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,' ftWJf- f'UROIj'Mi'WflV1'1 VPiiS''f rf ' vywrtf tcii0r,',rt -th f i-. 'r 'j"r,"T -r7rtirTiT-' -- i4 The Commoner, VOLUME 6, NUMBER 30 v ' IT-- V r Mi .' H i u W !; i i,i ; if, " 1 Mr. Bryan to Illinois Democracy The Associated Press under date of f rino, Scotland, July 17. Judge O. P. Chicago, 111., July 31, carried the fol lowing dispatch: Judge Owen P. Thompson of Jack sonville, 111., announced this afternoon that in a letter dated July 17 William J. Bryan requested that Jiidgo Thomp son call upon Mr. Roger Sullivan with a message from Mr. Bryan request ing that Mr. Sullivan, in the interest of harmony, resign as national com mitteeman from Illinois. Judge Thompson says he saw Mr. Sullivan today and delivered Mr. Bryan's mes sago. Mr. Sullivan declined to re sign, as requested. Judge Thompson thereupon made public a letter from Mr. Bryan, as follows: Bryan Letter to Thompson "The Trossachs Hotel, Loch Kat- H How to Fool a Lazy Liver with Artificial Exercise v'f-TV VERY serious Sickness has a small beginning. And, in nine cases ,out of ten, that beginning is made in the h Thompson, Jacksonville, 111. My dear Judgo: I am going to intrust you with a message to Roger Sullivan. If I were at home I would see him myself, but as I do not arrive until after your state convention, and as I think ac tion ought to be taken at once, I will send the message by you. Please say to Mr. Sullivan that he has expressed a desire for harmony, and that I as sume that he means to help the party to the extent of his ability, but there is but one way in which he can pro mote harmony, and that is by resign ing as national committeeman. We are approaching another national campaign, and our party's chances all depend upon its ability to convince the public of its good intentions. Mr. Sullivan's presence on the committee contradicts all that we can say in the party's behalf. His corporate connec tions would harm the party far be yond his power to aid the organiza tion, but this could be left for some future convention to deal, with If he were actually the choice of the demo crats of Illinois. The fact, however,, that he holds his office by a fraud, and against the express- wishes of a majority of the' delegates to the state convention, makes it Impossible for honest democrats to associate with him as a member of the committee. If we do not maintain the right of the majority to control party policy and select the party's representatives, for what can wo contend? The fact that Mr. Sullivan has spoken kindly of me enables me to discuss the mat ter without risk of having my actions attributed to personal malice, but he ought to see that I would be un worthv of anv one's confluence if I failed to nrntert against his continu-1 run;e upon the committee either to conciliate him or out of fear of his hostility. There is room in' the party for all who honestly favor democratic The time to adjust the Bowels is the very principles, nut tne leauersnip must minute you suspect they need adjustment. confldenco o the party and who80 ! -n your tongue is 3iignxiy coaiea, If your breath is under suspicion, If your head feels a trifle heavy or dull, -If digestion seems even a little slow, are about to enter upon a campaign, in which our party will appeal to the people and ask the confidence of the nation. I do not know how you, the democrats of Illinois, could better open that campaign in your state than by demanding his resignation. Let it be known that you insist on honest politics within the party, and then you will be believed when you plead for honesty in the government. I am sorry that your convention meets be fore I return, for I -would be glad to come to Illinois and give you any as sistance within my power. I have avoided taking part in personal con tests within the party, but, whenever any one calling himself a democrat assaults the right of the party to govern itself, I do not hesitate to take part in the fight. I had hoped that he would resign, in the interests of harmony, but his refusal leaves you no choice but to repudiate him or abandon democratic principles. With best wishes tor your success, l am, very truly yours, "W. J. BRYAN.'" tional committee declared I was en titled to. "If I hold my seat by fraud, then Mr. Bryan must accuse Senator Till man of South Carolina, Senator Cul berson of Texas, Senator Dubois of Idaho, John Sharp Williams of Mis sisslppi, Clark Howell of Georgia, tho democratic leaders in the 'solid south,' the majority of those in the east, tho north and the west, of compounding a felony. "I, if I am unfit to associate with 'honest democrats as Mr. Bryan says, Bowels. Constipation is the beginning of most dis eases. It paves the way for all others. Lack of exercise, hasty eating, improper food, are Us first causes. Laziness, and postponement, permit It to grow into Chronic Constipation, which msans life-long Discomfort. It isn't necessary to be slck-a-bed, you 1 know, In order to be mighty uncomfortable. Even a slight Indigestion affect3 the nerves, dulls the jnind, rv .cbro? merry.suuehliYtTof Life. SHORTHAND Typewriting, BookkooplnEr, YlUm IlAroU Ponmanaliip,oto.20toaohora n sssa 1100 students, cheap board. , K , and $100,000 School Buildlnjy! Graduates roadlly secure situations. Beautiful Illustrated catalog FEES. Wrlto for it today. . Ii. MUSSEIiMAN, Pros. Box 223, Gem City Buainwa College, Quincy, HI, PATENTS that PROTECT- ir 3 books rorlarentoriBalUdoB receiptor Sou. Upj LflCEY.Waahlncton.O.C. Estab.1869. CO ur 3 books R.S.&A.B. Sullivan Makes Reply Mr. Sullivan, In replying to Mr. Bryan's letter, tonight, "gave out the following statement: "I have seen the letter purporting to have been written by Mr. Bryan, and am prepared to accept it as gen uine, although the character of the men whom Mr. Bryan appears to have chosen as his confidants is such that there might be serious doubts as to Its authenticity. If the letter was written by Mr. Bryan it furnishes proof that he has allowed himself to persist in what the democratic na tional convention of 1904 declared was a misrepresentation and libel. It Is proof that he is mistaken again, as he was on tho free silver question, and that he Is wrong again as he was when he permitted himself to cut so un enviable a figure as he did In the Ben nett will controversy. 'It is apparently Mr. Bryan's mis fortune to jump to conclusions too prominence will strengthen the party, readily and to be misled by men Tf hA will at onnfi sarin his resiimn.- whose assumed friendship for a boy- TREES ARE FAMOUS wherever planted: are planted everywhere trees are arown. Free Tntnloc ol suoerb fruits Black Ben, King David, Delicious, etc.-5UckBr',Ubfcu1h. PATENTS 8 EC UK I I) OR FEE BKTURNKD Froo report as to Patentability, Illustrated Guide Book, and List of Inventions Wanted, sent tree. EVANS, WILKENS & CO.,Wunhlngton,D.O. HENRY & S. G. LINDEMAN ON THE FRONT OF A PIANO If Heartburn, Belching, Colic or Rest lessness begin to show themselves. -That's the time to eat a Cascaret. . -: Don't Imagine the Cascaret is Ineffective because It is pleasant to eat as Candy. It acts as pleasantly as It tastes. It is a3 congenial to your Bowels, as It is to your Palate. tion to the chairman of the national committee, and make the matter pub lic, he will show his desire to help the party and will do much to re store himself in the opinion of those who felt outraged by tho last state convention. If he refuses to resign and thus puts his ambition or his business before the party's success, the" sooner he Is ejected from the committee the better. It ought to Ya mn1 n laano In tlir ofon nnn. It stimulates the muscular lining of the 1 ventlon, If necessary, for the democ- Bovels and Intestines, so that they mechani cally extract nourishment from the food and drive out the waste. The only way to have Cascarets ready to use precisely when you need them Is to carry them constantly In .your pocket, as you do a Watch or a Lead pencil. The ten cent box of Cascarets Is made thin, flat, round-edged, and small, for this precise .purpose. Be very careful to get the genuine, made only by the Sterling Remedy Company and never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC." FREE TO OUR READERS t Jtf Jifts ,6?P. arranged to mail free a PIAfb,I trinket box, hnrd-onnmoled in pretty colors, a handsome ornament, most liberal oiler ever made, and wo want every reader to havo one. Ten CV13 'patnmpa is asked as a measure of Hood faith and to cover ens nf rina- carets with which this dainty box is loaded, . Send today, bo sure to mention this 1 Tit """ Av". yur Wdress plainly. rhtiflrAsa S?rW$ Rew$dy Company, ..,,.aVr Aiuir Jturn, 7H racy of Illinois can not fight under such leadership and ought not to per mit itself to be misrepresented on the national committee. Yours truly, "W. J. BRYAN.." Message to Illinois Democrats "The Trossachs Hotel, Loch Kat rine, July 17. Judge O. P. Thompson, Jacksonville, 111. My Dear Judge: If the- effort to induce Mr. Sullivan to resign from the national commit tee fails, I wish you would deliver the following message to the democrats of Illinois: '"You live in tho largest of the western states, and must play an im portant part in the work which lies before the democratic party. You can do little to advance democratic princi ples so long as you permit the most fundamental of these principles, name ly, the right of the majority to rule, to be violated. Mr. Sullivan was elected as national committeeman by delegates who were not chosen by the convention. As ho was one of tho leaders in the high crimes and misde meanors committed against the de mocracy of Illinois, his refusal to re sign can not bo attributed to ignor- hood companion is not sufficiently great to prohibit their attempting to place him in an awkward and false light before the great majority of the democrats of Illinois. The men to whom I refer, Millard Fillmore Dun lap and Judge Owen P. Thompson, the leaders of the faction known as the Jacksonville cabal, are men who have been twice utterly repudiated by the democrats 0f the state. The fact that my name happens to be Sul livan is by far a more potent reason to them for attempting to discredit me than any that they ever have or can be used. The real reason for their opposition to me I believe Mr. Bryan to be ignorant of. "It Is not the first time Mr. Bryan has been deceived by these men. He was inveigled Into pleading their cause two years ago. He gave their claims the only merit they possessed by oresentlnK them at St. Louis. What was. the verdict? He pleaded for them before a sub-committee of the democratic national committee, and the committee decided against them. He renewed his efforts in their behalf before the democratic na tional committee, and again lost his case. A committee on credentials, composed of democrats, representing every state and territory in the union, next declared the men whom), Mr. Bryan now champions to be liars and vllllfiers. Finally the highest tribunal to which appeal could be taken heard Mr. Bryan's plea for Dunlap and Thompson, and the result was as be fore. "Mr. Bryan says I hold my seat on the democratic national committee by fraud. That seat came to me by vlr Insures you an instrument of the high est class, representing the combined efforts of three generations of tho world's most noted piano builders. THAT'S NOT. 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