Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-01
CLARK PUTS BL AME ON BRYAN;
LATTER DEFENDS HIS COURSE
BRYAN

! BALTIMORE. July 1.-The statement
given out by Mr.. Bryan. in answer to one
issued by Mr. Clark shortly after mid
night this morning, was as follows:
| Il have received notice by publication
| only. The only criticism I have made
| against Mr. Clark is not that he has acted
| wrongfully, but that he has failed to act.
| I may overestimate the importance OF the
presidential ONCE, but I have felt that an
| aspirant for that Office ought to manage
| his own campaign and not allow people
| to do things for him without his direct
and specific authority.
THE papers announced that Mr.. Clark
| was neutral between Mr.. Parker and my
self in the temporary chairmanship fight.
vote as they pleased.
Not Personal Contest.
IF that contest were purely question
between Judge Parker and myself as in
dividuals. his refusal to take part would
not be material. although he 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 sixteen
years. II he distributed any literature In
| which he associated his name with Mr..
Parker's. l shall be glad to withdraw this
statement upon inspection of the litera-
ture.
But the contest between Judge Parker
and myself was not q personal contest,
and everybody but Mr.. Clark knew this.
1t was between progressive democracy
on the one side and reactionary democ-
racy on the other, and contend that in
such contest 1t was Mr.. Clarks duty
to take one side or the other il In his
| judgement there is any material differ
| ence in the two kinds of democracy. II
he insists that there is no difference he
has no right to complain of criticism at
the hands of those who believe that there
is vital difference.
Blames Clark's Managers.
But the activity of Mr.. Clarks man.
ayers is as Objectionable as his own in
! activity. They have been in constant CO.
operation with the reactionaries. If Mr..
Clark did not authorize them to act he
| has. so far as l know. failed to rebuke
| them for acting. l take 1t for granted
that he does not object to the action OF
his managers in soliciting, or at least in
| accepting without protest, the support
of the ninety wax figures which Mr.
Murphy. under the unit rule. uses to
carry out the will Of the predatory in
| terests.
1.-The public is not much interested in
| Mr. Clarks opinion of me; he will
have ample time in which to express
| his opinion after the convention,
| whether he is nominated or not; pu1'
if am any judge Of the news value
| Of items. the people would IKE 10
! know Immediately whether he believes
that the New York delegation, which
| is completely under the domination OF
Mr. Murphy, and which contains among
it's numbers representatives attorneys
or agents of nearly every predatory in
terest that is depressing the people
| whether he considers this delegation
| thus controlled by one man who is
controlled by the interests. stands in
the same position as delegates which
represent the masses, and whether he
has any objection to a nomination
made possible only by the support of
| the New York delegation.
| Says Advice Was Ignored.
II have tried to advise Mr. Clark in his
/ own interest as 1 believe. as we'll as in
the interest Of the party, and it is a
source of great disappointment to me that
| he should have listened to personal enc
mics of mine more than he has to me. In
using the word disappointment l do not
use it in a personal sense, for l have no
desire to impose my advice upon him. but
l feel that 1t is not presumptuous for me
to assume that l am better acquainted
| with the sentiment of the people than
those who have had his ear, and l am
sure that l speak for a larger number.
II am sure, too, that / am as disinter-
ested as those upon whose counsel he re-
| lies for l have no interest in the subject
except by interest in the principles and
policies which can be advanced through
the election of democratic President.
| II believe that Mr.. Clark Is right at
heart, but during the last few days he
has been misled and has failed to take
advantage Of the opportunities presented
to throw his influence entirely into the
balance when questions of great impor-
| lance were at issue