New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-15
THE PITi OF 1T.


Mr. BRYAN has been making sprrrhrs ia Du-
luh The Zenith Ciiy of III" InSalird seas
hasn't bad such show sine" II was mrs. male
famous by Proctor Knott. Bryan there repeat
ed his Minneapolis perforna' Of talking to
n gathering Of women. 10 whom he made the
sage remark: american women who hav"
never submitted 10 The diciaion Of American
men will never submit 10 the financial dclh-
't0n of foreigners. The hnancia! question l.
moi a difficult one 10 understand. The com
'Ilrlson of dollar 10 a yardsick Is no com
| 'peient one one measures values the other
quantity" Then he proceeded to max" the In
! competent comparison as follows;
Suppose you have a yardstck which varied
| in length unde~ various temperatures. you would
| want to buy with a yardstick rcdhot. while the
| storekeepcr would want To keep his on ice Such
yardstick would he like rhe present dollar
| which huctuates. The present dollar buys too
| much.
Therefore hc advised the women 10 get a meas
IRE of value which would not nuctuae by cut
: ting the one they had In two. Then III went
over to the ear barns TO thank organized labor
! for a pen and nkSiand. which he promised To
| use in signing free silver bills and he rejoccd
| tha, he was indebted for the equipment 10 no
| fnanciprs or trusts. corporations. or syndi-
| cDtes evidently believing that gold pens ana
silver holders are hammered ont by blacksmiihS
M country four-corncrs. With parting shot M
| Democrats who left their party ana a warning
that they should take their baggage with them
| he passed on 10 -. Cloud where he exhibited
| himself As u humoris; after This fashion:
| A voice-Hurrah for England
| Mr. I3ryan-There Is the first Republican I'VE
seen this morning.
! Another voce-You got to nave haHhiiyihe
| Mr. Bryan--I am glad there are few Of them
| left because you know IL always must he salts
! flying to man who stands on the hepubiicah
! platform as they are getting To he 80 Few thaI
| he will draw a high price when they come around
| and want him FOR a museum
That showed hippancy under adverse cir"'Inl-
| stances with Maine. Vermont ana Connecticut
gone against him. enormous Republican regis
| tration in New York and Illinois AMI tales of
woe coming in from former solid Democratic
States il required positive genius for imp'i-
drnce 10 90 nmcni on the scarcity OF K"pub-
| leans not to mention the qrainlness OF denying
| the prevalence Of opinions against which he has
| thought il necessary 10 make several hundred
| speeches in the last three months After all ms
| baldcr,lash he then told the people 10 vote 80
| thar lin after years you will not II" ashamed
10 tell your children how you voted in lS!E. II
dangerous piece of advice for candidate to
give who goes about the country exposing his
sliallowncss and cheap smariness TO the con
fusion Of his campaign managers.
This Minnesota day was not materially dincr-
emf from other days Of oratory INDUCED In by
Mr. Bryan He said nothing better nor worse
| than he has often said But as he pours forth
day after day this flood of peiness and bufoon-
| cry a growing sense Of shame must steal over
| the American people. They may feel perfectly
| certain that sound money VIII win. they may
| contrast Mr.. Bryans cheap jokes clOwnish cx-
! hbtions and rantings 10 stir up class hatred
with Major McKinleys uniform dignity and
| courtesy which have given no chance for word
| OF POpOcraic criticism. and await with conf
dence the Judgment of the people between the
clown and the gentleman. bul they cannO, but
feel Inundated for all that The spectacle Of an
actual competitor for the highest office In the
| United States conducting his campaign on the
| lines Of a farce comedy substituting silly jokes
| for argument. imposing on ignorance saying one
| minute that he brings gold here and the next
that wicked financlcrs import il 10 confuse him.
posing as a strict party man in face OF his threat
not TO abide by party action. babbllng on. declar-
Ing white Is black or green yellow just as the
| impulse of the moment takes hm-siich show
must grieve every citizen who has been acclIs-
| toned 10 think OF politics serious business.
The pity Of it is not that such methods can sue
coed, but that our civilization should be such that