The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
FOUGHT
HARD TO ELECT
PARKER, HE SAYS
Has Not Had Time TO Quiz Voters
Why They BOlted Ticket,
He Declares.
LAUDS ROOSEVELT, BUT
SCORES REPUBLICAN PARTY
Predatory Wealth Prevented the
Legislation President Urged,
Nebraskan Asserts.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-WiHiam Jen-
nings Bryan. of Nebraska, twice candl-
date for President on the Democratic
ticket, and willing to make a third run
which he is confident will be a success
full one. declared here today that the al
legged statements of former Justice Alton
b. Parker, who was the Democratic
standard bearer in 1904, is not true,
when it states or hints that he did not
support Parker in his fight against
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan de-
clared:
"a great many people failed to vote
for Parker, and l have not had time to
communicate with them personally and
see why. But I did what | could to Sc
cure votes for him.
II was opposed to his nomination for
reasons which / gave, but when he was
nominated I did all in my owe to
secure his election. and there was not
enough money in the Republican CAM
naign treasury to buy one inch of space
in The Commoner to use against him.
Agrees with Roosevelt.
AIlSWGFlIlS Il query oi - SSANS'
Roosevelt,s message he said:
Il agree with the President on some
questions and differ from him on
others. Then there are differences as to
the methods to have been employed to
reach a given end.
II have commended him whenever |
could and criticised r:1l whenever l
found it necessary. His recent message
proves that he recognizes that the
great obstacle in the way. OF all reform
is tho corrupt influence exerted by
predatory wealth for the prevention
of necessary legislation, the resistance
to the enforcement of law and the de-
ception of the public through the news
papers and attorneys employed to de-
fend wrongdoing and to misrepresent
existing conditions
Answers InquisitOrs.
In his address in Carnegie Hall l3st
night Mr.. Bryan, following the Gus
tom of speakers at the Civic Forum,
answered several questions put to him
by his auditors. He declared that he
stood for the immediate revision of the
tariff, in answer to a question.
HAS not President Roosevelt taken
The wind out of the sails of everybody
SxcsAts the Socialists? Them, where Is
the 1room for Bryanism-Democracy p
wasga question: whose answer from Mr.
Bryan caused much applause. Mr.
Bryan replied: r. .s ssd9H
.sI am not sure that / canpansWef
this to. the satisfaction of the man vino
asked the question, for he evidently be-
lieves that the President has done
everything That can be done by any
body else ror any other party than by
the Socialist party. l do not agree with
him at all.
Party Deserts Roosevelt.
1.-THE President has tried to do some
things. He has not tried to do every
thing that he ought to try to do. For
instance, he has not tried to secure the
election of Senators by direct vote OF
the people, and that is q very important
reform, and he has done some things
that 1 do not think he ought to hay
done.
But, my friends, the leaders of his
party have not assisted him to do ever
what he tried to do. And SO far the
bulk of the things that he has recon- :
mended has not been acted upon
Mr.. Bryan speaks tonight ON
FINANCE before the Economic Club
at the Hotel Astor. Tomorrow he
makes three speeches in New Jersey,
after which he will make a lecture tour
of Canada.