The sun., 1896-08-07
BnrAr,soH1cAeosrEEoHRBvIsED
n New Edution, Edited BY Tts Author, Is
Now Ready 60 Ne Seat Out.

A New Edition, Edited BY Hts Author, 1e
Now Ready 60 Ne Sent Out.
wAsHINoroN, Aug. e.-The Democratic
Congress Committee 10 again mailing broad
cast copies Of Candidate Bryan's Convention
speech, which even he admits 10 the lever that
lifted him into the place which he now occu-
pies q, the Democratio- Populistic standard
bearer. The FIRST edition OF the speech did not
meet with Mr.. Bryan's approval. and at his
request Senator Faulkner withdrew It for
revision" Tho second edition 10 now ready
for mailing, and Washington 1Smes reporter
has taken the paine TO compare 1t with tho
speech as 6r-t sent out by tho committee,
which was substantially as delivered in tho
Convention. Tho most important change made
in tho process of revision Is that the paragraph
containing the reference to the crown of thorns
and cross OF gold has been placed In quotation
marks TO meet the annoying charges Of plaRia-
risn, which, however, hava not been aud
probably will not bo denied. Tho entire
speech has been reparaGraphed. and Of tho
nine sub-heads under which tie matter was
arranged eight have becn changed. only ono
remaining as in the original. and that being
The paramount ISSUE" The divisions of the
speech as presented In the new edition are as
followsi
Tho real business men: must meet now con-
dition.: against q national bank currency: the
minority amendments; the paramount issuet
confident OF success; Carlisle defines the issue;
q new declaration Of independence.
Tho reference made to Mr.. Mckinley, "ae
that man who used 70 boast that he looked
like Napoleon" has been modified into the
man who was once pleased to think that he
looked like Napoleon" Near the close of the
speech a. originally issued. where reference
Is made to the non-existence OF any desire on
the part OF Mr.. Bryan to SANDER the fair States
Of Massachusetts and New York. the text has
Inhabitants of the fair state Of Maasachu-
York" W '4' "a VIC 'A@ 0A -''"
ly shows the marks Of the blue pencil is that
relating to senator Hill's amendment for the
paragraphs on that topic. as revised. reaf:
Let me call your attention to two or thr~e
York sayr that he will propose an amehdmen
TO the platform. providing that the proposed
CONTRACTS already made. Let me s remind MIN du YOU
that there 70 5inb nS9 Of thoi
means to say that we cannot change our
monetary system without protecting those
made, desire to ask him where in law or in
morals. he can fnd Justification for not pro-
passed, IL he now insists that we must pro.
tect the creditors.
coinage II we fail 10 maintain tho parity within
q year. We reply that when We advocate a
policy which we believe will be successful we
are not compelled to raise doubt as to our
own SINCERITY by suggesting age What We shall do
logic to us, why he does not apply It TO himself.
He says he wants this country 10 try to So
he, he not tell us what he is going TO do II he
There is no more reason for him to do that
than there is for us to provide against the
failure to maintain q parity. Our opponent .
have tried for twenty years to secure an In
ternational agreement. ana those are waiting
for II most patiently who do not want IL at all "
An entire new sentence has been added at
the conclusion Of the paragraph in which Mr..
BRYAN dedes the finding of a record in history
where the common people OF any land have
declared In favor of the gold standard, which
readg as follows:
They can find whore tho oldest of fired
Investments have declared for a gold stand.
The expression Where sleep their dead
has been changed to Where rest the ashes
Of their dead" Not an Improvement so far
as literalness Is concerned.