he stopped out--but he has been
IN the employ OF the World-Hcrald. and
II Is generally conceded that he has fully
earned his salary
Mr. Thprston. after making the above
quotations. says that Mr.. Bryan was
cslScd on August ] 10 make an answer
10 the Chronicles charge "But." adds
he. "Mr. Bryan had nothing 10 say ex-
cept that he would answer i'm due time
and manner"
Mr.. Thurston then makes the state
ment that the Chicago Post Of recent
date had said that mir. Bryan's stated
salary from the silver mine owners. or
the silver league, was $4,000 per an
num-"
Continuing. the writer quotes from
tie Philadelphia Ledger OF recent issue
, ns follows Those familiar with Mt
Bryan's political career are aware shat
contributions from silver miners 30 the
expense OF his lectures began before
his general stumping tour OF the coun-
try two years ago" The Ledger goes
on 10 say that in his campaign in 1902
for reelection 90 congress. che (Bryan)
was materially assisted in the expenses
OF his campaign by donations from
Denver
Referring TO Mr. Bryan's campaign in
1894, when he ran for United States sen
ntor. the Ledger is again quoted thus:
"During his so-called lecturing tour
| there is no reason 90 doubt tina. SALARY
and expenses were met by those most
strongly and personally interested IL
free coinage. There has never been any
, | Genial out west that Mr.. Bryan was EN-
ployed at fixed compensation Il
preach the gospel OF free coinage, ant
the funds from which his compensation
came were in very large degree derived
from the mine owners"
Senator Thurston mentions Senate
stcwnrt's statement that contribution
! for the circulation OF silver literatur
have been paid 60 the American Bime
tallic league and the American rime
, tallic union. and that these organize
tons can account for all money 70
? cciveh and the use made of H." TN
j Nebrasl>an asks that a detailed accoun
= OF these amounts be made public. which
+ I've says. would prove of much interest
II now hope. my dear sir" senate
: Thurston concludes. that YOU vii
: frankly acknowledge the undue hast
: pnd stupidity with which you have mi.