The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-22


where his views were not in harmony
| with many of those present There was
a fat man in the front row who put in
! his oar frequently. but with the best OF
| humor. and his interruptions were re-
ceived by the speaker in the friendly
spirit in which they were meant
VIII you vote for a Democrat as
president on goldbug PLATFORM"
asked the fat man persistently several
times.
Then Bryan declared himself and fur
nished another text for boiling con-
vention when IT does what one does not
| like. Said he. with great elaboration:
Under no circumstances would vote
for such man as president if the pol
| icy for the last two years is to be car
ried out"
In the World Herald OF Sept. %. 1894
Is a double loaded editorial beaded
Faith Is Shown by Works" and con-
tanning a long text from the Bible
something which Mr.. Bryan is fond of
using in all his speeches. II is singu-
lar because 1t contains a fairly good ex-
cuse for Whitney. Hill and the others in
going out OF the Chicago convention
The young editor not foreseeing how
his words might come back to plague
him, admits freely that Democracy is
the principle and not the organization,
which is the very thing for which the
eastern gold Democrats have been con-
tending.
In the editorial referred TO, evidently
written by Mr.. Bryan himself, is the
following which is likely 10 be quoted
extensively during the campaign:
Democracy is not a name merely.
We apply the name to certain great
principle Of government. Democratic
principles may exist, although another
name may be applied to them. and the
Democratic name may be falsely ap-
piled to principles that are undemo-
cratic. Democracy. through the appl-
cation Of good name to bad principles,
does not benefit the principles.
The Democrats worship the princi-
pies, not the name by which we desig-
nate them. Men do not dove Demo
cratic principles because they are dis
tinguished by that particular name:
they love them because they are good
Neither do men love Democratic prin-
cipls merely for the sake of loving them.
They love them because they believe that
good government will be secured by the
application of these principles to the de-
partment of government. We love good
government and we use party organi-
cations to secure good government, but
who would worship a party organiza-
ton and forget the good which ii is in
tended to secure? Those who shout the
name or those who seek to apply in the
most effective way the principles of
Democracy"
August 5, while he was still at Wash
ington participating in the struggle
over the tariff bill which was then GO
ing on between the senate and house
Bryan wrote long letter to the local
committee, in which he announced him
self as a candidate for the United |
States senate. There was no question |
then as TO his position on the riff. He |
Is an uncompromising free trader and |
never has been anything else. In his |
letter of that date. printed the follow
ind day in the World Herald, after the |
usual general declaration, he says:
Il shall continue to labor for the tariff |
for revenue only, more deeply convinced !
than ever before in my short experience |
in congress, that a protective tariff as
we know IL is only system of legalized |
spoflation by which the organized few
are able to plumber the unorganized |
many for pretended public good"
He was also then and now is in favor |
Of the income tax in its worst form. as /
advocated by the Populists, which Is 10 |
graduate the tax so as to make IL the |
most burdensome TO those who have the 4
most money. On this subject he said:
Il shall favor an income tax as a per-
part OF our financial system,
preferring a graduated tax, but accept
ing the tax provided in the Wilson bill \
as step toward the restoration of
equality in the distribution of the bur
iens of government"
The most significant feature OF Bry-
ans declaration for the senatorship is
1ne in which he avoyEs his willingness
10 destroy all existing contracts, al
though, as shown by the Tribune edi-
declared for free silver. with
, proyiso that it should not affect ex-
sting contracts. The nominee long ago
declared against this provision.
de is in favor OF a law which would
,brogate every money contract now IN
existence in this country. Unless he
soes back on his declaration OF Aug. 4.
Ss4, he is prepared TO give the lie TO that
particular plank in the Democratic ma
ional platform.
In his letter announcing his candidacy
or the United States senate is the fol-
owing significant paragraph:
Il shall also favor such IeSisIa ton as
will hereafter prohibit the making OF
for any particular kind OF
money No person should be permitted
o demonetize by contract the nations
money"
II was two years ago. too. that WI
am J. Bryan, for purposes best known ,
himself. declared that the president
Mould be ineligible 10 reelection He
FaS then fighting Grover Cleveland,
nd probably had no idea he would him
ELF become the next Popocratic norni-
ee- His declaration IN his 1894 letter I
as follows:
i am in favor OF an amendment %
ne constitution making the president
1sig1ole 70 reelection, in order that he :
lay not be tempted by ambition 20 Use .
1e enormous patronage az his disposal 2
} secure continuance IA Office"
IN The World-Heraid Of Nov Il being
le week following the election OF 1894
hen nearly al the Democrats states
ien in the country were LEFT at home
icluding Mr. Bryan himself. who want
! % be senator. there Is a s.orroHful D
1itorial On The Mighty Is FsEen." /,
In the course Of This NT. Bryan has =
Re following 70 say Of an old vyarao-se r
no was lis principal competitor al
hicago:
Richard p. Bland. better known as :
lex Bland. hss served ais constituents D
score - years IN the lower house. re 81
as bern identified with the silver cause u
= al these years and has lost no ocE.or :
nifty 70 speak or vote for the reszora- :
on % tie gold and silver coinage OF :
= constitution Hs rugged honesty. =
: courage. MS tireiess Industry. and p
: independence aye recognized every o