The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-12

thes emotional nature with all the
superficial platitudes eft pretence, and
when it is at fever heat the people,
blind by his shower of words, accept
| him as prophet.
Dealing only in glittering general
tiles, he catches the attention with
cunning phases, holds it with seeming
sympathy, and then announces him.
self as Moses, ready and willing to
lead the oppressed out of the wilder
ness into "a land overlooking with milk
and honey"
When the Wilson tariff bill was
launched upon the public sea of COM
mercial enterprise Me-, Bryan was a
member of the committee of ways and
means, and figures, therefore as an
active promoter of that measure
that measure that has blighted the
prosperity of the whole country; the
measure that has closed shops and fac.
tories and stores; that measure that
has stopped the spindles in the mills;
that measure that has bid the wheels
be silent; that measure that has stolen
from the workman's home its light,
and Joy, and peace, and sent little child
rem supperless to bed; that measure
that has blighted industry and left only
dry stalks as testimonials of its de-
stroying rule. Famine and desOlation
and despair arc its chosen landmarks,
and ruin will surely follow where it
leads.
Out Of all this Democratic Wreckage
MIR. Bryan, its advocate and champion,
steps forth with all It's musty oders
clinging to his record, and with honeyed
words and demagogic phrases shrewd-
ly silences the tariff question and
shouts aloud for free silver-free silver
that shall save the people. "If protec-,
tion" he says. "has slain its thousands
the gold standard has slain it tens of
thousands" He fails to tell the people
what is true; that it is work that is want
ed; that of money there is plenty now,
and If there were ten times as much,
without work the people could not hold
it. Work first and money will suit it.
self to conditions, is the logical law of
cause and effect.
Bryan, the ultra free-trader; Bryan,
who voted for free wool, grasps the
farmer by the hand and tells him how
he commiserates his low estate, and
then cajolingly bids for his vote, say
ing: "By the devotion of my country.
meu, if | am elected to this oGfics for
four years, shall stand as chief ex-
ecutive of the greatest Nation on earth
This declaration is undoubtedly highly
interesting to Mr.. Bryan, but unless
the farmer is wiser than most philos-
ophers he will fail to find the relations
between the burdens that he bears and
the height to which Mr.. Bryan aspires,
nor will he be able tOdraW any promise
of relief from the grandiIoquent ex.
preston of Mr.. Bryan's colossal ego
ism.
And yet Mr.. Bryan vehemently de |
clares against personalities. He stands
for principle, Mr.. Bryan does. From
his past record we must Judge him to |
be accommodatingly versatile as to
the principle for which he stands, for
he lisa Democrat to day. He is a Popu-
list tomorrow, a silverite the next day
"a fusionist, an anti-fusionist, and an
out Of-all-party man." which proves
him to be an "all-round. principle" poll
tician. The only place where you can
safely say that he is always found is
just where chances are thickest for w.
]. Bryan.
In one of his public utterances he
says; "There is to much of selfishness
in us all, and while we must each look
out for ourselves, we must keep our
eyes open, that others don't take care
Of themselves and ourselves too" Mr..
Bryan is evidently keeping his eyes
open.
This should act as a timely and sig.
nidcant warning to the American peo-
pie, lest Mr.. Bryan in the verdant ex.
lbeFance of youth and in the ardor of
looking out for himself should lead
The country into the Qulcksauds of dis,
aster and ruin.
Great questions" Mr.. Bryan says.
are simple questions. Every political
question is an economic question, and
very great economic question is at
east great moral question, and when
lou are to determine which is right
md which is wrong, when yon come to
he settlement of a question where JUS.
ice is involved, it can only be settled
y the great common people of this
Nation. No question can ever be set
led until the people sit in judgment
n 1t. The politicians have tried to
ettle the money question, but it viii
ot be settled until the great produc-
ng masses Of this country express
heir opinion, and from that opinion .
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