Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
Mr.. BATEMAN'S REPLY
His Response to the Recent Speech of Sena-
tor Allen.
That Fifteen Hundred Dollar Check
Will Not Secure Dryan's In
dOrsement in 1900.
To the Editor of Tie Evening Star:

To the Editor Of Tie Evening Star:
Will you kindly give me the space to
briefly notice Senator Aliens recent TRADE
against myself in the United States Senate
chamber? The full text of his speech has
just reached me, and. as / expected, he
contents himself with denials and per-
sonal abuses. This may answer In lieu of
argument with the Nebraska sena, or, but
1t will not elevate him with his colleagues
nor extricate him from the dilemma in
which he Is placed. He admits that Bryan
gave $l,50O to the peoples party. but now
ciaims that he was made the repository CT
the money instead of the national commit
tee. Why has this knowledge not been
gwen to our party before? In other words,
why nave they maintained such profound
secrecy until driven from cover by my
charges! what right has Senator Allen
70 pocket $l,JOO in the name of the peo-
pies party? Mr.. Bryan himself in his
press notice answering my charges says
that it would have been an inexcusable
snght not to have given the money to the
people party. This is truly refreshing.
Had Mr.. Bryan been as anxious not TO
hurt the feelings of our party nine months
ago as he seems to be today he would now
De PRESIDENT of the United States. Strange
IN the garb of a $500 check! And still
stranger that this check should have gone
INTO the pocket of Senator Allen, and that
TINS gentleman should have Immediately
developed such an antipathy to the Nash
vile middle-of-the-road conferenceM Se,ah,
NOW, In regard to signing my name to
mis- letter of notification. In his Senate
speech Allen says that 1 am an irresponsi-
Die person and an idle dreamer. All this
may be true. l will not attempt to refute
the charge. He also says that l was not
the secretary of the notification commit
tee. In almost the next breath he SAYS
that he signed my name to the letter at
my own express request! Here is logic
a letter notifying a man of his nominal
ton for the presidency is a very import
ant document. Such documents are sign
ed only by the chairman and secretary of
the committee. Now, If 1 am ''irre
sponsible person." an idle dreamer and
question naturally arises why should he
have signed my name to the letter in Ques-
tion? John Smith, Peter Jones and
host of other idle dreamers'' might also
had their names appended to the document.
Would the senator have added them?
fear that the senator has paid more atten-
ton to developing his lung power than
mis- logic. Mr. Bryan may well eXclaim,
God save me from my friends!" AS the
remainder of the senator's speech is de-
voted to personal abuse of myself it de-
mandS no reply. Such billingsgate may
answer for the Senate, but 1 will not re-
tort in kind This controversy has only
added one more spike in the coffin of flu
sion. The unholy alliance between the
democracy and the peoples party which
was brought about by the Vaccinations of
Senator Allen will soon be at an end. The
$3.50 held by the able bodied senator will
not prevent the Nashville conference nor
secure the Endorsement of Bryan in 1900.
L. G. BATEMAN.
Auburn, Me.