The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-22
A WORD FOR Mr.. BRYAN
Fairfield, Fla, May Is, 1908.
} the Editor Ocala Banner.

Chicago in 1896. this paper advocated
the nomination of W. J. Bryan To-
president"
Why"
Because il thought that Mr. Bryan
more than any other member of the
democratic party, stood for the embOd
iment Of the free silver propaganda,
which was then the paramount issue
before the country. II did not adv0-
cate Mr.. Bryan's nomination because
OF its personal love and loyalty for
him, for except for his record in con-
gress he was unknown TO the editor
Of this paper" etc.
Does the Banner pretend to be ac-
Quainted with Mr.. Bryan at this
time?
In previous issues OF the Banner We
have read that Mr.. Bryan was a ''vi--
tuOus," a consistent" and a Iowa
BILE" man.
Would the Banner have its readers
infer that Mr.. Bryan has degenerated
into the very antithesis of its former
opinion?
If so, why does not the Banner
plainly state when, where and how Mr.
Bryan has fallen from the pinnacle CT
the temple Of grace.
The Banner has recently been very
persistent-in so far as its influence is
conference.-the defeat the nomination
of Mr.. Bryan, because Mr.. Bryan has
been twice nominated, and both times
defeated. for the presidency. Surely
this is persifiage in the superlative
degree. Why does not the Banner
state the caues of such said defeats
so that its readers-if any there BE-
who are ignorant Of the conditions
then and now eKisting-may read AMI
know Of the deep. dark and dense in
EQUITY that dominated and was act
ually brought about by the very ele-
ment the Banner is now deplOring the
loss of, for the sole purpose of beat
ing Bryan at any cost"
The Banner says that Mr.. Bryan
has alineated the Parker and Cleva-
land wing Of the party. We traverse
that statement The fact that the
very reverse is true cannot be refut-
ed.
The Palmer and Buckner bolt had
its origin under the Cleveland admin
istration. That bolt was designed 10
Wall Street, New York, and being
transmitted TO Washington, was ca
gerly endorsed by Grover Cleveland
who, with the force of his administra-
ton, deliberately attempted to wreck
the very party of which be (the said
GrOyer) was presumed to be the i'm
maculate head.
The Chicago cOnvention-1S96-by
an overwhelming majority of demo
Gratis, literally speaking. nominated
w. J. Bryan because he took the PEG
pie into his confidence and presented
issues, as against David Bennett Hill
leader Of the acknowledgements
democrats, who objected to take the
rank and file into their confidence
and, therefore preferred 70 concea
issues.
On these grounds viii the Banne
please state who did the alternating
The result OF the lass campaign wa
six and One-half million votes for Nh
Bryan, notwithstanding the strenuou
opposition OF the fgurative demOcia.
lie administration. backed. aided. abar
ted and encouraged by Marcus A
Hanna, Palmer and BUckner, Wal
Street & Co, together with the perm
ciOus influence of 100000 of lubr
eating material which a few day
prior TO the election was indiscrim
nately scattered throughout thes
states for the sole purpose Of dethrol
ing justice.
This Is history. and history repeat
itself in 1900, excepting that a Palm
er and Buckner bolt did not materia
ize, because the former exhibition va
such a conspicuous fizzle that no on
could be induced to play the leadin
part in opposition to the Kansas Cit
nomination.
The f1asco of 1904 is of too recer
occurrence TO require comment. e
ery0ody is trying to forget it. How
ever, if Mr.. Bryan alienated Mr. Pa
ker' why did Judge Parker accept Nj
Bryans influence and good work du
ing the Parker campaign?
The Banner says that Mr.. Brya
has gone up and down the countr
proclaiming that SO far as the settl.
ment Of these questions concern I'd
country that they are as safe in tn
hands Of Mr. Roosevelt and his win
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