The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-08-17
MIR. VAN UEVE
ANSWERSB BRYAN
Interest of Business Men
ASsailed.
PLANKS In The PLATFORM
Declares Labor Unions Are Not
0utlawed.
Mr. yan cIeve Calls on Nebrsskan 60
Answer whether He Favors
LeGalixatIon of the Boycott
Or Not.
PLANKs In THE PLATFORM

st. Louis. Mo-. Aug. 16.--James W
Van Cleve. president OF the National
Association of Manufacturers. today Is.
sued an article to q recent reply By
William J. Bryan to an article BY Mr.
Van Cleve. a few weeks ago. which
pointed out certain special reasons
why, according 70 Mr.. Van Cleve. bnn-
mess men should vote against Mr.
r. van.
Speaking today also for business
men, Mr.. Van Cleve says that the in
junction. tariff and banking pianks OF
the Denver platform assaiis the in
terests of every man in the country
who Is engaged in any sort Of trade.
The falsity of the insinuation In
the Denver platform that labor unions
are outlawed." Mr.. Van cleve says. is
shown by the fact that their members
continue In the irregular employmants
on every working day IN the year in
every town in the United States. Every
member of the Lincoln Typographical
Union, at which banquet he was a
guest on the evening before his for
NAL notification of nomination, could
have told Mr.. Bryan that there 10 not
a vestige of truth in the pretense
that any act of Congress or any rul.
ing Of any court ever forbade any labor
union to organize to ask such wages
from employers as the union saw at
TO ask. or make any terms TO employ
era which would be agreeable to both
parties.
He then asks:
Does not Mr.. Bryan as lawyer
and q public man, know that his plat
form charge IL falser'
He tells Mr.. Bryan that the National
Association OF Manufacturers like the
courts, has always recognized the
rights Of the unions to get any terms
from employers, which in amicable
agreement could be gained. but the
association always opposed the tnttmi-
dation and violence which he says has
sometimes been practiced by some Of
the unions. Does he personally favor
the leGalizatlon Of the boycottT
wants Pluin Answer.
Mr. Van cleve asks, and he adds
that the country f. interested IN get
ting q plain direct answer from Mr.
Bryan on this point, and in getting
Il just as quickly as he can give tt.
Speaking OF the guarantees fund
which the Denver platform argos for
the payment of depositors OF inselyent
national or State bank. Mr.. Van cleve
asks:
"Does not Mr.. Bryan know that this
vicious provision would penalize the
honest and careful banker for the ben
eft of the banker who is dishonest and
reckless? Can he not see that this
scheme would remove all the safe
guards which our present laws has ar
ranged against such plungers and
Rrafters as have worked their way
into control of many Of our banks that
It would Immediately and immensely
increase the numbers OF such bankers
and II would precipitate an area Of
extravagance. wild speculation and
corruption which would wreck our
whole financial system? Is not Mr..
Bryan aware that his wild cat banking
scheme Of 1908 would bring chaos and
ana ruin TO the country even quicker
and in larger measure than his silver
debasement Of the currency OF 1895 ana
1900 would have broughtf'
Accepting Mr. Bryan's Definition that
every man who is engaged In work
which is useful to society. is 8 bust
ness man: every man who contributes
by brain or muscle 20 the nations
wealth or to the nations progress. Is
q business man and that every man
who is engaged in any honorable or
helpful work, is also q business man.
Mr.. Van cIeve rejoins let me tell
Mr.. Bryan that ! have every one OF
those men in mind when pointing cut
the reasons why believe all OF them
should vote against him."