The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-04-10
They Opposed Bryan.

lootlng OF the metropolitan Securl-
ties Company of that city. The rev.
elations involve some so-called big
Democrats of New York in rather a
shady transaction, and shows that
there is little or no difference be-
tween the so-called Conservative
Democrats of the East and the very
worst members of the Republican
party. If there is any difference
between them, it is in favor of the
Republican thieves, as they are open
in their support of the trusts and
other rascally schemes to rob the
people. while the so-called Demo-
Gratis sneak around and try to do
their rascality under cover. Now
look at the facts in the case and
see if they do not bear out the above
statement.
Last October Anthony A. Brady
testified before the Public Service
Commission that he sold the Wall
and Cortlandt Street Ferries Rail-
way to the Metropolitan Securities
Company for s25O.OOO. That he re-
ceived from the Metropolitan a
check for 1866, ,6O7.19. That he re-
turned the differences in checks of
S134, ,O2S.92 to Moore & Schley, and
Sill, ,652.7S each to William c. Whit
ney, Thomas F. Ryan, Thomas Do
Ian, P. A. B. Widener and William
L. Elkins.
1t wi be noticed that while the &C
tual price paid for the property was
$25O,OO0, the Metropolitan Securi-
ties Company gave its check for
1866, ,6O7.19, the transaction involving
a clear steal of over 100000. Mr..
Brady tells in his testimony above
who were the benefciaries of this
gigantic steal and Mr.. Thos. F. Ry-
an, one of the benefciaries, tells in
his testimony before the Grand Ju-
ry, published below, why the par
ties named were made benefciaries.
In his; testimony before the Grand
Jury Ryan says:
In 1900 Whitney, Dolan, Widen
er, Elkins and Ryan wanted to make
a big contribution to the Mckinley
campaign fund. Each drew check
for 100000 and turned it over for
that purpose with the understand
ing that they were to be reimbursed.
The deal for the Ferries Railway in
1902 was the first opportunity to re.
pay the capitalists and it was en-
braced."
Here we have the whole transact
ion. The steal was made for the
purpose of rembursing certain CAPT.
talists who'had loaned $500,000 to
the Mckinley campaign fund to en-
able the Republicans to debauch the
voters and thus defeat Bryan.
Among these capitalists we find the
names of two men who have always
figured as Conservative Democrats,
and who fought Bryan in 1896 and
1900 just about as hard as some 9TH
er so-called Conservative Democrats
are fighting him this year. The
names Of these two so-called Demo-
Gratis are Thos. F. Ryan and William
C. Whitney.
1t is recalled that Mr.. Whitney
was a member of, President Cleve-
lands Cabinet and up to the time of
his death claimed to be a nigh priest
of Democracy. Thomas F. Ryan al
so claims to be a Democrat. 1t is
said that he, more than any other
one man. was responsible for the
nomination Of Judge Alton B. Par
ker for the Presidency on the Demo
cratic ticket in 1904.
These are the kind of Democrats
that are now doing all they can to
ivieat Mr.. Bryan. not for the
good of the Democratic party but
because they fear he will be elected
and their looting days will be over.
These are the kind of Democrats
that are being backed by the New
York World and papers that train
with it. So far as we are concerned
we had rather see the Republican
looters remain in power than see any
man that could get the support of
these Democratic looters elected on
the Democratic ticket. 1t would on
ly be a change of looters and would
retard the reform that is bound to
come before many years. The place
for the Whitneys and Ryans is in the
party and the quicker
they land there the better it will be
for the country and the real Demo-