The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-07
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protest against the kind of politics for
which Mr.. Sullivan stands7 That is
| the question in which I as Democrat
am interested, for the question which
arises in Illinois will arise in all the
other states where the corporations
attempt to obtain control Of the party
organization.
| 81 hold that no man who is official
| ly connected with corporation that
is seeking privileges ought to act as
a member Of a political organization
because he cannot represent his cor
poration aud the people at the same
time. I am opposed to allowing a
man situated as he is to use the pub
lie treasury to pay the debts that he
owes to those who help his corpora
ton to take advantage of the public,
and, therefore, I insist that the fight
should be commenced today to prevent
his reelection to the national commit
tee.
"And what ! say of him, say of
aspirants for positions in the party
organization in other states. If the
Democratic party has not virtue
enough to spew out those who traffic
III politics for the advantage of the
corporations to which they belong, it
does not deserve victory nor can it
hope for it,
eff you say that have no right to
interfere in the politics of this state,
reply that I am simply applying to
Illinois principle which I believe
ought to be applied universally. I do
not regard it as a compliment to be
endorsed for the presidency by a con-
vention which endorsed Mr.. Sullivan.
told them in advance that I did not
want an endorsement under such cir
cimstances, and | repeat it. If my
nomination for any office depended
upon that. endorsement T would not
accept it. Mr.. Sullivan is not nv
friend, although he pretended to be
before this discussion arose. He
would not have allowed me to be en-
dorsed if he could have prevented it,
but, instead of opposing me like a
man, he attempted to link his name
with mine and thus secure an endorse
ment for himself. l object to him as
political associate. He is an able
man, clever man and personally a
very genial fellow; the corporations
could not afford to employ any other
kind to do their political work; but
my only political asset is the conf
dence that the people have in my sim
cerity, and I do not want that shat
tered by intimacy with men of his
political methods. Those who voted
to endorse me were either deceived
themselves or thought they could de-
ceive me. If they were deceived they
will be, glad to be undeceived; if they
thought to deceive me, they will have
more respect for me wher they find
that they did not succeed.
~ suggest that every candidate for
office who wants the people to have
confidence in him, should announce
that he is opposed to Mr.. Sullivan s
methods, that he repudiates his lead
ership and will oppose his reelection.
Other speakers besides Mr.. Bryan
were John Temple Graves, of Georgia !;
Mayor Dunno, of Chicago, and Cato
Sells, of Iowa.
Mr.. Graves spoke upon "The South
and Definite Democracy" He de-
clared that his section has been the
saving remnant of the party for two
decades, and closed with an argument
for positive instead Of negative at
titude in the future.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. "A whitehair-
ed man, who gave his name as Sam
uel Browning and his residence as
"Kentucky," created a disturbance
among the Bryan visitors in the lobby
Of the American annex this afternoon
by brandishing q knife and demand
ing to see Mr.. Bryan. He was arrest
ed by the house detective and turned
over to the police.
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