Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
A TWO.FACED LEADER.
Bryan Ready to Denounce Demo.
Gratis When Unable to
Use Them.
What He Has Said of Cleveland,
Parker, Sullivan, ct al.

A noticeable feature of the record Of
the Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency is the readiness with which he
has berated leaders Of the Democratic
party when they opposed his ambitions
and the equal readiness with which he
has taken them to his bosom and con-
ndence when receiving their support.
Just at this time much is being made
by Mr.. Bryan Of the fact that some
former members of the Gold Standard
Democratic party are supporting him.
This is what he said Of these Demo
Gratis in 1896:
"You may rest assured that the
lines now drawn are drawn, not tenn
porarily, but permanently. The
man who leaves the Democratic
party to-day, when the party IL tax
ing mp it's fight for the common peo-
pie, must understand that II he
comes back he must come back I'm
sack cloth and ashes. Not only that,
but he must bring forth works meet
to repentance. The men who are I'm
and combinations arc not leaving
the party for their country's good,
they are leaving their party for
their party's good"
Called Cleveland a Lobbyist.
Mr.. Bryan has been particularly Sc
we're In his structures upon former Pres
ident Cleveland, although willing to be
benefited at the Denver convention by +.
the expressions of respect Of Democracy
for It's former leader
In the Commoner for the week of
April 26, 1907, Mr. Bryan said:
''Fermer President Cleveland Is
just now engaged I'm a work which
In not likely to add to either his
laureis or his reputation ms counsel
for the life Insurance companies.
He has submitted q brief I'm relation
10 the power of states to take sal
aries paid to Ifs Insurance officers
int confederation I'm laws REGULATE
Ing Insurance. As this brief is I'm
tended for use I'm opposing state
legislation, II puts the ex-presfdent
I'm tho. class with tho lobbyist, n
rather undignified position for one
OF his standing.o
In speech during the 1895 campaign
Mr. Bryan had called Grover Cleveland
"a political bunco steerer."
Bryan and ParIxes.
In an address at Cooper Union, New
York, June 20, 1904, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 object to playing with loaded
dice. We don't know Parker's views
hut am afraid some men do. My
friends, don't trust him. charge
here that while Parker has concealed
hfs views from the people he has
made them known to the men be-
hind him.
''what IL Mr.. BeImont's con.fd-
GRAFTON I'm the Parker candidacys
vest hfs money without being sure
of tho goods"
Hot Roast for Sullivan.
At banquet rendered him at Chi.
cago, Tuesday, Sept 4, 1906, Mr.. Bryan
said of Roger Sullivan, with whom he
Is now cheek BY Jowl:
sT take thfs opportunity 20 state
nay position I'm regard to the Ma
tfonnr Committeeman from this
state, MIR. Sullivan. A you ar
know I wrote him . letter asking
him TO resign from the National
Committee I'm the interests Of the
Dem ocratfs party"
what h the objection to Mr.. Sulli-
ran?
He Is a high oficial In a franchise
seekfng corporation, which IL constantly
'eeking favors at the hands of the gov
II hold that no man who Is officially
with corporation that is
'eeking privileges ought to act as
member Of a political organization, be-
'ause he cannot represent his corpora
Ion and the people at the same time.
BE cannot serve the public while he Is
seeking to promote the financial inter-
'sts OF the corporation with which he
3 connected.
The National Committeeman Is usu-
lily consulted by the administration In
he making Of appointments, and a man
Ike Mr. Sullivan would not be fair
Judge as to the merits OF different Dem
,cratic applicants.
"Mr. Sullivan In not my friend.
although ne pretended to be before
his discussion arose. He would not
have allowed me te be endorsed n
10 could have prevented II, hut In
stead Of opposing nae like = man he
to Ifnk his name with
nine and thus secure an Endorse
nent for himneIf.
object to him - political
what once wouIa osnper. Get,