Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-24
BRYAN AND THE HARMONY DIN
NER.


The absence of Mr.. William ].
Bryau from the recent Tilden Club
harmony met ting at New York is ez-
plsined by statement made by Mr.
Bryan yesterday evening, commenting
on the meeting.
At the outttt Mr.. Bryan says there
is no such thing as democratic bar.
mopy where ex-Presidert Cleveland is
concerned. He continues:
"The tenqu given on the evening
Of Juse 10 by the Tilden Club of New
York city was advertised as harmony
meeting, but 1t turned out to be what
might have been expected OF such
estneIiug-an ovation to the Chief
Quet t. former democrat Grover Cleve-
land. There can be no such thing es
bar rmony between men like him and
th, - who believe 10 democratic prin-
clples, and be is frank enough to say
90. He speut no time looking for mid
die ground upon which 10 gather to-
eether discordant elements. he boldly
called upon the members OF the party
to sbsndon their convictions and &C
,pt the construction which be placed
upon democratic principles. He even
tau nted the party with being SOFT OF
prodieal SON and invited 1t to give up
its diet of husgs and return TO lis
fatber's house.
"He spoke Of his retirement from po.
/ teal activity" and said: Perhaps
there are those who would define my
position 90 one OF Punishment Instead OF
retirement. Against this l shall not
enter a protest. 1t is sufficient for me
in eitaer case that l have followed on
the matters of difference within our
party the teachings and counsel OF the
great democrat 10 whose name party
peace and harmony are tonight invok'
ed. No confession of party sin should
therefore, be expected of zoe. haV
none to make: nor do l crave political
absolution.'
He not anly boasted of his course,
but he put his brand upon those who
sat at the meal with him. Having as"
serted that bis democratic faith com
PEELED him to leave the patty Tor re-
suited in his banishmeDt), he described
the bsnqueters as sharing In that faith
HE is not only defiant, but he 10
sIsts that party success can be secured
| only by an open and avowed return to
| his idess. Harmony is to be secured
not by the suppression OF differences
but by the elimination of those who
differ from him."
Mr.. Bryan Gays he will print in hii
paper Mr.. Clevelaud's speech "to chow
that the reorgaDizsrs do DOT want bar
mony, but control. and that their con
troll means the abandonment OF th'
party's position and q return to tht
policies and practices OF Mr.. Cleveland
second administration.
"Mr. Cleveland" he continues, "se
cured his nomination In 1892 by
secret bargain with the 6usnciers; bi
committee collected from the corpora
tions and spent the largest campaign
fund the party ever had; he filled b.:
Cabinet with corporation agents sn(
| placed railroad attorneys on the United
States bench to look after the interest
OF their former clients. He turned tn
Treasury over to Wall street syndi
cate, and the financial member of hi
official family went from WashiDgto
to become the private attorney OF tn
man who forced (P) the Treasury DE
partment to sell him Government bond
at los and then resold them at III. d
tried to prevent the adoption OF the ir
come tax provision, he refused to sig
the only tariff-reform measure passe
since the war, and while thunderiD
against the trusts 10 his messages di
even less than Krox hes done 10 intel
| fere with their high-handed methods.
"His administration, Instead OF bein
q fountain OF democracy, sending fort
pure and refreshing streams, became
stsgnaLt pool from whose waters fol-
vapors arose-poisonou to those wh
fingered near.
"Haying debaupched bis party, b
was offended by its effort to reform 90
gave comfort to the enemy. Virginir
killed his daughter to save her chastt
Cleveland stabbed his party to prever
.ts return to the paths Of virtue.
"ARd now, still glosting over his p'
litical crimes, he invites the party
return to him and apologize for the col
tempt which 1t has expressed for bin
Will IL? Not until the principles
jefferson are forgotten and the worl
Of Jackson cease to inspire.
"It we are to have reorgsnizatio
Cleveland himself should accept II
presidential nomination. 1t would
due him; his reinstatement would
Z poetic justice to him and retribetion
those whose democratic conscience r
yolted sgsinst his uudemocrstic CO
duct. OF course, he would get no DEF
ocrstic votes, but being closer to pluto
racy than any republican likely to
named, he might divide the enem
and even democrats would have wh
little consolidation would come fro
receiving their disappointment in q
= vance. -,
"Mr. Clevelsnd's speech should
read 10 full. 1t answers useful pi
poss: It outlines the plan of campai
Is decided upon By the plutocratic e
: ments. for which the reorganlzsrs star
y Tariff reform Is to be made the CO
Issue, and the men who voted lot d