The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-14
DEMOCRATS ROAST BRY.
AN.
and Bailey Pass the
Peerless One n Few

Senators Bailey and Simmons
the two most aggressive Dem
ocrats in the Senate. went after
William }. Bryan with gloves off
today. The one spoke in the
chamber and the other to news
paper men who called on him /
They dared to defy the Peer
less One.
In reply to an inquiry as to /
whether he had anything to saw |
about Mr.. Bryan's attack on the |
II Democratic Senators who
voted against free lumber, Sena- /
tor Simmons said no; that Brv- /
ans opinion as to his action was
of no special concern to him;that
he had acted upon his own iudp- |
ment in this matter and
upon what he regarded as
the interest and wish of his
constituents, and lie was respon-
sible to them and them alone
But" he added, Il have some
thing to say about Mr.. Bryan's
reputation of our national plat
form declaration in 1892. InI
1892" Mr.. Simmons said, the
Democratic national convention
nominated Grover Cleveland for
President and adopted a plat
form declaring unequivocaIly for
the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax
on State banks.
ION June 6, 1894, a vote was
taken in the House of Repre-
sentativeS, OF which William }.
Bryan was d member, upon a
proposition to repeal the tax of
10 per cent. upon State banks,
in accordance with the platform
declaration upon which Mr..
Cleveland was elected. There
was yea and nay vote and Mr..
Bryan, together with a few 9TH
er Democrats, voted with the
Republicans and the proposition
was defeated. On the day be-
fore this vote was taken Mr..
| Bryan made speech against
this plank of the Democratic
; platform in which he said: 1T
has been stated that every Dem
ocrat is in duty bound to vote
! for the repeal of the State bank
! tax because of the plank relating
j to that subject adopted by the
last Democratic national con-
vention. A platform can onl,
bind those who run upon it. He
contended that this platform
I declaration bound Mr.. Cleve.
land, because he ran on the
, platform and accepted the
y election, but he argued that i
! did not bind him because he wa!
Il nominated before the adoption
> Of the platform and because h
repudiated it in his canvass, ant
II then he added: If there is an,
), person in my district who favor
Z a revival of State bank currency
u | am not aware of it. In record
. ing my vote against the repea
II of this tax | am expressing
e therefore, the opinion Of m
u constituents, and carrying ou
;, my pledges as well as recordin
sS my own best judgment. |
D. other words, Mr.. Bryan was
=. E., candidate for Congress in a di:
y trict in which the Democrat
rs were opposed to this plank j
v the platform-he wanted to b
elected and he joined them in n
pudiating it. Nh. Byran n
pudiated the Democratic pla
form in the very heat Of tt
al fight.
We What effect Mr.. Bryan
ry position in this regard, as lead'
In of his party in Nebraska, had {
r. the electoral vote of the State
OF do not know, but | do know th
is, Weaver, and not Cleveland, r
ry ceived its electoral vote.
IS Il am satisfied with my vote
Oh the lumber question. | am So
lr- isfied that a large majority
q the people of North Carolina a
l proves. 1t violates no platfor
re- pledge and | shall be ready
elr defend myself to my constituer
DE- at the proper time. [ sure
a have no explanation to ma
IN to Mr.. Bryan-he is not +
ch; keeper. | do not think his ir
wn dixit settles this or any questlo
too Il think | know somethl
en-, about Democracy. Since IL:
md as State chairman, | have
or most of the time been the offic
head of the party in the Sta
ept | have not led the party into a
are pitfalls and have always led
me to victo~y. have followed \
to- Bryan for twelve years, but
be- ways to defeat and disast
OW- During that time we have
cen more than once to utterly
er a pudiate his teachings and prea
ing ments to save the party IL
too, disaster and ruin"
our " cr
+o At the commencement of Tr
ty College last week it was
r TO nounced that Mr.. B. N.Duke
q is given $50. 900 to the college
1t of the erection OF another w uoi
,rs I tory to take care of the incr
vel ed number of students apply
for admission. DR.. Frank Bro
- of Chicago University, has b
200 elected to the chair of Engl
w. which was made vacant by
resignation of DR.. Edwin MIN
9 who has occantod the chall