New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
REACTION AGAINST BRYAN.
HIS SPEECHES HAVING THEIR EFFECT-rHE
souTH's INTEREST.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have been travelling for the last six weeks
away from home. carefully observing the growth
and changes in the political public sentiment OF
people with whom have come In contact from all
parts OF the Nation: and can safely say that while
the silver sentiment was painfully and even alarm
ngly prevalent earlier in the campaign !
clearly the most unmistakabe evidences OF 4
radical reaction The wild and reckless speeches
Of Bryan. dealing only In unsupported and
extravagant assertions. every stopping place of
his rear-end platforms. beginning TO operate
with d!sastrously telling effect upon people who
stop 10 think, and producing political disgust
in the minds Of many well-nigh akin 20 nausea.
What and who is Mr.. Bryan. that this great Nation
of 100000 intelligent. working. Christian people
should be asked for MIN for their President?
What claims he fairly put forward justly
entitle him 10 this high distinction? Has he
done anything either for himself for his country
to warrant this preposerous claim? Blu, they tell
ne is boy orator" and that. although never
dreamed Of previously, his speech in the Chicago
Convention suddenly suggested him for the Presl-
dency. Have we come 10 this. that accidental
burst Of anarchistic oratory should entltle a man
TO be President OF a great Nation. welded the pur
suits of peace of industry. of science of the arts
c'Yiizafon hIi, OF law h;,a and Of ordGr ,, ,,,
cially in my own State is undergoing change:
and certain can be that should Ten
and Hobart such an impetus would be given 10
her prosperity as has never before been real
cumulation Of Idle Northern capital now hidden
away that our State had discarded the old thread
bare prcjudices, and determined henceforward
to plunge into the great current Of modern prog
ress and march forward in the race for splendid
prosperity.
If there q class Of people on earth inter
ested in 100cent good gold dollars and their equiva
lent 1t is our Southern cotton growers. They are
to-day. Of all men engaged In agriculture. the best
off They getting eight cents pound in gold
dollars for their midding cotton. and In addition.
fair price for the seed which they used 10 throw
away. They, better than all other men. know by
experience the sad meaning OF shinpaster and Con-
federate so-caed money. Why should they now
be led off by wild impecuniOus and irresponsible
seekers into dishonorable craze for debascd
money? They now grow their own hogs and corn;
they more nearly sef-supp9rting than any
other class OF people. They now buy more needed
supplies In exchange for their cotton than at any
time In their past histories.
Then what be their just ground OF COM
plant? They really have none. They are simply
allowing noisy. shallow office seeker TO play
upon their thin prejudices and because they may
have at some time In the past had some sort Of
supposed political grievance. are still permitting
themselves be blndly led along to new dangers
II not ultimate ruin. 1t IL time for them TO think
and let us hope that they will
WILLIAM ROBERT MOORE. Of Tennessee.
New-York Sept. %, 1896