The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-10-28
REILLY REPLIES
TO JEFFERSONIAN
Reasons Given Why Bryan Men Do
Not Support Parker.
To the Editor of the News:

Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. II, 1904.
! have read what "Jcfiersoniann
said in your paper Of Oct. 18th,
and while | had no idea that any
friend Of mine would reply to my
interview. ! find that as he took
occasion to read me lecture and
ask me some pointed questions that
reply to him in your paper is the
proper thing and therefore ask for
space to answer him.
First, in reply to question No. |
| will say that if the conventions,
caucuses and committees had not
been packed by the use of dishon-
orable methods, Parker and Davis
would not be the leaders of the
Democratic party. II fairness had
been practiced in a number of dis
tricts in Indiana, the Indiana del
egation would have gone to the st.
Louis convention instructed for
Hearst and methods Of the Indiana
kind were resorted to in other states
TO get Parker delegations. Dirty
politics on the part Of Tom Tag
CART is all that ever carried Indiana
10 the Parker column. As volun-
teer supporter of Bryan in the cam
paign Of 1896 and 1900 my servic-
Is are over, as ! am under no obi.
cations to follow the traitors. No
good American soldier would have
considered it his. duty to follow Ben
edict Arnold after his betrayal Of
the American cause to the English
at West Point, and why should any
Of the privates who followed Bryan
in two campaigns support ticket
that was put up by the Benedict
Arnolds Of the Democratic party
like Cleveland, Hill, Belmont ant
Others, who stabbed Us in the bacl
and kept our beloved Bryan on IN,
hanks Of the Platte and sent Me-
Finley TO the White House.
lin reply to question No. A.
you say the Democratic platform
means what il says" That /,
tn reason | will not vote for it, h.
aus It means nothing. lam liz,
Pat in boarding house when D,
WIS handed a plate II hash. D.,
afkcd what il was" The land,
LADY told him 1t was hash. II,
told her THE man that chawcd that
let him eat it, - and that j. like III,
Democratic platform. The mar
that like. that let him vote il.
'Jciicrsonian' says protection
and ircc trade is not the only issu,
and asks what j. the matter Will
trusts, imperialism and organize
labor. On trusts | will .ry thai
The Democratic platform does mol
mean what Il says this year hcaus,
, the trusts ar giving literally I,
the Parker campaign fund and they
know that their money is goin,
where It will do them the mos
good, and understand that III,
king Of all trusts, John u. Rockc
TELLER, Is supporting Parker and b,
was against Bryan four and eight
years ago. On imperialism /, Is .
stand-of between Parker and Ruus
evclt AZ shown 10y FatkCr's letter n
acceptance, and oi the two | bclicy,
Roosevelt is the mos, favorable 10
Republican form 81 government
On organized labor the Dcmocmli,
party can show no better rccor
than the Republican party and
challenge "JcfTcr-oniann to produc
evidence 10 the contrary, beside.
claim that protection Il l,ltcr III
labor than ircc trade.
Then "JClIcuonian" ays our h.
lovcd Bryan is delivering slcdgc
hammer blows for Parker a. AZ
evidence that the trusts arc not will
Parker. wish | was in Rouse
vclts place; ! would not feel IN
slc,lpc.hammcr blows very harl
bCausc Bryan Is appealing Ia ihos
supporters u his who wcp loya
when the gold Democrats deserted
and while all rvspcc, Is due to Bry
an. Il Il the duty nfbis all tn lpt IA