Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-07
BRYAN REPLIES
 TO VAN CLEAvE
Defends Labor Planks of
 His Platform.
LINCOLN DEMOCRATS MAD

Angry With Western Passenger Asso-
 citation For Refusing to Make Special
 Rate of Fare to Mir. Bryan's Home
 City on Notification Day = Declare
 Reduction Was Made When Mir. Taft
 Was Notified = National, State and
 County Democratic Clubs Throughout
 Country Planned.
 Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 7.-William J. Bryan issued statement replying to a pamphlet issued some weeks ago Dy the National Association of, Manufac- turers and signed by James w. Van Cleave.
 Mir. Bryan declares that the pamph- let of MT. Van Cleaye raises two questions: First, is there anything in the labor plank Sf the Democratic plat form to which business men can justly take exception; and, second, is the la bor question so important to business men as to justify them in ignoring all other issues?
 Nlf. Bryan declares that the pro- vision in the Democratic platform for the creation of labor department with a cabinet officer at its head can not possibly offend business men. He then says:
 1.-The platform draws distinction between associations of wage earners organized for the protection of wages and the improvement of labor condi- tions and industrial corporations which act in restraint of trade. The differ ence between a labor organization and a trust is so apparent that no disin- terested person will deny that they should be treated separately. To class the two kinds of organizations together and deal with them under one law is bound to do injustice to one or the
 other. Surely the business men can
 have no vital concern in including the
 labor organizations in the antitrust
 laws"
 Defends Trial by Jury Plank.
 MT. Bryan then takes up the pianh
 providing for trial by jury in cases oi
 indirect contempt. He insists that thi: cannot raise question of vital con cern to business men, because every man has a right to a jury trial. Mir. Bryan in conclusion declare: that MT. Van Cleave does the bushes: man an injustice in assuming that hi , waking hours are filled with fears o
 the wage earner and that his night rest is broken by imaginary disputes . with those who toll. Ns.
 The Democrats of Lincoln and tn
 leading spirits in the Lincoln Conner cial club are deeply angered, and tn . target of their displeasure is the West , ern Passenger association. q Chicag {. organization of all the railroads of tn t middle west. Nebraska being include |, in its jurisdiction. This associatio f has promulgated its refusal to grant d. reduction from cents per mile to ). rase of 1lA cents on the occasion of tn | Bryan notification fin Lincoln Aug. 12
 Secretary Whitten of the Lincol '- Commercial club has wired to Chai 'i man Mack of the Democratic nation; r committee and other leading Dem' l. crats urging them to protest againi l. the decision. Special rates were gran o ed for the Taft notification, Secretar ,s Whitten asserts.
 Planning Democratic Clubs. ,s As result of a visit to William " Bryan of Senator R. L. Taylor of Te
 nessee the national committee of il r Democratic party, with the concu is renee of MT. Bryan, will soon ent pt upon a most elaborate plan for asce \. 1 taining the sentiment of the count et toward their standard bearers. le This plan eontemplates the form o. ton of a national Democratic clu m with state and county clubs as subsi h. iaries, whose duty 1t will he to repc h. to the central organization data fave 10 able or unfavorable 10 the nation a ticket. It Is proposed that these clu IS shall poll the United States. Id The proposition regarding the T
 tional club promptly appealed 10 N " Bryan. who said he would not wi su for his visit to Chicago in couple ~ weeks. but would at once take ste v, to get the national club under way. .s- Senator Taylor was accompanied v Fairview by Mayor F. ". Brown. Q IT of Mir. Bryan's stanehest friends a ht closest advisers. T have been in Ka 10 sas. Missouri and Indiana" said Ss ay ator Taylor. TO my mind Bryan h e. A better chance for election th nm Cleveland did in 1s92-