Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
NOTHING TO TAKE BACK.
How Win Bryan Explain His Hos
tiiity to ParkerF

How Will Bryan Explain His Hos
tility to ParkerF
William Jennings Bryaphas been OH
cialy engaged by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to make speeches il
New York Indiana and other places
The former candidate for the presidency
has something of a reputation as an
agile political c0ntortionist, but he will
have the time Of his life explaining his
record during the present campaign. Mr..
Bryan has been on a good many sides Of
a good many different questions, and yet
he lives TO tell the tale. But just how
he proposes to advocate the election Of
Parker is a mystery.
Bryan was opposed to Parker before
the convention met at St. Louis. He was
| opposed TO Parkei every day during the
sessions Of that inharmonious gathering.
| When Parker sent his telegram supple
menting the Democratic platform Mr..
| Bryan rose from a bed of sickness to de-
nounce the nominee as traitor and
dictator. and his dramatic appearance on
that Saturday night was one Of the most
extraordinary episodes Of an eXtraOrdi-
nary convention. Bryan lashed Parker
and he dared the convention to send
telegram to the nominee demanding his
honest opinion on other well-known Dem
0cratc principles.
Later on Mr.. Bryan. in his own paper,
the Commoner, while the events in the
convention were fresh before him. openly
charged that Judge Parker was a party
70 a corrupt attempt to deceive the con
yentiOn and that his nomination had been
secured by improper means. II was then
that the former candidate for the presi
dency put himself on record by saying in
the Commoner Of July 13, less than a
week after the nomination: Il have moth
ing TO take back"
1t seems a curious thing to find a man
who has nothing to take back" appear |
ing on the stump favoring the election Of |
Alton Il. Parker for the presidency. If |
Mr.. Bryan has nothing to take back,
be should in common honesty when he |
appears on the stump in Indiana and
repeat to his audiences exactly
what he said in the Commoner of July
Is, which was printed exactly one week
litter the Democratic convention was
allied to order and only four days after
Judge Parker was nominated for the
presidency and had sent his telegram
epudiating the Democratic platform.
In this issue of the Commoner Mr..
}ryan said:
1T was plain and deliberate attempt
D deceive the party. The New York
latform was vague and purposey So
ecause the advocates Of Judge Parker
ere trying to secure votes from among
he people who would have opposed his
Jews had they known them. The nom ii
ation was secured therefore by crook
and indefensibie methods"
As an exhibition Of political gymnas-
cs Bryan's campaign speech for Par
ar ought to be worth going miles to
Ear. If, as he says, he has nothing
take back, how viii he explain mat
RS TO the people? What did he mean ..
hen he said in the Commoner: The !
lmlnation OF Judge Parker virtually {
ll!lhes the antitrust plank?'' Was il =
ne on July l3 that Parker's nomination I
I'd been secured .hy crooked meaus"Y /
it was true then is it not true now?
Mr. Bryan in the Commoner said: II
Iall not appeal for votes for the ticket ! T.
false grounds" How can be appear i
the stump, therefore, and seriously
X the workingmen of the country TO :,
W az JviN"N'"'i H"i4'hee aiter I,
e CommOner had declared that The
Dor plank as prepared by Judge Par u
RS friends on the subcommittee was "
straddling. meaningless p,aukT'
Was Mr.. Bryan lying when he said in II
$ paper. a Democratic victory will y
-an very little. if any. progress so long S'
the party is under control Of the Wall II
'eet clement" ci
If the party was under the control of {,
e Wall street element when Mr.. BRYAN u
'ote that editorial is it not just as III
lch under the same control while he is s..
the stump? 81
Perhaps Mr.. Bryan can explain away
use things. Perhaps he can answer IN
,se questions. to
Perhaps not tn
D.,