The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-10-29
BRYAN CONDEMNED BY HIS ASSOCIATES
Real Sentiments Of Ridder, Watterson,
Carlisle, Sullivan, ct al.

At various times in the past Herman
Ridder, now Treasurer Of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has publish
ed in his newspaper, the New Yorker
Stats Zeitung, frank expressions of
his real opinion Of Mr.. Bryan as fol-
lows:
His (Bryan's) selection would
surely cause "a disturbance I'm the
industrial and economical develop
ment of the country"
I'VE deem a Republican victory
less dangerous for tho than
the election OF Bryan"
"OnIy a few intimate friends and
blind admirers of Bryan are still
willing to follow him. The
miserable intrigues of the man who
would again incite the masses can
not retnrd this process. Brynn's
activity will hasten his
entire ANNIHILATION"
Late Views of WattersOn.
1t is well known that the most Sc
vere criticisms of Mr. Bryan in the
campaign of 1900 were from the pen
of Mr. Henry Watterson. now heading
his press committee. AS late as Febrl-
airy. 1903. Mr.. Watterson, in the ed
itorial columns Of the Courier-Jonrnal,
had this TO say OF Bryan:
"NOw, for our part, we see In
Mr.. Bryan an agreeable Iay-preacher
who wants to be PRESIDENT, and has
shown himself willing 10 take any
promising Ia join votes enough, all
the way from Free silver to the
Governmental Ownership"
"As one of the guilty in IS06,
though not in 1900, I am SO sensible
of my lack Of desert that, whilst
In the coming GA m paign I shall labor
TO elect him-stiU greatly distrust-
ing him shall not expect any
other than negative results from his
advent to power. nor dream OF crOss-
ing his threshold after his election.
"Just before Mr.. Bryan's return
last summer N year q and his had
break at Madison square Garden,
Mr.. John G.. Carlisle said tn me u
know Mr.. Bryant know him we'll
I ike him, hut he has no more idea
than n child"
In Politics for Gate Receipts.
In a public statement issued Sept. I.
1906. Roger c. Sullivan. Democratic
National Committeeman for Illinois and
contributor to the Bryan campaign
fund. said:
"Mr. Bryan has twice led the DEM
ocratic party to defeat, the second a
worse defeat than the nrst. IL he
II proud of h ~ evidence Of the peo-
pies confidence In his sincerity, he
IL welcome to II. But his boast Of
sincerity merits further c%onsidera-
tion. He tnsinuates that I make
money out Of politics, and that his
sincerity therefore compels him to
oppose my participation In Demo-
cratic affairs. The plain Inference
10 that Mr.. Bryan thinks II wrong
to make money out Of politics. This
boat Of his pats the stamp Of In
sincerity ali over him. II Mr.. Bryan
thinks II wrong to make money out
Of politics., he should quit making
money. Mr.. Bryan has not one dol
lar that he ever made out Of any
thing but politics. He tried 20 be
. lawyer, he was = failure lat Il.
He tried 20 be . newspaper editor,
no wal . failure N that. He 10 now
. mas Of property. A. fortunes go,
he In q rich man. He made every
dollar Of his fortune oat Of politics
n . stepping-stone to the lecture
platform. Mr.. Bryan discovered.
nany years ago, that he could make
his political prominence pay. lie
10 . shrewd adsertiser. and I'm his
way = clever business man He has
discovered that 40 long as he IL
candidate fos President, and = pos
sibis noninee. gtftsd with the ahiI-
tty - weave 0ovvinR sentences intO