The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-24
BRYAN MAKES REPLY
NO HARMONY FOR HIM WITH
CLEVELAND.
TALKS OF TILDEN BANQUET.
MAKES SEVERE ATTACK ON En-
PRESIDENT.

1892 Was Result of Secret Bargain
With Financiers Corporations
Contributed Big Campaign Fund
and Their Agents Filled His CabI-
net-He Declares MIR. Cleveland's
Plan of Democratic Harmony n
sham and INSTRUMENTATION
Means PlutOcracy.
Lincoln, Neb., June 2S.-The absence
of William ]. Bryan from the Tilden
Club dinner at New York is pretty well
explained by statement given out by
Mr.. Bryan this evening, commenting
on the dinner. At the outset Mr.. Bry-
an says there is no such thing as Dem
ocratic harmony where ex-President
Cleveland is concerned. He says:
THE banquet given on the evening
of June 10 by the Tilden Club of New
York City was advertised as a 'har-
mony meeting but it turned out to be
what might have been expected of such
a gathering, an ovation to the chief
guest, former Democrat. Grover Cleve-
land. There can be no such thing as
harmony between men like him and
those who believe in Democratic prin-
ciples, and he is frank enough to say
so. He spent no time looking for mid
die ground, upon which to gather to-
gether discordant elements. He boldly
called upon the members of the party
to abandon their convictions and ac-
cept the construction which he places
upon Democratic principles. He even
tainted the party with being a sort
of prodigal son, and invited it to give
up it's diet of husks and return to it's
fathers house.
HE spoke of his retirement from
political activity and said: Perhaps
there are those who would define my
position as one of Punishment instead
of retirement. Against this / shall not
enter a. protest. 1t is sufficient for me
in either case that have followed on
the matters of difference within our
party, the teachings and counsel of the
great Democrat in whose name party
peace and harmony are tonight in
yoked. No confession of party sin
should therefore be expected of me. l
have none to make; nor do l crave po-
litical dissolution
''Iie not only boasted of his course,
but put his brand upon those who sat
at meat with him. Having asserted
I that his Democratic faith compelled
him to leave the party Cor resulted in
his banishment) he described the ban
queters as sharing in that faith He is
not only defiant, but he insists that
party success can be secured only by
an open and avowed return to his ideas.
Harmony is to be secured, not by the
suppression of differences, but by the
eliminat ton of those who differ from
him"
Mr.. Bryan says he will print in his
paper Mr.. Cleveland's speech to show
that the organizers do not want har-
mony,, but control, and that their con-
troll means the abandonment of the
party's position and a return to the
policies and practices of Mr.. Cleve-
lands second administration.
Hot Roast for Cleveland.
Mr.. Bryan continues:
HE (Cleveland) secured his nominal
ton in 1892, by a secret bargain with
the financierS, his committee collected
from the corporations and sent the
largest campaign fund the party ever
had; he filled his cabinet with cor
poration agents and placed railroad
attorneys on the United States bench
to look after the interests of their for
mer clients.
"He turned the treasury over to a
Wall street syndicate and the finan-
cial member of his family went from
Washington to become the private at
torney of the man who forced CD the
Treasury Department to sell him gov
eminent bonds at los and then resold
them at III. He tried to prevent the
adoption of the income tax provision,
refused to sign the only tariff reform
measure passed since the war, and
while laundering against the trusts in
his messages, did even less than Knox
has done to interfere with their high
handed methods.
His administration, instead of be-
ing a fountain of Democracy, sending
forth pure and refreshing streams,
became a stagnant pool from whose
waters foul vapors arose; poisonous
to those who fingered.
Having debauched his party, he
was offended by its effort to reform
and gave comfort to the enemy. Vir-
ginius killed his daughter to save her
chastity; Cleveland stabbed his party
to prevent it's return to the paths Of
virtue.
"And now, still gloating over his po-
liticaI crimes he invites the party to
return to him and apologize for the
contempt which it has expressed for
him. Will it? Not until the principles
of jefferson are forgotten and the
works of Jackson cease to inspire.
"If we are to have reorganization,
| Cleveland himself should accept the
1 presidential nomination. 1t would be
due him; his reinstatement would be
poetic justice to him and retribution to
| those whose Democratic conscience re-
VOTED against his undemocratic con-
! duct OF course, he would get no DEM
ocratic votes, but being closer to plu-
! tocracy than any Republican likely to
be nominated, he might divide the en-
! envy, and even Democrats would have
what little .consolat ton would come
from receiving their disappointment in
| advance.
Cnse of .'Preferred" Creditors.
"A merchant, about to fail. invited
his creditors to dinner. and. after
stating his condition, secured a years
| extension from all present. One of
the number, a relative, waited until
after the others had retired and then
| accosted the debtor: OF course
promised with the rest 90 extend the
| time. but you are going TO make me
preferred creditor, are you not2' Yes.
replied the debtor. I'll make you a pre-
ferred creditor. ri tell you now. that
YOU are not going 10 get anything. the
rest won't md II out for = year
"Nr. Cleveiand's nomination would
| have this advantage over the nOmina-
| lion OF any other reorganizer; he would
make the Democrats preferred credit
| ors and tell them that they would not
b. benefited by his standardization.
The Cleveland Platform.
eMr. cleveland's speech should be
/ read la full u answers q ufefpi pnf-