The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
MIR. Bryan Says New York Paper
Took Republican Money
in PARKER CAMPAIGN.
Congressional Election Of 1904, Held
While Cleveland Was President
and Before Bryan Ran and the
Party Lost Badly.-Claims That
He Was for Parker and the World
Was Apainst Him
Was Against Him.

was Against 6lm.
In an interview Mr.. Bryan says
the so-called map put out By the New
York World is worthless. It begins
with 1892 and omits the Congress
sional election Of 1894. In that
election of 1894, which was held
while Mr.. Cleveland was President
and while the World had some infu-
ence as an adviser in the party, the
Republican majority on the Congress
sional caniilates was lareel than IT
was in either 1895 or 1900, and the
Republican majority in Congress was
larger as result Of that election
than it was as result of 1896 and
1900. The World will not accuse me
of being the leader Of the Democratic
party at that time, and yet the par
ty suffered more disastrous defeat
than il suffered in either Of the cam
paigns in which / was a candidate.
Now, is 1t Fair to charge up the
de1eat Of 1904 to my leadership when
the party allowed the World to select
the candidate that year, and give
him its boisterous advice each day
during the campaign? And If I was
leader in 1904, in spite Of the fact
that the World selected the candi-
date, how can the World prevent
my being the leader this year, even
if it is allowed to select the candi-
date again? How can I get out of
the responsibility Of leadership If
could not escape after I was boldly
repudiated, according to the World,
in 1904? If the World wants to be
fair, why doesn't it publish map OF
the country showing the party vote
in 1894, and thus inform the public
that the party Jared better in 1896
and in 1900 than in either the Con-
gressional campaign before I ran or
the national campaign after I ran?
There is an honest way Of tight
ing political battles, but the World
prefers the dishonest way. II it wants
to find reason for the defeat Of
Judge Parker why doesn't it say that
the world contributed to his defeat
why doesn't it say that the World
received money from the Republican
committee for doing SO? At least,
assume that the advertising space
that the world sold to the national
committee the Sunday before the
elections was paid for and was not
gratuitously given by the World to
the Republican party as the Worlds
"a great many people failed to
vote for Judge Parker, and I have
not had time to consult all Of them
personally since election to see why;
but did what I could to secure votes
for him, and he not only appreciated
my services during the campaign, but
he called upon me the first time !
came to New York after the cam
paign. I was opposed to his nomi-
nation for reasons which gave, but
when he was nominated I did all
that was within my power to secure
his election, and there was not
enough money in the Republican cam
oaign committee to buy one inch or
space in the Commoner to use against
him, and I shall not allow my 10y
alty in that campaign to be question
ed by paper that will claim to be
the discoverer Of a candidate and Will
then, for pecuniary consideration,
sell its pages for a cartoon that was
as abusive Of the candidate as Ian
guage could have been.
and now you may add question
from me: The World telegraphed me
and asked me to name the special
interests which it represented.
answered asking the World to state
edito7ialIy what financial interests,
if any, Mr.. Pulitzer Of the World,
had in the stocks and bonds Of rail-
roads or in the corporations generally
known as trusts. This information
would enable me to answer its Ques-
tion more fully. The question hao
not been answered when / left home
When the World advises the Demo
cratic party, the party ought to be
in nosition to know just what pecun-
iarv interests the World or its own
or has in the questions which the
World discusses.