New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17
pRYAN AND MINE OWNERS.
,n suor FROM SENATOR THURsToN.
,,.pp REPLY no SENATOR STEWART AS to
u,,r CHARGE THAT THs DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE is THE PAID AGENT OF
THE SILVER KINGS.
THE SILVER KINGS.


o,oaha. Neb., Aug Ex-senator Thurs'on ia'
70 senator Stewart of Nevada 'he io"o"-
Ing letter. ..,.- \, s,anar, Washington. D. c.
Sir V your open letter of August which EoS ESefore re
iSndly save rscoibs to the bg Prens me 0' '"0 '
awaiun,er letter YOU refer TO the ADDRESS Hh,oon
ty ne at ne o. Yon must have known when YOU
Nsoss your letter that did no, man Of a. any kind
againsi M mai did nothing except to read p9ruUns p
vhss'sd ssdors published in the ggThbeS gTbe Chieaso
e5aG on July Ii last. The editorial "s ie"u
me Is Ss time when the owners ofthe big bon
IhdS Ih'iSS lie Far West were glad 10 occupy DS PNi-
sase seats IN the United states oen@e ratided their
cnassS Fair Stanford and stewart .ora of
fancy III ~ . denutized employees and attorneys 10
any ',Ss'r places and vote for protective '"'i '@
fiee sT Years owing to the encouragement that tthey
have Isoe go something for silver when II passes "a
WAYS Si ne proprietors of the big 6onanzas nave
farm n, ,~o6fab We to keep large number OF orat2rs
,ouhl J.. other sp0kesmen on the ROAD preacni,s
70 the people tTrcy. the sovereign remedy of APP
,r1 ,lr the hair Of tht dog TO the wound, r,oved
Aih.lH an The Dayrolls of the big bonanZas 1or
anu of Years is William J: Bryan o1 & NeOIdsH"' &
ne pay G3s moi since his retirement from CohsieSs
Nd any other visible means OF snpport exDress an
4I m a9. 70 the truth or fslsity OF the charge thus
clearly explicitly ana qrcnmtabe and re-
Sv great Democratic newspaReI, Iep"'b5 patba tbe man
spoHslbe did say and h st doy8. say roIden % masses
- his counirymen holding crown OF tloIHs il br Vo
=. 5 ~ and the pusaboO a Of gold in the otnel
owe ewes eouasry 10 say whether that charge thus pub
i,ciy and deliberately made is false or u%ue % known
"a Now; Won H 6, Know when You indited your open
letter 10 me that the charge was not mine no no5
sn sTso op2ion n With regard to it, and that no more
toll he
or not ,he charge made by THE Chicago Chr9icie
was true one word from MI By4n h1 OH one Suy Word
from him on any day since that time would nave
ACCOMPLISHED the same purpose, R Tsde nv 1.-THE chron
iclc" while the Chicago Convention was sun S IN seS-
Of the country: it came TO the attention of Mr.;
Bryans paper. The Omaha World1H .ta Oa
which he the time editor-n-chle1, anu 'ne ne
only reference made to It In that paper was on
july = when in its editorial columns apPearee.1 pear g..
' The Chicago Chronicle wants Mr.. Bryan to
Sxpan in 0 w69S % gay ss 4ao c y Journal
"Mr Bryan did not drop out of Congress ne ne
stepped out But he has been IN me einp,Osd cd
he has fully earned his salary, ~. an,,
that Mir Bryan was asked on August ! TO make X,
such answer he might desire 10 the charSfT VI
and the press report is the effect that Mr. Bryan
had nothing to say except that he would answer Ill
'Iy In recent issue Of THE Chicago Post" find
the statement that Mr. Bryan's stated salary IRON ron
which went through the Lincoln banks.
Then Mr.. Thurston quotes an article In a re-
cent issue Of THE Philadelphia Ledger" written
By Major John NJ Carson. in which Major Car
son saws that in 1892. when Mr. Bryan was a
candidate for reelection TO Congress from the
Ist District Of Nebraska. he was materially as
sisted in the expenses Of his campaign by con-
,rihutions from, Denver which funds he says,
- C1,o roNQT n n
Congressional Committee. Judge Broadly, and
announces that as a result Mr.. Bryan was
elected by a majority of 140 votes, and more
than repaid during the LIIId Congress the
money expended in his behalf
Continuing Senator Thurston says
These are only few Of the direct and positive
charges Of similar kind which have appeared
from time to time IN - ne ebn Is1 sate anu
would be the last man IN have M w05d S6 done 20 se IN
any instance by. any word of mine Mr Bryan
is the candidate of great party. 1t Is not JUST
should MA 60 Unanswered He is the man and the only
man. who can make definite and conclusive answer
Mr.. Thurston suggests that Senator Stewart
turn his batteries upon those reputable editors
and newspapers making the charges. In con-
ousion he says
The American people, however can best judge as
10 whether or not the contributors LOT ne slrcu
lati0n OF silver literature have been small II you
viii submit a detailed account: and as you say
that these organzations-referrne 10 tne Aiilefi- III
can Bimctallic League and American Bmetalhc
Tnion-for which you stand as sponsor can ac-
count for all the money received and the uses made
Of H. hope YOU will not longer delay In publishing
YOUR itemized balance sheet. ] have no doubt II
would be interesting reading ana De erea'!y
appreciated by a waiting public. Permit me TO
suggest in conclusion. that know Of no possible
reason why the Bimetallic Union and It's c%ontrlo- %
utors should not employ orators or distribute
literature. / concede that employment by your
union is honorable. providing it is open and
avowed so that the people, whose interests are SO
vitality at stake may know in whose behalf they
appealed TO- , - III, ..,.,..
now hope. my dear sir. that you VIII frankly
acknowledge the undue haste and stupidlty win
which you have misrepresented me IN thls matlTr,
and J sincerely trust that you VIII imneolaISIy
transfer to that great Democratic journal II ne
Chicago Chronicle" the honor of an opportunity 10
suhstant!ate its editorial