New-York tribune., 1896-10-19
MENTAL STR4BISMt s.

If would be desirable all will admit, To have as
President a man who can tell the truth whether
IL is a constitutional defect or not. Mr.. Bryan
does not appear to possess this quallfcatioh' Ills
friends NAV claim that II is an Unborn de1ec' ior
which he deserves pity rather thah Diaihe' p"'
that would not alter the fact that he lacks ah
essential qualification for exalted position MS
defect may be mental looseness rather 'hah
mendacity. an incapacity for seeing or reporting
things as they are; but if So ii is none the less
n disqualification. Many OF his assertions ia'e
already been nailed TO the counter OUT AT N"r
shall. Mich Mr. Bryan achieved the cohoehsa-
tion of several distinct untruths in TWO cohsecu'
tive sentences. He introduced former Repuo-
i,can as a famous Anarchist ana typca'
Anarchist" saying: HE must be an Aharchist
"because he is with us this year lie IS one VI
.,be many who have found it necessary to either
"cet ont Of the Republican party or surrender
",heir country into the hands of foreigners
This is indeed a curious agglomeration OF
r,oh,ods There is first the false pretence
,h,, tho nersons pronounced Anarchists In these
dave are 81 called because they favor silver coin
.gs Ru, people who are not incapable OF see
ing or telling the truth know that the persons
co s,;omatized are those who uphold the planks
in the Chicago platform which denouhce EAecu'
tive enforcement Of United States laws wIhih
q State. and would deprive the courts OF power
10 enforce their judgments by Injunction lhese
declarations mean the supremacy OF mobs ana
The overthrow of law They came from 'he
Anarchist Altgeld in person. the EoVerhor WIN
did refuse To suppress the Hop al 'h'caso' an"
denounced the President for protecting the
United States mails. This same Governor WHO
hardened the bomb lhrowers. and was then and
1.x nll hn
Nihlsts and all the dangerous classes whose
business 1t is to break laws. il the man VINO
brought about the nomination of Bryan and die
tated that part Of the platform. and there are
m,iltitudes of silver men who utterly repudiate
this man. his noisome and perous doctrines, ana
that part Of the Chicago platform.
At the same time 1t is a falsehoOd to say that
an upright silver Republican. because IN his
blindness he supports Mr. Bryan. Is in the least
aecree typical of the sort of men 10 whom MI.
Rryan is constantly appealing namely those
who hate law and order and all restraint that
conflicts with their selfish desires or passions.
Altpeld. Debs Coxey, Bryan himself, are typical;
tho Michigan farmer is merely their blind dupe.
II Ia also a falsehOOd to say that the opponents
Of free coinage would surrender their country
into the hands of foreigners. They refuse TO
,er,nit free coinage until it can be done without
robbing every wage-earner and every investor
and they know that 1t Is not possible TO main
tain the purchasing power of the silver dollar
until other commercial nations unite in liking
a ratio between silver anu gold. Free coinage
vvoild. indeed, surrender 10 foreign capitalists
and bankers absolute power to PROSTATE the In
Austries of this country at their pleasure. anu
II IA Mr.. Bryan himself who urges that betrayal
of American interests
1t Il charitable to suppose that the man utters