The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-22
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but the Judgment OF the public will be-
that il has udded no strength to the
white metal crusade-that IL was, In
fact, wralk and wordy effort.-Dc,roit
Free Press.
Bryanisfa seems TO have been washed
out of MI. Bryan. One could as we'll
set bill OF lading TO music for har-
monic effects as read this tedious speech
under the notion of finding oratory in
tt-Iirooklyn Eagle.
IL certainly contains nothing that
need cause the advocates OF sound
money" any alarm. The leading cham
pion of debased currency has made his
greatest effort, and 10 has fallen flat.--
Indianapolis Journal.
Leave out the flashes of resentment
and the appeals TO popular prcjudices
melting just the spirit OF fault finding
pnd disorder that has been the danger
that turks for republics. and Mr.. Bry-
ans silver speech was commonplace,
awkward. dull and tedious. Brooklyn
Standard Union.
Mr.. Bryan's drearily long speech OF
acceptance in New York will disappoint
both his friends and his opponents. 10
will disappoint his friends because they
looked for some display OF the rhetorical
power which lured and ensnared the Chi-
cago convention, and IL is entirely lack
ing. 1t will disappoint his oppcnenta
because they expected that he would at
least clothe his dangerous doctrines in
an attractive, insidious and plausible
guise, and he completely fnils 10 do So
Philadelphia Press.
In his speech o, acceptance Mr..
Bryan entered into somewhat extend
ed but not very ingenious defense Of
the mine owners from the charge or
being selfish in their demand for free
silver. In one breath he says they
have nothing in particular to gain by
free coinage. and in another he says
that If the United States would only
OPEN its minis 10 free coinage silver
would become worth $i.29 an ounce
Two more inconsistent positions could
hardly be conceived. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Mr.. Bryan's speech. accepting the
nomination OF the Chicago convention.
| cChicago" convention was what he
called il, never having word TO say
about democrats or democracy, was "A
great disappointment to those who ex-
pected him TO repeat his Chicago orator
zeal pyrotechnics. Instead OF bril-
liant grafton. IL was long and tedious
essay. read from manuscript. Instead
of moving thousands of people TO their
feet in enthusiasm, 1t moved thousands
of them TO their feet In their impatieacc
30 leave the garden.-Louisviile Courier
Journal.
| The speech is SO full of fallacies that
It can hardly fail To surprise the vcr.tst
| tyro in finance. Such as IL Is, however.
| Ct must be accepted as the authoritn-
tive declaration OF his views by the
standard-bearer OF the free silver cause
IL will receive plentiful attention. Men
skilled in craftsmanship and finance
will deal with II, carefully dissccting
and Analysing its points, and rcfuting
its unfounded and misleading state
ments. IL can hardly make any last
ing impression on the mind OF anyone
who really thinks deeply on the great
subject of monetary science. unin-
fluenced by personal ambition or selfish
interest.-Troy Times.
Mr.. Bryan assumed throughout n
tone OF apology and defense; he sought
10 satisfy his audience that tho polif-
zeal programme TO which he is COM
mitted does not mean robbery and ruin
and the overthrow OF the courts. This
defensive tone gave the address ~
drapery OF harmlessncss and modesty,
but AZ one point this was lifted enough
| NJ
gave his audience 10 understand that
81 any bank refused loan. IL any brok-
ers refused 20 buy municipal bonds.
n iron mines and coke ovens ceased
work, IL any man went into bankruptcy
between now and November. plutoc-
racy was threatening the rights of the
people.--N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
Mr.. Bryan's effort was worthy of the
paid advocate OF the silver trust. IL
was deceitful plea 90 the people 10 in
lure themselves that Mr.. Bryan's clients
might prosper. There was not a work.
ingman I'm his audience but would be
injured by free silver; and doubtless
many OF them remembered that in CON
eress Mr.. Bryan acclaimed against high
prices couple of years ago, and de-
manded reduction of prices Of all nee
essaries through tariff smashing. Now
he Is demanding high prices in the in
terest OF the silver trust. Nobody but
lawyer paid 10 plead cause could
make such an about face" in public
Toledo Blade.
Candidate Brynn's New York speech
Is n little more moderate than was cx-
pected, and In this respect IL will be n
disappointment 10 his supporters. II is
not the sort of speech which would fire
body like the Chicago convention.
and IL it's author were as well known
Ave weeks ago 20 the men constituting
that gathering as he has become since.
u Is safe 90 sny that he would never
have been nominated. There Is n note
| Of tirnialifr and cnnsirninl running.