Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-24
GROVER
Vigorously Scored
by Bryan.
The Former Presidents
Record Displayed
In Scathins Sentences OF
Denunciation.

Lincoln, Neb., June 24.-The absence
Of W. J. Bryan from the Democratic
harmony dinner at New York Is pretty
well explained by a statement given
out by Mr. Bryan last night com
menting on the dinner At the out
set Mr.. Bryan says there is no such
thing as Democratic harmony where
former President Cleveland is con
cerned. He says:
"rhe banquet given on the evening
Of June ID by the Tilden club of New
York city was advertised as '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
Cleveland. There can be no such thing
rs harmony between mon 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 together discordant elements.
He called upon the members of the
party to abandon their convictions and
accept the construction which he
placed upon Democratic principles. He
even taunted the party with being q
sort of prodigal son and invited 1t to
give mp it's diet Of husks and return to
its fathers house.
| "Hc spoke of his. retirement from
political activity and said: Perhaps
there are those who would define my
position as one of banishment instead
of retirement. Against this shall not
enter 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
invoked. No confession of party sin
should. therefore, be expected of me.
| have none to make; nor do | crave
political absolution.'
"He not only boasted of his course.
but put his brand upon those who sat
at meat with him. Having asserted
that his Democratic faith compelled
him to leave the party Tor resulted in
his banishmentJ 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 elimination of those who differ
from him."
Mr.. Bryan says he will print in his
paper Mr.. Cleveland's speech ito show
that the reorganizers do not want hnr-
mony, but control, and that their con.
troll means the abandonment of the
party's position and return to the
policies and practices of Mr.. Cleve
lands second administration"
He continues: HE ClcvelandD SO.
cured his nomination in 1892 by a SO.
cret bargain with the tinanciers: his
committee collected from corporations
and spent the largest campaign fund
the party ever had: he filed his cabi
net with corporation agents and placed
railroad attorneys on the United states
bench, to look after the interests of
their former clients. He turned the
treasury over to Wall street syndi
cate. and the financial member of his
official family went from Washington
to become the private attorney of the
man who forced &? the treasury dc
partment to sell him government bonds
at 105 and then resold them at III
ia 81, n
the income tax provision. vetoed the
, only tariff reform measure passed
since the war, and while thunderine
against the trusts In his messages, did
even less than Knox has done to IN
terfcre with their high handed meth
obs.
His administration instead of be
a ing n fountain OF Democracy. sendins
!, forth pure and refreshing streams, he
, came stagnant pool, from who's,
n waters foul vapors arose. -polsonou.
to those who fingered near.
"Having debauched his party. h,
was offended by it's efforts to reform
, and gave comfort to the enemy. Vir
, ginius killed his daughter TO save he
chastity; Cleveland stabbed his part,
to prevent It's return to the paths o
virtue.
and now. still gloating over hi
, political crimes, he invites the part,
!. TO return TO him and apologize for tn,
, contempt which II has expressed 70
, him. VIII Il? Not until the principlc
Of Jefferson ure forgotten, and tn
works OF Jackson ccase tn insnjro