The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-14

precfated currency and for the other
indefensibIe projects to which the Chi
cago platform and its spokesman. Mr..
Bryan. give their Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
IL has been confidently expected and
predicted by his friends that he would
make a great speech-so confidently that
IL would not have been strange N ne nad
failed to realize all that was thus pre-
dicted OF him. But we are sure that
TO one. even among those with whom
his candidacy finds the least favor, ever
ventured 10 anticipate such a failure as
actually occurred.
Mr.. Bryan was received by his vast au-
dience with the applause OF clvility due
TO s stranger. His hearers came TO
listen to an orator. They staye6-er.
rather. they did not stay-to listen 10 a
reader. The man who Is said 10 have
electrified the Chicago Convention with
his oratory. stupefed a New York as
semblage by his reading OF thirty-three
printed pages OF prepared speech. l-c
had hardly read five pages before tho
audince began TO riove out, slowly an
nUiselessly at first. and then without cafs
or sembl9sce Of silence and the ve<d ~
among the friends and foes OF the can
date alike was that the whole demon
stration fell far short OF the suc,,is ,hat
had been expected
We shall not ate npt now 10 discuss
the assertions and arguments contained
IN Ar. Bryan's elaborate essa, further
than to say that the document fully con-
firms the opinion that he IS utterly un-
fit 10 be trusted with the high office to
which he aspires.
His melancholy failure last night 10
make any favorable impression on the
thinking people OF this city is guarantee
or tho continuance OF good government in
this country, and a deserved rebuke TO
the Chicago rvvolutionists, who have tried
TO steal the good name Of the Democ-
racy.-New York Sun.
Mr. Bryan makes it clear. 20 start with.
mat he stands squarely upon the Chicago
platform. But he seeks by interpreta-
ton and protestation to remove the i'm
preston that the platform means, i'm IFS
departure from traditional Democracy.
what it has been generally accepted as
meaning. We shall consider hereafter
how far he has succeeded I'm this effort.
which Is certainly commendable in its
object and not unimpressive in its sub
stance.-New York World
We--or such OF us as were fortunate
enough 10 get into Madison Square Car
den-have listened to n man who has
the genius 10 clothe in the elegancies OF
polished oratory the results Of profound
study and ripe craftsmanship.
The essential qualities Of Mr.. Bryan's
address were moderation Of language and
broad liberation. Standing in the centre
OF a community which, through news
papers that profess-we believe without
warrant-to express public sentiment, has
termed him anarchist because he urges
that the Government is even greater
than the trusts: which has called him
demagogue because re holds the rights
Of man higher than the rights Of monop-
oily; which brands him repudiator because
he asks that men shall not be forced
to pay two dollars where they borrowed
but outstanding In the centre Of this
community he met epithets with calm
argument, opposed logic 20 billings
gate. His bitterest opponents may search
his address in vain for a phrase which
in the remotest degree suggeats the
communism and anarchism Of which they
accuse him. They may sift It without
finding n sentence which IS merely
oratorical. n phrase which IS not part
OF the train of logic by which he has
demonstrated tnJ- -I1lrIity Of his doc
fine.-New York J6urHal