Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-06
BRYAN IS OPPOSED TO HILL
Nebraskan Vigorously Assails Aspirations
Of Eminent New Yorker.
PAST NOT FORGIVEN NOR FORGOTTEN
Trumpet Blast from CommOner's Ed
itOr Sounds for Onslaught Against
Cohorts of wOIfert's ROOst
Candidate.
(From q staff Correspondent.l }

Bryan makes II quite plain that he has no
Intention Of supporting the presidential as
pirations of David Bennett Hill. Mr.. Bryan
says:
The speech delivered by former Senator
David b. Hill at the Manhattan club ban
quet in New York, February %, may be
accepted as formal announcement of his
ttonal convention. He is certain that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be the republican nomi-
nee, and Roosevelt is a New York man.
He is also certain that New York will be
the battle-ground, and the inference is
natural ho1ga not tnnS som ftn that the
York-and is not MIR. Hill New York
man7
fairly started on its way he outlines what
he considers winning platform. II Is
tingaished New Yorker discioses his plans
early, although those who read the plat
form will observe that there is' a familiar
the days when democracy platforms were
made to conceal issues rather than to present
taken the public fully into his confidence
we must rely on circumstances to ascer-
tack tack of of presidential % fever FIR first made made It's
appearance. If the minority had secured
control Of the Chicago convention Mr.. Hill
for he was the spokesman of the minority
and was peculiarly fitted to represent the
OCCASION OCCASION. 'i' As is wei known S % he f refSsed to
give a single word of announcement to the
democratic uCkeI curing the campaign ana
as a result whatever influence he had was
thrown against the party. When the cam
paigp was over he wrote q carefully pre-
cratic platform and arguing in favor of re-
pudiatfng It This article will be repro
duced hereafter.
strength" of Bryan Democracy.
At the time the article was written the
determination to reconstruct the party
along the Wall street lines, and Mr.: HilI
the gold sentiment. The elections OF 1897,
however, showed the Overwhelming
nS Of the & GhSsg9 Sf sem
for the time abandoned. 1t was during
this lull that Mr.. Hill publicly admitted
1t was so startling piece of news that Il
was telegraphed all over the country and II
could be proved BY thumb mark on the
ticket. 1t is not necessary, however, to re-
sort to the thumb maTk.Pudd' 'nhead WI,
! readily be admitted that Mr.. Hill after
doing all he could to defeat the ticket
him technical membership In the party.
Whether he had fully determined to be a
ticRet. tSh or when when, az after ss the election, he he
boldly attacked the platform, cannot be de-
termined, but no well informed person Will
nomination when he admitted that In the
seclusion of the booth he had solemnly as
nominees of the Chicago convention.
not TOW toward ara oSerthrowfng the orssEniSati5n::
but toward changing the platform. After
Chicago platform he changed his tactics
and sought to prevent an reiteration of the
planks that were objectionable to him. 1t
will be remembered that he at first pro-
tested against Instructions. but finally con-
sented to attend the convention as an In
that followed he made speeches, but their
influence can be measured by the fact that
fiuence' nor the contributions Of those who
are now most enthusiastic In support OF his
candidacy.
special representative of those who have
pG pPoSisa fTss son that they Would place the the
! parental homestead on wheels and start in
mined nSf ursS 10 Compel the boy to eat fatted calf
even II the husks have destroyed his taste
| for wholesome food.
CritIcises HiII's Platform.
After quoting the platform of Hill Mr..
Bryan proceeds to dissect 1t In this vigorous
style:
He is sound on imperialism. but the Kan
more explicit than his. His advice to
| press tariff reform comes with bad grace
| from one who, as a democratic senator, re-
| measure passed since the civil war. As his
| silence in 1886 contributed TO the success OF
Il the most Conspicuous ElBn dubOCdtc
! in the nation 1t Is evident that his hos
tility to a protective tartn 4s OF recent and
sudden growth. AS for reciprocity, repub-
and democrats favor a tariff reform that
will largely remove the necessity Tor reci-
II is to be hoped that the senate will act
| favorably upon the resolution proposing an
Sor the election of United States senators
| by a direct vote of the people. If IL does
| this, the only definite and specific plank in
already Sr t" settled. The Monroe doctrine is
| not In dispute; II Is accepted oy all par
removes the question from the domain OF
partisan politics
Opposition to dangerous corporate com
| binations of capital Is entirely too vague
aud indefinite. The last republican plat
! form was stronger than thai, and yet Mr.
| land was much more emphatic in his con-
| demnatton of trusts and yet he did nothing
70 disturb them There is not q great trust
tribute literally to the democratic cam
paign fund If the, party would adopt Mr.
| Hnfs antitrust plank and then allow the
trusts to select the candidate.
| What In a dangerous corporate combina-
% Hf s5sb PSrSS SnR fe tS declare Sd in
Mr.. Hills platform present an issue?
| Money Plank Disseeted.
But the money plank of Mr.. Hnrs pro-
posed platform Is the most unique one
| We believe in hard money = How allur-
4
/ full dodger. A man could stand on that
I platform and advocate gold, silver, nickel
| or copper, ana after election declare that
| hard money simply meant money that
Il was hard to get While Mr.. Hills money
plank may mean anything or nothing so
] far as metallic money IS Concerned he
| wants II understood that he Is "unalter-
! ably opposed to irredeemable DaDer
4 money" AS the republican party does not
] advocate ''irredeemable paDer money AZ
] IS evident that Mr. Hal "a not striking at
/ the republicans. He Is simply trying to
get even with the populists who Supported
| the democratic ticket when he sulked and
| skulked. 1O can forgive the gold demo-
| Gratis who voted the republican ticket and
| swallowed high tarif, Imperialism and the
| trusts in order TO keep the New York
/ financlers In control of the federal treas
ury, but he IL not willing to forgive the
! populsts who were patriotic enough 10
| come 10 the rescue OF the democratic party
| In its hour OF need. Mr.. Hill adds that
if-IF-anything further Il necessary on
the money question "a simple declaration
! in favor OF the. general principle OF biz
! metallismp would answer the purpose.
dishonest man to advocate bimetallism be-
| fore election day and then, after the elec-
| ton place a republican Construction on
the word bimstallism and support lesfsla-
| ton intended 10 fasten the gold standard
| upon the country. Mr.. Hin has no word OF
| condemnation for the asset currency'' on
| the branch bank" He has nothing 10
say against banks of issue or against the
plan 10 make the silver dollar redeemable
| In gold. He plays the part OF the accom-
plice-he tries TO chlorOform the sleeping