Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-02
WALSH LEAVES COMMITTEE
Iowa Nan Gan No Longer Serve on Demo-
cratic National ORGANIZATION,
NOT SATISFIED WITH MEMBERS OR TONE
Campaign Against Roosevelt Because
He Has stood by People Does
Not Appeal TO Hawkeye
Committeeman.


cratic national committee, and who was
secretary Of the national committee during
the two Bryan campaigns, has rendered
mis- resignation as a member OF the ma
tonal committee giving his reasons for so
doing in the following letter, which was
mailed today:
rOTIUMWA. Ia, Sept !, 1906: Hon.
Thomas Taggert, French Lick. Ind.-Dear
sir Permit me to herewith hand you, as
chairman of the democratic national com
mlttee, my resignation as a member there
%, representing the state of Iowa thereon.
OIoinarily l would not deem 1t necessary
70 o, make known my reason for taking such
u, In view of the fact that 1 have been
elected and twice reelected to the ma tlonal
years. and prior thereto having been a
member of the state, congressional and
other committees during the entire period
Of my life since arriving at my majority;
ana knowing that such resignation, com
perfume time. so far as the interests OF
my own friends and loyal supporters are
upon their part should it 20 unexplained, I
slve you reasons therefor which will show
that l could In honor pursue no other
For the future intend to be in position
to support, or not support, as i may see
at, the candidates of the democratic party.
have reached the conclusion that the
perpetuation OF corrupt corporations, boss
by the slavsh subservic;lcy of the lndi-
vidual to party name and by lack of In
No Longer "YelIow Dog"
While l have heretofore always been
known as a partisan democrat, and will
always be a staunch supporter of demo-
has been steadily borne in upon me for a
long time as l came closer and closer to
knowledge of the inner workings of the
party system, that from the standpoint Of
true democracy there can be notninS Ss wor Se
y yellow dog" party feeling that impels
s s 1 merely because they bear the
Within the democratic party as within
the republican. there are two contending
during ordinary times, the least infuen-
tial, being the great rank and file which
believes In the principles OF Jefferson,
to every form OF special privilege asking
opportunity before the, law. The other
faction, numerically Insignificant, but rep;
a tS %SSo Sees to uss
government as asset to their private
business Is. by reason Of wealth t ana IaSs
powerful and usually controls the party
plan its organization and It's nominees
=. The first OF these factions ordinarily pays
very little attention to the matter OF Sc
curing control of the organizatlon put
Loyalty supports us own PARTY Esfion 81
prime Importance, securing the nominees,
II possible but in any event making sure
Seio S4n that Il candidates opposed to it's in;
ferests are named they may be easily and
Siisy sftrsseS at is the n PSe hands
AS an instance of how important tne cor COT
poration element believes controi t or ma hs.
grant violation of all party precedent IN
the appointment Of the present deInocratiS
national executive committee.
Knock ON Executive Committee.
The executive committee had always
prior TO the campaign Of 1904, been ap-
pointed chiefly S S1f sG FROM 5ar the Regularly
elected members of the national commit,
tee and usually being made up or moss
members from the more doubttui ss sIss
To- elect. How was the real campaign or
ganization formed in 1904? go
An executive committee was rnaoe UP!
carefully limited to seven members ane
those seven members were WlnlaIn1, ,, =
pam9ns Of New n York cry
smith, jr, OF New Jersey, Thomas + MAI
tin Of Virginia. James NJ. Gufteyo Of Penn mn
the city OF Washington. and Timothy
H TSn f al four mentioned were not and are
not members of the national eomm1ttse &c
sheehan, formerly. a discredited Buna az
politician. builder OF the most yeio County nv
arrested for the fragrant violation OF Ln'
civil service law, his machine hp 9yan
T RntSeIo s is now. with his partner Judg,
Parker, one Of the chief OF eorpor T,ao,
ntSsrs. the brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany, and has represented In ieglslsSlv I
halls and the courts d ao4 others' He i
a director In the Cord Meyer D evsioP atnai
company. the company lately eaus ana san sn,
ing the city's water on Long isiahu' oN'
IN many other corporations a,
belmont is the head OF the AmeriLgin a.
branch rnas Of Si the ee Rotnschilds He organize
the company that captured the rev ~,
subway. He is director co IN sStS ii
naintains a legislative bureau Win p l,rS
annex, and is notorious Tor ms ,ia "Ser' y
hnrsS racing and race track gambling.
smith was formerly the iron-nsted so
s Of the tool Es 81 william G sickney rspu.e
friend Of Governor Abbott OF New Jersey nsS
but betrayed him b IN nis s slected to III
HWn,ted states senate. While in the saddi
as boss OF the state Of New jersey shsf stat AZ
and ana IS shs party %eTe driven from pqws
In 1884 "a ana q NE New Jersey. In the senate h
was the same corporation tooi, annssT
with German and Briee, Ii as Receiver 70 0
she International shipbuilding COMPANY
uhen ne asked a 100000 fee, althougn y,
work was liars largely O SSas and the total
pSssed through his hands were ,or on a
h.l26Oco in the 9 ts1 ana the fee was Gu
oG Martin. prior to election to the ~ Un' ts
ststss senate, was the attorney tor 60
SShassneake Il ohio railway while s Sun
Is looked upon as the heid aseh' Vi ''-'O
ara Oh Masse. Lack Condolences.
InAeed the only member OF the GEM ny
oratic rational executive comnlttess .ho
SnnSn az a special representative Oh VIZ
aornoration class which II constantly scr IN
ing special privllese Of Of e lay; named mem
hsr MI Ryan. And the only rSs ESQ., -
~ selection of the latter over hose. y
s,Ilivan. the undoubted polltlcsd Iep r 81,
ttive az the gas. traction ana o thSr W ~,
asations OF Chicago, was a 1aIlny to
H. on between two Illinois Iacuohs.
In addition TO this, precedent was r.
,,niatsd by the dictated election c- OF =
1Spev Nicoll also OF New fork lily,
49, chairman OF the national eomnhi .t
,nstaed az some member OF that c9In mn ~,
InSsie george Peabody OF New fork vi
wa la3s treasurer OF the Palmer az
fnckner national ycommittee' was Hi~Ne "
treasurer OF the committee.
Ara following this, whatT -, ..,,o
1camnaign against Roosevelt atts i ~,
a. ~ made by that committee on Iu'
and anti-corporation campaign co"''u
40 YOU the credit, Mr.. Chairman,
think that you personally olo neI set e'
shis cornmittee, or these ofhcers. Ihey We We
Snrs.sd unon you and dictated 10 you. ~
hnSH deplorable the weakness that "ou
submit to such dictauon, ...,,,,r,, al
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