Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-09-20
BRYAN SAYS
WILL NOT LOWER DISCUSSION
WITH SULLIVAN TO PER-
soNALITIEs.
LEAVE IT TO DEMOCRATS
Ths Neersssan Reisersses That .
Man Can Not Serve a Corpora
sion and the People At
the Same Time.

Lincoln. Nebraska The reply
Of William J. Bryan to the statement
of Roger Sullivan. Of Chicago. has
been given out Mr.. Bryan said that
he would not lower the discussion with
Mr. Sullivan to one OF perxonaI con
troversy- The text OF his reply fol-
lows:
In his speech before the Jefferson
club in Chicago on the evening Of Sep
tember 4. Mr.. Bryan referred to the
case Of Mr.. Roger Sullivan, democrat
ic national committeeman from lii
nois- Mr.. Sullivan has replied In a
statement quite characteristic OF the
man and his methods. but he will not
be permitted to lower this discussion
to the level Of personal controversy.
The public Is not Interested In Mr..
Suilivan's views Of Mr.. Bryan. any
more than 1t would be interested in
Mr.. Bryan's views concerning Mr.. Sui
Ivan. were Mr.. Bryan to deal with
Mr.. Sullivan's personality. Mr.. Sulli-
van Is the democratic national COM
mitteeman from Illinois. holding his
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 presi-
Dental candidate whom they were
pledged to support II Mr.. Sullivan
disputes the assertion that a consid-
cradle majority Of the delegates to the
Springfield convention were opposed
to him. he can fight the question out
with the Majority League Of Illinois.
which would doubtless accommodate
him
Leave Il to the oemoerzts-
AS Mr.. Bryan has not asked for a
nomination. and has not announced
that he will be a candidate, he will
not submit the question whether he
should be n 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 as to whether Mr..
Sullivan be reelected to the national
committee be submitted to the mem-
bers of a committee already adjourned
such a decision would have no bind
ing force The question must be sub
mitted to the democrats OF Illinois.
when they meet to select delegates to
tsr next national convention. and Mr
Sullivan will not be permitted to
dodge the issue that Is raised against
him He is officially connected with
a favor-seelxing. Misunderstanding cor
poration. and the question is whether
the democratic organization should be
paraiyzed by the influence Of men
whose private interest make il impos-
sible for them To be guardians Of the
public.
This Is the ISSUE Says Mr.. Bryan.
In speaking of the Sullivan case
at Chicago. Mr. Bryan said: I hold
that no man who Is officially con-
nected with a corporation that Is seek
ing privileges ought to act as a MEM
ber Of a political organization. because
he can not represent his corporation
and the people at the same time. He
can not serve the public while he Is
seeking to promote the financial in
terests OF the corporation with which
he is connected
This is the issue. Before the trust
question became the dominant one,
1t was not so important what mans
corporate connections were; but when
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 connections
of those who aspire to the position of
party managers The people can not
be fooled. and the party that at
tempts TO fool them is sure to learn
OF its mistake when the votes are
counted
What Mr.. Bryan viii Urge.
Mr.. Bryan will urge the democratic
party to put itself in position where
it can fight boldly and persistentIy for
the regulation of such corporations as
are not monopolistic. and for the pre-
vention of any private monopoly what
ever. To this end the organization
must be composed OF men who are
free to act for the public. and not
tied by personal interests to corpora
tons which are seeking favor at the
public's expense"
Mr.. Bryan at Cincinnati.