New-York tribune., 1902-06-24
BRYAN AGAIN EXPLODES
urRLS FREE SILVER ARGU-
7rENT.S AT CLEVELAND.
-rrnFH GLIB SPEECH HIS TENT. HIS
sTRJECT THE IMPOSSIBlLIIh OF
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.

nFNOCRATIC HARMONY.
-.oo7- %eh June 23.-The absence of ". ].
-, from the Democratic harmony dinner at
-.,-ycrlz Is explained in statement given out
NJ BRYAN this evening. AT the outset Mr..
-, eavs there is no such thing Democratic
,.--oonv where former President Cleveland IS
concerned. He says:
,r.. ,ano,1at on the evening of June 10 given
4La ridden Club. of New York, was adver-
.;se5 as a harmony meeting, but II turned out
- he what might have been expected OF such d
r.,beriug-an ovation TO the chief guest 1or-
80 democrat Grover Cleveland. There can ne
-o such thing harmony between men IKE
L;ro and those who believe in Democratic prlncl-
ries and he is frank enough to say SO tie
snen- nc time locking for middle ground upon
Ehjel, n gather together disCordant elements.
Ne boldly called upon members OF the party 10
h.r5o-7 their convictions and accept the con
s-ruction that he placed upon Denocratlc Erlncl-
hes He even taunted the party with pelns
III of rrodigal son. and invited ii 10 give up is
diet Of husks and return TO ITS fatheT : no nous U.s.
l5e smoke Of his retirement from political ac-
tivity" and said: Perhaps there are g thoSe VIC
would define my position as one OF ~
instead Of retirement. Against TINS SfidI! I'"'
enter 4 protest. 1t is sufficient for me IN eliner
case that l have followed on the matters OF uLl
terence within our party. the teachings anu
-ounseI of the great Democrat in whose halIts
marty peace and harmony are to-nlght lnNohTuc
Eo confession Of party sin should. therefore; pg
expected Of me. I have none 10 make nor uo
craye political absolutiOn.
He not only boasted of his course. but put ms
hand upon those who sat at meat with nm
Having asserted that his Democratic talth colil- con-
relled him leave the party dor resulted IN hIS
bonishn1enO he described the banqueters dS
sharing in that faith. He Is not only ueHdIl''
rut he insists that party success can he -
cured only by al open and avoWed return 10 ms
IDEAS Harmony is to be secured not nE lhe
sI'nnression of differences but by the elimina-
ZION Of those who differ from him
Nr Brvan says he Will print in his paper MI
HOY
izars do not wa 1t ha -rnony, but control, and
sbst their control means the abandonment OF
ibe rarty's position and return to the polcleS
and practices Of Mr.. Clevelands second adfllh-
is1ratfon.'' He continues:
He fCIevelandl secured his nomination in
1890 F,v d secret bargain with the fnanclers:
his committee collected from the corporations
snd spent the largest campaign fund the pditE
ever had: he filled his cabinet with corpofatIgn a
agents and placed railroad attorneys on tiie
United States bench TO look after Ile .r M
NJ +nair former clients: he turned the Treasury
over 10 q Wall Street syndicate, ana the lilIdlI ~
c;aI member Of his official family went iFol'I
Washington TO become the private attorney or
the r1aS Who forced 20 the Treas Depart
ment to sell 10 him government bonds al @ 1p'
and then resold them at III; ne tried 10 pre-
vent the adoption of the income tax provision
he refused 10 sign the only tariff reform meas
ure passed since the war. and while numbering
against the trusts in his messages dio tNn -, -
than Knox has done 10 interfere Win 'fe'' "i-N
HI administration. instead Of being foun-
tain Of Democracy, sending forth pure ana re-
srsSbine streams became a stagnanJ pool from
Hhose waters foul vapors arose-polsohous ~
those Who fingered near
Having Gebauched his party, he was offenoed
hv its effort to reform. and gave comfort 10 the
enemy Virginus killed his daughter TO save
her chastity: Cleveland stabbed his party TO pre-
vent its return 10 the paths Of virtue ana now
sill gloating over his political crimes ne IN IN
Hites the party TO return 70 HIM ana aloiosfZ t ZT
for the contempt which it has eXpressea Iei
him. VIII it Not until the principles or 'eI-
ferson are forgotten and the works OF jackson
II We are to have reorganization, Cleveland
himself should accept the Presidential noml-
nation It would be due him. ms relhsIate
,r4n- would he poetic justice to him and retrlpu
i5on 70 those whose Democratic conscleIceS re-
volted against his undemocratic conduct o1
course he would get 10 Democratic votes. pu'
being closer To plutocracy than any fepuoli "a !
likely 20 he nominated. ne might divide the
enemy and even Democrats would nave Wna
little consolation would come from TeoeiNi"A
their disappointment in advance.
! merchant about to fail invited his cred
tors TO j dinner and. after stating his condi
;ian secured 4 years extension from all present
One Of the number relative. waited until aItei
the others had retired and then accosled lil'
debtor. OF course. promised with the resi- q
extend the time. but you are going to make M m
a preferred creditor. are you not Yes r.
;led the debtor I'll make you preferred
creditor I'll tell YOU now that you are not go
ing 10 get anything. the "est won't hnd II "u
Nr CieI-eIand-s nomination would have this
advantage over the nomination of any other re-
organizer he would make the Democrats pre-
ferred creditors and tell them that they "o""
not be benefited By his administration.
M CleI-eland's speech should be read IN lul
i answers q useful purpose; il outlines the paT
If canuaign decided upon by the plutocratlc ele
Fnents. for which the reoTganlzers stand ! al
reform is to he made the chief issue, ana 'ht
men who voted for Mckinley, the nigh priest ol
protection are to carry on sham battle WIN
their comma mons Of 1896 while the hnanclerS
make the dollar redeemable in gold and faster
upon the country an asset currency and .
branch bank system. Trusts are TO Toe denounced
IN sonnrcus terms. while the campaign mafltg-
ers mortgage the party 10 the trust magnateS
in return for campaign funds. Sometimes I'M
lerialisnl viii be denounced as in Mr. Hopkins
Illinois convention. sometimes ignored, as III MT
Clevelands speech. but, whether denounced oi
ignored. the secret and silent power that car
compel submission TO the demands OF the imam
Gers and to the demand Of the trust magnateS
can compel submission to the demands Of the eN
roiters ana the representatives of nlllltarlslll
The fight is between a Democracy ina
means Democracy. and a CleNelan ndlsm Whlcf
means Putocracy- Every speech made by MI
Cleveland shows more clearly the odiousntss O
The policies for which he stands We nave more
10 fear from those who. like Mr. Hill, lndors'
Mr.. Clevelands views but conceal their rea
purpose in ambiguous language