The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-07-10


his ambition or business before the
party's success, the sooner he is
elected from the committee the bet.
ter"
What kind of "scrupulous alb.
stention" from Interference does Mr.
Bryan call that? And what particu.
lar brand of hypocrisy is indicated by
these words, uttered by Mr.. Bryan at
the IrQuois club last December, when
he stood up and said;
1--WE must forget the past and work
for the future. We must forget all
and forgive all. For myself, | may
say have no grievance. no longer
Judge man by what he has done.
The future is everything to me.
want to know what he is going to
do in the future"
How can we account for this
abrupt change from brutal assault to
Sinking palaver? Had Mr.. Sullivan
changed? Was not his Office held by
fraud then as we'll as in 1906? What
has happened to suddenly make it
| possible for honest democrats to as
socate with him?
Simply this, as everybody knows
Mr.. Bryan wanted the Illinois dele
cation to this convention and to ac-
complish that purpose he did not hes.
itate for an instant to eat his own
vicious words. Mr.. Bryan views me
with sanctimonious horror as a "po.
litical boss who shall never be in the
party organization except over my
protest" as a "bushwhacker who
should not be put into my councils to
betray me-"
My councils" indeed! Is Mr.
Bryan the whole organization?
Let the people rule" he shouts,
and forthwith proceeds not only to
dictate every act, every office, and
every resolution of this convention
but also to put the ban upon every
man from any state who is opposed
to his candidacy or his platform
Does he turn his vituperation against
me because | am a "boss?" Not at
all | am no more of boss" now
than | was during the two campaigns
when | won his appreciation by try
ing to elect him.
The only boss he hates is the boss
opposed to his own arrogant self
the most impudent, domineering, dew
astating boss the democratic party
has ever known.
But there is another reason. | am
connected with corporations. Well
| am. | was in 1896 and 1900 and
am today. But | have not a dollar
in any company which is not an in
corporation of my own private bust
ness and which | absolutely control
That, however, makes no difference
am a Corporation man" Like Mr.
Sullivan in 1906, when opposed to
Mr. Bryan | am unworthy of asso.
citation with the one living "honest
democrat" My counsel and my help
are no longer desired.
1t was not always so. In 1906 and
1900 the late Senator Jones many
times declared there were just three
men on whom he never called for
financial aid. One was the late Mar
Gus Daily, another was William r.
Hearst, and the third was myself.
Through his friend and manager
Mr. Bryan not only accepted CRATE
fully but beseechingly sought our
aid, and we gave freely thousands
and thousands of dollars. Mr.. Bryan
knew then and knows now that | was
as much of a corporation man in 1896
and 1900 as l am in 1908, but did he
"scruple abstemiously" to use our
money to help his canvass! Let him
answer at his leisure.
And what followed? After his de-
feat Mr.. Hearst became his patron
and paid him thousands Of dollars
only to be turned upon without a
qualm, though now, when again a
candidate, Mr. Bryan fawns upon him
in the hope of gaining his support.
| reap my reward in a vicious, bru
tai attack from a man who processes
to be my friend
Mr.. Daley died soon enough not to
feel the ingratitude of one who &C
cepts a mans assistance and at the
first refusal to serve a selfish purpose
splits in his face.
l have replied to Mr.. Bryan's vitu
perative assault upon me with calm
ness and restraint. The use OF eX
pletives is clearly unnecessary. This
simple recital of plain facts should be
sufficient to enable any fair mind to
determine with certainty at a time
when harmony is the chief requisite
of party success who is the self-con
victed falsifier, who the hypocrite
who the real and most arrogant boss
ever known in the democratic party
and who, l regret to add, the migrate
Mr.. Bryan's refusal to reply to this
bitter statement has placed him on
the defensive. The charges question
Mr.. Bryan's consistency and sincerity
And the fact that a number of promi'
nent democrats read the statement
and approved of it before it was is.
sued, indicates that the feeling that
he is not all for the party is by NO
means confined to one man. Indeed
from Illinois and Indiana and New
York there are also signs Of smoke.
THE NEWS AND MIR. BRYAN.
The News is scolded about a column
in the Fremont Herald for daring to
offer criticism upon the campaign