The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-12
TO KNOCK HARMONY IN DEMO-.
CRATIC PARTY.
uTTERANCEs IN THE EAST
Said Very Unpleasant Things About
Cleveland, Hill and
German.

Record-Herald, says, among other
things: Colonel Bryan's visit to "the
enemy's country" has not been fruit.
full of good to the democratic party.
1t has disconnected Senator Hill and
those who have been cooperating
with him On the "get together" pro-
gram, has disarranged their plans,
and has destroyed some of their in
~fluence. In public speeches and pri-
vate conversation the Nebraskan has
exercised his entire influence against
the harmony policy. He has not hest
tated to say that Senator Hill and
ex-President Cleveland are unworthy
of confidence and that there better
be no harmony at all if it must be
arranged under their leadership.
He has called both those eminent
gentlemen some very hard names.
"Cheats" is his favorite expression,
which he also applies to Senator Cor
man, and "impostors." He frequent
uses the wodrs deputy republicans"
and assistant republicans" in the
same connection, and has declared
that "Mr. Cleveland did more to elect
President Mckinley in 1900 than
Mark Hanna" He insists that they
have no right to lead; that they are
not democrats; that they have no
right to give advice to the democratic
party; that "they can follow if they
like, but nobody with the interest
of the democratic party at heart will
urge them"
He says that ut is not customary
to place mutineers in command of
a ship after they have tried in vain
to wreck it. That "there is more
room outside Of the democratic party
than inside it for men whose inter-
ests are bound up in Wall street, like
those of Cleveland, Hill and German"
He "has watched German for many
years, and has never been able to see
where he has differed from any other
republican, except that he drew his
rations from the democratic commits
sary."
Hills harmony plans remind him
of the white man and the Indian who
shot a turkey and a buzzard, and were
about to- toss up for a choice. 'If
it ome up heads you take the buz-
card and l take the turkey" said the
white man, 'and if it comes up tails
I'll take the turkey and you take the
buzzard." 49,.
Such remarks as these freely re-
peated by, those who have had the
honor of Colonel Bryan's company,
and some of them quoted from his
published speeches, are not calculated
to promote harmony or please the
members of the democratic party who
are sincerely trying to "get together"
But it is clearly apparent that Colonel
Bryan does not want feuds healed or
%offenses forgotten. He insists that re-
pentance shall come before pardon,
and that a heavy penance shall be
paid by the sinners before they are
received back into the fold. Such ad-
vice as he has given will not prevent
the reorganization Of the party in New
York, but will make that reorganiza-
tion less effective and a democratic
victory impossible.
Mr. Bryan is convinced that Mr..
Hill is a candidate for the presidential
nomination, and perhaps that is one
reason why he intends to prevent har.
mony if he can. He declares that Hill
can realize his ambition; that
ed to him. He has intimated within
the last few days that Cleveland, Hill
and German were actuated by jeal
ousy when they opposed him in 1896
and 1900; that they were provoked al
being passed over fer a young, I'm.
known mar from the west" He is
not opposed to Olney as a presidential,
nominee, because he is an honest
and fearless man, although a corpora
ton lawyer. He was against us, or
rather, he was not with us, in 1896
but I have always believed that his
%reticence was due to his relations
with Cleveland, and a respect tina
he fancied was due from him as {
member of the cabinet" but Colone
Bryan thinks that Olney is too old
He will be 20 years old in the fall
and 70 the year of the election.
%Sheepmen and cattIemen.