New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-19

never seen before. call upon Mr. Bryan to STATE
TO the country whether free silver will Increase In,
wages Of labor Let him 20 upon record and tell
the workingman whether free silver Will advance
his wages benefit him in "a sing particular. He
has evaded this question from the beginning and
now make the prophecy that he Will continue 70
evade it to the end.
ment. is free trade ana tne threat OF Tree silver
Mr.. Bryan argued for free trade, and promised for
free trade quite much and argued quite as Justify
as he IS now arguing and promising for free silver
He invaded the enemys country, put the farmers
trial Of his free-trade medicine which he offered
four years ago had sickened them. There IS littls
difference between the conditions Of the farmer and
the artisan In the West from those IN The East.
Their products ind the SAM general market bu;
the husbandman more readily than the rock-rbbel
hills and valleys OF Maine. yet the farmer and
their brethren in the far West that free trade and
flee silver are their best interests and they
have emphasized their judgment by olVp majority
CONGRESSMAN MCLEARY SPEAKS.
Congressman McCleary assured his audience
that Minnesota would give Mckinley hand
some plurality. and, continuing. said:
The campaign now being carried on by the OPP
position might well be called campaign OF anan-
donment Their candidate for the PRESIDENCY was
four years ago ardent advocate OF free trade
He told the people then that II the polcy when
he advocated should DE adopted, II me parry 70
which he belonged should be intrusted with fuI
possession Of the Government the reign OF me
price OF farm products would be raised, that hus
ness would be stimulated and that prosperity
would bless all homes. The people OF the United
States listened TO the siren song Tie conse,
quences are known to all And now the che.
anxiety OF the gentleman referred 10 aside from
his embarra Of nominationsl Il 10 AVOID an
discussion of the tariff question. lie virtually ao'
mts that in the minds of the American people mo
tariff question * settled. and that his old posi-
sion OF which he achieved his first fame. must %
abandoned. He does not like to make pupilc con-
fesson of this In words but by ignoring TINS ques-
ton completely ne makes the confession IN man.
ner whose significance cannot be mlsuiluerSt 900.
lie has abandoned the chief article Of his ancient
faith And so practically has the Populstlc fac-
ton which nominated him.
FOur years ago the POpullSt Convention at Omaha
was going TO reform the world by having the Govern.
ment issue money to the extent OF $50 per capita, and
loan IL TO the people the rate OF per cent per
annum These were the essential propositions OF
their platform. But now both the fiat money idea
and the Sub-Treasury scheme have been abandoned
They still speak In their platform OF Government
ownership OF railways and telegraphs They Sill in
clude the demand for the graduated income tax, ou
in the concluding paragraph OF their PLATFORM they
saw while the foregoing propositions constitute the
platform upon which the party stands and for tht
vindicaton Of which It's organization VIII be main
tanned recognize that the great and pressing issue
OF the campaign upon which the present Presidential
election will turn Is the financial question and upon
his great and specific issue between the parties we
cordially invite the aid and cooperation OF all organ.
izations and citizens agreeing Win Us upon tns VIA
This is virtual admission that the other twenty
paragraphs Of their platform are simply pu, IN 20
ill nm with. II is confession t1at many or me
panks are put i'm now simply because tney nad oesn
MIR in before bur that they are not ID be dressed or
Consideration. for the present at least Inc fopu-
lists too have substantially abandoned everything
huf free coinage OF silver AT Is 10 J.