El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-01
BRYAN AND CLARK TAKE ORATORICAL
SHOTS At EACH OTHER ON POLITICS

| tive to the voting in the national
/ Democratic convention and the attack
! Mr.. Bryan had made upon the speaker
! and the support he has been receiving
! statement Mr.. Bryan said:
| Il have received notice by publica
] ton only. The only criticism 1 have
/ made against Mr.. Clark is not that he
! has acted wrongfully, but that he has
/ failed to act i may Overesumate the
I Importance of the presidential office,
\ but I have felt that an aSpirant for
/ that office ought to manage his own
: campaign and not allow people to do
I things for him without his direct and
| specific authority.
The papers announced that Mr.
Clark was neutral between Mr. Parker
and myself in the temporary chairman
shin fight, and that he informed his
supporters to vote as they pleased If
/ that contest were purely a question
between Judge Parker and myself as
I individuals, his refusal to take part
would not be material although ne
never sent out a piece of literature or
| had a speech made in his behalf that
did not represent him as my special
champion for 16 years. If he distrib-
uted any literature in which he asso-
cfated his name with Parker's, / shall
be glad to withdraw this statement
upon inspection of the literature.
Not n Personal Matter.
But the contest between judge Par
ker and myself was not personal
contest and everybody but Mr. Clark
knows this. 1t was between progress
i've Democracy on the one side and re-
dictionary Democracy on the other, and
I contend that in such a contest 1t was
Mr.. Clark's duty to take one side or
the other, if in his judgment there IS
any material difference between the
two kinds of Democracy If he insists
there is no difference, he has no rlgnU
to complain of criticism at the hands
of those who believe that there IS a
vital difference.
But the activity of Mr.. Clark's man
ayers is as Objectionable as his own
inactivity. They have been in con
slant cooperation with the reaction
aries If Mr.. Clark did not authorize
them to act, he has so far as 1 know
failed to rebuke them for acting. L
take it for granted that he does not
object to the action Of his managers in
soliciting or at least in accepting with
out protest the support of the 80 wax
figures which Mr.. Murphy under the
unit rule uses to carry out the viii OF
the predatory interests.
The Real Issue.
"The public is not much interested IN
Mr.. Clark's opinion of me; he will have
ample tire in which to express his
bpinion after the convention, whether
he is nominated or not; but If I am any
judge of the news value of Items, the
people would like to know whether ne
believes that the New York delegation,
which is completely under the DONNA
ton Of Mr.. Murphy and which contains
among its numbers representatives, at
torneys or agents of nearly every pre-
datory interest that is depressing the
peOple-whether he considers that this
delegation thus controlled by one man
who is controlled by the interests,
stands in the same position as dele
gates which represent the masses and
whether he has any objection to a
nomination made possible only by the
support of the New York delegation
Clark Spurns Advice.
I have tried to advise Mr.. Clark in
his own interest as I believe, as well
as in the interest Of the party, and IL
is a source Of great disappointment
TO me that he should have listened to
personal enemies of mine more than
he has to me. In using the word dis
appointment do not use il in a per-
sOnal sense, for I have no desire to
impose my advice upon him; but feel
that it is not presumptious for me to
assume that 1 am better acquainted
with the sentiment Of the people than
those who have had fis ear, and I am
sure that L speak for a larger number.
7 am sure, too, that I am as disin-
terested as those upon whose counsel
he relies, for have no interest in the
subject except my interest in the prin-
ciples and policies which can be ad-
vanced through the election of a Demo-
right at heart, but during the last few
days he has been misled and has failed
to take advantage of the oppOrtUni-
ties presented"
Bryan Picks Possibilities.
Continuing. Mr.. Bryan said:
The agOnisms that have been
aroused during the preliminary cam
paign, antagOnisms which ought not to
have been aroused, should not prevent
the coming together of delegates upon
New York is not necessary to a
nomination and under the circum-
stances should not be permitted to
dictate the nomination I do not mean
70 say that the vote of New York
would vitiate the nomination il the
candidate had enough votes TO nOmi-
nate him without New York, for in
that case the party would not be I'M
der obligations to Mr. Murphy for his
nomination; but If Mr.. Murphy fur
nishes the votes necessary to carry the
candidate across the line, the candi-
date who accepts the nomination I'M
der these circumstances puts himself
under obligations to Mr. Murphy and
to the influences which control him
7 contend that a candidate so obli- I
gated would not appeal TO the conf /
dence of the public. and would not, If
successful at the election. be free TO I
serve the public with singleness OF
purpose.
There is not an aspirant for the /
nomination who would have dared to Z
go out before the people of any state /
and say, 1 have the promise of Charles
F. Murphy that he will deliver me 80 /
votes which, under the unit rule, are !
in his control. as soon as I have enough /
more to give me the necessary two /
thirds
Il believe, therefore. that all pro- /
gressives are justified in refusing sup
port to any candidate who desires the /
New York support and are justified in I
Withdrawing support If, after giving it, !
New York should seek to add enough |
votes to give the candidate the nomi- 1
nation.
As TO Clark and Wilson.
I'VE have any number of available I
men from whom to make the selection; |
a number of them are participating in !
this convention and some are candi- /
dates before it. If either Mr. Clark /
or Mr.. Wilson will announce his will /
ingness to rely entirely upon the pro- [
gressive vote and his determination not /
to accept the nomination if given under |
conditions which would Obligate him to /
Mr.. Murphy, there is no reason why /
the convention should not agree on one /
of these.
Clark Makes Reply.
Speaker Champ Clark issued a reply /
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