The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-16

f. tbera amy Democrat who thilh9 ''''
,here is a future Tor the Dcmoeia~o VI
motion that supports Bryan? is there
o,,, Domocrat VINO thinks That the po-
MIL manacemont Of the Democratic OF
ranizatious supporting Bryan can ledu 10
ANYTHING but speedy and total ues''u0-
ton?-Utica Observer.
Neither free coinage nor any o'i'i
vice for debasing the money Oh lne 'oDN-
trv could benefit American workihsiN,"'
ON the contrary it would niilel upo"
them incalculable injury ana distress
Philaucipnla Record.
II Is now claimed that the Pops all along
intended 10 nominate Bryan no ~. LOUIS
so if appears that they were m"hll5
monkeys of Senator Jones and otner SELF
important gentlemen who imagined they
were running that afialr.-Mohlsohel!
Advertiser.
After a few more colleges have declared
against Mr.. Bryan, be viii probably rise
nm and stigmatize all of them as nurse
ries Of Pharisees and plutocrais. lhat
is Mr.. Brvan's way of getting even WIN
men VINO differ with nm. il is enter
tanning. but scarcely conclusive.-Bos'oh
Journal.
Candidate Bryans father, Judge silas
BRYAN. in a speech delivered at Louis
vile. ILL.,. on October ., 1865 declared
f5r a gold standard and i'm favor oil re-
specting the courts. while he lamenied
the facility with which money could pc
manufactured by the acre In various
other utteranccs in the same speech DIT.
rtNan the father showed himself 10 tc q
nno old Jeffcrsonian Democrat. zone oi
t.o oldcn time" and notably IN this
declarations 'Thc apostolic doctrine is 10
owe no man anything, and the Demo-
cratic doctrine is akin to it-pay what
Won eve" Thus father and son are seen
- lave been alike I'm their fondncss for
Scriptural citation, with the difference
that the father showed accuracy in his
golden texts" and respected their spirit
a. well while for the son they seem TO
ho chiefly valuable as rhetorical accesso-
Philadelphia Record.
In this wonderful age Of scientific in
vention and discovery people have learned
TO utilize material that was once con-
siiersd worthless. and to discover means
OF controlling and employing natural
forces that were once considered wholly
unmanageable.
II is not at al strange that it should
b. supposed that "A smooth and plausible
talker and adroit politician could be able
IN some mysterious way 10 create an
immediate state Of national prosperity.
This notion Is none the less plausible be-
cause nobody understands how such
miraculous benefits are 10 be secured. so
far as that Is concerned the masses Of the
people know little or nothing about the
laws anc nature Of electricity: but they
know that the telegraph the telephone.
the electric light and electric propulsion
for machinery are established facts.
This sort of reasoning makes IL easy
for Mr.. Bryan and his friends not only
TO secure a hearing. but TO gain Credit
and belief on al sides. and this IS the
foundation OF his Success for II must
be admitted that he is a strong man be-
fore the people. and. when he promises
them prosperity and plenty II they Will
only elevate him to the first place in tho
nation many people confidently believe
that he can accomplish all that he prom
iscs
Unfortunately for his promises. there
any magical or mysterious powers to
hama out happiness and good fortune. lie
proclaims. IL IS true. that the Govern
ment possesses the power to create money
ont ~ nothing and give IL value by mere
decree or force of law. but there is moth
ms now IN that. II such power OK
islt now. Il has always been Inherent IN
trc sC,ercicnty OF government. More
over. II has been repeatedly tried and
always resulted not only I'm failure. but
| also in widespread and immense loss to
| the people upon whom the experiment
was inflicted. The continental money OF
the American Revolution: the assignats OF
tho French Revolution. and the Swedish
copper money of Charles XII. when his
Kingdom was impoverished and wasted
BY Wars. are striking examples OF this