The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-14

ton Of Bryan as the Democratic nomi-
nee on a PopulisIic platform means that
there is a scattered. not numerous. but
resolute party in this county in favor Of.
among other things: Extinction OF the
right Of private contracts; legislation so
as TO alter the supreme court Of the
United States as 10 make it Populistic:
voluntarily bankruptcy of all business
men of-the United States who are not
Vanderbilts and Astors-"
Cleveland. o., July 1.-THE Leader
says: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln
and Bryan. God save the country from
such stupidity, from such everlasting
shame, from such an insufferable spec
tacle. But Bryan with all his ignor-
ance(, his cheap dena gogy, his intol-
erable gable. his utter lack OF common
sense and his general incapacity in ev-
cry direction. is q typical Democrat or
the new school. HIS weapon is wind.
his stock in trade is his mouth
Philadelphia, uly 1.-THE Times
Oemocrat): I've doubt whether the
Chicago convention could have chosen
any man so well equipped TO unite and
inspire the cheap money fanatics as Mr..
Bryan. He will be aggressive, and un-
less the Republicans shall arise to q
just appreciation OF the national pjeril
by meeting aggressive reputation by
equally aggressive resistance. II is more
than possible the contest may be doubt
ful. The peril is grave one. but unit
ed patriotic citizens in the heroic effort
the occasion demands. can easily win
an overwhelming triumph over the COM
bined foes Of national honor"
New York, July 1.-THE Press says:
TN its last hours the Democratic con-
vention nominated 10 the presidency a
man who, until yesterday, was unknown
to a vast majority Of his countrynen
only through the humors Of paragrsphic
print His local repute has been, IL not
wide. intense as the start attraction OF
Populist picnics and the prize orator OF
Nebraska county fairs. But the nomi-
nation matters little. It turns out 70 be
lively and somewhat amusing traves-
ty. A body of men has met and assum-
ed the habiliments OF the Democratic
party, Ragged and foul as are these,
they find contamination in the touch Of
man who have seized them In violation
of the lowest code of thieves. In this
guise IL has spared from the distinction
of its attack little OF political institu-
tionS which Americans hold dear. II
has assaulted much which Americans
hold particularly vile"
London, Eng, Juy 1.-THE Pail Mail
Gazette, commenting upon the conven-
ton, says: THE Democrats have plac-
ed a premium on dishonesty and all
forms OF lawlassness Every man who
has a stake IN the committee-and
every honest man, be he poor or rich
whether a Democrat or a Republican.
viii in November vote for Mckinley.
The coming campaign will not be fight
of Republicans against Democrats but
of principles against revolutionists"
The Economist, commenting upon the
convention, says: 'sThe success of the
Democrats will act like a moral and
economic cyclone on American trade
and business. Happily IL is one thing
to carry an unsound platform at a
party convention and quite another to
win an election
Secretary Mcneil Of the Bimetallic
league, discussing the convention, said
TO a representative of the Associated
Press: 'Tt is not the policy OF the
league TO interfere in the monetary
qustions Of other countries. They only
adjure other nations to join in inter-
national binetalhsm. The declara-
tons made at the Chicago convention
have pleased some and have displeased
other members 6f the league. the latter
fearing that IL the silver party succeeds
az the polls the United States will not
go in for international bimetallism, but
prefer to enter upon the policy of other
M tio.ns