Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-18
Mr.. BRYAN.


New York, Sept 49, Ohargirg d.
rectly that the republican national COM
mittee ibid not dare' make public be-
fore election the amounts and coDttibu-
tors from the directorate of the United
States Steel Corporation, VIM. j. Bryan
today reiterated his declaration that the
steel trust Ia financing the republican
campaign. 81 state what everybody
knows-that the steel trust has never
been prosecuted and that no prominent
republican hiss ever said anything In pull =
lie against. also say that the steel trust
supplied the republican treasury with
funds and that the republican national
committee doesn't dare publish before
election the contributions which they
have and will receive.
"Mr. Sheldon, treasurer of the repub-
lIcsn national committee admits this
this morning in an interview. He is, as
1 understand 1t, director in many cor
stiIuent companies OF the steel trust and
he ia quoted as saying thst be sees no
reason why individual directors in the
trust should not contribute funds to the
party"
Mr.. Bryan arrived here today from
Harrington and Wilmington and will re-
main in New York until morning when
be goes, 6rst 10 New HaveD; where he
will place wreath on the grave OF the
late Col. Alexander Troup, then to Provl-
dence for his speech.
He was driven directly to the Hoffman
House where be went into conference
with National Onairmsn Mack as to the
campaign in the east. At noon Bryan
addressed an enormous crowd st the
Broadway headquarters ofthe CONNER
cisl Travellers Democratic Club, he de-
voting most of bis speech to discussion
of the trust question as 1t AFFECTS travel
log statesmen, declaring that the "illegal
combinations" make it impossible for q
coed salesman to secure the reward that
he would get for his lsbors we're competi-
ton possible.
New York, Sept. 18.-William Jenn-
logs Bryan reached the national demo
cratic headquarters here shortly after
ten o'clock. He was Immediately sur.
rounded by O crowd of reporters and ht
gracefully submitted to an interview.
Mr.. Bryan refused to discuss the
Hearst charges involving Senator For.
| aker With the Standard Oil trust, and
10 reference to the statement from the
same source that Governor Haskell, OIL
Oklahoma, the treasurer OF the natioosl
dem ocratic committee, has been al off
cial of the STANDARD Oil. He said be
was satisfied that Haskell would be able
to answer any charges made against him.
Asked as to what changes of senti-
ment towards democracy he had noticed
in the east this year as compared with
his entry into the "enemy's country"
in 1896, Mr.. Bryan said, "The sent
ment has changed in this respect. There
is not the feeling of hostility towards
the democratic platform, or the feeling
OF fear that democratic victory would
be followed by a business depression.
The panic of last fall has completely
disposed If the pet theory of republican
or ,los that the republican party could
guarantee prosperity. 1 am satisfied
that no legitimate interest feels that it
will be menaced or jeopsrdized by demo-
cratic success. Our platform clearly out
lines What is to be expected IS the re.
salt OF democratic victory. No one can
lell what Interpretation will be placed
upon the republican platform by the
president, If the republicans win."