The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-14
BRYAN DECLINES
TO Sling SLANG
viii Not Be Drawn Into Per-
SOnal Controversy With
Roger Sullivan.
TRUST ISSUE SUPREME
CORPORATIONS CANNOT RULE
DEMOCRACY.

Lincoln, Neb, Sept. 13.-The reply of
William Jennings Bryan TO the state
ment of Roger Sullivan of Chicago was
given out tonight Mr.. Bryan had said
that he would not lower the discus
sion with MIR. Sullivan to one OF per-
sonal controversy. The text of his re-
ply follows:
I'm his speech before the jefferson
club I'm Chicago on the evening of Sep
TENDER 4, Mr.. Bryan referred TO the
case of Mr.. Roger Sullivan. Democratic
national committeeman from Illinois.
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
a personal controversy.
Public Not Interested.
THE public is not interested in Mr..
Sullivans views of Mr. Bryan any
more than ii would be interested in Mr..
Bryan's views concerning Mr.. Sullivan
were Mr.. Bryan to deal with Mr. Sulli-
vans personality. Mr.. Sullivan is the
Democratic national committeeman
from Illinois. holding his office by vir-
tue of unfair methods. This matter
was presented to the St. Louis conven-
ton and the evidence would have con
WINGED the convention had not the del
egateS feared the effect of an adverse
decision upon the presidential candi-
date whom they were pledged to sup
port. If Mr.. Sullivan disputes the as
sertion that considerable majority of
the delegates 10 the Springfield cOnven-
ton were opposed TO him he can fight
the question out with the majority
league of Illinois which will doubtless
accommodate him.
Nomination Not Asked.
"As Mr.. Bryan has not asked for a
nomination and has not announced that
he will be candidate. he will not sub
nit the question whether he should be
candidate 10 Mr. Sullivan or to any
body Of persons 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 members of a con-
VentiOn already adjourned. Such a de-
cision would have no binding force The
question must he submitted to the
Democrats of Illinois when they meet
to select delegates to the next national
convention and Mr.. Sullivan will not
be permitted 10 dodge the issue that Is
raised against him. He is officially con-
nected with a favor-seeking, franchise
holding corporation and the question IS
whether the Democratic organization
should be paralyZed by the influence
of men whose private interest make it
impossible for them to be guardians of
the public.
What Bryan Said at Chicago.
I'm speaking of the Sullivan case al
Chicago Mr.. Bryan said: i hold that
no man who is officially connected with
corporation that Is seeking privileges
ought TO act as member of a political
organization. because he cannot repre-
sent his corporation and the people al
the same time. He cannot serve the
public while he is seeking to promote
the financial Interests of the corpora
ton with which he is connected.
Trust Issue Supreme.
This is the issue Before the trust
question became the dominant one il
was not so important what a 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 cannot be
fooled and he party that attempts to
fool them is sure to learn of its mis-
take when the votes are counted.
Mr. Bryan will urge the Democratic
party to put itself in position where
it can fight boldly and persistently 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 corporations which
are seeking favor at the public's ex-
pense."