Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1896-08-14
JOHN NJ. WRIGHT BOLTS.

when we reflect that in the domain
OF diplomacy the simple writing of a
letter by an American president to an
American congress resulted in the inn
mediate surrender OF cherished and
vaunted policy by the proudest and
most aggressive nation on earth, it is
no longer difficult to believe that In
the world OF finance the power of this
nation is equally understood and
feared. The United States and not
England should be and will be the
worlds arbiter In finance and in busl-
ness as we'll as 10 war"
Until the late republican conven-
tlon 1 believed this proud cOnsumma-
tlon would be wrought by the republi-
can party through the establishment
OF independent bimetalllsm as the
cornerstone of our financial policy.
But that belief has been shattered by
the unexpected declaration of the
party in convention assembled, for the
abject surrender Of our tinarcial inde-
WniCiA mac
awakened in the minds of thoughtful
men the question whether financial
independence is not quite as import
ant as political independence, and
whether the one can certainly be
maintained without the other. can
not follow the party in this step and
much mistake my countrymen II more
than small minority will be found to
approve such course.
shall vote for Mr.. Bryan. / be-
lieve the tangles caused by the action
of the populist convention at St. Louis
will be untangled in time and that
Mr.. Bryan will be overwhelmingly
elected.
The movement, in my opinion, Is
best described by the name of new
democracy" l think it means that
the people generally have determined
to reassert and exercise in their own
way the power which Of late years has
been welded by the "bosses" alone,
and ] expect to see Landslide" In
the direction of Bryan. In ancient
times it used to be said, "make way
for the representatives of the people. u
In these later days Instructors may
well take heed when, as now, arises
the more significant cry, make way
for the people"
As to Mr.. Bryan himself, have the
highest opinion of his abilities. His
work at Chicago was not an accident
He has done similar things before,
notably at the trans Mississippi con
gress in st. Louis, in 1894. And it was
recently said by one who knows him
we'll, that II it were possible to gather
together In one great hall the 10000,
900 of voters of the United States, sc
they could all hear Mr.. Bryan through
a twenty-minutes address, the election
\ would be over. may be over enthu
. siastlc about Mr.. Bryan, but l believe
he is destined to be known in history
as one of the greatest men, IL not tht
. greatest man, of this age. In time o.
peace probably no man can reach suct
height as that which Mr.. Lincolr
attained, but Mr.. Bryan will get al
far into the hearts OF the people a
any man can get, excepting IN time
when public events OF a more dramat
ic character stirs the souls OF men Il
their utmost depths. Whittier spok
Of Greely as "our later Franklin Ii
the same way people are already talk
0 ing OF Mr.. Bryan as "Our later Lin
coln"; but being democrat perhap
he will be more fitly canonlzed amOnI
political saints by bracketing hi
name with the names of Jefferson ant
Jackson. Grover Cleveland aspired t.
that place, the place which BryaI
will win in the estimation of impair
0 tial history.
AS to the crisis itself, Mr.. Teller ha
described 1t as understand it, in hi
speech on the occasion Of his with
drawal from the st. Louis convention
and in his more recent declaration o
principle. And l believe that
through any accident this opportunit
shall be lost to the people, a satisfaC
tory degree of prosperity will not b
gained for generation to come. d
the other hand, believe that the fire.
coinage of silver will result In stabillt
OF values, gradual rise in prices,
more general distribution OF wealth
the complete development OF ou
Rocky Mountain empire, the permt
nent transfer of the political balanc
of power to the west, and a develop
ment of our manufactures, and in ger
eral of all our industrial resource
much greater than would be accom-
Sure to Win.
n The people recognize and appreciat
real merit. This is why Hoods saTsi
20 parilla has the largest sale in the worlt
Merit in medicine means the power
cure Hoods sarEauaFilla cures-absI