The Butler weekly times., 1896-07-23
COMPARE THE MEN.

Republican tacticians have no
yet settled upon the line of stlac
which is to convince the Amercal
people that Bryan lacks Presiaen
tiai qualifications.
During their indecision they ar
letting their voters become yer,
much confused on one point-Brv
al abilities as public speaker
One day last week Republca,
organ averred in the same ariel
that Bryan was utterly unable t,
make an ofhand speech and :hat
all his early political successes we're
obtained by his gift Of CAB" II
addition to this conflict of assertion
it published in the same issue three
extemporaneous speeches made by
the Democratic candidate in Illirois
Numberless other Republican or
gans have been seesawing between
the two allegations-that he cannot
speak except by committing every
sentence to memory and that be is
mere talking machine without
thought or knowledge; that he can
not prepare "A speech except With
iaborlous reference to books and
that he Is freak of vertosity Who
has no capacity or training as a
student.
Democrats are willing to end This
trying Republican perplexity. They
Will be generous about it, Rerub-
licans may choose weapons, gro1nd
and code for contest between the
two presidential candidates.
Mckinley s specially is the tariff.
Ii he does not know that he Goes
not know anything. Take him. then.
at his .'esS Compare any speech he
ever made on the tariff questio, or
any part. of it with any tariff speech
Bryan ever made, The test ourht
to SHOW which is the closer and
abler student of public question,
and Mckinley has all the presam-
able advantages.
Ii that does not suit, bring the
two men face to face before auy
in any Amer! can town. Ohio
towns not barred. Select thepartic
ular branch of the particular issue.
give notice beforehand. or spring it
as a surprise to both at the opening
of the meeting. Mckinley was in
Congress when Bryan was a boy.
de was Presidential candidate
when Bryan, not much past boy
1ood, entered Congress. For al
most as many years as Bryan has
spent on earth be has been in con
act with great speakers and great
ssues. He has lived il Il State of
great campaigns, He ought to play
With the young Nehraskan in such a
contest. But be need not cary
weight for age. Any weight, any
course, any conditions are at his op.
ion.
If the Republicans deem it IN
!ignifed to expose their mans
equation IN a joint debate. let
'ach prepare 8 paper On any topic
ssoclated with national government
Legislative. administrative or iu-
iiclal; concerning the past, present
'r future, Judge the productions
~ the test of composition. or of
knowledge or OF imagination or of
oglc OF OF Lumor or Of spirit or OF
universal philosophy-one or all
Whatever William J. BRYAN is or
5 not.as an orator or man Of public
Itfairs. be is the superior of McKin.
ey. He has all of Mckinlev's Iaud. !
ID virtues and more OF every aual.
ty or acquisition that makes one
nen greater than another. He knows
more of every subject that interests
He could have a nervous
hill and make a more brilliant ora /.
Ion OR a more profound argument
n Mchinleys pet theme than &c !
Alniey ever will make.
Unless McAinley's friends viii /
gree to 80 before the people on & !
omparlson OF some sort they should /
'eeently drop the subject of ability /
the arts OF expression and pres-
ut their hgureheaa FOR the trusts !.
S man Tho thinks SO much that /
e never learned to tell his thoughts /