The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-10
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TO0C0NVERSAT|Vd
lnslesd 81 Partial Retreat n
Should Have Been 4 Charge
SAYS WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS NOTA1
ING 70 GAIN HY+ CATERING no VI
PREDATORY VEAL Tr'--
AS TO NEW PARTY.
By the Associated Press.

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By the Associated Press.
Lincoln, Neb Nov. 81 William III
Bryan tonight gave out statement
concerning the election which til irs
ltended to serve as his comment UIa
the result, and as ali answer to I'M
ports connecting him with III Move
ment locking to the formation Oh
new parry
/ Bryan says Parker's dafeat shpuldH
not be considered personal 0hb.
He was the victim VA nrfavorahle
conditions and of mistaken tafty p1E
Icy 5o-ca.lad conservative Democrats
charged the defeats or f29C;ig00. fc L
| the party'H position ori the rnuneY
question and insisted that yictofy3
| could be won MI dropping the coin
ase question entirely The cpnvasis.
tion accepted this theory and tliel
platform made no reference to the
money question, but Parker felt II
was His duty I'd announced his person
al adherence to the gold standard
His gold telegram. AZ II was call
ced, while embarrassing to Demo-
Gratis Id the west and soHth was ap-
pla,ided by the eastern press. He
| had the cordial endorsement of
Cleveland. who cortiflea that the par
ty had returned to safety and sani-
| ty,,' He had the support of the Dem
ocratic papers which bo.ted In 1896.
Ind he also had tho aid or nearly All
II those who were prominent Id thu
sampaign III 1909, and yet his de.
faat Iii apparently grea.cr than the
marty suffercd on either Of these
| years.
| Mr.. IsTyais caila agIaatlun to rsorls
.i..1era berug Id complete control,
thai they had the support of those
who lett tho party In two previous
campaigns aa we'll as those who re.
NAMED with II then.
What Caused the Result.
Silver, he says, cannot be blamed
or the defeat. nor can " be charged
to the condemnation Of the trusts.
or the trusts were net assaiscd as
JIgorously as they were four years
ITO. 1t Is evident that the campaign
iid not turn upon the question of Inn
,efiaism The result, he says. was
lue To tho fact that tho Democratic
,arty attempted to be conservative
n The presence of conditions which
icmcnd radical remedies 1t sound
I'd partial retreat when ii should
rave ordered a charge all along the
Inc lie charges that the Republi-
ans had the support Of plutocracy.
md added, "The Democratic party has
nothing to gain by catering to or
;anzcd and predatory wealth. II
must not only do away with such
support. but 1t can Strengthen EseM
by inviting open and emphatic opposf
lion to these Clements
The Democratic party he con
.inue1, ''lf 1t hopes 20 win success,
must take the side OF the plain com
non people,"
Eyes Of Reorgsnixers Opened.
The election gays Mr.. Bryan,
has opened the eyes Of hundreds of
thousands Of honest welI-meaning
Democrats who a few months ago IA
vorcd the reorganization of the par.
y. There men now see that they
must either go into the Republican
party or join ~ith the Democrats of
the west and south into making the
Democratic party posi.iFe. aggres-
slve and progressive reform organic
alton. There is ne middle ground"
lie urges that the Democratic par
ty be put once more upon a fighting
basis, and promises to assist 10 or.
ganizlng for the campaign in 1908
The party. he says. must continue 10
protest against large army and ma
Wy. favor Filipino independence. op-
pose a high tariff. renew its demand
for an income tax and maintain It's
position in favor of blmetaiiism-
The Trust Question.
The srust question, Mr.. Bryan says.
presents the most acute phase Of the
contest between democracy and plu-
tocrHcy. SO far as economic issues are
concerned After taking up the ale
cation that trusts contributed TO the
Republican campaign and iRtima;iug
that they did so. Mr.. Bryan declares
Il viii be to the advantage OF the
Democratic party Il T. VIII begin the
next campaign with an announcement
that no trust Contributions will be ac-
ceptcd and then prove It's sincerity by
giving the public access 10 It's contri-
button list. death TO every private
must be the slogan OF .he
party in this question Any other po-
sitiOn Is surrender. says Mr.. Bryan.
Urges Party to Proteet Wage Esrner-
From Capital Ercroaehrents-
He urges the parry 20 continue in
he defense Of the interests OF wage
saraers and protect them from the
Of capital The party
must continue is opposition to hz1f
nal banks ami fight for the popular
election Of senator's