Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1909 — BRYAN ARGUES HE HAS RIGHT TO EARN MONEY [ARTICLE]

BRYAN ARGUES HE HAS RIGHT TO EARN MONEY

Discusses Charge He Has Been Exploiting Position. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 22. —William Jennings Bryan replies in today’s Commoner to a Texas critic who said that the distinction conferred by his party upon Bryan was so rare that it ought to lift even the most callous and selfish man above material consideration and that he ought not to exploit It for gain. Bryan says he knows of no honorable occupation in which he could be engaged where he would not be benefited pecuniarily by the acquaintance and fame that the nomination for the presidency has bestowed. He insists that in the newspaper an< lecture field he has found legitimate occupation, and he believes the former most appropriate because it enables him to take part in the discussion of public questions and assist colaborers.