The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
HARD BLOW AT WIN. J. BRYAN.
silver Organ at New York ReDudiates
the Man and His Policies.


the Man and His Policies.
New York Special to Chicago Times-Herald.
William ]. Bryan has received the unl5ind-
est cur of all. The political knife has been
venomously inserted beneath his htth rlp
by one of his most earnest supporters mere
The adherents of the Nebraska man were
astounded this morning when the New YORK
try. published a signed editorial article at
lacking the attitude of Mr.. Bryan Not
only was his political standing, when was
termed irrational, assailed, but his personal
ity also came in for a severe scourglng. lie
was declared to be neither a great nor q
sincere man, and in no respect htted 10 Iead
the historic Democratic party.
The article attacking Mr.. Bryan and his
hobby is signed by Arthur McEwan. the
chief ditorial writer on the Journal, ana 1t
opens with this significant statement:
"As Bryan Democrat have to confess
that grow weary of Mr. Bryan, ana TINS
is important because / find myselI IN
constantly increasing company with these
othern Eastern Democrats | am coming to
believe that he is not large enough TO pc
the leader of the cause which IS known by
his name. OF his energy and his brlulancy
as a political speaker as high an opinion
Gus tour of the Union, arousing the peo-
pie everywhere with his earnest and DASH
ing eloquence. But he no longer lmpresses
as a great man nor as one OF the hghest
sincerity
After having thus practically shelved Mr..
Bryan, the editorial continues:
He is showing narrowness, or irrational
obstinacy either of which should be detri-
mental to his ambition, and must be hurtful
to the immediate prospects OF the movement
he represents. The persistence with winch
he clings to is to l. as II that were the
solitary tenet in the Democrats creed the
axis of the revolving cosmos. betrays either
Mr. Bryan's incapacity TO comprehend Bry-
anism or a logged disposition that refuses
to acknowledge what is presented TO his
eyes and those of every other ntelllgent
man in this country, whether for or against
the Chicago platform of the new Democ-
racy."
The writer then goes on to give his ideas
of what the principles of the Democratic
party really are and should be. He mentions
the struggle of labor against capital and
speaks of poverty as a disease for which
reason must be found. He alludes TO the
cures proposed by the Socialists, the George
single-taXers the Christians and the COM
placent disciples of the philosophy or lalssez
coinage of silver at the ratio of is to l will
do it, and the intelligent and educated ana
prOperty-oWnlng classes of the country rise
and cIamor against him in wrath and terror,
as if they. too, believe he has touched the
button. Also millions of men who hope for.
instead of dread, the Inauguration of
squarer deal agree with Mr.. Bryan--on the
principle, for the most part. that 1t is better
to try any remedy than none. After admit
ting that sound currency is important he
says:
.'Bimetallism. by all means. 1t is the
money of the Constitution, and therefore
Democratic. But wiz ratio of 16 to /
death2 What decrec of heaven has given
that ratio sacredness beyond all other
possible ratos?'
metallists carr differ and remain good Demo-
Gratis. Continuing, he says:
Common sense demands that political
partv. instead of narrowing its gates of