Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-10-30
BRYAN CONDEMNED BY HIS ASSOCIATES
Real Sentiments Of Ridder, Watterson,
Carlisle, Sullivan, ct al.

At various times in the past Herman
bidder. now Treasurer Of the Demo
cratic National Committee. has publish
cd in his newspaper, the New Yorker
Stats Zetung, frank expressions Of
his real opinion of Mr. Bryan as fol
bows:
"His (Brynn's) selection would
gurely cause disturbance Tn the
Industrial asd ~"onomtoa, develop
Haena Of the country"
1--WE deem Republican victory
aeas danReTnuA for the eOuoaF9 tLan
ehu election "s Bryan."
"Only a few intimate friend, and
blind admtrer. of 1~yap are at1li
willing to fellow him. Ths
vulnerable sn+rtwues Of 'hs man who
would again tncit~ thu naa.es can
not retard .his prur~-a Bryan's
ssrenuru. activity will haasen hia
entir. ANNBHILATION!'
sa,e view. - wasterson
1t is we'll known that the most &c
we're criticisms Of MIR Bryan In the
campaign of 1900 were from the pen
Of Mr.. Henry Watterson now beading
his press committee. As late as Febru-
airy. 1908, Mr. Watterson. In the ed
itoriaI columns Of the Courier Journal.
bad this to say OF Bryan:
Snow, for oas part, we zee ar
Mr. Bryan ao agreeable lny-preacber
VIII" vanta to he president, and bas
shown himself willing to take any
cid thing eos paramount ianu~.
Dromistn9 10 join votea enough. all
the way from Free silver 10 ,hs
Governmepfaa Ownernhip."
''As one Of tho guilty IN 1870,
though mot in 1000, am so ,enaihle
OF my lnck " de-ers .has willis,
an the coming I'm naiRn shah ia bor
e" eject hlm-.tiI, GREATS diassunt-
sng ham-H she'll NOV expect any
other than negative ~eaoltn from hl~
advent to pow"r. nor dream CO croRa-'
:snx bis threshold after a's election.
"Jnas ees"-- T~ Bryan'a return
3aas s0mmer year ago and his had
breoss az Madison square Garden
BIZ John 6. "aris.Ie sntd 10 me y
know Mr Rr,nn--t Gnuw him we'll
ske him hp' he han more idea
Of the responsibilities Of xo~~rnmen,
than child"
J In Polite. sns Gate aeceipss.
IN a public statement issued Sept l.
1906. Roger g sullivan Democratic
National Committeeman FOR illinois and
contributor to Tbs Eryan campaign
fund said
"Mr. Bryan has twice led the Dem.
ocratfe party 60 defeat, ths second q
worse defeat than the Brss. - he
O. proud Of thai evidence otsbs peo-
Pile. confidence IN his sincerity. be
- welcome to u But his boas, %
sincerity merits further con ~1dera-
sBon. Es snHtnuatev that3's make
ssoney cut os,posftios, and that BIS
sincerity therefore sompess bsra TO
oppose my particspatfon IN oemo-
cratic affairs. The plain Inference
30 that Mr.. bryan thinks t. wrong
TO make n, ones ouf ae politics. trhia
boast Of bis puts che stamp Of In
sincerity all over him. tt sFr. Bryan
thinks II wrong 10 make mooney out
Of politics, DO should QUIT making
money. SIR. Bryan ;aaaa nof one dol
!sas that. he ever made ,eat Of any
shinR but pnlltics. Hs, tried to be
q lawyer, he vvns a failure at II.
He tried to bss*n newspaper ,eaftors
10 svaaS q failure a. tsat. 1sA He ia aosv
% Eaan OF property. ~ fortunes GO,
NO 20 a. rich, naan. Ha ssade every
sAeggaF ~ hia fortune ous Of politics
aa d stspDsn@-atope 30 fac lecture
Yaaff0rsn. MFR. Bryan discovered,
many Years ago. tBas me could make
Mo Political prominence pny. He
ae ~ s7srsyyd adj v ertiHer. and sn rais
vxay d clever business nsan. He haas
discovered fIast 10 long aa he as! q
eandisfafa for President ana n poa-
aibEs nemtnees gifted with the abfi-
ssy 20 vvesvs aoyvfns sentences tafo