The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-24
BRYAN IS NOT FOR HARMONY Statement 4 Out by the 0raSkan. 
 Asss $ MIR. CLEVELAND Reviews the Speech of the Former President.
 Says Hill Comedies With Views of
 the Sage of Princeton, But Con- ceals His Thoughts in Ambiguous Language
ASS $ MIR. CLEVELAND


 Lincoln, Neb, June 23-The absence of | William J. Bryan from tho Democratic 4 harmony dinner at New York Is pretty well explained by statement given out | by MT. Bryan this afternoon, comm snt- l ing upon the dinner. At the outset MT. Bryan says there is nothing as Demo- cratic harmony where former President Cleveland is concerned. He says: l 'sThe banquet given on the eve of June 19 by the Tilden Club of New York city was advertised as Harmony meeting but it turned out to be what might have been expected of such gathering, an ovation to the chief guest, former Demo- crat, Grover Cleveland. There can be no such thing as harmony between men like him and those who believe in Democratic. principles, and he is frank enough to say so. He spent no time looking for mid de ground upon which to gather to- gether discordant clements. He boldly called upon the members of the party to abandon their convictions and accept the construction which he placed upon Dem- ocratic principles. He even taunted the party with being sort of 2rodigal son and invited it to give up its diet of husks and return to it's fathers house. | Quotes Mr. Cleveland.
 'He spoke of his retirement from po- litical activity and said perhaps there are those who would define my position as one of banishment instead of retire | I a protest It is sufficient for me in either case that have followed on the matters of difference within our party the teach ings 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 ,alle td make, nor do crave political absolution
 He not only boasted of his course, but put his brand upon those who sat at 4 meat with him. He asserted that his Democratic faith compelled him to leave the party Cor resulted in his banishmenD. He described the banqueters as sharing in that faith.
 ''TIe is not only defiant but he insists that party success can only be secured by an open and favored 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." MT. Bryan says he will print in his pa- per MT. Cleveland's speech ito show that the re-organizers do not want harmony. but control, and that their control means the abandonment of the partys position and a return to the policies and prae- tices of MT. Cleveland's second admins tration."
 He continues:
 .Cleveland's Nomination.
 He (Cleveland) secured his nomination | in 1892 by 6 secret bargain with the finan- ciers; his committee collected from the corporations and spent the largest cam paign fund the party ever had; he filled his cabinet 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 l become the private attorney of the man who forced CD the treasury department to sell him government bonds at 1O5 and then resold them at IF. He tried to 1 prevent the adoption of the income tax provision, vetoed the only tariff reform | measure passed since the war and while laundering against the trusts in his mes- | sages, did oven less than Knox has done to interfere with their high-handed methods.
 His administration. instead of being a fountain of Democracy, sending forth pure refreshing streams. became a stag | nant pool from whose waters foul vapors arose, poisonous to those who fingered near.
 He debauched his party, he was of- fendei by its effort to reform and gave comfort to the enemy. Virginius killed his daughter to save her chastity; C1evs- land stabbed his party to prevent its re- turn to the paths of virtue.
 And now, still gloating over his poll tical crimes. he invites the party to re- turn to him and apologize for the con- tempt which it has expressed for him. Will it? Not until the principles of Jef- ferson are forgotten and the works of Jackson cease to inspire.
 Should Be the Candidate.
 'If VIC are to have reorganization Cleveland himself should accept the Presidential nomination. It would be | due him; his re-instament would be poetic justice to him and retribution to those whose Democratic conscience re- | vOlted against his undemocratic conduct Of course he would get no Democratic votes, but being closer to plutocracy than any Republican likely to be nominated he night divide the enemy, and even Democrats would have what little con- ] sOlation would come from receiving their disappointment in advance.
 "A merchant about to fail invited his creditors to dinner and after stating his condition secured 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 to extend the time, but you are going to make 2 preferred creditor, are you not?
 Yes replied the debtor, I'll make you q preferred creditor. I'll tell you now that you are not going to get any, thing: the rest won't find it out for a | year.
 | Mir. Clcvelands nomination would have this advantage over the nomination of any other re-organizer-he would make | the Democrats preferred creditors and tell them that they would not be benefited | by his administration.
 Speech Should Be Read. l MT. Cleveland's speech should be read in full It answers d useful purpose; it