Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-12
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN.
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The cause of humanity against the
money type looks brighter than In
any previous struggle. The fact that
the money extortionlst, the usurcr
and the money dealer have succeeded
In destroying all successive civiliza-
tlon, has created the gloomiest fore
bOdings as to the possible struggles
between the money powers under the
Rothchild combination and the
masses Of mankind. In free Amer
lea we thought we were armed
against the money manipulation, and
that we could use the ballot to
thwart his purposes to rob and en-
slave the people; but the willy enemy
for more than twenty years pre-
vented the presentation of the issue
between honest money of sufficient
volume TO maintain stability of
prices, and manipulated money,
shrunk to such diminished porpor-
tions as would enable the money
powers to pool and corner it. The
result was that the people contended
with each other over unimportant
issues, while the conspirators robbed
them Of their property, and sent
them down toward slavery.
In 1895 a stand was made In the
Democratic party, with the cO-opera-
tion of Popuiists and Silver Republi-
cans, the like of which was never be-
fore seen among men. The Chicago
convention, IL the principles therein
enunciated are finally successful, will
be far more important to the human
race than the convention OF 1776,
which promulgated the Declaration
of Independence. When the Chicago |
Declaration was put forth a young
man from the west, full Of ability, |
eloquence, zeal, enthusiasm, will, de-
termination, and unyielding honesty,
was, by one accord, selected as the
standard bearer of the grand move
ment to liberate the human race. The
canvass (which Mr.. Bryan made ia
point Of ability, eloquence, endurance
and high craftsmanship, stands un-
rivalled in the history of this country.
We write this article to call atten-
tion to the fact that Bryan's courage,
incorruptibility, steadfastness Of pur-
pose and devotion to the great cause
of which he was made the leader, are
still firm and undated. In the last
few weeks, by his burning words,
glowing with patriotism and wise
statesmanship, he has brushed aside
the chattering of little men about
side issues, and has raised aloft the
banner which he carried through the
as the banner of victory of
1893 and 1900. His speech at the JEFF
ferson dinner in Washington sounded
the liberty bell of the next campaign.
His recent letter, published elsewhere
in this issue, which reviews the gross
egotism, selfish greed aud brutal pur-
poses Of the gold combination, ema-
mating from Grover Cleveland, now
universally acknowledged as the cal
amity of the nineteenth century, con-
trasts in words of living light the diff
ference between the sordid place-hun-
ter and the patriot statesman.
How idle it is for the Cleyelands, i
the Hills, the Palmers, the Batemans,
the Van Dervoorts, the Bynums,
or any of that sordid tribe, to 'prattle
about other parties and other issues,
when the forces already in operation
have made the issue between pluto
cracy and democracy, and when the
people of the United States have
already selected the leader whom
they will follow to triumph and
victory IN the campaign OF 1900.