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Show NOTHING TO TAKE BACK How win lirritn i:iiIii ui niiiitr In I'nrknl William Joinings llrv.m li.is becm officially engaged by the Democratic liullonal committee to make MoeihM In New Yotk. Indian t and other places The fotnier candidate for the piesldenc.v litis something of n reputation reputa-tion as an agile political contortionist, but he will have the time of 1,1s life explaining his recoul duting Ihe present pres-ent campaign. Mr. Itr.vun has been on a good many sides of a good many dlQeieut qucr-tlons, and jet he lives to tell the tale. Rut Just how he ptopoes to advocate the election of I'atker Is a mysteiy. Hi? .in was opposed to Parker befoto the convention met at St I,ouls Ho was opposed to Parker every day during dur-ing the sessions of that Inhnimonlous gatheilug When Parker sent his telegram tele-gram supplementing the Demociatlc platform Mr. Ilryan lose from a bed ot sickness to denounce the nominee as a traitor and a dictator. hmI his dramatic dra-matic appearance on that Saturday night was one of the moft ex.tr.i-crdlnarv ex.tr.i-crdlnarv episodes of an extraoidinary convention. Ilryan lashed Parker and he dated Ihe convention to send a telegram tele-gram to Ihe nominee demanding bis honest opinion on other well-known Democratic piinciples. Later on Mr Itij.in, In his paper, The Commoner, while the events In tho convention wcio fresh before htm, openl.v i barged that .lodge Paiker was a pattj lo a lorrupt attempt to deceive the convention and that his nomination nomina-tion bad been, secured by Improper means, it -was then that the tormer candidate for the ptesldency put himself him-self on lecoril by saying In The Commoner Com-moner of .luly Vi, less than u xveek after the nomination: "I have nothing noth-ing to t ike back." It seems a curious thing to tlnd a man who has "nothing to take back," appearing on the stump favoilug the election of Alton II. Parker for tho presidency If Mr. Ilryan haw "nothing "noth-ing to take back." ho should in common com-mon honesty when he appears on the , stump in Indiana, and elsewhere, repeat re-peat lo his audiences exactly what he said In The Commoner of .luly 13. xvhlch was printed exactly one week nfler the Democratic convention was called lo older and only four days after Judge Parker v.i unmlicd for the presidency anil had sent mis telegram tele-gram repudiating the Democratic platform. plat-form. In this issue of The Commoner .Mr. Iiryan said: "It was a plain and deliberate nt-tempt nt-tempt to deceive the paity. The New York platfoim was vague and purposely purpose-ly so; because Ihe advocates of Judgo Parker were trying to s-rcurn votes from among the people who would have opposed his views had they known them. The nomination was secured, therefore, by ciooked and lr defenslble methods." As an exhibition of political gymnastics gymnas-tics Itrynn's campaign speech for Parker Par-ker ought to be worth going miles to hear. If, a.s ho says, he ban "nothing to take back," how will be explain matters to the people? What did ho mean when he said In The Commoner: "The nomination of Judge Parker virtually nullities the autl-tiust plank?" Wan It true on July 13 that Parker's nomination had been secured "by crooked means?" If It was trua then is It not true now? Mr. Ilryan In The Commoner said: "I shall not appeal for voles for tho ticket on false grounds," How enn he appear on the stump, therefore, and Herlously (l1; the worklngmeu of tho country to vote for the Democratic nominee nfler The Commoner had da-dared da-dared that "The Inbor plank as prepared pre-pared by Judge Parket's friends on the subcommittee was a straddling, meaningless plank?" Was Mr. Hrynn lying when ho said In his paper), "A Democratic victory will mean very little, If nny, progrosa no long as the party Is under control of the Wall Htteet element?" If the patty was under tho control of the Wall street element whem Mr. Ilrjiui wrote that editorial, Is it not Just as much under the same control while be Is on the stump? Perhaps Mr. Hrynn can explain away these things Perhaps ho can answer theso questions. Perhaps not. |
