The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-20
Rough on Mr.. BRYAN. l'
Caustic Criticism of His Career in
the Field of Politics.
as is Charged With Being More ARlbi-
tious, Selfish and Faithless Than
Ether niIIor cleveland.

GTSSZy IHaSdIiAcs 3eeol4'Aa -
York, appears in a discussion OF poh-
teal affairs the following sharp eratl-
cism cF the political career OF William
Jennings Bryan from his, OLD fr1ene,
Alfred Henry Lewis, the blograpner
ofsRichard Croker: -
For myself, 50 much do 1 limp N M
5arast. would turn neither hand nor
head Go promote or to undo the fortune
os either Mr. Cleveland or Mr.. Bryan
o. Nh. Hiil. And while of Mr.. Cieve-
lard I deem little andsef Mr., Hill still
less. and hold bheus both, perhaps,
smnch lower than does Mr.. Bryan and
shorgii may subscrib to much II not
All he intinates of the ungrace and
Darty ignobility of those gentlemen !;
yef, wlen he presents himself as their
snperiori ii tncse traits of faishfulness,
.spS laek of personal ambition and
{ SwyvanS Of selfish regard, Mr.. Bryan
vnust pardon. me should henesS amaze
mant find expression on my DroW.s
Selfish, trustees, eislon bltten,:
csrsless.o party good as may be both
Cleveland and Mr.. Hill, the his
TORI Of Mr.. Bryan discloses hin as
more ambi sious, more selfish and more
faithless. He will mount any horse
from either side which viii carry him
to- his own advantage.
Mr.. BRYAN came 80 n ashlngton IN
1891 and as Democrat entered the
House caucus to help select candi-
dags for Speaker. There we're five. IN
that speakership conflict 1lessrs.
Crisp. Mills, Hatch, Springer and
AgcAfsllin. The battle lay between Mr..
Crisp, who was Mr. Gorman's cand1-
date, and Mr.. Mill. who was put
forward ID the fortunes Of Alr. Cleye-
7and. Il presidency and tariff policy
as we'll as a speakership were at bay
IN that fght.
When balIoting began Mr. Bryan
cast his vote FOR Mr.. Springer. The
var staggered forward for hours, and
from 6rst 30 last Mr.. Bryanas vote
went ever Springerward Mr.. Hatch
withdrew and cast his vote for Mr..
Erisp. Mr.. Springer Withdrew and
cast his vote for Mr. Crisp. Enc
sEguggIe became q duel between the
.TeSan and the Georgian, and IN the
end Mr.. Crisp beat Mr.. Nils by the
starved majority Of two. 5
From beginning to erd, on the last
as On every ballot, Mr.. Bryan cast his
yx,te for Mr. Springer. While Mr..
Springer, through score sof pailoss lss { ;
which proceeded the end was himself
withdraw as candidate and IN the
caucus voting for " Crisp, dr. By
an sat wasting his sufragehrIng MS MS
lonely, selfish arrow In the alr!on
Mr. Springer. sssss.s s.s
Later myself asked him to give me
MS reascas for SO strange course.
HI. BraYn was younger and not SO
skilled Of craft as now. Mith an air
5uefably cunning he reminded me
that those four gentlemen, other than
! MI. Springer, namely Aessrs Mills,
Crisp, Hatch and McMil Hin, were all
Of them Confederate soldiers; and
he closed with the uncs1ous assurance
tna5 he was OF no mind TO go back TO
his dissric5, where abode many ex-sol-.
diers Of the Union, with the record Of
having voted for a cne-time rebel
Everv other Northern Democrat was
fasssng that chance-iif chance it was
that day. But Mr.. Bryan, too selfish,
TOO crafty, too much the lover OF
himself and too little the lover OF his
country, to face this invented rlsksof
supporting a Confederacy a third OF a
centnry after It's death, for his OWE
mean safety thew away his vote. and
MS voice ii a game Where-fsirly-a
throne was Siie stakes and an empire,
being fought for.
MI. Bryan went on the Ways and
Means Committee of that Congress.
He supported sugar tariff behind
locked doors, and IN conferences Of
The committee. He vas but lnkeWarm
4 for an income tax, fearing It might
perase-because Of the revenue II
77ould provide for--as an argument
against the trust schedule for sugar.
when the House In open session free
listed sugar Mr.. Bryan, eaten OF dis
appointment, went across TO the Sem
a5e and lobbied with red-faced might
and main for strenuous weeks to Ie-
fr;eye the Oxnand sortunes-the Ok
nards were then of the Sugar Trust
with Mr. Allen, OF his State, and put
the trust schedule again IN the l1llt.i1
And why did Mr.. Bryan so toll IN
the sugar vineyard? =:
Because he was at that time anbi-
looked for&ard 20 beet-suga boost
np Senate stairs.
Tn February and March, 1885, Mr..
B.yan was foremost with Mr.. Pence,
OF the Popnlists, and Mr. Dubois, OF
ths Republicans, in constructing 8
silver propaganda which would do its
WORK without reference to party.
Such as Mr.. Bland declined the move
mens, but Messrs. Bsyan, Dubois,
Pence, Stewart, Siblsy, JONES' Carter
and others OF loose morals of politics
were prompt and earnest IN their
membership.
Mr.. Brayn at their meeting one
evening rose and in an impassioned
speech proposed that they of the prop
aranda name silver Presidential
candidate for the Sight Of 1896; the
Repu ubi;can or Democratic party
mieht thereby be driven to take such
gentlemen up. The club agreed; Mr..
setwart (Senator) Unexpectedly Offer
ed MI. Sibley, of Pennsylvania MI.
S. was chosen. Mr.. Bryan, with 2
face ike chalk, was sore]y commoved