Evening journal., 1904-07-13
BRYAN SAYS He
WILL NOT BOLT
Will Support Parker and Davis
and Tells Why.
DBcEITAED oRooKBDNEssoHARaEr

Not Have Secured Nomination at ST.
Louis if Views Had Been Known.
Reform Crusade Planned.
Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-In a state.
ment just issued Hon. William j..
Bryan declares himself in favor OF
Parker and Davis and gives his rea-
sons for so doing He INDUCES in some
plain criticism Of both candidate and
platform He says:
Il shall vote for Parker and Davis,
the nominees Of the Democratic ma
tional convention. and shall do so for
the following reasons;
"Ffrst.--Because the Democratic tick
ct stands for opposition to imperialism,
while the Republican ticket stands for
an imperiSlistic policy. on this ques-
ton, which was the paramount issue in
1900 and which must remain an impor-
tant issue so long as an attempt is
made to hold colonies under the Amer
lean fag-on this issue the convention
was unanimous, the platform emphatic.
and l have no doubt that the candi-
date will carry out the platform.
"Second.-Mr. Roosevelt is injecting
the race question into American poll
tics, and this issue. II It becomes ma.
tional, will make it impossible TO con
slider economic questions that demand
solution. The election of the Demo
cratic ticket will put a quieus upon
this attempt and permit the race ques-
ton to work itself out without the bit
! terness which Mr.. Roosevelt's conduct
has engendered.
"Third.-Mr. Roosevelt stands for the
spirit Of war. His friends present him
as a man of blood and iron. He be.
lieves in strenuousness and inculcates
a love for warlike things. The Demo
cratic ticket stands for peace, for rea-
son and for arbitration rather than foI
force, conquest and buster.
"Fourth.-The Democratic platform
declares in favor Of the reduction OF
the standing army, and as this plank
was unanimously adopted there is rea.
son to believe that Democratic sue
! cess on this subject would bring some
advantage to the people.
Parker Under Wall Street Control.
"For these four reasons feel jus
tifed in supporting the ticket, but ]
shall not misrepresent the situation OF
appeal for votes for the ticket upon
false grounds. A Democratic victory
will mean very little. if any, progress
on economic questions so long as the
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street element. On the money ques
ton Mr.. Parker is as thoroughly com
mitted to the side Of the fnanciers a
Mr.. Roosevelt Nothing good can b.
expected Of him on the money ques
3 tion.
"On the trust question the Democrat
ic platform is very much better thai
+ the Republican platform, but the noml
nation Of Judge Parker virtually nul
lihes the antitrust plank. Unless fl
his letter Of acceptance he commit
himself TO attempt antitrust Legislation
we need not expect him TO pursue
different course from that pursued b.
President Roosevelt.
80 far as the labor questions ar
concerned we must await Judge Par
, ker's letter before we shall know
, whether the laboring man has any
/ thing to expect from his election. TIL
: labor plank ms prepared by Judge Par
ker's friends on the subcommittee wa
, a straddling, meaningless plank.
l "On the tariff question some littl
h progress may be hoped for.
Parker Tried to Deceive Party.
Judge Parker stands for enough
?. things that are good to Justify me il
I giving him my vote: but as l hav
u tried to point ont for several months
n the triumph Of the Wall street elemen
4 Of the party denies to the country an.
hope of relief on economic questions
e l have nothing to take back. ] hav
] nothing to withdraw Of the things tina
vi have said against the methods pur
s. sued to advance his candidacy. It wa
is a plain and deliberate attempt to de
. ceive the party.
u "The New York platform was vagu
e and meaningless and purposely so b'
cause the advocates of Judge parke
were trying to secure votes froI
among the people who would have OF
= posed his views had they known then
! II he had sent to the Albany conver
= ton the telegram that he sent to th
= St Louis convention he would hav
! had very few instructed delegates froI
the south and no possible chance fc
y the nomination. But he and his mani
|. gers adroitly and purposely conceale
a his position until the delegates ha
: been corralled and the nomination Al
:, sured. Then his friends attempted
secure a gold plank, which was owe
whelmingly defeated in the committe
After the party had rejoiced over II
is harmony secured by the omission {
E. the question and after he had secure
Is the nomination he injected his view
e. upon the subject at a time when J
s. could not be taken from the tick
10 without great Generalization. tt
g nomination was secured. therefore, 1
N crooked and indefensible methods.
"As soon as the election is over
shall, with the help Of those who b
ne lieve as do, undertake to organize Il
ee the campaign OF 1908, the object b
s. ing to marshal the friends Of populi
government within the Democrat
party TO the support of radical al
progressive policy TO make the Dem
cratic party an efficient means in q
hands of the people for securing reli'
from the plutocratic element that co
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