The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-10-17
BRYAN COMBINES
WITH TAINTED BOSSES
The Continuous Candidate Drops
from ldealism in His Frenzied
Fight for Votes.
Now Hand in Glove with Notorious
Politicians and Corruptionists
Whom He Formerly Denounced.

While morality has been the keynote
| of all Of NJ. Bryans lectures and OF
| most of his political speeches for years.
| the record shows that he has not been
asSduOus in practicinS what he
preaches while his voice has been
championing the moral uplift of the
people in both public and private life,
personally he has not hesitated to form
alliances with some of the most unde-
Sirable citizens for the advancement OF
his political hopes. The recent expo
sures Of the close connection between
the Standard Oil trust and the inner
councils of the Democratic National
Committee have served to recall other
alliances made by Mr.. Bryan in Lis
choice Of political associates and con
idantes, says the Omaha Bee
In the Illinois fights for the last eight
years Mr.. Bryan has been identified
with the Roger Sullivan Democrats.
True he deied and denounced Sullivan
at the ST. Louis convention in 1904
but Sullivan was at that time working
for Judge Parker's nomination. Bryan
declared that sullivan was a corpora
ton creature, the tool of the biz in
terests and insisted that he could not
and would not accept any endorsement
from a convention or committee that
had endorsed Sullivan This year Sui
Ivan is one of his close political ad-
yisors and director of the Democratic
destinies in Illinois, with Mr. Bryans
expressed approval and consent
Money and Power AI-Important.
In New York Mr.. Bryan's political
fortunes are indissolubly linked with
"Fingy' ConnorS, "Charley" Murphy,
Pat" McCarren, the New York rep
rescntative of the Standard Oil trust;
August Belmont, T. Fortune Ryan and
the entire clique of trust officials and
race track promoters, who have been
wagng such bitter fight on the reforms
urged by Governor Hughes and the Re.
publican State administrations These
interests, through 7. Fortune Ryan and
w. +. Sheohan. sent $4,000 to Ne
braska in 1904 to aid Mr.. Bryan's can
didacy for the United States Senate.
Mr.. Bryan has struck hands with these
and other devoted servants of the
Standard Oil interests in New York and
has Joined Lieutenant Governor Chan
Ter in an assault upon State regulation
Of railroads, although everywhere else
he demands more government regua.
ton than ever
In Pennsylvania, Colonel Gulfey, the
recognized leader Of the Democrats and
representative of the Standard Oil in
tcrests and donor of the stained glass
window in Mr.. Bryan'S home was read
out of the Democratic party by Bryan
at the Denver convention, but he IS
back again and the fight against him
has been stopped at Mr., Bryan's direc-
ton.
In Indiana and Missouri.
In Indiana, Mr. Bryan places his
trust in Tom Taggart, proprietor OF
the gambling joint at French Lick
Springs and best client of Mr.. Kern,
the Bryan running mate. Taggart fire.
qucntly meets Mr.. Bryan at Chicago
and other places outside of Indiana for
close political conferences and he also
figured in the transfer Of that $4,000
Doodle bag to the Nebraska Democrats
in 1901 Mr.. Taggart has been de-
nouncod by Mr.. Bryan for public con-
sumption only.
In Missouri, Mr.. Bryan's closest poll
teal associates are Harry IIawcs. Ed
ward Eutlar and Moses L Wptnnrp