The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-14
BRYAN DECLINES TO
PICK Up THE
GAUNTLET
DOWN BY SULLIVAN
AND EXPRESSES WiThER.
ING CONTEMPT FOR HIM.
NOT YET A CANDIDATE
He Saws, and Therefore Question Can
not be Submitted to Any Body
Scores lllinoisan
Scores lllinoisian

Lincoln, Neb Sept Bryan's re.
Iply to Roger Sullivan, Of Chicago was
given our tonight The text Of the re
! ply follows
In a speech before the Jefferson
| Club at Chicago on the evening of
September 4, Bryan referred to the
case of Roger c. Sullivan, Democratic
national committeeman from Illinois.
Sullivan has repl ed in a statement
quite characteristic OF the man and
his methods. but he will not be per-
mitted to lower this discussion to a
level of personal controversy. The
public is not interested in Sullivans
views of Bryan any more than il would
be Interested in Bryana views con
corning Sullivan were Bryan to deal
With Sullivans personality Sullivan
s a Democratic national committee
man from Illinois holding his office
ny virtue of unfair methods. This
matter was presented TO the St. Louis
convention and he evidence would
nave nvA7 ced the convention had not
he delegates feared the effect of an
adverse decision upon the president
ial candidate whom they We're pledged
70 support. If Sullivan disputes the
assertion that a considerable majority
Of the delegates to the Springfield
convention were opposed to him he
can fight the question out with the
Majority League of Illinois. We will
no doubt accommodate him.
Not Vet a Candidate
"As BRYAN has not announced for
she nomination and has not announcer
that he will be a candidate he will
not submit the question whether he
should be a candidate, 10 Sullivan or
TO any body Of persons less numerous
than the members Of the Democratic
party Of the tTaited States.
Neither can the question as to
Sullivan should be reelected /
o the national committee be submit |
ted to members Of convention al.
ready adjourned Such a decision
would have no force. The question
must be submitted to the Democrats
If Illinois when they meet 10 select
delegates to the next national con
,entlon ard Sullivan will not be per
nitted TO dodge the issue raised
tga 'nst him. He is officially connect
ID with favor seeking. franchise-hold-
ng corporations. and the question is
whether tho Democratic organization
hould be paralyzed by The inuence of
uen whose private interests make it
impossible for them TO be guardians
# he public.
Speaking Of the Sullivan case at
'hicago. Bryan said:
Il hold that no man who is offic-
ally Connected with a corporation seek
ne private accommodations, ought 30
e a member Of a political oreanizl-
ion. because he cannot represent his
and the people at the
anne time He can not serve the pub.
c while he is seeking 10 promote
nanclal interests Cf the corporation ]
18th which he is connected.
More Knocks for Sullivan.
"This is he issue. Before The rust
uestion became the dominate one it ,
as not $50 important what mans
prporate connections were. bur this
uestion of the hour. party organiz9.I
on must be above suspicion. and the
emscr8.is OF Illinois and an other
atas are invited 40 inspect the con jl
actipn of those who aspire to pos q
ons OF party managers People can N
)t be fooled and the party MAT at O
mpts fool them is sure TO learn Of a
s mistake when the votes are count ~
Bryan win urge the Democratic a
.rty 10 pit it-elf i- a position where "a
can fight bodily and pcrsis'ently for D.
gulation of such corpora ions as are 90
b. mosop1iistic ana for the preven- "
lu of any private monopoly what b
.cr. OF this end the organization
ust De composed of men who are
se TO act for the public and not tied
persrrsl interests 20 the corpora
In which are seeking favor at the G.
hlir's expense. icC