The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-18
COMES BACK At HIM
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day mailed to Senator Stewart Of Ne
vada.
TO The Hon William NJ Stewart Ed
tor Of the Silver knight, Washington.
D. C-Sir: On my return from a recent
campaign tour 1 find your open letter
of Aug. 1, which you SO kindly gave 10
the press Of the country before await
ing ITS receipt by me
In your letter you refer to the ad-
dress delivered by me at the Chica-
mauga assembly at Madison, Wis, on
July 81. You must have known when
you penned your letter that 1 did not
make any chTge against William J.
Bryan Of anykind whatever; that did
nothing except read portions Of edi-
torfais published in the great Demo-
cratic journal Of the west, the Chicago
Chronicle, on the 18th Of last July. The
editorial, as read by me, is as follows:
There was a time WHEN the owners
OF the big bonanzas of the west were
glad to occupy, by purchase, seats in
the United States senate Sharon, Stan
ford, Fair, Jones, Stewart, and others
grdfied their fancy in this manner,
until the novelty wore of. and then
they depusized attorneys and others 70
cake their places and vote for protec-
tive tariffs and free silver
OF late years, owing to the enccur-
egement that they had received from
the Republican party, which always
does something for silver when ii
passes a tariff bill, the proprtetors Of
the big bonanzas have found 1t profit
able TO keep a large number of orators
lecturers and other spoke<men on the
road, preaching to the people, already
Enping as results OF bites by the free
silver cur, the sovereign remedy Of ap-
plying the hair of the dog to the wound
Among the many who have bean
thus employed and carried ON the paw
rnlls of the big benanzas for a number
OF years is William ]. Bryan OF Ne
braska- The paid agent and spokes-
man Of the free silver combine. he mas
not since his retirement from congress
had any other visible means Of SUD-
port
Il did not, directly or indirectly. even
express an opinion as TO the truth or
falsaty OF the charge thus clearly, ex-
phc1tly, unequoVicaIly and editorially
made by great Democratic newspaper,
reputable and responsible. 1 did say.
and ! still say, that the man posing as
the advocate Of the downtrodden mass
Is Of his countrymen, holding the crown
OF thorns in one hand and the bugaboo.
gold cross. in The other, owes Il as a
duty 10 every man, woman and child
In this country. % say whether that
charge, thus publicly and deliberately
made, is false or true
Now. my dear senator. you must
have known, and you did know, when
you tndfted your letter 10 ne. that the
charge was not mine; no. not even by
adoption; that I did not even express
am opinion With respect TO Il, and that
/ no more than fulfilled my dury as a
citizen N insisting that Mr.. Bryan
shoul tell the American people whether
or not the charge made by the Chicago
Chronicle was true. One word from
Mr.. Bryan on the 18TH day Of last
month would have set the public right.
One word from him on any day since
That time would have accomplished the
same purpose. The charge thus edi-
torially made by the Chicago Chroni-
Gle. while the Chicago conversion was
still IN progress. was reproduced IN
many Of the leading journals OF the
country. 1t came TO the attention OF
MIR. Bryan's own paper, the Omaha
time managing editor, and the only
reference ever made to # in that paper
was on the 18th day Of July, when in
ia editorial column appear the follow
ing. under the caption. In Whose Payo'
The Chicago Chronicle wants Mr..
Bryan 70 explain in whose pay he has
been since ne dropped out OF congress ,
-SttuX City Journal.
Rr1-or1
gress-he stepped out-ioJgt he has been
in the employ OF rEne world-HeraId, and
It is generally conceded that ne has full
ly earned his salary
THE press DISPATCHES from Lincoln.
Neb.. show that Mr.. Bryan was asked
On the LIST day Of August 10 make such
enswer as he might desire to the charge
OF the Chronicle, as read by me- at Madi-
son, and the press report Is 70 the ef-
feet that Mr.. Bryan had nothing 10 say.
except that he would answer IN due
time and manner. In a recent issue
OF the Chicago Post, another prominent
responsible and reputable journal. 1
find the statement that Mr.. Bryan'5
stated salary from the silver mine own
ens. or the silver league. was 1900 per
ennum. paid to him in monthly checks,
which went through rfre lincoln banks.
II also find IN a recent issue OF the
Philadelphia Ledger an article by its
well known Washington Correspondent,
Major John A Carson as follows
"Adispasch from Lincoln, Neb.. an
nounces that Mr.. Bryan will answer
by proxy the charge that he has been
the paid representative OF the silver
nfinSng interests in his advocacy of free
coinage, Is 10 1. 1t Is to be hoped that
his answer VIII be explicit and not eva
sive. Those familiar with Mr. Bryan'S
political career are aware that eontri-
buttons from silver miners to the ex-
pense OF his lectures began before his
general su1rp4ng tour OF the country
two years ago. In 1892, when Mr. Bry-
an was q candidate t0C reelection to
con s1-eSs from the First Nebraska dis
trict. he was ma terially assisted IN the
expenses OF his campaign by donations
from Denver. Colo. The contributions
TO his campaign fund were placed in
the hands OF the chairman OF the con-
grssstonal committee. Judge Broadly
They were currently reported TO have
amounted TO several thousand dollars
and were MADE by the large silver IN
terescs OF Colorado, solely 20 assist n
securing the return TO congress OF an
eloquent advocate OF the pe,sonal r.
terests Of the mine owners of the west.
40 a result, Mr.. Bryan was elected by
a ma i0r.1y of 40 votes. and more than
repaid. during the Fifty-tdirHi congress,
the money expended n his behalf
Anticipating the tidal wave which
swept the country in 1894. Mr. B1an
declined TO be 4 candidate for re-elec-
-in-, and aulozf-r-.= his rs-s5f.51-x- -
the United States sanatorshIp 10 sue
ceed Senator Msn,ie-so1. II VIII be
% the public IL he viii give
details Of the deal by which certain
shares in the Omaha World Herald
were purchased Or controlled. the fnan-
cial distress OF the editor relieved. and
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