The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-11
CALLS BRYAN DICTATOR
Roger Sullivan Fl-ys Nebfaskah II
Lengthy statement. .
QUESTIONS HIS rRUrHFulNHs

QUESTIONS diS ~ III
Declares Bryan Runs For President K
Swell the Gate Receipts at His Lee
lures and Makes Money Out Of Poll
tics.
New York Sept S.-Roger c. Sn'li
van member from Illinois of the Dem
ocrntic national committee, issued Z
LENGTHY statement. in which he rcp'ir'
IN the recent attacks made upon mr.
bv Mr. BRYAN. The following Is an a'
stract of MIR. Sullivans remarks
in his Jefferson club banquet sp'''
NJ Chicago William j. Bryan again s""
~ to make me the excuse for eNpi"l'
,ne his now ambition To convert '''
Deuocratic party i'm the United S'a'''
into an autocracy. with hims'l on '"'
dictator's throne. regret that ne "'"
done so. rs would regret any incld ''
or circumstance tending toward "is'"''
In the Democratic party
III portions of Mr.. Bryans spec,
moan anything, they mean that Doc
would rather have his own way thai
have Democrats elected TO congress oil
any other Office. lie has invited all liii.
nois Democrats who agree with him D
his opposition TO me to bolt their ll'A''
n there are any Democrats i'm ILLINOIS
who are disposed to act on TINS bryan.
osoue advice most of them, unio'iu.
natelv viii be found IN ConErcsaioh'
districts which are close, but ID NHi'f
with united effort. we have s""'
chance 60 elect Democratic congress
,o., If These districts send Republi.
cans to the next national house oil rep
rescntauyes. the Democratic parry o.
Illinois Viii have Mir. Bryan Ia thanh
As a Democrat J rcei-t that Mr. By
ans rulc-or-ruin disposition has led
him TO make such misuse Of bis ~
nuen,e.
Challenges Bryan's Truthfulness'
.Rut i'm SGD far as Mr.. Bryan's ban.
ouet speech applies to me personally ie
my character. 10 my business. To my
associates. 10 my Democracy ard to my
political acts. welcome the issues ah'
ON that issue challenge Mr. Bryan
10 the proof of bis iruthiuInoss, hi'
honesty and his sincerity that SIN
certify which, he boasts, is his poilli'a.
/ asset
The very first paragraph in MT. BY
ans speech ON me and on the Illinois
situation contains a deliberate untruth
Practically every succeeding paragraph
contains either q deliberate untruih %
an eauivocauon of the Kind that we eN.
pect only from the shitty word-lus'
/ cling pettifogger Mr Bryan says h'
wrote me a letter asking me- to re
| sign I'm the interests of the Democrat,
party. That j. not true. Mr.. Bryan
/ knew il Wis not lrur Hnen ne said IL
He never wrote me letter. He dio
write a letter to Judge o. j. Thompsoh
in which he told Judge Thompson e.
tell me that he, Bryan. wanted me is
resicn from tie Democratic national
committee.
SAYS He Is In Politics For Money.
Mi Bryan says. My political asset
is the confidence the people have b.
my sincerity Mr. Bryan has twice led
The Democratic party 10 defeat the See
opd worse defeat than the FIRST u
no is proud OF that evidence of the
peoples confidence in his sincerity me
is welcome 10 it, But bis boast of sin
certify merits further consideration lie
insinuates that / make money out nj
notifies and thai his sincerity there
fore compels him to oppose my particI'
patton in Democratic affairs. The pl1in
inference is that Mr. Bryan thinks u
wrong to make money ont Of politics
This boast Of is puts the stamp OF 10.
sincerity all over bim If Mr. Bryan
thinks it wrong to make money out Oh
politjcs he should quit making money
Mr. Bryan has not one dollar that he
ever made ont Of anything but politics
lie tried to De q lawyer; be- was iail'
ure at il. He tried 10 be newspaper
editor. he WAS a failure AZ that.
Compares Bryan to Divorced Actress
Gle is now man of property A.
fortunes go. be is q rich man. lie made
every dollar Of his fortune on OF poll
tics as a stepping stone 10 the lecture
plaiform. Mr. Bryan discovered many
wears ago that be- could make his politl.
cal prominence pay. lie is shrewd adj
vertiser and in his way clever bust
ness man. lie has discovered that So
long as he is a candidate for president
and a possible nominee gifted with the
ability To weave flowing sentences into
well rounded periods. the public VIII
come to hear him at so much head
He is in politics because 1t helps thf
gate receipts. Like the actresses who
have discarded the stolen diamond
dodge for the greater publicity OF
divorce suit. Mr.. Bryan will quit run
ming for president and Will quit poll
ties just as soon as he discovers that
some other form Of advertising viii
bring more dollars to the box office
when he Is announced to appear on the
stage.
Issues Challenge to Bryan.
"To test Mr.. Bryan's boosted sim
certify a little. / challenge him to this:
If / hold my position on the Demo
cratic national committee by fraud, J
ought to resign If Mr. Bryan has
falsely accused me Of profting by fraud,
then he ought to quit running for pres
idcnt: because no man is fit to be
candidate for that hiph Office who gopg