The Louisiana populist., 1897-08-06
NEARING A CRISIS.
RESENTMENT TOWARD ADMIN
lSTRATiON is ALARMING.

ism"'Llkened Unto the Clamor for th,
states-GeneraI in I7s9-Potency OF
the Ballot Threatened.
FROM the st. Louis Post-Dispatch:
1t Is very seldom indeed that the com
ments of English newspapers upon
political affairs Of the United States are
informing or even intelligent, and OF
all the journalistic blunderers, the Sat-
urday Review has been in the past the
most pel~.stent and consistent, be-
cause the most bigoted and prejudiced
Yet a recent issue Of the Saturday Re-
view contains an article on Mr.. Bryan's
book, The First Battle" which is sug-
gestive, because it is the opinion of a
well informed and disinterested observ-
er.
The title of the Saturday Reviews
article is The Coming American Rev.
olutlon." Speaking of the last presi
Dental camgain, which Mr.. Bryan
commentaries in his book, it says:
II was an event of profound histor-
zeal significance from every point Of
view-political, Social, ethical, inter-
national. There is no exaggeration in
putting it among the great epoch-mak-
ing occurrences, like the gathering of
the States-General in May of 1889.
Here In Europe we still see not much
beneath its quaint and naive surface
which was undoubtedly both exciting
and entertaining. But in America
everything has been changed by it,
opinions and aspirations which lurked
half formless in unnamed depths of
the public consciousness a twelmonth
ago, are now on top, familiar to all
eyes and ears
AFTER personal sketch of Mr.. BRYAN,
which was evidently written by some
one who has seen and observed him
keenly, and who does not derive his
from the portraits in the
oook, the Saturday Review saws:
very likely Mr.. Bryan would have
MADE what even his enemies would
call a good president-commonnIace
but reasonably conservative
and above all things scrupulously at
tentlve to appearances" It then adds
and this is the most significant ut
[erance in the article:
Mr.. Mcinley was elected ;nsto.d
and a brief month'of his administrator
has carried the revolution forward az
swiftly as the spring sunshine and
showers are bringing forth the leaves
and buds. Where there were
'our Bryan men last summer, there
ire already five this summer, and there
IS discernible nowhere any reason for
'upposing that their Increase will ho
checked on this side of the crucial wear
If 1900. e"'
This shows that the growth of
'Bryanism"-the increasing hold which
ne principles embodied in the Chi.
ago platform are obtaining upon tha
American peoples impressinp itself
lpon foreign observers as well as unon
hose who have the advantage Tor is II
disadvantage?) of a closer point of
Yiew.
Inc ABOVE expressions from a lead
ng English paper and a leading Amer
can paper are the first open ones
hat have so far been called to our M.
ice. The meaning is very plain. The
ad and terrible truth is that political |
y speaking the United States ts rest- |
ns as 1t were on keg Of dynamite. |
That prosperity fraud is bearing its |
egitimate fruits. The people are |
doubtful of the potency n. tho !
'allot' Prosperity must be produced
even at o late date. Otherwise II
viii be difficult to conduct the victims
+ a great fraud to another campaign
lass natreds are becoming intense.
ivery Christian, every patriot should
ray for the preservation of peace.
While writing the above our atten.
ion has been called to a leader in tho
'hicago Record of June 15 That naner
8 nothing If not conservative Yet =
ees that the time has come to warn
he people OF an impending crisis. Here
J what 1t says: There is today, how
yer, call for an exhibition Of patriot
sm of even higher type than that
Manifested in rushing to the defense
country when attacked from with
ut or threatened with armed rebellion
rom within. The foundations of gov
rnment are subject to attack by foes
lore dangerous than European army
ecause they work more insidiouslv
here are traitors in positions of pub-
G trust today whose treason is as
armful to the commonwealth az was
lat of Benedict Arnold in selling his
ountry for British gold. The man
no betrays trust reposed in him bv
le people and disposes of public priy-
eyes for a private consideration is a
'aitor. The men of wealth who seek
J, secure from legislatures and city
'uncils by corrupt means concessions
, which they are not entitled are ene-