Show BRYAN BRY AN DECLINES lOlLING TO SLING SLANG Will Vill Not Be Drawn Into Per Personal Personal Personal Controversy With Roger Sullivan TRUST ISSUE SUPREME CORPORATIONS CANNOT RULE nULE DEMOCRACY I Lincoln Neb Nob Neb Sept 13 The of William Jennings Bryan to t the state statement statement ment mont of Roger Rog r Sullivan n of Chicago was given out tonight Mr Bryan had said that he would not lower low r the discus discussion discussion discussion sion with Mr Ir l r Sullivan to one of per personal personal personal controversy The text text of his re reply re ie reply ply follows In his speech sp ech before the Jefferson club In Chicago on the evening of Sep September September September 4 Mr Bryan referred to the case of qt Mr Roger Sullivan Democratic national committeeman from Illinois Mr Sullivan SuBhan has replied in a statement quite characteristic of the man and his methods but he will not be permitted to lower this discussion to the level of ot ofa ota ofa a personal controversy Public Not Interested The public Js is not interested in Mr lIr Sullivans of Mr Bryan any anymore anymore anymore more than it would be interested in Mr Bryans views concerning con Mr Sullivan were Mr Bryan to deal with Mr Ir Sulli Sullivans Sullivans vans personality Mr r Sullivan n is the Democratic national committeeman from Illinois holding his office by vir virtue virtue virtue tue of unfair methods meth da v matter was presented to the St Louis conven convention convention tion and the evidence would have con convinced vinced the convention had not the del delegates delegates feared fear d the effect of an adverse decision upon uon the presidential candi candidate candidate candidate date whom they th were pledged to sup support support supPort port If Mr lr Sullivan disputes the as assertion assertion assertion that a u considerably majority ot of the delegates to the Springfield conven convention convention convention tion were opposed d to him he can fight the question out with the majority league of Illinois which will doubles accommodate him S Nomination Not Asked As Mr Bryan has not asked for a nomination and has hits not announced that he will be a candidate he will not sub submit submit submit mit the question whether he should be bea a to Mr Sullivan or to any anybody anybody anybody body of persons less numerous humorous than the members of the thc Democratic party o othe of the United States Neither can an the question as to whether Mr Sullivan be reelected to the national committee be led to the th members of a con convention convention convention already adjourned Such a cislon cis Ion would have no binding force Th The question must be submitted to the Democrats of Illinois when they th y meet to select delegates delegate to the next national convention and Mr Sullivan will not be to dodge the Issue that Is raised against him him Ho He is officially con connected connected I with a n franchise holding corporation and the question is whether the Democratic organization should be bc paralyzed by the Influence of men whose private interest make it impossible for them to be gua of the public What Bryan Said at Chicago In speaking of the Sullivan case at Chicago Mr Bryan said I hold that no man who is officially connected with witha i ia a corporation that Is seeking privileges ought to act as a member of a political organization because he cannot represent represent represent sent his and the people at atthe atthe atthe the same time He cannot serve the public while he lie is seeking to promote the financial interests of the corpora corporation corporation corporation tion with which he is connected Trust Issue Supreme This is the issue Before the trust question became the dominant one it was W S not so important what a mans corporate connections were but when this question is i the supreme question of the hour the party part organization must be above suspicion and the Dem Dern Democrats Democrats of Illinois and all other states are invited to inspect the connections of those who aspire to the position of party managers The people cannot be befooled befooled befooled fooled and he party that attempts to fool them is IA sure to learn of its mis mistake mistake take tako when the votes are counted Mr Bryan Br an will urge the Democratic party to put itself in a position where i it can fight boldly and persistently per for forthe forthe forthe the regulation of such corporations as asare asare are arc not monopolistic and for the pre prevention prevention prevention of any any private monopoly what whatever whatever whatever ever To this end the organization must be composed of men who are free freeto freeto freeto to act net for the public and not tied by personal Interests to corporations which are ure seeking favor at the publics ex cx expense expense pense |