Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
Hypocrisy Charged.

what kind or 'Scfupulous dosleh'ion
from interference does Mr.. Bryan call
that and what particular brand Of by
pocrisy is indicated by these salVlng
words uttered by Mr.. Bryan at the Iro-
ouois Club last December. when he stood
up and said:
I've must forget the past and work for
the future We must forget all and for
give all For myself 1 may say l have no
grievance. l no longer judge man by
what he has done. The future is every
thing TO me. l want to know what he Is
going to do in the future.
How can we account for this abrupt
change from brutal assault to smirking
palaver? Had Mr.. Sullivan changed?
much as in 1906? What had happened to
suddenly make it possible TO honest
democrats to associate with him? Sim
ply this. as everybody knows: Mr.. Bryan
wanted the Illinois delegation to this con-
vention. and to accomplish this purpose
he did not hesitate an instant to eat his
own words.
Mr.. Bryan views me with sanctimonl-
Gus horror as a political boss who shall
never be in the party organization. except
over my protest 'bushwhacker who
should not be put into councils to betray
me- MY councils. indeed! Is the demo-
cratic party really absorbed? Has it no
councils? Is Mr.. Bryan the whole organ
lZat1On. Let the people RUE. he SHOUTS,
and forthwith pleads to dictate not only
every act. every officer and every reso-
luton of this convention. but also to put
the ban on every man from any state
who is opposed to his candidacy or his
platform Does he turn his vituperation
against me because l am boss? Not at
all am no more of boss now than
was during the two campaigns when ]
won his appreciation by trying to elect
him The only boss he hates is the boss
m o
most impudent. domneering. devastating
boss the democratic party has ever
known.
But there il another reason | am a
corporation man. Well. am. I was in
1896 and 1900. and am today. But ] have
been connected with corporations. There
is not dollar of mine in any company
which is not an incorporation of my own
private business. and which ] absolutely
control. That, however. makes no differ
ence. ] am corporation man. but it is
only when Mr.. Bryan lis opposed to me
that l am considered unworthy of asSoc-
alton with the one living honest demo-
crat' My counsel and my help are no
longer desired.
Bryan Aided With Guffey Money.
1T was not always so. In 1896 and
1900 the late Senator Jones many times
declared there were just three men upon
whom he never called for financial assist
duc1 III WILL ouc WAS the Idtc marcus
DAILY another was William r. Hearst
the third was myself Through his
friend and manager MIR. Bryan not only
accepted gratefully, but beseechingly
sought our aid. and We gave freely
thousands and thousands of dollars Mr.
Bryan knew then and knows now that I
was as much Of a corporation man in
1896 and in 1900 I am in 1908 hut did
he 'scruple abst emiously' to use our
money to help his canvass: Let him
answer at his leisure. And what follow
ed?
...After his defeat Mr.. Hearst became
dollars. only to/hesturned upon without a
aualm. though now. when again a cand-
date. Mr.. Bryan fawns upon him in hope
OF gaining his support. l reap my reward