The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-19
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Bright, Brief, and Breezy Comment on Po-
Iitical Problems

Iiticai Problems.
IL was an opportunity Tor MT Bryah
Of which no did not avail MmseI.-Dalias
News.
lie went up like rocket and he came
down Ike Dayy Crockett celebrated
coon.-Nebraska stale journal
The leaders Of the Democratic party
iu the State OF New York were con
spicuous at the MadisOn-Square Garden
meeting by their absence.-San Antonio
Express.
Why should a great historic party IN
State like this be sac[ li., N su Ho,
rainbow chasing Why should III noI
seek TO preserve its honor even III ue-
feat?-Bunalo Courier.
Nh. Bryan's New York speech did
much toward restoring the confidence MS
nomination had shaken. He put the
whole tribe of snveTites, Populists, ana
Anarchists on the defensive "heie tney
will have 10 remain during the CAM
paign.- Courier-JOurnal.
The druamers who think they can
force the world 10 bow down 10 free
silver might begin the forcing process
IN Canada. where our silver coins are
now as thoroughly under the ban as Cana
dian silver hga always been IN THIS
country .-Philadelphia Record.
There is one thing that no reader Of
Bryan's "nformhf two hours speech
can fail 10 observe-that is. that IL is
beginning to end. There IS nothing
confident or aggressive about it.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
There will be general disappointment
over the speech OF the DemOcratic-POpu-
list candidate FOR the presidency. Mr..
Bryan. This disappointment Will be
most keen I'm the ranks Of the parties
which nominated him.-Galyeston News.
The best comment on II was the marked
advance in the stock market yesterday,
on the belief that II that is the best
that the free silver candidate can do.
and represents he only kind Of plea
that he can make for his election. he is
fOredOomed to cefeat.-Proyidence Jour
nal.
Mr. Bryan has done something memora-
BILE and Wall street has complimented
him in the only way II ever compliments
anybody and that is by recognizing the
force he was I'm affairs the other day
in the determination of values. Brook
lyn Standard Union.
Replying TO n question during n speech
al Ackley Iowa. "a year or two ago, Mr.
Bryan is reported TO have said: Il think
free coinage might cause a panic, out
the country IS I'm dcploraNle condition.
and 10 will take extreme measures TO re
store 10 10 condition of prosperity
Is 10 probable that the people Of this
country will deliberately seek prosperity
by the panic route2-Buffalo Courier.
Mr. Rryan's quotation marks seem 10
suffer from a iluctuatine standard. At
last accounts be had reN Used himself and
determined 10 appropriate definitely the
metaphor which leaked into his mind
from "a speech OF the Hon. Samuel "
McCtn Of Massachusetts,. If Mr.
Bryan were still in Congress. his speeches
would be withheld for quotation marks
New York SIN.
tt is possible that injustice has been
done 20 Mr.. Bryan In this accusation
OF being hired advocate 0f free silver
for several years II he shall deny Il.
his denial will be very generally &C
cepted as acqultting him Of the accusa-
ton. and thus relieving him at once OF
the grave suspicion OF having deserted
his own party and fallen into the free
silver crusade for revenue only.-Phila-
delphia Times.
When tho Canadian banks only take
our silver certificates NJ "A discount; when
tho California banks are discOuraging
deposits OF silver dollars. when cities
and counties are no longer able 10 bOr-
row money al lt4f rates WlNNntsT II
pledge OF gold payment, there are clouds
In the financial skies that should set
even unohserying and easy going men
TO thinking and inquirine. II the bare
threat of free silver leads 20 such pre-
montory taking in OF sails - banking
end business circles. what may we not
expect from the thing itself?-Philadel-
phia Record.
"The Record" would nrefer not 10 he
lieve that Mr. Bryan. though an ardent
supporter OF free-siver coinage is paid
advocate Of such a policy. lie owes ii
20 himself 20 deny and disprove charges
which have been made and repeated
by prominent and responsible persons
and newspapers. lp estimating what
Mr.. BRYAN NAV have 20 say upon the
silver issue. which is now the main
issue before the people il is matter
Of the first Importance 10 know whether
Mr.. Bryan speaks as the hired man ~
interested nartios. or nc a man uttering
hiA own honest convictions. -Philadel-
phia Record.
BRYAN Book Didn't Sell
on Wednesday. August 10Th the y.