The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-01
Gives Out Statement Again
Playing Murphy and New
York Delegation
DEFENDS POSITION .-.ga
IN BIBLE AND LAVE
- sE
Declares Man Cannot Servqk
Two Masters, Judge Must
Not Accept Favors
of Litigants

BALTIMORE, June 3e.--W ill1amA
Jennings Bryan, at his rooms IN fnA
Belyidere hotel. gave out an exfendo0s
statement tonight. In which he e1i-ss
phasized the necessity OF Adherence t01
the terms Of the rti-M0rgHn- Relmonr-4k
Ryan resolution, and suggesting the
names of Senators Kern. OGormArS
Cuiherson and Rayner and ReprcHen-
taiVs Ollie james as compromise can
didates, He was almost two hours ~
debating and correcting the Statez
ment. which was awaited with SUE As
tanned aud excited interest by an army
Of newspaper men.
When the door TO his inner sanctaIsI
would open TO admit a member Of hiMAaa
family or a secretary. the Nebrasi<1i
could be- seen IN his shirt sleeves, pac-s4
ing back and forth as he dictated.
The dietation finished, he personaiiy
supervised the work of revising ands%Ss
correcting before the statement waAsl
issued
out word thar he had nothing further
to say, and that it would be dmpos-
sible to interview him further to-
night,
Text of the Statement.
The text OF the statement foiiowE.
i see no reason why We should not
conclude the convention tomorrow with
the nomination of both president and
a vice president. The friends OF thu
various candidates have fought out
their differences and. in their loyalty
10 the men Of their choice, have coIi~
stunned n1are time than sa sasnsltu siszxa
voted TO balioting. There IN every
reason why the progressives should get
together and select a ticket The
-nuInher-af -pIo2rassiNes. If We esaIs
Judge by the instructions given, and
he. ha fad Ia fIar n AaVr..
ceeds two-thirds of the convention.
1T is more important that the cam
didate shall be in hearty sympathy
with the progressive Apirit of the day
than that he should be the first choice
or even second choice of any delegate.
The antagonisms which have been
aroused during the preliminary cam
paign, antagonisms which ought not
to have been aroused, should not pre-
vent the coming together of delegates
upon SOME common ground. New ];
York Is not necessary to nomfna-
ton ana under the circumstances, she
should NOT De permitted to dictate thAa
nomination. When l say dictate
mean that no candidate should -.
nominated unless he has the necAa~
sary vo.@s without counting New
York's votes. do not mean to cay
that The vote Of New York would
vitiate a nomination IL the candidates.
had enough votes to nominate him
without New York, for In that case IN e
aarty would not be under obligar3om t6fq
Mr., Murphy for his nomination. but fES
Mr.. Murphy furnishes the votes nec01
sary to carry the candidate across fh&#
line and give him this position u a
distinguished honor and impOrta1te
the candidate who accepts rf1e nomf13G
ton under these circumstances. UU&&a
himself under obligations to Mr.. MUIR
ply and to the influences which speal3
through and control him, and con-
tend that a candidate so obiignredS
would not appeal to the condolences VI
e e u a.4y II "
fui at the election. be free to serve fJs1
public with singleness of purpose n
Not - New Doctrine.
IF. in taking this position, \ Wdf9l
announcing a new doctrine, I niG11f|
deserve the criticism that some VI
the delegates have made: but il To NOT
new position. II Is thousands O&
years old. Those who believe ttaHl
the candidate should welcome Mr.
Murphy's support. must be prepared
to repeal the Bible. and overthrow1
our system OF Jurisprudence The
Bible says that No man can aeExGa
two masters. and i accept the prop
osition without qualification. a presi@s
dent cannot serve the American peG&
pie and those who exploit the peOplNs
There is not an aspirant for the
nomination. who would have dared r.
go out before the people OF any Stu
and say: I have the promise
Charles t. Murphy that he VIII -
liver 10 me ninety votes which. uyn
the unit rule, are In his contr1%
soon as I have enough more ~ ri
me the necessary two-thirdA 1&S
candidate would not present that A6
gument during his campaign, haf61
the people for the nomination, c1
he honestly solicit or accept the
votes in "a convention after the d&1f
gates have been selected and wt11A
Ii Is too late for the voters OF IT,
party 10 withhold their support gA142
would it help a candidate In NnxRs2S
Der to have it known that he AZ
solicit In the convention a nuBHG6
that he would not have dared 1
admit In asking for delegaten1 gS as|
THE anti Morgan- BelmOnt- fly
resolution, adopted by more than Am
10 one vote. pledges the party not
nominate any one who liz d repra1
tative or. or obligated to this 4x4
OF financiers or any others Of
class. Why should We object ~ II
one obligated to these men. excepEx4
/ the theory that one cannot serve 1<
| masters ssE
/ Principle OF Law. s|g31
| but the position which III
/ taken In also in harmony Wtt6
most fundamental principles 0& I'M
| prudence. There Is not 81 e&yu1l
! the world in which a judge ~
I mitted to accept fAN0rM from 1tf3r
/ We have impeachment pr00~
I before congress nov. in which ~
is accused OF soliciting faxNfiz
/, litigants. II not the oi1ce