New-York tribune., 1896-10-30
EREWE.N.

Mr. MOrotOn Frewen would be justified in re-
peating to his friends the cabegram sent by the
concert hall singer to her London associates
after her first appearance in Ncw-Iork II done
splendid" The important information concern
ing The political outlook here which he commune
Gated by mail to The London Times under
date of October IL. and which appeared In that
journal on the 2Sth, has been cablcd back re-
gardless Of expense for the enlightenment or
the voters Of this country. Our Bryanitc city
contemporary was so impressed with Trcwcns
transcendent gifts rs n political economist and
tinancer. and withal with his ability 10 grasp
with prophetic forecast in a fortnight the whole
political situation, that ii threw its first page
wide open to him. Introducing his letter in its
largest type as "An Opinion from Neutral
Source" Frewen couldn't have asked no bet
ter than that" lie may we'll say 'I done splcn-
did" 1t must be especially gratifying to him
as an EngIshman to be made so much OF by the
organ of party which makes a specially Of It's
hostility to England. and is running its cam
paign on that basis.
Now Frewcn may be phenomcnaly great.
There are some reasons for thinking he is For
one thing, he knows n whole lot OF things about
political economy and finance that nobody else
IN tnc Nlbc WOrN ever hI.tW W W.
Then, too. the manner In which he conveys To
the English capitalists and investors his pec'll-
iary exclusive information as to the probaDili-
tics OF next Tuesdays election is so earnest
and impressive that it is almost Impossible To
fight off the conviction that he knows 1t all.
For he frankly says that in exercising MS
prophetic gifts and communicating his conclr-
sions to English investors and capitalists he is
-. ttsh 1As tpn N r.
vent genera! panic In London and all over the
world on the heels of Bryan's election. He not
only puts the investors and capitalists on their
guard against the immediate effect of Bryan $
election upon the world Of finance. but he as
sures them on tho strength of his own reputa-
ton as an authority in political economy ana
finance iha, IT will not bc half so bad as they
manifcstly think It will bc. Frcwcn tempcrs
tho wind TO the shorn lamb. lie says TO the
English investors and capitalists "Now. don't
BE frightened. and don't &c: panlcky. have
been in this country fortnight. and have
talked with .Takey Jones. Bryan and AtGcld.
Bryan Is going to bc elected But don't worry.
He won't do n thing TO you. After his election
everybody will bc rich"
Now, this is nice thing on Frcwcn's part.
He knew all there TO be known about
finance before lie came over ana NIl1t ~"
knew and knows is in absolute contradiction
of what n great many studious and thoughtful
persons. and great many practical business
men. believe 10 bc true as the demonstrated re-
suits of the experience Of mankind. He does
not keep 1t back He imparts 1t freely. And
now that hc has been in this country several
weeks he has made discoveries regarding the
coming election that one but he has ever
dreamed Of. He has found out-wha, nobody
else has who doesn't talk through his hat or
with his tongue In his chcek-that Bryan VIII he
elected. lie says that. as hc says what he thinks
about political economy and finance in tho face
Of what ordinary American citizens know 10 he
facts. He's a great follow. Frcwcn is He knows
ever and over so many things. And some OF
them arc possibly so. though they lack proof. And
he "done splendid II was. no doubt. partly due
10 his weighfy devcrancc on Tho prospect of
Bryan's election. and his assurance 10 the civil
lied world that everybody would be made hap
pier and richer by II. that money loaned yes
tcrday at 100 per cent.
II was a great thing for this country when
Frcwcn married into it. 1t is TO he hoped that
he will STAY here n good while. For either this
country has much 10 learn from Frewen or
Frcwcn has much to learn from the country.
We entertain the hope that we shall hear from
him after election.