Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-10-15
BRYAN COMBINES
WITH TAINTED BOSSES
The Continuous Candidate Drops
from ldealism In His Frenxied
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 Mr.. Bryan's lectures and OF
most OF his political speeches for years,
the record shows that he has not been
asslduous In practicing what he
breaches, while his voice has been
championing the moral uplift OF the
people In both public and private life,
personally he has not hesltated 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
he Standard OH trust ana the inner
councils of the Democratic National
Committee have served to recall other
alliances made by Mr.. Bryan In his
choice of political associates and con-
ildantes, 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 defled and denounced Sullivan
at the St Louis convention In 1904,
but sullivan was Mt that time working
for Judge Parker's nomination. Bryan
declared that Sullivan was corpora
ton creature, the tool OF the big In
lerests and Insisted that he could not
and would not accept any endorsement
from n convention or committee that
had endorsed Sullivan. This year Sui
Ivan is one OF his close political adj
vlsers and director of the Democratic
destlnles In Illinois, with Mr. Bryan's
expressed approval and consent
Money and Power AIi-ImportnBt.
In New York Mr.. Bryans political
fortunes are indlssolubly linked with
"Fingy" Connors, Charley" Murphy,
Pat" McCarren, the New York rep
resentative of the Standard OIL trust;
August Belmont, 4. Fortune Ryan and
the entire clique OF trust officials and
race track promoters, who have been
waging such bitter fight on the reforms
urged by Governor Hughes and the Re
publican State administrations. These
interests, through 4. Fortune Ryan and
w. II, Sheehan, 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 tho
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 regula-
ton than ever.
In Pennsylvania, Colonel Guffey, the
recognized leader OF the Democrats and
representative of the Standard Oh In
terests 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 In
back again and the fight against him
has been stopped at Mr.. Bryan's dlrec
ton.
In Indiana and Missouri.
In Indiana, Mr.. Bryan places his
trust In Tom Taggart, proprietor or
the gambling Joint at French Lick
Springs and best client OF Mr.. Kern.
the Bryan running mnte. 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 1904 Mr., Taggart has been de
bounced by Mr.. Bryan for public cor
sumption only.
In Missouri, Mr.. Bryan's closest poll
teal associates are Harry Halves, Ed
ward Butler and Moses G. Wetmore.
and other leaders Of perhaps the most
corrupt and notorious political machine
ever organized Mr.. Bryan has dons
his best to minimize the influence OF
Governor Folk In the Democratic poll
ties OF Missouri, where Folk has made
some record of practicing what Mr..
Bryan breaches.
standard OIL Men I'm Southwest.
beautiful coat Of whitewash, which
covers up the Standard Oil spots. is Mr..
Bryan's adviser and In Oklahoma, Gov
erilor Haskell. who has not yet re-
ceived his whitewash. was Mr. Bryan's
direct representative on the platform
committee at Denver aud his personal
choice for treasurer Of the national
committee. In Kentucky. Mr.. Bryan
championed Goebelism and made de-
terinlned effort to continue that system
by trying to force the Democrats to
elect Governor Beckham TO the United
States Senate.
In view of the record, II Is not sur
prising that In Nebraska Mr.. Bryan
makes Cowboy "Jlm" Dahlmaii his
closest political chum. The surprise is
that he still has the temerity to con
tinue his demands for the moral rASsn-