The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-12
MR. BRYAN's SPEECHES.

| There is a good deal in Mr.. Bryan to
| command the admiration of those who
oppose his candidacy and to justify the
/ enthusiastic support of those who nc
cept his financiaf scheme for the allie
| Walton of industrial conditions. He
has enthusiasm, and that is always a
fine quality even if it is misspent. He
is evidently very sincere and that, too,
is not so common a quality that one
can afford to undervalue it in him.
He is full Of fine courage. and that
men respect even in their enemies.
He Is plucky, carrying on, almost
single-handed, national campaign
against tremendous odds, and the
world likes the man with sand. "
Even his fearlessness of the facts of
history and experience, of logic and
reason excites ones surprised admira-
ton too, while his wonderful endur-
ance, his complete faith in himself and
his cause are not despicabie simply be-
cause we believe. bis faith and conf
dence are utterly mistaken.
But all these good qualities and his
remarkable ability as an orator are all
compatible with profound error of
judgment, and. in a republic, respon-
sible voters should not let admiration
for admirable qualities sweep them off
their feet and lead them to do or aid
what their cold judgment disapproves.
Money questions are never sentimental
or to be settled by charming per-
sopality or persuasive eloquence. They
deal with facts not fancy; with com
mon sense, not passion or prejudice.
Mr.. Bryan is at his best in his attacks
upon and ridicule of the insincerity of
the Republicans. who, while declaring
that they will retain their gold stand
ard also declare their purpose to re-
tain the financial system they have
created, out of which come the indus
trial conditions all lament and the aei-
tation of which Mr.. Bryan is the head.
1t is when one searches the speeches he
makes for sober. argument, for indts-
putable facts, for the scientific prin-
ciples of money, for treatment of the
subject apart from assumptions with
out basis and denunciation without
foundation. that one feels that he has
been invited to an intellectual repast
by Barrneeide sti1 as Tc a'gr
Points there are in plenty in the
three speeches delivered here. There
is sharp and adroit turning of argu-
ment, with fine rhetoric and howery
eloquence, but one finds in them all
but one attempt at statement of fun
damental propositions, and that is
where he tells his audience that there
are two great principles of money,
which, If graslsed and understood,
make clear as MONDAY the whole SUBJ
ject of finance Applied to the pres-
ent money question they solve 1t easily
so that anyone can understand it.
The first principle" he said, sis, when
the supply of money does not increase
as rapidly as the demand for money
the value Of each, dollar rises" The
second principle was not stated and we
regret its omission because 1t might
have supplemented the first and made
his conclusions acceptable. Resting
only on the one stated they do not
justify his tenet that there is a me-
cessity for the free coinage of silver
into dollars at the ratio of IS to !.
The principle has no application TO
existing conditions. AS lawyers would
say, 1t Is irrelevant and immaterial. 1t
may be good law. but It Ii not pat