Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-06

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voted down a resolution indorsing his
candidacy by a substantial majority,
and there is no basis whatever for Mr..
Bryan's assumption that the members
of that convention did not accurately
represent the voters who had elected
them delegates.
! Mr.. Bryan personally forced the is
sue before the neople, when in fiat
contradiction of his boasted policy of
lnon-interference he came to Pittsburg
| pleaded his own cause before the thou
sands in Exposition hall and put his
own ticket in the field against the reg
ular candidates. The result of his fer
vid appeals was the election of three
and half delegates and twenty-six
and half anti Bryan delegates to the
national convention
MIR. Bryan further asserted. with
all solennity, that his opposition to
me for national committeeman was the
first instance of any interference on
his part in local or state politics. I
believe he unctuously declared, that
the people of each community know
best what they want done better than
any outside person can know
Therefore he virtuously observes he
has 'abstained scrupulously from taxi
ing part in these controversial What
then was he doing in Kentucky during
the last campaign for senator? How
does he explain his opposition to Mr..
McGraw in West Virginia, or his beg
ging appeals to Democrats in Indiana
to defeat Mr.. Taggart? Did he or did
he not try to humiliate Roger Sullivan
and drive him off the committee? Did
he, or did he not. write this letter to
his friend, Judge o. p. Thompson of
Illinois, on July II, 1906?
Letter Scores Sullivan
"'Mr. Sullivan's presence on the
committee contradicts all that we can
say in the party's behalf. His COR
porate connections would harm the
party far beyond his power to aid the
organization, but this could be left
to some future convention to deal with
If he were actually the choice of the
Democrats of Illinois. The fact, how
ever, that he holds his office by fraud
and against the express wishes of
majority of the state convention |
makes 1t impossible for honest DEM |
ocrats to associate with him as q men, |
Der of the committee. If he refuses
to resign and thus put his ambition |
or his business before the party's sue
cess. the sooner he is elected from the
committee the better
What kind of scrupulous abstention |
from interference does Mr.. Bryan call
that, and what particular brand OF |
hypocrisy is indicated by these salvtng |
words uttered by Mr.. Bryan at the
Iroquois club last December, when he
stood up and said. We must forget |
the past and work for the future. We
must forget all and forgive all For
myself may say l have no griev-
ance 1 no longer judge a man by
what he has done. The future is
everything to me- | want to know
what he is going to do in the future.
How can we account for this alb
rupt change from brutal assault 10
Sinking palaver2 Had Mr.. sullivan
Was not his Office held by
fraud then as much as in 1905? What
had happened to suddenly make 1T
possible for honest Democrats to as
sociate with him? Simply this, as
everybody knows: Mr.. Bryan wanted
the Illinois delegation to the conven-
ton ard to accomplish that purpose
he did not hesitate an instant 10 eat
his own vicious words.
'Mr. Bryan views me with sanctl-
nonious horror as political boss VINO
shall never be in the party organiza-
ton except over my protest, as
who should not be put !
nto my councils to betray me- {
my councils indeed. Is the Demo-
cratic party really absorbed? Has II
no councils? Is Mr.. Bryan the whole 1
Let the people RUE,
he shouts and forthwith proceeds 10
dictate not only every act, every OF
Hce and every resolution OF this con-
vention, but also to put the pan upon
syery man from any state who Is OPP
posed to his candidacy or his plat !
iorm. Does he turn his vituperation ,
lgainst me because / am boss! NOT
II all. / am no more OF boss now
han was during the two campaigns
when 1 won his appreciation py trying (
o elect him." 7
Defends His Position /
1.-THE only boss he hates is the boss
pposed to his own arrogant selI-Ine :
1ost impudent, domineering, deVastat-
ng boss the Democratic parry mas sa ev~, 9
-nown. But there is another reason: s
am a corporate man. Well L am: !
vas in 1895 and 1900, and am TO-DAY. q
INT I have been connected with corpo- Il
atoms There is not dollar IN any
ompany which is not an incorporation s
f nv own private business and Whlcn {
absolutely control. Ihat' however S
lakes no difference. c
81 am a corporation man, but IL is c
nly when opposed to Mr.. Bryan tnat O
am considered unworthy of associa- t
ion with the one living honest DEM a
craft My counsel ana my help are llo r
,nger desired. 1t was not always so. I
a 1895 and 1909 the late Senator Jones 4
,any times declared there were just n
lree men upon whom he never called 4
DR. financial assistance in vain. one r
'as the late Marcus DAILY, another was
william X. f1SdISt, llS eAAiAu "NS NAS
elf.
Through his friend and manager Mr.. =
ryan not only accepted gratefully. but \
sought our aid and we =
ave freely thousands and thousands OF :
ollars. Mr.. Bryan knew then and
nows now that I was as much of q
man in 1895 and 1900 as Z
M in 1908 but did he 'scrupulously I
bstain' to use our money to help his
lmpaign? Let him answer at his leis- ?
re. And what followed? /
"I reap my reward in vicious, bru- l
Il attack from the man who protested I
be my friend. Mr.. Daily died soon Il
aough not to feel the ingratitude of
ne who accepts mans assistance and Il
the first refusal to serve selfish n
urpose spits in his face. p
II have replied to Mr. Bryan's vitu- s.
erative assault upon me with calm
ess and restraint. The use of exple- v
yes is clearly unnecessary. This SIM d
lie recital of plain facts shall be suf /
cient to enable any fair mind to de-
,rmine with certainty at a time when d
armony is the chief requisite of party
lccess, who is the self convicted falsi- 81
err. who the hypocrite, who the real
nd most arrogant boss ever known -
the Democratic party and who. I .
sgret to add. the migrate"