Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
BRYAN CONDEMNED BY HIS ASSOCIATES
Real Sentiments of Ridder, Watterson,
Carlisle, Sullivan, ct al.

At various times In the past Herman
Ridder, now Treasurer OF the Demo
cratic National Committee, has publish
ed in his newspaper, the New Yorker
Stats Zeitung, frank expressions of
his real opinion of Mr.. Bryan. as fol-
lows:
ellis (Bryan's) selection would
surely cause q disturbance I'm the
industrial and economical develop
ment OF the country"
eve deem a Republican victory
less dangerous for the country than
the election of bryan"
HOnIy a few intimate friends and
blind admirers of Bryan are stin
willing to follow him. The
miserable intrigues of the man who
would again incite the masses can
not retard this process. Bryan's
strenuous activity will hasten his
entire ANNTHILATION!"
Late Views of watterson.
1t is well known that the most Sc
we're criticisms of Mr.. Bryan in the
campaign of 1900 were from the pen
Of Mr. Henry Watterson, now heading
his press committee. AS late as Febru-
airy, 1908. Mr.. Watterson, in the ed
itorial columns of the Courier-Journal,
had this TO say of Bryan:
Snow, for our part, we Sec I'm
Mr.. bryan an agreeable lay-preacher
who wants TO be president, and has
ella thing for . paramount fssue,
promisfng TO Join votes enough, ali
the way from Free, silver en- the
Governmental Ownership."
CAS- one OF tbs guilty In 1890.
though mot I'm 1900, y nm, 80 sensible
OF my lack Of DESERT that, whiI.t
I'm the coming cam paiwn shalf labor
20 elect him--stiIl greatly tfsfrust-
ang him--I shall not expect any
other than negative results from hfs
advent 60 power, nor dream Of cross-
ing his threshold sitter his election.
~Just before Mr.. Bryan's return
last summer u year ago ana his bad
break ~ Madison Square Garden,
MR.. John @. Carlisle said to me ~
know Mr.. Brysn--I know him we'll
Hike him, hut no has ns more idea
Of the responsibilities OF governmens
than child"
I'm Politics fov Gsss accepts.
In a public statement issued Sept 2,
1906. Roger @ Sullivan. Democratic
National Committeeman for illinois and
contributor TO the Bryan campaign
fund. said:
'sMr. bryan has twse. tea the DEM
ocratte party 90 defeat, the second q
worse defeat than the arss. ~ b.
o. proud of that evidence OF the peo-
pies condolences en- his sincerity. be
70 welcome 70 n. nut his boass %
sincerity aertts surthes eon.tdera-
tion. We snsfnuates that Z make
money eus OF politics. and that his
sincertsy therefore sompels hsm 90
oppose my participation In Usmo-
cratic aHsjrs. The plain tnferencs
ts that Mr.. Bryas thinks 10 wronw
to make mcuey out 81 politics This
boast ~ MS puts the stamp % en-
sincerity All over him. " Mr.. Bvynn
shfnka " wvons - make money out
~ peiittes. ~ shouIo qufs makins
money NJ 8rvan 49, sos one DOL
sav 49, ~ ever ~ads ous ~ any
shtug sus poittics We tried 20 b
= sswyevf se wss = sstIavs ~ u
Ne tried to ~ newspaper sdssors
as WAS failure ~ hat ne e now
. aas - property. A. fortunes %.
- q itch nan. Ne wads every
aelias ~ his fortune cut ~ poyitics
- steppsng-ssone 70 the lecture
platform. Mr. Bryan discovered,
MANY years swc. thar ne could make
his political promtuencs pay. ne
q shvswd advsrtfssr. And IN NJ.
way clevss huriness man. He has
etscovered shas 20 TONS ss he d
candidate sos rresSdens sna pos-
stb1s seusn~-. ssffea with shs sbiI-
ssy % weu~> anwsn~ sentences snsn