The Washington herald., 1908-08-17

s. Louis. Aug 16--James W Van
Cleave. president Of the National Asso-
ciaJion OF Manufactures. to-day issued
az answer 10 a recent reply by William
J. Bryan 70 an article by Mr.. Van Cleave
/ Of a few weeks ago. which point out
certain especial reasons why business
men should vote against Bryan Speak
I ing to-day also for business men. Nr.
Wan CIeave says that the injunction.
tariff. and banking planks in the Denver
platform assaH the interests Of every
man in the country who is engaged in
any sort of trade
The fslsity Of the insinuation IN the
J Denver platform that labor unions are
outlawed-' says NIr Van CIeave. is
shown by the fact that their members
/ continue al work in their regular en-
/ pioymeuts on every working day in the
/ year and in every town IN the United
! States.
Unions Free to Act.
Every member Of the Lincoln Typo
graphical Union. at whose banquet he
was guest on the evening before his
formal notification Of nomination. could
have :old Ar Bryan that there IS not
a vestige Of truth in the pretense that
any act OF Congress or any ruling OF
/ any Federal court ever forbade any labor
union 20 organize. 20 ask such wages
from employers as the unions saw fl
20 ask. OF % make any terms which
would De agreeable 20 both parties" and
he asks
Dos not 3ir- Bryan. as a lawyer and
a public. man. know ,hat this plain
charge IS false2"
he tells Bryan that the National Asso
ciNtion Of Manufactlrers. like the courts
has always recognized the rights Of The
unions % get any terms from employers
which IN am.cable agreement could be
gained. but that the association always
opposed the Intimidation and murder
which have sometimes been praCticed BY
some q the unions.
Asks Brynn About Boycott
Does he personally favor the legaliza-
-son Of tie boycottg" 1Ir. Van CIeave
saws. and he adds THAI the country :
interested iu getting a plain. direct an
swer from AIr. Bryan on this point. and
II getting IL just as quickly as he can
give IT,
Speaking Of the guarantee fund which
tie Denver platform urges fo- payment
OF the depCsitors of insolveat national o-
state banks. Mr.. Van Cleave asks.
Does not Mr Bryan know that hi,
6 vicious provision would pena1ize The hon
est and careful banker for the benefit oi
-le banker who is dishonest and reck-
-ess2 Can be not see that the scheme
would remove ali the safeguards whicl
our present laws have raised up aEai1s
such pluugers and grafters as have
worked their way into the control Of an
Z q our banks. that IL would iuuediatell
p and immensely increase the number o.
D. such bankers. and that II would precipi
& tate an era of extravagauoe. Wild specu
I -atlol. and corruption which would wrec.
F. cur whole financial systeu7 Is not Mr.
Bryan aware that his wildcat banking
scheme % LsS would bring chaos an'
ruin 90 the country even quicker and T.
/ larger measure than his silver debase
, ueut o. the currency Of 1895 and lsJ
would have brought it2'
Means Tariff AnnihfIation."
r On the tariff Van CIeave says. D." Ar
-icles entering into competition Wit
trust-controued products should be place
upon the free list- and graduate reduc
tions should be made IN such othe
Z schedules as may be necessary 20 rest0r
the tariff 70 q revenue basis. This eX
preston from the tariff plank Of hi
platform is not tariG reform. which hi
platform pretsnds 20 want. but toriS an
Initiation. As nearly every sore Of bus
s ness which IS conducted on a large seal
T. tHroughout the country would come VI
L der the Bryanire definition Of trust. wha
= does Mr. Bryan propose 10 do with n
7 factories which his policy would close
Where does he suppose the million @
s wage-workers whom he would then fore
n into sdleness could obtain employment
L Unless he proposes 20 allow those De:
: sons to starve. how much does he suT
d, pose II would cost the country IN poor
houses 20 Keep themZ Where does
: imagine the United States. which IS no'
: far in the lead Of all other countries
} the world in the volume and the variet
e OF frs industries. would land Z his IL
dus;rial destruction programme shoul
4 ever go into operation
IS 4 Challenge TO specify
= Mr.. Bryan asks. Has the manufa,
8 turer an interest 50 distinct from thos
u whom he employs. and through who's
- labor he produces. that he has a Wit
= concern in opposing legislation benefci'
> to his employees Where are the mani
/. ffacturers who are opposing any actio
20 calculated to benefit their employees
.e What legislation does he mean? L,
n him point out the legislation and Il
manufacturers that he refers to.
- Accepting BIr. Bryan-s definition n;
1 every man who is engaged in a wOT
which IS useful 70 society IS busine!
man; every man who contributes D
brain or muscle TO the nations veal;
y OF the nations progress IS a busine
/ man. and that every man who is engage
n in any honorable OF helpful work IS al.
Re a business man, say let me tell II
K Bryan that I have every one Of the
le men IN mind when pointing out the re
I'd sons why all Of them should vote again
x him I appeal 10 every business man
|. y the United States. regardless OF calm
= locality, or party. TO aid in burying Brys
= and BTyanism under such an avalaacl
1- Of votes in 1905 that the work viii n
have TO be done over again 1872. or ever
rs MILL GETS BIG ORDER.