The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-21


torieAl tyro,tehnies In III. Tariff D.b.t.
% isoS-Iih Addres. However, VIA.
whhost reason or 'Logis-In, Argu.
,ntnts, ifsaeh they May he Called, were
csneia.i,sly Answers, by congrt..mpn
nrosias, ofPrnn,yIrupIA.
The Philadelphia Press reviyes the
recollection OF the tariff debate in the
Fitty-second Congress By reproducing
the pervration OF presidential nominee
Bryan's maiden speech.
Reason and logic were NOT cOnsplc.
ucus features OF this remarkable Rd.
dress; but It was richly embellshed
With aorld phors, SMILES,
tropics anecdotes and poetry In wild
confusion, flashed and d6Ezled like u
shower OF nctc0rs. Il served its pur-
pose. was regarded as brilliant el.
fort and won for the orator no little
distinction.
z Congressman Brosius, OF PSnnsylva-
MA, in his reply TO MIR. Bryan, aptly
hit OF some OF ttse rhetorical eccentric.
lilies OF the boy Orator OF the Platte"
ana corrected some OF his ,inapt Illus
tralions, Mr.. Broslus' speech Will De
found In the Congressional Record OF
the Fitty-second Congress. first session.
page 2.77l.
The following paragraphs VIII serve
10 bring into view some aspects OF Mr..
Pryan'S or8tory, which were striklaEly
accehtuated In the speech which took
captive the recent Democratic ConYen-
ton and made the orator the nominee.
Ny friend from Nebraska the other
day made notable speech which im-
pressed the house In an unusual degree.
Such Il speech IL q public event which
commands attention. and no apology js
required In referring 20 H. II was as
good speech as can be made on that
side OF the question. and the only way he
can improve on II Is 10 make one on the
other side. shall never cease 10 "a
member Il with satisfaction was I'M
pressed With the greatness OF his mind
when Illustrating his theme with anec-
date and poetry, and was charmed
with the exuberance Of his fancy and
the splendor OF his Imagination when he
WIS marshaling the facts and prInci-
pies Of his great argument II was a
brilliant mosaic OF eruditbn and error.
Of rhetorical figure and economic fall
lacy.
Much that he said. will admit, Is
unSnEwerable. for no logic can answer q
similc-a trope is not ipdictable, reason
is no match for anecdote. and verse Of
rhyme Is I1rulnerab!s TO attack.
Other portions OF his speech were by
no means lmpreguahle. Some OF the
conclusions 81 which he aFfived are onf5T
possible to'a partial view n the subject
Indeed. can not understand how my
distinguished friend can reconcile thai
part OF his knowledge which he put into
his speech with the part he kept out. ex-
cept upon the principle which enabled
dcvcut scientist to be spiritually edited
by Y---Itlng the relics Of a saint, when his
scientific knowledge Informed him that
the sacred remains were the bones OF IN
animal
NV .rI<Ed iron. Nebraska, a.:
Bryan. whose brilliant rhetoric and
rythmic cadence took captive every ear.
declares II q vicious thing not 10 buy
in the cheapest market, and be resur-
rected Robinson CruSoe to Illustrate his
proposition. He had Robinson spend 4
few dayg In digging out canoe and
then refuse q gift OF some boards from
foreign friend who happened that
way; so that he would not lose his la
Dor. VIC all observed the intellectual
C0rruscations round his radiant brow
when he was patt!nG with that lumi-
nous Illustration. which. Ike the track
OF a meteor, was blaze OF light for
an instant and thin everlasting dark
ness.
Even Crusoe would know that he
could not lose any labor by accepting a
gift; In fact that was not the way Il
occurred. The passing stranger raid.
Here, friend CruBoe. have a hundred
feet of boards that III sell you for that
dugOut.' Yes said Crusoe. but can't
let this canoe 90 of this Island; Frday
has some boards Just Ike yours and
can exchange this canoe for his boards:
then he can take the canoe and catch
fish. I can build Il house with the
boards and rent him part Of II. and he
can pay the rent In flsh, which will
support me. Thus the labor have put
into this canoe comes back to me IN
food By dealing with Friday. and 20 by
mutual services we are both supported.
But Just as soon as we have more things
on the Island than we can use and we
need some things thai you have that
w SaH PIVUuCSI VIC "IH E1GHh'Sc
with YOU
III he fhad traded the labor In that
canoe to the foreigner he could not have
made his deal with Friday, and he
would have had no fish for supper I'M
III he had put more labor on the boards
10 convert them into boat. thereby
losing the labor he put on the canoe.
vgs The Fallaey Of The Fence.
THE tence-corner illustration was
another 6cintIllatlon OF illustrative gem
Ius. His idea Is that American manu-
factures were the fence-corners. the
masses OF the people the chunk that
the protective labor Ia pressing into tho
ground. This has the same defect as
the Crusce Illustration. 1t Is made up TO
suit the case. and il Tas n frce-trade
lever. for that Is Just the way II works.
II wns a farmer. and have repaired
many fences, and We had much easier
way OF raising the corner than thar de-
scribcd BY the gentleman from NcbraS-
ka. But ne used protective lever. We
first put the lever under the bottom
iaIl. wiih one cad we lifted. and up went
the fence as easy as talking about II.
Now. that Is exactly tho way we ham
die the protective lever. We put II
under the Industries and laD0rgrs We
wish To LIT up. put the short end on
the foreign Interterers with our mar
kets, and with the long end we lit. and
up goes American Industries and Amer
lean labor, iand up we intend 10 keep
them while sun shines and water runY.
Illuminated Errors.
But thczc brilliant Illustrations take
captive the Imagination and may mis-
lead the mind. The errors, In the speech
10 which have 70 frequently alluded.