Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-08
SILENT ON J0LINE LETTER
NOT DISCUSSING CANDIDATES

0AAcSeo GAIInCtS 1Iom speeches OK
the New Jersey Governor Are
Presented Against Him.
All the interest OF the democrats as
sembled in Washington centered yester-
day In the arrival Of william J. Bryan.
who came to town from the south on an
afternoon train. The politicians were
eager to learn Mr.. Bryan's opinion OF
the famous Joline letter. and also to
get from him. II possible. some further
expression OF his intention as to his own
possible candidacy for the presidential
nomination.
The text OF the Joline letter was made
public In New York yesterday and tele-
graphed to Washington. 1t follows:
Princeton University. Princeton. n. j..
presidents room. April q. 1907.
My Dear Mr.. Joline: Thank you very
much for sending me your address at
Parsons. Kan. before the board OF d.
rectors OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway Company. I have read
II with relish and entire agreement.
Would that we could do something at
once dignifed and effective to knock Mr..
Bryan once for all into a cooked hat.
Cordially and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
ITO Mr.. Adrian H. Joiine."
Refuses to Discuss Letter.
When Mr.. Bryan reached the hotel he
gave audience to the newspaper cor
respondents. whose first question was
about the Joline letter.
II cannot discuss the Joline letter.
said Mr.. Bryan. When urged further tn
in his feelings toward Gov. Wilson. Mr.
Bryan still adhered to his refusal to
make q statement. He added that he
had never heard Of the letter until in
formed of its existence by one OF his
newspaper friends.
Il am not discussing presidential can
didacies at this time" said Mr.. Bryan.
in answer to questions as to his choice
| OF candidate
Many democrats are specializing a. 10
whether you yourself will be a candidate
again win you make any statement on
that subject. have settled that matter
for all intelligent people. and the rest do
not matter"
Have 20. any preference for con-
Il have not expressed any"
Name VIII Come on Ballot.
"win your name remain upon the pri-
mary ballot In Nebraska" -
| 1T will not
But Col Roosevelt says he Is unable
to keep his name on the ballot
well. perhaps men who have occupied
the office Of President have lost some OF
the powers that other men possess. At
any rate. ] think will be able to keep
my name OF the ballot"
''Is Il true you intend to make an Ell
fort to have a prohibition plank inserted
in the democratioc national PLATFORM!
There is not a word OF truth In that
statement have no planks to insert
in the platform"
, DO you think there are many good
candidates In the feld?'
There are good candidates whose
names have been mentioned. also some
whose names have not was the cour-
teous response.
Occasion Of Joline Letter.
Further information was at hand today
of the source OF the Joline letter. Adrian
H. Joiine was president OF the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway In 1907. and
made an address to the board Of directors
April OF that year. 1t was this adj
dress which Is referred to in the letter.
and which inspired II. Mr. Joline dis
railroads and denounced the opinions eN-
pressed by some OF the railroads leading
critics. He took issue with Mr.. Bryan.
chasing him among the badly informed
and among those who did not appear TO
have given the subject IAN Intelligent
attention" He himself called the ad-
dress what is perhaps feeble protest
against the blind and foolish cutlery
against all railways
Tho speech WIS reproduced In a st.
g. tt~nk hf ofarfra
fore the panic, and many men were
acutely interested in the subject. Some
OF them wrote to Mr.. JoIine TO ask for a
copy. In response. he issued the address
In pamphlet form. DR. Wilson at Prince
ton received q copy and wrote the letter
which has now risen out of the past 10
confront him.
william r. McCoombe. who is looking
after Gov. Wilson's interests here, issued
q statement last night declaring that tn.
publication of the Joline letter was in
spired by Wall streets opposition to
Wilson.
Scanning Wilson Speeches.
Evidently some one has been going
through Gov. Wilson's record of speeches
and letters with a fine tooth comb. For
instance last night 1t was brought out
that In Q speech before the Virginia So
ciety Of New York November 80, 1904.
University, said:
1T is now the duty of the southern
democrats to assume a pre-eminent place
In the councils OF the party and read out
OF the party the alien element that has
been In control since 1885,
Continuing, Mr. Wilson is alleged To
have said on that occasion:
1T Il up TO the southern democrats
to rid the party Of the leaders who UNDER
took to commit the party to radical
pertments. and up to the southern demo-
Gratis to see to II that the party should
stand for administration OF governmental
affairs In accordance with ancient inst
tutions."
Another sample OF the anti Wilson lit
erature in circulation here was an al
legged excerpt from his baccalaureate ad-
dress at Princeton in June. 1919. declar-
ing:
Tho tendency OF the modern labor
union ID to give employers as little laboe
Tor the money they receive as posGfble."
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