The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-05
BrYan's Denunciation of
 Sullivan. OWES HIS POSITION TO FRAUD Nebraskan Will Have None of the National Committeeman. Ownership of Railroads By the National Government and
 the states.


 Chicago. Sept 4.--w. J. Bryan. as the guest of the local Democracy. delivered today within eight hours. two ad- dresses. His first speech, which was made at a luncheon given in his honor by the members of the IroQuois Club, dealt entirely with the political issues and economic questions of the day The second speech, which was made at banquet given in his honor by the Jeff ferson Club. was devoted to National Committeeman Roger c. Sullivan of H. linois, whose resignation Mir. Bryan had demanded, but who was endorsed by the recent State Convention. which also declared itself in favor of Mfr. Bryan as the next Democratie nominee for President
 MT Bryan not only scored Sullivan and his political methods unmercifuIly, but informed the Democrats present, many of whom were delegates to the recent State Convention, that If they accepted MT. Sullivan they could not endorse him in any way.
 He informed them emphatically that he would have none of the approval of the Democrats of Illinois. and that he repudiated their recent endorsement of him.
 Tn his afternoon address. MT. Bryan said regarding his recent utterance in  of the railways:
 'T stated what I thought with the expectation that everybody else would exercise the same freedom in the dis cussion of the question. I was led to nay conclusions by the corruption of the people of the United States by the railroads as I have seen it,. In my Judgment, we have had no more cor rupting inuence in American politics than the railroads. It has corrupted the people by the pass. I have known conventions to be controlled by passes. have known judges to be elected by railroads and have reached the con- clusion that this corruption cannot be eliminated until these natural monopo- lies become the property of the Gov ernment.
 Opposed to Cemtraiisatfon.
 @I am opposed to centra1fzation be- cause believe that the State can best do that which concerns the State alone. because l believe in the doctrine of self government; therefore, prefer that in stead of having all the railroads owned by the Federal Government, we should have the local lines owned by State Governments and only the trunk lines owned by the Federal Government"
 The banquet held at night in the Auditorium Hotel under the auspices of the Jefferson Club, was pretentious
  Democrats from Illinois and other DOT tions of the Middle-West. Mir. Bryan was given a most enthusiastic greeting when he arose to speak. His address. iE part, was as follows:
 The chief honesty of party's pur- pose Is shown not merely by It's plat form or the speeches Of its candidates and supporters, but by the character of the men who are entr -sted with the party management.
 Illinois presents a case in point, and I take this opportunity to state my po- sition in regard to the National Com mitteeman from this State, Roger Sul- livan. As you all know. wrote him letter asking him to resign from the National Committee in the interests of the Democratic party. explained to him that his corporate connections made 1t impossible for him to help the party so long as he was in official posi- tion, but stated that were that the only objection the matter might be dealt with at the State Convention two years hence. I pointed out to him that as he held his seat by fraud, there could be no harmony in the Democratic party In the State until he, by resigntng, showed his respect for the wishes of the ma jority at the last State Convention.
 Instead of resigning, he asked for an endorsement from the State Con
 
 ceived by MT. Dunlap. The charge was so obviously untrue that it ought moi to have deceived any one! At the Ma tional Convention in St. Louis had ir writing, a request for his repudiatior signed by more than half of the dele gates to the State Convention.
 Scores Sullivan Severely.
 Had Mir. Sullivan any of the instinct of a Democrat had he the first concep tnon of what Democracy means. h would not have consented to hold hi place against the wishes of the con vention. The most fundamental of al Democratic principles is the right o the majority to rule and the man wh consciously and purposely ignores has no claim to the name of Democrat
 At the recent State convention tn delegates. although they did not vot directly on the question to ask his res ignation, voted to table the resolution that may be accepted as vote of en dorsement. This gives him his posi- tion for two more years.
 sThe question now is what can tn Democracy of Illinois do to register 1t urotest against the kind of politics fo which Mir Sullivan stands? This i inc question In which I. as a Demo crat. am interested. for the questio which arises in Illinois will arise i all the other States where the corpor ations attempt to obtain control of tn party organization
 "what is the objection to Mir Sulli vanq He is a high official in a fran chise holding corporation which Is con stantly seeking favors at the hands c the government He is familiar wit all the methods employed by such COT porations to gain from local and Stat governments special favors and priv ieges I hold that no man who Is off cialIy connected with corooratio that is seeking privileges ought to ac as a member of a political organiza tion, because he cannot represent hi cornoration and the people at the sam time. I am opposed to allowing ma situated as he is. to use the publi treasury to pay the debts that he owe to those who help his corporation take advantage of the public. an therefore. insist that the fight shoul be commenced today to prevent his re election to the National Committee.
 And what say of him I say of as pIrants for positions in the party or Ranization in other States. If th