The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
VISIT Of BRYAN
BRINGS D|SC0RD
Senator Bailey Resents Inter-
ference of Nebraskan in
Democratic Affairs.
HARMONY IN SENATE
RUDELY DISTURBED
No DissensiOn Until the Effort
TO Sidetrack Senator Mar
lin Is Made.
By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

By Leased wire 10 ne lrlpune
WASHINGTON, April s.-By long
odds the most interesting figure IN
Washington this week has been Hon.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
Mr.. Bryan has been advising with the
Democratic leaders in both branches of
taken an active part in the unsuccessful
effort to prevent the selection of Sen
ator Martin of Virginia as the minority
leader in the upper branch of con-
gress.
That Mr.. Bryan's presence and ac-
tivity is distasteful to some Of the
more conservative Democratic leaders
is evidenced by bitter interview with
Senator Bailey of Texas, printed to-
day.
Mr.. Bailey said; " Mr.. Bryan now alb
solutely dominates the house of rep"
resentatives, He deliberately came to
Washington 30 organize the radicals
and make war on everybody else He
had no business here except to make
trouble and trying to drive his party
away from its sound and historic po-
sition.
"Thesc men pretend they are fight
ing me personally, but they are not so
much opposed 10 me as they are op:
posed to my views and the views of
those who stand with me in the SEN
ate. Before Bryan came down here
there was no trouble among the Demo
Gratis in the senate. They were har-
monious and acting together. There
was no hint Of dissension. Mr.. Bryan
came on the ground, went about among
the new members and stirred up not
merely a protest but riot.
Tells Why He Is Attacked.
"Mr. Bryan and the radicals at
tack NE as protectionlst. Any man
who says [ am protectionlst is
fool. They argue that am pro-
tectionist because | have voted for pro-
tective duties, but / want to point
out that whenever | have done so l
have voted for lower duties.
.sWhat they call Balleyism is simply
the fundamental doctrines of the Demo
cratic party. Mr.. Bryan and his fol
lowers first announced that they, were
opposed to me as minority leader In
the senate I could have had the lead
ership by clear majority. but | would
not take IT, because ] did not con.
slider myself temperamentally fitted
''It was then proposed that Senator
Bacon of Georgia, one OF the most eX-
perieneed and intelligent Democrats III
the senate, should be the minority lead
err Senator Bacon does not share the
extreme views of the radicals, and he
refused to allow his name TO be used,
because there was bound to be con
test.
''Then when Senator Martin of Vlr
ginia was suggested AS a candidate he
was attacked as a Bailey Democrat
because he was not a radical. The
fact is that since Mr.. Bryan came to
Washington he has been organizing
everything fanatical Ill the party to
fight everything based on the old and
settled principles of the party.
Calls Progressives Fanatics.
'It was not Mr.. Bryan,s business
with the work committed by the peo-
pie in their elections. He had no right
to stir up passion and strife in his
party. Yet, / Will say this, that If
The extreme policies advocated by the
radicals are to dominate the Demo
cratic party and 1T is to stand for the
substitution of direct democracy for the
government provided IN the constltu.
tion if it is to advocate the Initiative
and referendum, right of recall and the
other ideas favored by fanatlclsm, Mr..
Bryan will be the logical candidate of
the party for president and is bound
to he nominated next year:
"These policies are his and it is
only right TO admit he has fought for
them, taught them and impressed them
on the people. If the actual form of
our government is TO be changed and
direct democracy is to take the place
of onr present system Of representative
government, Mr.. Bryan is honestly en-.
titled to the leadership
In the meantime Mr.. Bryan is say.
ing very little. He is consulted fire.
quentlv and is perfectly willing to
give his views when they are asked.
He will not discuss candidates, saying
the time Is not yet ripe for it, and
lets it 90 at that.
1t is expected that congress will get
down TO business next week when Mi
uority Leader Mann has named the Re
publican members of the committees.
1t is understood ono of the first things
to be done is the passage Of the re-
apportionment bill so that the legisla-
tnres now in session may redistrict the
states. This is most important from q
party standpoint, as many states now
have Democratic legislatures which
may not have them next year
OPINION OF MR.. BRYAN.