The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-13

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Trade, Philadelphia.
II - universally conceded that In this
presidential year political freaks and her.
maphrod.ses are TO the front Never be-
fore In the history OF the republic have 50
many snconsequent.al fools thrust their
theories before the American voter. nor
was there ever a time when so much OF
peril was involved In the triumph OF those
theorists. Chief among the sli-snformed
and dangerous harieouins now offering
themselves "a Pilots OF the ship OF state
s William jennings Bryan. he whose III
constructed string OF plagiarlsms At Chi
cago unbalanced his auditors and won him
the Democratic free silver nomination for
president
From the day he began shouting AZ the
end of Pullman cara to the present mo-
mens. BRYAN has not uttered or written n
word indicating his fitness for the august
station wffFch ne covess. SO far from be-
ing powerful, sincere and impressive
orator. he ss feeble In dicyion. untrushfui
In statement and ssngalarly sterile In his
conceptions of political economy.
Added to paipabie intellectual weakness,
Brian raves as though tmbued with thu
most dangerous phantssies of the Dennis
Ksarney stripe of leaders He has not
nesfsatef TO Imply that such of the Amers-
can people as have Won their way by fru-
galify and hard toll have reached theiP
attitudes by fraud and oppression.
Cold. according 10 Bryan. IS the gu
lated sweat OF che poor. Al types ef men
wha have exeeIled IN trade and finance he
derssIvely casts into ore heap and tabs II
she nsoneyed power"
more profaEe and dangerous marriott
than Bryan never beckonsd n peerIe 70
their ruin. II rot communist IN reality.
he r. Wiling 10 pose as one, In order 20
convince thu psciesarsat that he n at the
head CT holy crusade. Coming from
section which has been fractiaed by thu
wealth and bounty OF the East. he now
brands the Ssn-fartors az the West. his
ovrn ceuatryra-n. as human harpses. de-
void OF noble impulses ard bent only on
accumulation at the cost Of all seniIrnen ut
a-s patriotism
Freed OF sts tlnse.ea harness. the beast
ca when Bryan seeks nsw TO ride into
po,~er - a hsfeoas monster ffs nncsean
he5f noui5 trsmpse down all rregre&s. and
install here the vie business standa rsss
OF semt-csssi zsd ard ssrvise Races. Ee-
htrd sgSr-, rs prrtensfs 20 believe ss prosper
ssy. rrorey obtained without toll, and a re-
versal es all shss nas enriched this nation
ard uaa&as IL forCta-heareT OF progress
To contend with this shallow pest lsnxIas
hsrnrser fsmgaes ths ssgna ton We
can conceive of no rrosa-roa1 town in sha
Wexs or Sna,h whose Inhabitants ara too
ignorant 20 penexrate EgE sG laslfrYns1s
soesh.sxrses. He reflects on The intel axensse
Of the poorest weaver az -. loosn and
hssrr.nsess negro who plows Ia Southarn
cotton fields.
Through al ths grsdai4on~ Of Labor
BRYAN assumes the to&ier 10 be an ins@n-
safe ass. incapable u Judging between g
csnts in silver a-s lsss cents IN gala.
Such IL saze midget Ia politics and posi.i-
q. science, tAzt voters are asked 20 ele-
xass ia November - sss magnificent PIN
rsaels OF president " thss republic
Tne though. ~ 60 rspsgnans ssras ore
enssfa imagine the very E&3ses in the
ground sslfrsnr around and rearing their
,grsle astiocks In protest