The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-10
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No wonder European farmers app o'e
of the Bryan propaganda. IL "oulu'
applied, help them mucn more IMAM
the American farmer.-Chicaso l'Hiv'-
Herald.
Mr. BRYAN will never be President.
but he Will probably live long enough
10 be heartily ashamed Of some VI the
sentiments he has uttered in this cam
paign. -Yonkers Gazette.
No man who believes in free coinage
at 16 TO l is a bimetallist any more
than a man who would advocate free
coinage az TO ! or to !. He insists
on that which would make bimetallism
mpossible.-seymour Qnd.) Republican.
Il is not at all likely that Tom watson
will be elected Vice-President this year.
but there is no doubt that Mr.. watson
is getting more fun out Of this campaign
than the gentleman who got IN his way
at Chicago.-New York World.
Arthur Sewall seems to be another OF
the silver bugs who believes in gold
contracts. His recent contracts are said
TO be payable in gold. 1t is the old
story. He wants gold for himself and
silver for others. He believes in sclt-
protection, rentiy.-Springneid tMass.)
Union.
Thus the adoption of the gold standard,
which became effcctual In 1879 was fol-
lowed by four years when prices rose
above the level OF 1860 by to per cent.
Commodities rose from 1850 70 1850, while
silver was declining; fell from $50 to 1873,
and rose for the four years following.
thus showing conciusively that their
price was entirely Independent Of that
Of silver. In this review. We have dis
regarded the depreciation Of the cur
rency, which is what the silverites do
in their table. We meet them on thcir
own ground only that we avow the fact
and they suppress ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
In accepting the nomination OF the
Peoples party tor the presidency. Mr..
Bryan takes occasion 10 observe that ne
Is able 10 do so wltllOU, departing from
the platform accepted by the National
Convention at Cnicaro. II this means
anything. it signifies that there is moth
ing inconsistent between the platforms
o, the two parties. and that the wild
vagaries OF Populism are now part
OF the Bryan creed. rhe combination IS
we'l-termed FOpocracv. ana there can
be no lodging Of its consequences.-Bos-
ton Herald.
MI. Bryan has never claimed that free
coinage would ADVANTAGE but two classes
OF our citizens-those who have products
for sale and those who owe debts. When
the savings banks deposits were made
public 1t demonstrated that the laborng
reonle OF this country were by far the
largest creditors and no free silverite has
ever proved in but one way that the
10 boring class would be benefited by II.
and that. they say. would he by bet
ter times. The history % every panic
shows that inflated currency was It's
prime cause.-Austin CTex.) Statesman.
The Boy Orator is winging his fight
through the South. and great crowds axe
or hand TO welcome him, just Us they
ATE at every country town when the CIR
Gus arrives. And Bryan enjoys it-cnJoys
MO ~ IT, Just as II he were
sure nc IS going 20 be elected. He Will
be the worst fooled man IN the whole
country on the morning after election.
What a pity that some friend Of his
endowed with common sense does not
pull him off and tell him the truth about
the situation Harrisburg Telegraph.
Mr. Bryan in one Of his West Virginia.
speeches Saturday declared that the
Popuiists deserve the credit OF being the
nrst party to mention the ratio { 10
TO as the proper ratio" What Is thought
OF that by his Democratic supporters
who have been shouting for the divine
ratio OF l6 TO l" as GoI-siyen right
through the Democratic fathers?-courier
Journal.
At Charleston, w. Va, the other day.
Mr.. Bryan said that one of the best
evidences that the SILVER idea was the
correct enc was found in the fact that
all the great trusts and combin ltions
are against the Democratic ticket" II
Mr.. Bryan wakes up on the morning of
November 4th TO find that large ma
Jority OF wage-earners and professional
uen have contribute dto his defeat. will