The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-24
BRYAN EXPLAINS ABSENCE
FROM TILDEN CLUB DINNER
"CIeveIand Stabbed Democratic Party to Prevent
Its Return to Paths of Virtue.
Says Grover Secured Last Nomination by Bargain With Fnancss
Carlisle Fixed Things in Wall Street

INCOLN. Neb.. June 23.--The alb
sence Of w. J. Bryan from the
- Democratic harmony dinner at
View York is pretty we'll explained by
q statement given out by Mr.. Bryan
tonight commenting on the dinner. At
the outset Mr. Bryan says there is no
sr.h thing as Democratic harmony
where former President Cleveland is
concerned. He says:
"Thc banquet given on the evening
off june 20 by the Tilden club of New
York was advertised as a harmony
meeting but it turned out 60 be what
might have been expected OF such "A
ralhnriug an ovation 90 the chief guest.
former Democrat Grover Cleveland.
There can De no sach thing as harmony
between men like him and those who
believe I'm Democratic principles. and
D. is frank enough 90 say so. He spent
r0 time looking for middle ground
upon which TO gather together discord-
ant elements. He boldly called upon
the members of the party TO abandon
their convictions and accept the con-
s.~ugtiou which he places upon Demo-
cratic principles. He even tainted the
party with being a sort Of prOdigal son.
and invited 70 to give MP its diet Of
husks and return 20 its fathers house.
Did Grover RetireP
"He spoke of his retirement from DO
ItiraI activity. and said: Perhaps
there are those who would define MY
position as one of Punishment instead
of retirement Against this / shall not
enter "a protest. 1t is sufficient for me
i7 either case that I 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.
so confession of party sin should
therefore. be expected Of me. T have
none TO make, nor do crave political
dissolution.
"IIe not only boosted Of his course.
but put his brand upon those who sat
az meal with him. Having asserted
that his Democratic faith compelled.
him TO leave the party Cor resulted in
his banishmenO. he described the ban
gueters as sharing that faith
'He is not only defiant. bat ne insists
That party success can only be secured
hy On Ouen and arowed return To his
IDEAS Harmony is to be secured. not
hv Oh" suppression of differences. but
a.'a't.atHH''h IA hNANh'N NJ Allf ANAiNf
from him."
viii Print Cleveland's Speech.
AIR. Bryan says he win print i'm his
paper Mr.. Clevcland's speech. Ito show
that the roorgauizcrs don't want har-
monE but control. and that their con-
ir0. means the abandonment OF the
01rty's position and a return 10 the
policies and practices of AIR. Cleve-
lands second administration" He con-
t.uUng.
"He Cleveland secured his nomina-
ton iu 1N9- by q secret bargain with the
hnauciorS. this committee collected
from the corporations and spent the
largest campaign fund the party ever
Dad, he filed his ca binet with CORPORA
Ton agents and placed railroad attor-
n'Fs o0 be United States bench to look
after the interests Of their former. eli
'1ls. Tie turned the treasury over 70
Wall street syndicate. and the inan-
oal member of his official family went