Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
Bryan and Clark -.
Issue Statements.

| Baltimore. June S0-Sunday brought
| no cessation of hostilities between
| William ]. Bryan and Speaker Champ
| Clark. Both gave out statements, to-
| night
| Mr.. Bryan sought to justify his pn-
sition in opposing the speaker for the
| Presidency because of the support Civ
en- him by Charles f. Murphy and the
| olher members of the New York dele
| CATION.
| Mr.. Clark declared False and in
| famous Mr.. Bryan's implied accusa-
| tons that the vote of the New York
| delegation placed him under obiga-
/ tons to J, Pierpont Morgan, August
| Belmont and Thomas F. Ryan.
| The Clark statement was in the
| form of a letter to Senator William
j. Stone of Missouri, replying to one
| pledging him continued support and
urging him TO remain candidate be-
| fore the convention until a nomination
was made Mr.. Clark pledged him
| self to do SO. but said that had ii
| not been for the fact that a majority
vote had been east for him on 10 sue
| cessive ballots he would not encour-
age any movement that might intend
to create a deadlock.
Bryan's Statement.
William j. Bryan, tonight, replied
TO the statement of Speaker Champ
Clark, demanding that the Nebraskan
prove or retract the general charge
made in convention that Clark forces
had allied themselves with the So
called privileged classes. In his state
ment Mr.. Bryan said
4 have received notice by publica-
ton only. The only criticism / have
made against MIR. Clark is not that
he has acted wrongfully, but that ne
has failed to act. | may oyer-esti-
mate the importance of the Presiden-
tial office, but I have felt that an as
pirant for that office ought to manage
his own campaign and not allow peo-
pie To do 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 chair
manship fight and that he informed
his supporters to vote as they pleased
Il that contest were purely question
between Judge Parker and myself as
idividuais. his refusal to take part
|
never sent out 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
has distributed any literature in which
he associated his name with Mr. Park
er's | shall be glad to withdraw this
statement upon inspection of the IT
erature.
But the contest between Judge
Parker and myself was not a person3l
contest and everybody but Mr.. Clark
knew this. It was between Progress
sive' Democracy on the one side aaa
Reactionary Democracy on the other
and ! contend that in such contest
1t was Mr.. Clark's duty to take one
side or the other If. in his Judgment
there is any material difference be-
tween the two kinds of Democracy. r.
ne insists that there is no difference
ne has no right to complain of criti
cism at the hands of those who be
iieye there is vital difference
But the activity of Mr.. Clark's
managers is as Objectionable as his
own inactivity. They have been in
constant cooperation with the re-
dictionaries. If Mr. Clark did not ar
tnorize them to act. he has. so far as
| Know failed To rebuke them for act
ing. take it for granted that he
GOES not object to the action Of bie
managers in soliciting, or. at Ieast in
accepting without protest the supnort
VI the ~ wax figures which Mr. Nur-
Ph9 uilder the unit rule uses to carry
~. .he VIII OF the predatory interests
Tue pubnc is not much Interested
III "ir' clarks opinion of me; but If
an any Judge of the news vaJua az
i'enls' the people would like to know,
immediately whether he believes thar
Tue New York delegation which is
eonipieleiy under the determination If
1df. murphy and which contai,s
a.hohg IT'S members representatives
attorneys or agents of nearly avar,,
predatory interest that is onnrescirs.
me people-whether he considers ~,
oeiesatlon thus controlled nv ono 49,,
VINO is controlled by the intaros4,.
stand in the same position as ,a,a
safes which represent the nasco. -,
whether he has any objeot,a,. -.
snr,,a.t ''on made possible only by the
support of the New York daio. 'iie
nave tried to advise Mr. cIari' :.
ms own interest as | believe nc u,ai, -,
"a the interest of the party and q i
source OF great disappointment n ~
'nat ne should have listened to nerson ai !,
ane".es OF mine more than he has r.
am sure that am as disipteras.,a
as those upon whose counsel he ra,,as,
ior l nave no interest in the spbiaot a.
cept my interest in the princin.es ana
poAeies which can be advanced tbro,,gh
sie election of a Democratic presiaant
! peheve that Mr.. Clark is ripbt ~
neart, but during the last few davs he
mas peen misled and has failed to taka
advantage of the opportunities presented
- throw his influence entirely into tha
'aiahee when questions of great I'M
poftance Were at issue"
Clark's Statement.
speaker clarks letter to Senator stone
dated at Washington, today. is as fol-
| lows:
Replying to the communication of my