Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-05
Bryan Gives National Com
mitteeman From Illinois a
Most VitrioIiC DenunCiation
Before Chicago Democrats,
NO ROOM FOR HIM
IN THE DEMOCRACY
Declares He is a BosS-Man-
aged Tool Who TrafficS in
Politics and LoOtS the Pub
lie Treasury,

Chicago Sept. 4--Mr Bryan's aG.
dress at the banquet tonight i'm which
he scored Committeeman Sullivan was
in the main as follows:
THE honesty of partys purpose
is shown, not merely by its platfron.
or the speeches Of its candidates and
supporters, but by the character Of tn
men who are entrusted with the parry
management"
illinois presents case in point ald
l take this opportunity to state my pD.
sition in regard to The national COM
mitteeman from this state-Roger
Sullivan. AS you all know | wrote him
a letter asking him to resign from the
national committee in the interests q.
the democratic party [ explained to
him that his corporate connections
made it impossible for him to help
the party so long as he was in Off
ial position, but stated that If that
were the only objection the matter
might be dealt with at the state CON
vention two years hence | pointed out
to him that as he held his seat ny
Z l
the party in the state, unless he, by
resigning, showed his respect for the
wishes of the majority at the last state
I convention. In stead of reslgnlng he
asked for an endorsement from the
/ state convention. He charged that !
was deceived by Mr.. Dunlap The
charge was so obviously untdue that Il
/ ought not to have deceived any onr.
At the national convention I'm St Louis
/ had in writing a request for his re-
pudiation signed by more than half Of
the delegates to the state convention.
Had Mr.. Sullivan any of the instincts
of a democrat, had he the first conCep-
ton of what democracy means, 10
would not have consented o. hold his
1 place against the wishes of the con.
vention. The most fundamental of iii
democratic principles is the right of
the majority to rule and the man who
consciously and purposely ignores 4
| has no claim to the name of demo-
crat
! AT the recent state convention the
delegates, although they did not vote
directly on the question to ask his res
/ ignatiOn voted to table the resolution
and that may be accepted a a vote OF
/ endorsement This gives him his post
/ tfon for two years more"
The question now is, what can the
| democracy of Illinois do to register It's
! protest against the kind of politics for
/ which Mr.. sullivan stands? That Is
| the question in which |, as a democrat,
am interested, for the question which
arises In Illinois will arise in all other
states where the corporations attempl
to obtain control of the party organi-
cation"
The Objection.
What is the objection to Mr.. Su..-
van? He is high official in a fran
chise-hoding corporation which is
constantly seeking favors at the han Is
of the government. He is familiar win
all state methods employed by sucl
corporations to gain from local AM
state governments special favors and
privileges, | hold that no man who is
officially connected with q corporation
that is seeking privileges ought to act
as a member of a political organZt-
ton, because he cannot represent hr
corporation and the people at tbs
same time | am opposed to allowing
a man situated as he Is to use the putt
lie treasury to pay the debts that h,
owes 10 those who help his corpora
tion to take advantage of the public
and therefore | insist that the fign
should be commenced today To prcven
his reelection to the national com
mittee, And what ] say of him, | say
of aspirants for positions I'm the pa I,
organization i'm other states. If tn,
democratic party has not virtu
enough to spew out those who traffi
i'm politics for the advantage OF tn
corporations to which they belong
does not deserve victory nor can
hope for IT,"
Rlokt To Interfere.
"If you say that I have no right q
Interfere I'm the politics of this state
reply that | am simply applying to Il
linois principle which | believe ough
TO be applied universally. ! do not re
gard IT as a compliment to be endorse
for the presidency by a convention
which cndorser Mr. Sullivan, | tor
them in advance that did NJ
want an endorsement unde
such circumstances and -
repudiate il. If my nomination 10
any office depended upon that en-
dorsement | would not accept 1t. MI
Sullivan Is not my friend althoug
he pretended to be before this discus
sion arose. He would not have al
lowed me to be endorsed if he coul
, have prevented it, but instead Of op
posing me like a man, he attempte
TO link his name with mine and thu
secure an endorsement COR himself
object to him as a political asso
ciate. He is an able man, cleve
man, and personally a genial fellow
The corporations could not AFFORD I
: employ any other kind to do thel
! political work. but my only politica
! asset II the confidence that the pco
, pie have In my sincerity, and d
not want that confidence shattered b
intimacy with men OF his politica
methods