Show NOT RYANS MONEY The New York Worlds story sto to the effect that Thomas F Ryan contributed ed pd through William F Sheehan of New York to the Nebraska campaign of 1904 1994 with the under understanding understanding standing that the money mone would pur purchase purchase chase hase the cordial support of ot William III lam Jennings Bryan for tor Judge Parker has peen neen thoroughly exploded Mr Ir Shee Sheehan Sheehan Sheehan han was tas chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic national committee In loot 1904 He has written Mr lr Bryan a letter Jetter in which he says that whatever money was sent to the state of ot Nebraska was taken from Crom the gen general general general eral fund which money mone was made up of o voluntary contributions from rom many man persons Mr Sheehan has never sever been beon regard regarded ed as one of or MV rr Bryans close friends His statement of the case ease may be betaken betaken betaken taken as a disclosure of the absolute farts tarts He continues Why there should be any an criticism of ot this particular expenditure I am at Rt ata ata a loss 1055 to understand The transaction was a perfectly legitimate one on both skies sides There was not the slightest suggestion at the time from anybody that you had any knowledge of the subject or that knowledge of the transaction was to be brought home to lo you I 1 think it is probably needless for tor me to say that neither directly or Indirectly was w I responsible for tor the publication in question and were it not for tor the fact that I believe an act actor of or Injustice has haR been done you I would not even say what I 1 have In Inthis Inthis inthis this letter And yet et if Mr lr Sheehan had kept In touch with the policy of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York World regarding Mr Bryan he would not lot have been at a a loss s to un understand understand understand why thy criticism Qt f tt at expenditure ex expenditure expenditure was made For S the World has been maintain fp ng against Mr Jr Ir Bryan the most cam campaign a n that has been Instituted against p ja public man In this country In recent fears It has hesitated at nothing to g f i j jI I j jI I injure the Nebraskan Nor has It re regarded regarded regarded a single grain of ot truth as necessary to Its an publications publications publications The World Worl has never n ver forgiven Mr Bryan for being nominated in 1896 1596 nor has it since that time been re regarded regarded regarded as a Democratic paper It bolted Bryan in 1896 and in 1900 and It will be against him this year We are inclined to believe that the Democratic nominee and Mr Ur Bryan will surely be the nominee jan get along very comfortably without the support of or so so treasonable and dishon dishonest est a newspaper as the New York World He will wilt be elected without any help from that paper unless its reck reckless reckless reckless less vilification can ca be regarded as a help to the Bryan cause |