Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-06-25
BRfAN EXPLAINS.


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harmony dinner at New York Is pretty
well explained by statement given
out by Mr.. Bryan Monday evening
commenting upon the dinner At the
outset Mr.. Bryan says there Is no such
thing as Democratic harmony where
former Persistent Cleveland Is con-
cerned. He says:
The banquef-given on the evening Of
June 10 by the Tilden club OF New
York City was advertised as n "har-
mony meeting. hut II turned out TO be
what might hare been expected OF such
gathering. an ovation to the chief
guest. former Democratic president.
Grover Cleveland. There can be no
harmony between men like him and
men who believe Ia Democratic prin-
clples. and he is frank enough to say
SO. He spent no time in looking for
middle ground upon which to gather
together tho dlscordnnt elements. He
boldly called upon the members OF the
party 80 abandon their convictions and
accept the construction which he
placed apon Democratic principles. He
even tainted the party with being a
sort OF pfodigal son and invited It to
give up it's diet OF husks and return to
its fathers house.
lie spoke OF his retirement from
political 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. 1. is sufficient for me
In elmer case that have followed on
the matter OF difference within our
party the teachings and counsel OF the
great Democratic In whose name party
peace ana harmony are tonight In
voked No confession Of party sin
should therefore be expected OF me. I
have none to make nor do I crave
political absolution.
HE not only boasted OF his course.
but put hts brand upon those who sat
at meal with him. Having asserted
that his Democratic faiths compelled
him TO leave the party Tor resulted IN
his banishment) he described the ban
queters as sharing in that faith.
"He is not only defiant but he In
sists that party success can only be
secured by an open and avowed return
10 his Ideas. Harmony Is to be Sc
cured not by the suppression OF differ
ences. 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 reorganizationists do not
want harmony. but control. and that
their control means the abandonment
OF the party's position and a return to
the policies and practices OF Mr.. Clege-
lands second administration"
He continues: "He. Cleveland, Sc
cured his nomination In 1892 by Sc
cret bargain with the hnanciers; his
committee collected from the corpora
tlons and spent the largest campaign
fund the party ever had he filled his
cabinet with corporation agents and
placed railroad attorneys on the United
States bench 10 look after the inter-
erts OF their former clients. He turn
ed the treasury over TO a Wall Street
syndicate and the financial member
OF his official family went from Wash
ington to become the private attorney
OF the man who forced the treasury
department to sell him bonds at l05
and then resold them at III. lie tried
10 prevent the adoption OF the income
tax provision. refused TO sign the only
tarlff reform measure passed since the
war, and while laundering against the
t~,,.te Ia ME rnoacngaq AID even less