The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-10
BRYAN COMBINES
WITH TAINTED BOSSES
The Continuous Candidate Drops
from IdeaIism in Ills FrenzieJ
Fight for Votes.
Now Hand in Glove with Notorious
Politicians and corruptionista
Whom He Formerly Denounced

While morality has been the keynots
Of all Of Mr.. Bryans lectures and a
most of his political speeches for years
the record shows that he has not bees
assiduous IN practicing what no
breaches while his voice has beeR
championpg the moral uplift Of the
people IN both public and private ilfe.
| personally he has not hesitated Ia foun
alliances with some OF the most undsS
sirable citizens for the advancement ~
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 bis
choice of political associates and clu-
tidantes, 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 defied and denounced Sulliyan
at the st. Louis convention in 1904,
but Sullivan was at that time working
for Judge Parker's nomination. Bryan
declared that Sullivan was corpora
tiou creature. the tool of the big i'm
terests and insisted that he could not
and would not accept any endorsement
from convention or committee that
had endorsed Sullivan. This year Snl-
livan is one of his close political adj
| vi ~ In
destinles in Illinois, with Mr.. Bryan's
expressed approval and consent
10 Money and Power AII-Important.
Is In New York Mr.. Bryan's politicaa
s fortunes are indissolubly linked with
n "Fingy" Connors, Charley Murphy,
ID pat McCarren, the New York rep
lg resentative of the Standard OIL trust;
Is, August Belmont, T. Fortune Ryan and
o. the entire clique of trust officials and
ly race track promoters, who have beer
III waglng such bitter fight on the reforml
le- urged by Governor Hughes and the Re
an publican State administrations. Thes
interests. through I. Fortune Ryan AM
w. r. Sheehan, sent $4,000 to Ne
didacy for the United States Senate
Mr. Bryan has struck hands with thes
m and other devoted servants Of tn
,rs Standard Oil interests in New York an
has joined Lieutenant Governor Chal
Ia Ter In an assault upon State reguatiO
the or railroads, although everywhere el'
zee he demands more government reguli
DIN ton than ever.
III. In Pennsylvania, Colonel Guffey, Il
il, recognized leader Of the Democrats al
aft representative of the Standard Oil Il
csc terests and donor of the stained gla
window in Mr.. Bryan's home, was req
the out of the Democratic party by Bryu
to at the Denver convention, but he
an back again and the fight against hi
,ev has been stopped at Mr.. Bryan's dire
no. ton.
a. In Indiana and Missouri.
70 In Indiana, Mr.. Bryan places
ich trust in Tom Taggart, proprietor
put the gambling joint at French Lii
rs Springs and best client Of Mr.. Ker
ar the Bryan running mate. Taggart fl
er quently meets Mr.. Bryan at Chica
ess and other places outside of Indiana +
ore close political conferences and he al
Mid figured in the transfer of that 5000
TO Doodle bag to the Nebraska Democra
I'M in 1904. Mr. Taggart has been
he nounced by Mr. Bryan for public &C
the sumption only
file In Missouri, Mr. Bryan's closest pa
IN. teal associates are Harry Halves, I
no ward Butler and Moses G. Wetmo
IN and other leaders of perhaps the nj
AIR corrupt and notorious political machl
+ a ever organized. Mr.. Bryan has dc
tha his best to minimize the influence
tho Governor Folk in the Democratic pc
oar. ties Of Missouri, where Folk has ina
can some record of practicing what
God Bryan breaches
far standard OIL Men In Southwest
err" In Texas, Senator Bailey, wearing
beautiful coat of whitpwash, VIII
covers up the standard Oil spots, is /.
OF Bryan's adviser and in oklahoma, 6
iast ernor Haskell who has not yet
~ ceived his whitewash was Mr. Brya
81 direct representative on the plhtfo
"'ri committee Mt Denver and his persO
'illc' choice for treasurer Of the natio
'ue COMMITTEES In Kentucky, Mr. BIZ.
'sltS championed Goebeiisn and made a
y termined effort to continue that syst
TOO by trying to force the Democrats
ma elect Governor Beckham to the Uni
q" States Senate.
10 In view of the record ii is not
prising that in Nebraska Mr. Br
makes Cowboy jim Dahimau
closest political chum Tho surpris
that he still has the remerity to
time his demands for the moral re-
Grafton ~ noiitiro' nnrtipS