New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
WATSON on BRYAN'S SPEECH.
HE TELLS WHY TIE EASTERN INVASION PROVED
A FAILURE.
From dispatch by Watson to The New-York
World.


A FAILURE
From dispatch by Watson to The New-York
World
He G3rvan) himself would hardly claim that he
has originated any new argument upon question
which has been so thoroughly handled in speeches.,
books and editorials during the last ten or hlteen
years His presentation Of silver claims WAS not 80
compr extensive that made In the elaborate
speech of Senator John. p Jones. OF Nevada: IN
1890; his arraignment OF the evils or contraction
was not so graphic as that made by Congressman
Charles Towne in 1895 or that made by consress-
swers TO the objections made TO free coinage so
ample as those made in the recent speech OF Sena-
bid the invasion of the enemys country result In
a triumph? we think not. Mr. Bryan wrote his
speech at his home in Nebraska ana went 10 New.
York for tho express purpose OF winning great
personal victory by delivering H. ne hoped 10
electrify his hearers and put his campalen on "a
boom II was said confidently that he would go
right on from NewYork and invade New-Ens-
relied mon 10 roll senlay through those chilly
regions ard to warm the icebergs OF Maine ltseif
into thaw. The results have been quite dndercH ~
The people went away by thousands Whlie me
pucky but trcd-out orator paini4iy P'ou nlid
through his manuscript. No man livn8 could
under these circumstances have done b tier than
Mr.. Bryan possibly other man could nave uVne
Az well A. an essay on the silver question his
non~r was a success 1t Will live and II will con-
vince thousands OF readers ana max thous"huS u
But as speech II was d ,airu by its ,neu
ence upon those who read, but the success .. d
speech must ever he Judged by us effect upon '"e
lion no subject did Mr.. jefferson. 50 CT zen giio"a
hv MIR Bryan. express himself more iofclbll or
more frequently than on that Of National banhs Oh
issue Why did Mr.. Bryan have 10 Keep mum Oh
that tonic? Because OF the fact that Arthur Se"""'
his r,Inning mate IL "A National banker
10 cxpeci to defeat Mckinley without eaylns 4
word against Mckinley IS something new unu, ,
the sun but Mr. Rryan's silence was proper h,'
necessary He cou'd not afford 10 denouncr pro.
tection while Mr.. Sewal his running mate, Is >"
we'll known a. "A protectionisi. -
Iust as Mr. Sewalrs presence on IN" uckei PI,c-
vented Mr. Bryan from assailing NationAl baihS
of issue and the Republican doctrine OF proc
lion so the saine bancful influence prevented MN
from denouncing railroad monopoly ana extoruoIl'
Mr. Sewal being corporations; or lustv propo'-
tions himself :, , 49,, oo,,,,., syrun Of
Tho campaign for the monopo!is's. ana ne Il re-
lied ,,non 10 keep Northern ana Eastern denioc'
fron, wailing TOO much under the HHlruoh VI
Drvnn's Populistic proclivtles. , a.,
The fact that Mr. Eryan's Eastern inVhsipn i,
c.iled off shows that his managers are as ~
,,,tb the New-York trip II was mistake. WI nt
same eYpenditure OF money and WORK IN tnc ~, w.,
snd souih would have harvested results louI nm
~ ~" grent The North and East Will almost surely
ba Controlled by the gold-sandard men -
10 ,ha frce-silver fight IL TO he won IN. sooncI
,he attention OF the managers Is sNei A. ~ -
TOO sections from which the votes mus VI ~ ~
h"t,cr Much precious time has aHetuy II, III -
"a, Air Arthur Scwall retire from the tcYL Jo'i
~. enn Harold and make Mck ini'y spec IT, az
n,S IN Wcw.Ensiand and let Bryan ang Masqa,
1",n hands and solldfv the Nest ana Sou i,o, ."
no other way can the free silver Toes DC ""PPH'