The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-05
SCORES SULLIVAN
Mr. Bryan Attacks Illinois Mem
Der Of Committee
In a Speech in. the Latter's
Home City.
CAN BE NO HARMONY
As Long as He Holds His Pres
ent Position.
Speaker Repudiates Endorse
ment of Recent Convention.

| CHICAGO Sept 5.-William Jennings
Bryan as the guest Of the local De
mocracy. delivered within eight hours
two addresses. 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 a banquet given in his honor
by the Jefferson club. was devoted to
National Committeeman Roger G. Sui
Ivan, of Illinois. whose resignation
Mr. Bryan had demanded. but who
was Endorsed by the recent state con-
vention which also declared itsel- in
| favor of Mr.. Bryan as the next Demos
cratic nominee for president.
Mr.. Bryan not only scored Sullivan
and his political methods numerically.
but informed the Democrats present,
many of whom were delegates to the
recent state convention, that if they
accepted Mr. Sullivan they could not
indorse him in any way He IN
formed them emphaticaly that ne
would have none of the approval of
the Democrats of Illinois. and that he
repudiated their recent Endorsement of
him.
In his afternoon address Mr.. Bryan
said regarding his recent utterance in
| New York on government ownership
OF the railroads:
Reason for Public Ownership.
Il stated what 1 thought with the
expectation that everybody else would
exercise the same freedom in the dis
4 cussion of the question. I was led to
my conclusions by the corruption of
the people Of the United States by the
railways, as have seen it. In my
/ Judgment. we have had no more cor
rupting influence in American politics
1 than the railroads. 1t has corrupted
1 the people by the pass. I have known
| conventions to be controlled by passes.
i I have known judge to be elected by
railroads. and I have reached the con-
4 clusiOn that this corruption cannot be
eliminated until these natural monop-
olies become the property OF the gov
eminent.
Il am opposed to Capitalization. and
| because I believe that the state can
1 best do that which concerns the state
| alone. because believe in the doctrine
/ of self-government. therefore I prefer
| that instead of having all the railroads
owned by the federal government we
should have the local lines owned bv
state government and only the trunk
lines owned by the federal govern
After thanking the members of the
| Iroquois club for the honor bestowed
upon him, Mr. BRYAN said:
I was told in Europe that. when I
returned home would find a great
/ many more people friendly to me than
| there had been at some previous period
| Of my career. It was suggested that
absence made the heart grow fonder
| This was pleasant in one way but dis
agreeable in another for I could not he
absent always. and if absence made the
heart grow fonder there might be some
danger in my return I was somewhat
worried when I received reports from
various conventions. Endorsements kind
resolutions. and it looked for a while as
II the presidency with all its troubles
and trials was about to be forced upon
me whether I would or not
Promises to Talk Enough
I'm the midst of my gloom L saw an
interview attributed to a prominent Re
publican He said that they had been
a little scared, but that I was coming
and then all danger would be removed
have breathed easier since then and
can say to the Republicans that if I
do not kill my chances by talking it
will not be because I will not talk
enough.
Il want to say to you that all over
the world there is a perceptible growth
/ in Democratic ideas. When I speak Of
/ Democracy, I speak, of course, in tina.
broader sense in which Democracy
means the rule of the people. I think
possibly there has been less progress in
this country in the direction of Democ-
racy than in some of the countries Of
the Old World.
1 InaI may De explained by saying
| that we have less distance to travel
than they have in Europe and that we
/ have to some extent felt a counteractins
influence in the last twenty-five years,
/ that to my mind can be traced to the
| dominating influence in politics Of great
corpora tons interested IN favorite legis-
lation and in special privileges
The banquet held at night In the
Auditorium hotel under the auspices
of the Jefferson club was a pretentious
affair, attended by fully 500 prominent
/ Democrats from Illinois and other por-
lions of the middle west. Mr.. Bryan
was given a most enthusiastic greeting
when he arose to speak. His address
in chief was as follows:
1.-THE honesty of a party's purpose is
shown, not merely by its platform or
/ the speeches of its candidates and sup
i porters but by the character OF the
! men who are entrusted with the party
management.
Charges Sullivan With Fraud.
illinois presents case in point, and
take this opportunity to state my
position in regard to the national COM
mitteeman from this state-Mr. Roger
Sullivan. As you all know, I wrote
i him a letter asking him to resign from
the national committee, in the inter
ests of the Democratic party. I ex-
planned to him that his corporate con-
nections made it impossible for him to
/ help the party so long as he was in Of
! hciaI position, but stated that were
that the only objection the matter
might be dealt with at the state con-
ventfon two years hence.
II pointed out to him that as he
held his seat by fraud. there could be
no harmony in the Democratic party
I IN the state until he. by resigning.
showed his respect for the wishes Of
the majority of the last state conven-
ton. Instead Of resigning. he asked
for an Endorsement from the state con-
vention. He charged that was de-
ceived by Mr. Dunlap, The charge was
SO obviously untrue that it ought not
to have deceived anyone
"At the national convention in st.
/ Louis I had in writing q rennest for