The herald., 1896-07-12

as one of its youngest members he sud-
denly advanced to the position of one
of the great leaders of his party in con-
gress. In this position his subsequent
acts and utterances have been closely
marked, and everything that he has
done or said-every act and word of his
public life-have shown his close sym
pathy with and absolute devotion to the
interests of the common people. the
masses, who stand most in need of leg
islative care and favor and who get
least of it. Upon a platform, the most
important planks of which are the dec
latation of new principles, the party has
done well to nominate a new man, full
of youthful strength and vigor, and
whose political life has been devoted
to earnestly championing these princi-
pies. Those who are inclined to criticise
his nomination on the grounds that he is
both unknown and halls from too far
west should remember that he is, at
least, as well known and relatively not
so far west as was Abraham Lincoln
when he was selected-a new man from
a new section-to deal with the condi-
tions of public stress and danger, in
which the domination of theJ expert
enced leaders, from the older communi-
ties had involved this nation.
I hope to see Mr.. Bryan elected, and
then 1 hope among the first acts of con-
gress under his administration to see
such legislation as will pave the way to
the levyiHg of a constitutional income
tax, which will raise at least u part of
the five hundred millions per annum
that this government is spending by
taking 1T from the superfluities of the
well-to- do, rather than getting it. as it
does now, equally from the necessities
of the rich and poor alike.
Hon. w. II. Workman, real estate, POI
Broadway think that in selecting Bry-
an the Democratic convention selected
brilliant young man, who is in close
touch with the classes that have suf-
fered most of all from the demonetiza-
ton of silver. He is a man calculated
to unite the several parties that, while
differing on many points, will come to-
gether on the fundamental and vital
question of a monetary standard. / am
of the opinion that the tariff plank
adopted enunciates principle l have
ever thought 1T was just and
economically sound; that the pur-
pose of defraying the necessary
expenses of government Had it not
been for one man on the supreme bench
changing his mind the enforced income
tax would have produced revenue suf-
ficient to relieve the government from
the necessity of issuing bonds and sad
ding the country with indebtedness.
regard the income tax as an eQuable
method of obtaining money for govern
mental purpose, and am certain that the
validity of it or any other economic
measure cannot be permitted to rest on
the mere mental idiosyncracy of any one
man.
Frank ]. Finlayson, United States
assistant district attorney, Federal
building-Under the circumstances
think the selection of Bryan for presi-
dent was very wise. The reproach will
be made, and, indeed, has already been
made, that he is too young; that a man
of SO isIa, mere boy compared to the old
political warehouses. But every day is
removing that objection--an objection,
by the way that will only be made by
his enemies Bryan has already shown
himself a man of great executive abill-
ty and the possessor of a powerful and
broad-gauge mind that views questions
of national Importance from national
standpoint and not from the narrow,
circumscribed point Of viewlof any one