The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-09-18
OUR LEADER.

Our leader is equal to every occasion.
Indeed, while he has taught the country
to expect much of him. he seems often
to be doing more than was expected.
His letter of acceptance is 4 model of
hrevitv. directness. comprehensivcness
aud sound craftsmanship. He unqual-
fedlv indorSeS every plank in the plat
form. upholdS the constitution and the
laws, clearly states the powers and
obligations of the United States and
the states in the preservation of public
tranquility and order. sets his face
against the new system of selling bonds
and the new occupation of supplying
the Government with gold. which it
does not need. in exchange for such
bonds, and opposes the fiat money
schemes Of the opposition by which
they hope to, destroy the greenhacks
and put in their places their own notes
to be guaranteed without consideration
bv the Government. He has the right
words for those who labor with their
hands, He tavors the arbitration Of
labor disputes and opposes the impor-
tation ofpaupers and criminals from
abroad to water tn stock o. our labor
market. He favorS David b. Hill
Senate bill. which passed in that body
pro.-i in for a trial by jury in GER
tain contempt cases. He advocates
the prohibition oftruSts and the regula-
ton of great corporations: he re-
cogniZcS the duty Of the United States
Government to regulate interstate
commerce. though not exclusively in
the interest of the great trunk railroad
lines. He opposes the proposition to
make the Pacific Railroads a present
of their Indebtedness to the Govern
meut: he opposes life tenure OF office
in the civil service. but in this eN-
plicitlv states that he does not refer
to any official who holds office for life
under the constitution. This means
that he is in favor of Il life tenure for
the Judges of the Federal Court of
the United States. but not for the hire
ings of Mr.. Cleveland. who have been
swarming i'll every state convention in
the United States, endeavoring to
manufacture Legislatures for their
master to serve him in a national con-
vention against the interests of the
people. He set forth the paramount
Importance Of the money question in
few burning words and appeals to
the men of all parties to postpone the
consideration of the tariff question
until '.the people of this nation, sitting
as high court can ''render Judge
ment in the cause which greed is prose-
cutting against humanity"
Mr.. Bryan's letter of acceptance is
model document, and stamps him as
statesman of the first order.
1t is a sufficient answer to the froth
and 1atulence of the letter of accep-
lance of the Republican candidate for
the Vice Presidency, published on the
same day in which he pretends to
believe that the Chicago platform
''embodies Il menace OF national
| disintegration and Destruction" and
contains Il deliberate proposition to
repudiate the plighted public faith, to
| impair the sanctity of the obligation
Of private contracts, to cripple the
credit of the nation by stripping the
Government Of the power to borrow
money rs the urgent eNigencies of the
| Treasury may require, and in a word
to overthrow all the foundations of
financial and industrial stability"
If a refusal to redeem silver obliga-
| tions amounting to hundreds of millions
in gold, purchased at twenty-five per
cent premium from j. Pierpont Nor
gan and his accomplices. will cripple
the credit of the nation. the gripping
will begin on the fourth Of next March
Immediately after the inauguration OF
William Jennings Bryan Cincinnati
Enquirer.
There is Il good deal Of discussion in
Washington as to whether Federal of
| ticeholders who make speeches for the
Democratic ticket will be dismissed
| from the service. requested to resign
or be permitted to remain. Cabinet
officers will be expected to toe the gold
, mark. but it would be small. indeed.
to make those holding lower positions
victims of their honest opinions and
the exercise of the rights of citizenship
1t would be easy to imagine Mr..
Cleveland having the disposition to
| eNpel every true Democrat from the
public service. but it would be Il dam
gerous performance. 1t is to be pre-
sumed the President desires to retire
to private life with the respect of some
body.
At three great mass-meetings held
i'll st. Louis last Saturday night Mr..
Bryan, the democratic nominee for
president, addressed between 10000
and $4,000 people. At each of the
meetings he was greeted with prolong
Ell cheers, and at frequent intervals
during each of his speeches the en-
thusiastic populace gave vent to up
roarious applause.
An effort is on foot among the men,
bers of the Baltimore Bar to induce
eN-State Senator Hayes to allow his
name to be used rs candidate for
judge of the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City. who is to he voted for this
fall. The movement is in the hands of
Il committee of well known LAWYERS
and a formal communication will be
shortly addressed to Mr.. HAYES by Il
number of members Of the bar asking
him to consent to become Il candidate.
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