The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-18

Bright, Brief and Breezy Comment on fo-
liucal Problems.

Bright, Brief. aud Breezy Comment on fo-
litical Problems.
Mr.. Bryan threatens TO speak sec
ond time in this city. And yet he pretends
to have no luminosity toward the East
New YORK Recorder.
Never, we Venture 10 say, in the whole
history OF politics in this or any Other
country has the leader ia any movement
so deity, so beautifully and so com
pietely pushed the ground from under
his own fcer as lid William Jennings
Bryan In New York on "Wednesday night.
Cincinnati Commercial.
II Bryan Is elected next wilfsr VIII be
an awfuny hard winter for the people
who depend Tor their living on their daily
labor 10 Will be hard enough for the EN-
pl0yers. Many Of them viii be driven
into bankruptcy But it will be terrible
for the emp.oyed.-New York sun.
In choosing a President the most neces-
sary quality after patriotism Is common
scnse.-New York World.
To attempt TO correct the evils re-
sntng from the oyerburdened condition
of the country by adding thereto the adj
dli0ual burden OF boosting the price Of
all the silver FOO the world TO twice It's
present market price Is the height oil
absurdity-C Charleston News and Courier.
In Mexico. where there is no limitation
and no reserve or possible redemption IA
gold the silver dollar sinks 10 its bullion
yalue.-New York Times.
II seems 10 be Mark Hanna's impress
sion that the best aid quickest way TO
settle the difficulty ia New York state
would be 10 get both Warner Miller ana
Thomas c. Plat 10 withdraw in favor o.
Mckinley. Tribune.
II IS noted ly the 81. Paul Dispatch
that the free-silyertes who thought that
"all they had 90 DO was Shoe and Tom
Watson would come down of the roost
were mistaken in the chicken. lie Is a
sticker and a slayer, ana IS likely 10
make much more trouble on the hen
rOOst than ever
Mr. Bryan makes a mistake In asking
the sunrages or American voters on his
simple personal assurance that 'ffee-sil-
yer coinage a. proposed VIII certainly
give us bimctal,m. Concoding the posi-
bllity that he may be in error Ia this
opinion. he should seek TO answer tho
more pertinent question: VIII silver
mOnometaliism make for the greater
prosperity Of tic people or tho Unltea
states? And o. this Mr.. Bryan says
nothing.-ChicagJ Record.
The pernicious influence Of the party
priest ls great today. but he cannot
hypnotic the people as he could some
years ago. lie is the disturbing element
i'm the United States. Without him ana
the dangerous power of his machine
there would be in this great country work,
WAGES and plenty for every industrious
and honest man. lie is the busybOdy
with a wall 10 SELL iIe is the firebrand
that disturbs and destroys the people.
lie is the public enemy who sets class
aeains- class, - ron against section.
country against town. town against coun-
trv faction uealnst faction. family
AGAINST family, friend against friend lie
makes trouble as q matter OF business
and disturbs the peace as means Of
proht.-GalIcston News.
The disposition Of tho average partisan
has been 10 swallow all that Ills party
poured out FOR him. Asaioet-la or sweet
oil teflurium or TUFTS pills were all good
Tor the toeache If the party said 50. IL
is refreshing 10 see that many are no"
dolnr their own thinking. and II the
Marty prcscriptiOn is not suited 10 theii
u-llady they won't take II. Inc gol"
vofe I'm the South and West Will exceed
an present expectatons.-key west ltla'I
Advertiser.
Advancing prices-and \ lively demand
for silver would be helpful 20 the Bryan
canvass II would be an INDICATION OF
confidence I'm his success Ana II 'he
saysl men really believed he VIII VIII anu
that free coinage Will brlhg the pilCe
an, ~ si29 per ounce, as rey stou'iy
-,,(,4 everv man who put his money
g., eu,er would. indeed. reap ~ch profits.
r,,t n there be no sharp advance IN price
o. ocfive demand the public VIII interpret
,he fact as lack of confidence on the
-. -os csnifal in the success or free
sllver-Trgy ~. y Press
rho few sensible men left IN the coun-
oils ~ what was formerly the Demociauc
,srtv arc having hard WORK 10 pre- rn'
me radicals from leaving Harrity sh-e-
~ I,rsrcb and other sound-money men
arorboard. Cnicago Tim---Herad'
\ dollar that ructuates 3 no better 70 70
,,,oasure WAGES with than coai OIL OF
india rubber The American WORKING man
IL cntitied 10 a full dollars ~oIu1 ,o
1ot,.," for every dollars worth OF Ia Ia
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