The Detroit times., 1908-06-22
BRYAN DELIVERS
SNUb DIRECT TO
LAWSON
ON HEARING eosroNlAN's PRO-
PosAL READ OVER PHONE,
coMMoNER SENDS WoRp That
HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY.

LINCOLN. Neb.. June 22.-Mr.
Bryan has no answer to make 10
Thomas w. Lawson. When the
proposal, from Lawson, offering
him 100000 for his campaign,
was read TO him over the tele-
phone the reply came back:
"Mr. Bryan has nothing TO say
20 Mr. Lawson's proposition"
-Srydu.g FRIENDS say tnsr
the offer will receive no consld-
Grafton from the candidate.
BOSTON, June 22.-Here is ia
reathlessly-awaited telegram froI
'homas w. Lawson 10 VIM. Jennins
bryan. wherein the former asks IN
10 consent 10 the nomini
ion of Gov. Johnson for presiden
nd Mr.. Bryan for yice-president. Fo
UGH a ticket he offers TO gather
fund OF $500, 900 and,
ecessaPy. add s500.00 personally:
To William Jennings Bryan;
Dear Sir; In Chicago on Thurs
day the farce, which has been in
cubating since the October panic.
birthed what will be a tragedy TO
the American people, unless some
thing is done 10 prevent IT, The
time picked out 10 heap upon the
American people this browning
mockery comes by fate's irony
after four years OF revelations OF
private and public corruption on
a scale beyond any recorded by
history. uncovering 10 the world
multi-millionaires taking 10 them
selves the penny OF their neigh
bors' scanty savings: lawmakers.
law administrators. and statesmen
bowling 10 every within of a system
OF vast power and incredible base
ness: judges on the bench be-
smirching their ermine with
characterization OF political
and financial violations OF trust
unparalleled for extent and au-
dacity.
With the stencil OF all this still
permeating the air. and at the
bidding OF the man in whom Am
erica placed her trust 10 root out
the rottenness which caused IL
and whom Americans have honor
ed as none other since Lincoln,
a band OF professional feeders at
the public crib. with an insolence
which would cause the Roman
Squirt. Claudius, TO turn in his
n tnh
would have filed Big=Stick.Swing-
-Boss-Tweed with, envy and with
a public-be-damme which would
have forced the Vanderbilt rec
ord holder to swallow his cud.
planned TO cram. and did cram
down the threats Of millions OF
Republicans a court favorite.
Roosevelt a Word-poer.
And this from Theodore Roose-
welt. For four years Roosevelt
has Numbered and promised until
the people had 10 believe that
lightning would strike, and that
his promises would bear fruit.
When we last talked We agreed
that Roosevelt's efforts up to date
had been but words. You main
tanned he would pass into history
as a word-doer. while I held his
words were but the wayclearers
for deeds. You were right, I a
visionary ass; for II Is now his
tory that the sum total of Roose-
velt's work was but to put the
people in better condition for the
same old service at the galley
oars.
No s29, 900 900 fine collected, not
single system malefactor
brought TO justice, not a system
insurance company, bank, trust
company, railroad, or trust curbed
or checkered: but scores immu-
ned against any future attempt OF
the people to right their wrongs.
II is unnecessary TO point out to
you, the student OF history and
contemporaneous affairs, you. the
teacher, the fact now evident TO
all disinterested thinkers that IL
the aroused feelings OF the Amer
can people are choked of by the
superior scheming OF this man
whom they have lifted to dicta-
torship so supreme that he has
Just chosen his successor against
the will OF the people, there will
come an explosion the length,
breadth, and depth Of which no
man can predict.
Says Bryan Would Be Defeated.
II has happened that you are
the only man In this country to-
day who can give the American
people the power to undo the evil
wrought 10 every Republican by
the act OF Roosevelt and his
henchmen, and It Is to appeal TO
you to do this great thing for the
people that | write you. Unless
the Democratic convention nomin-
ates a man other than yourself.
and yet a man who every voter
will know has the full Bryan
strength. the insult attempted by
the Republican convention will be-
come a reality. and we will have
a president for the next four
years who is not only acceptable
TO the system. bait who will be-.
come president solely az the will
OF one man. and against the
wishes and demands OF the mil
lions Of the party In whose name
ne will ask for the suffrages OF the
people.
Bear in mind 1t is not my pur-
pose to pass upon your qualifica-
tons for the great Office OF presi-
dent. You know my feelings to-
wards you as a private citizen.
and as public man, and you
know my estimate OF your great
abilities, and sterling honesty. but
In the vital emergency must
deal with things, as they exist.
Owing 10 a peculiar combina-
tlon OF conditions and after a thor
ough canvass OF the entire country,
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