The herald., 1896-07-12

that have that as their main plank.
Then, too, he has elements of personal
strength and magnetism that will at
tract, largely because he Is young man,
the youngest American who will enter
this fight with an enthusiasm hardly
ever before. displayed. With regard to
all the Democratic doctrines enunciated
four years ago, and reiterated in the
platform or the present year, Bryan crys-
tallses the sentiment, and therefore is a
complete representative of Democracy.
John f.. Humphreys, real estate, 145
!5roadway-It has been no secret that 1
nave been a free silver advocate since
silver was demonetized in 1873. Very
naturally, then, am delighted with the
wisdom that has been displayed by the
democratic convention in selecting
Bryan as the presidential nominee. In
stead of panic following his election
and most assuredly he will be elected
with the subsistence of excitement there
Will be a change for the better. Two
most gratifying points are clearly indi-
Gated by the presidential nominees, and
these are, first, that the country Is per-
fectly willing to manage its own financial
system Independent of England, and,
secondly, that the Democracy refuses to
be dictated to by the money kings of New
York. To sum the matter up, Bryan's
views are calculated to draw the loyal
pePPoit VI tHc IOpullotp udtlOhdi Div Ci
and all parties and individuals who are
in favor of free silver. With reference
to the tariff, believe 1t should be so ad-
Justed as to do justice to the laboring,
farming and manufacturing interests.
l am not, however, in favor of an income
tax, for l believe that the dollar of the
rich man and the poor man being re-
garded the same by the law. If the rich
man has earned his money honestly, it
is the product of honest labor and ought
to be free from tax just as well as the
poor mans smaller amounts. If he has
not made 1t honestly then we ought to
get after him. For instance, in Cook
county in Illinois the assessed valuation
of all the banking interests Is set down
at 1000, when as matter of fact $43,-
900 900 would only approximate the mark
Il. e. Gibbon, attorney, Byrne build
ing-I am very much pleased with the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan In my judg-
ment, no better man could have been
selected. The Democratic party has
pledged itself to a radical change in our
financial and revenue systems upon the
ground that 1t believes that such a
change is demanded by the necessities
of the great mass of the people of this
country and will be for their benefit. Ger
tainly the times are ripe for some sort
of a change from the system of finance
and revenue which has produced, in a
country OF uncxalnpleu natural TeSOuTc-
es, the presenet condition of four mill
ions of men out of employment Few
great voluntary changes in the condi-
tion of mankind have ever been wrought
under the leadership of elderly men.
New men for new measures" has al
most become q proverb in affairs OF
government and legislation.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination is in line with
this rule taken from past experience. 1
do not mean, when refer to our nomi-
nee as a new man, that he is a man un-
tried in public life. For his age, no man
in the United States has been so promi-
nently in the public eye as he has since
he began his congressional career six
years ago, and,none has risen so rapid
ly to the position of. a national charac-
ter By tariff speech, as mastery in
it's way as was his recent effort which
won him the nomination at Chicago.
delivered shortly after he took his seat
in the national house of representatives