The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-21
Bryan Says
WILL NOT LOWER DISCUSSION
WITH SULLIVAN TO PER
soaALlTIEs.
LEAVE IT TO DEMOCRATS
The Nebraskan Reiterates That a
Man Can Not Serve a Corpora
ton ard the People at
the Same Time.

inc odi1lt 'liNs
Lincoln, Nebraska. - The reply
OF William j. Bryan 10 the statement
OF Rogc. Sullivan. OF Chicago, has
been given out. Nh Bryan said that
he would not lower the discussion with
Mr.. Sullivan to one ol personal con
troyersy. The text OF his reply fol
lows
In his speech before the Jefferson
club in Chicago Oh the evening OF Sep.
TENDER i, Mr.. Bryan referred to the
case OF Mr. Roger sullivan, democrat.
lc national committeeman from Hi.
nois. Nj Sullivan has replied in u
statement quite characteristic OF the
man and his methods, but he Will not
be permitted TO lower this discussion
~ the level Of u personal controversy
The public is not interested In MI
Sul.iyan5 views OF Mir, Bryan, any
more than 1t would be Interested IN
Mir. organs views concerning Mr.. Sui.
liyau, were Mr. Bryan to deal with
MI. SullNGu's personality. Mr.. Sulli
van is the democratic national com
mitLccman from Illinois, holding his
Office by virtue Ct unfair methods
This matter was presented to the ST.
Louis convention, and the evidence
would have convinced the convention
had not the delegates feared the effect
, OF an adverse decision upon the pres-
/ dental candidate whom they We're
/ pledged to support. II Mr.. SulliYan
/ disputes tho assertion that consiu.
/ Springfield convention we're opposed
IT, him. he can fight the question out
with the Majority League of Illinois,
/ which would doubtless accommodate
him.
Leave II to the Democrats.
AS Mr.. Bryan has not asked for Il
nomination, and has not announced
that he will be candidate, he will
.
should be a candidate to Mr.. Sullivan
or any body OF citizens less numerous
than the members of the democratic
party OF the United States. Neither
can the question rs to whether Mr..
S,uliyan be reelected to the national
committee be submitted to the mem
bers of committee already adjourned
such decision would have no bind.
ing force. The question must be sub
miltcd to the democrats OF Illinois
when they meet to select delegates to
IL" next national convention, ana Mr.
Sullivan will not be permitted to
dodge the issue that Is raised against
him. He Is officially connected with
Il favor.seeking, Notwithstanding cor
roratiOn, and the question is whetnel
the democratic organization should be
paralyzed by the influence OF mer
whose private interest make 1t impos
siblc for them to be guardians OF the
public.
"This Is the Issue" Says MIR. Bryan
In speaking of the Sullivan cast
at Chicago. Mr.. Bryan said: i hole
that no man who is officially con
ncctod with corporation that is seek
ing privileges ought to act as mem
Der of political organization, because
he can not represent his corporation
and the people at the same time. lie
can not serve the public while he /!
seeking to promote the financial in
tcrcsts Of the corporation with which
he Is connected.
This is the issue. Before the trus
question became the dominant one
, it was not so important what a man.
, corporate connections were; but whcl
this question Is the supreme question
OF the hour the party organization
must be above suspicion, and the dem
ocrats of Illinois, and all other states
are invited to inspect the connection
OF those who aspire to the position o
, party managers. Tho people can no
be fooled, and the party that at
! tempts to fool them is sure to learl
OF its mistake when the votes ar
counted.