Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-15

l1Van embroidered around MS cnarge
that William ]. Bryan was "insincere,
untruthful, and mountebank," Mr..
Bryan yesterday told the Illinois ma
tional committeeman to "run along"
Mr.. Bryan refused to be drawn into
a personal controversy with Sullivan,
whose statement he dubs "characteris-
tic Of the man and his methods" His
reply is written in the third person
and runs:
TN his speech before the Jefferson
club in Chicago on the evening Of Sept
4, Mr.. Bryan referred to the case Of
Mr.. Roger Sullivan, democratic nation
al committeeman from Illinois. Mr..
Sullivan has replied In a statement
quite as characteristic Of the man and
his methods, but he will not be permit
ted to lower this discussion to the lev
ell Of a personal controversy. The pub
lie is not interested in Mr.. Sullivan's S
views Of Mr.. Bryan any more than it
would be interested In Mr.. Bryan's
views concerning Mr.. Sullivan were
Mr. Bryan to deal with Mr. Sullivan 8
personality.
"Mr. Sullivan Is the democratic ma
tional committeeman from Illinois.
holding his office by virtue of unfair
methods. This matter was presented
to the st. Louis convention and the
evidence would have convinced the
convention had not the delegates fear
ed the enect of an adverse decision up
on the presidential candidate whom
they were pledged to support. If Mr..
Sullivan disputes the assertion that a
considerable majority Of the delegates
to the Springfield convention were op-
posed to him he can fight the question
out with the Majority league of ILL
nois, which will doubtless accommo.
date him.
Isn't Asking Sullivan for Nomination,
"As MIR. Bryan has not asked for a
nomination and has not announced that
he will be candidate, he will not
submit the .g'lestion whether he should
be candidate to Mr.. Sullivan or tc
any body Of persons less numerous
that the members of the democratic
party of the United States. Neither
can the question as to whether Mr.. Sui
livan should be reelected to the nation
al committee be submitted to the mem
bers Of convention already adjourned
Such decision would have no binding
force. The question must be submit
ted to the democrats of Illinois when
they meet to select delegates to the
next national democratic convention
and Mr.. Sullivan will not be permitted
to dodge the issue that is raised
against him. He is officially connected
with favor seeking, franchise holding
corporation, and the question is wheth
er the democratic organization should
be paralyzed by the influence Of mer
whose private interests make it impos
sible for them to be guardians of the
public.
"In speaking of the Sullivan case al
Chicago Mr.. Bryan said: I hold thai
no man who is officially connected with
a corporation that is seeking privi
leges ought to act as member of po
litical organization, because he cannot
represent his corporpation and the peo
pie at the same time. He cannot serve
the public while he is seeking to pro
mote the financial interests of the cor
poration with which he is connected.
This Is the issue:
People Cannot Be Fooled.
4 Before the trust question became
the dominant one it was not so import
ant what a mans corporate connec
tions were, but when this question Il
the supreme question Of the hour the
party organization must be above sus
picion, and the democrats of Illinois
and all other states are invited to in
spect the connections Of those who as
pire to the position of party managers
The people cannot be fooled and the
party that attempts to fool them Ii
sure to learn of It's mistake when the
votes are counted.
"Mr. Bryan will urge the democratic
party to put itself in a position where
1t can fight boldly and persistently fol
the regulation of such corporations a.
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 corporation.
which are seeking favor at the pub
lies expense"