Evening star., 1902-04-24
BRYAN HITS HILL.
Writes Letter Making Bitter Attack on
Former Senator.
The New York Herald TODAY saws:

The New York Herald today says:
Writing from his home in Nebraska to
the Tammany organization of the Thirty
fifth assembly district. which last night Gel
ebrated the anniversary of Jeffersons S birth
day, William Jennings Bryan made an attack
on former Senator David b. Hill, the recog
rized leader of his party in this state, ac-
cusng him of favoring "a compromise with
eviI' and ''using ambiguous language in
order to permit of the adoption. after cleo
ton, of policies hostile to the interests of
the people"
Mr., Bryan's attack on the former senator,
which formed the climax of a letter in
which he set forth the issues upon which
the democracy would enter the next CAM
paign, were Jefferson alive, created SEN
sation among the thousands of democrats
who heard ii read in the gathering which
filled to the doors Zeltner's Casino. at 10th
street and Sd avenue. 1t was in alusion to
Mr.. Hills declaration before the Manhat-
tan Club that international bmetallism
should form the financial plank in the ma
tional platform that Mr.. Bryan found an
opening for attack.
In his letter, which was addressed to
Louis F. Haffen, president of the borough
of the Bronx and leader of the district, Mr..
Bryan said in part:
mo student of Jefferson's words can
doubt that he would, II living. oppose the
imperial policy of the republican party,
which seeks to establish our government
upon a basis of force rather than upon the
consent Of the governed; no one can doubt
that he would, If living, oppose the pri-
vate monopolies which are being fostered
by the republican administration.
No one can doubt that he would, If ly
ing, oppose the banks of issue, branch
banks, the degradation Of silver and the
control of the Treasury Department by
New York financiers. In short, no one ia
miliar with his utterances can doubt that
he would stand resolute and immovable
against every perversion of government and
every attempt to convert a public trust to
the private advantage of an official, or to
the party to which he belongs.
Neither can 1t be doubted that he would,
if alive. scorn and despise the argument
seemingly popular in some sections-that
victory should be sought by a compromise
with evil, or by language made ambiguous
in order to permit of the adoption, after the
election, of policies hostile to the interests
Of the people.
Il appreciate the splendid showing made
by your assembly district in the campaign
of 1900, and trust it will not tire in its de-
votion to the principles Of the Kansas City
platform"
Mr.. Hill himself sent letter in which,
after congratulating the party upon the re-
vival of interest in the principles of democ-
racy, he said:
Now is the time to prepare for the next
campaign. The democracy are united for
personal liberty, for home rule, for equal
taxation. for the abolition of war taxes in
times of peace, for revenue reform. for
constitutional freedom wherever the Ameri-
can flag floats and for liberal laws every
where. We must organize to rescue the
state from republican misrule. 1t is no
time for division. for personal politics
factional revengeS. What We need is the
exhibition of the highest patriotism and the
most earnest loyalty for the grand old
party of Jefferson. Jackson and Tilden.'