La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-07
THE TOUR OF Mr.. BRYAN
His Views Gained From q Pal
ace Car Window.
AT VARIANCE WITH THE FAcTs

1s Was 9ztrssasastsy EsesrtsiesA ~
hsxieas cevsrs~sss Onssais a.a NE
Hseur.eA the Fsvss ~ .. Extrav>s.ss
Aisrsprsssst.ssss e sAs cessiltboas-
This series Of letters h the result Of pr
snail visi: TO Mexico made by the writer
early in is9s as special representative of the
Michigan Republican Newspaper Association
% .t.ves;isass t's neassAsy fsysism of that
country.l
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The statements made by Mr.. Bryan
soon after his return home from his
visit to Mexico vary 90 widely from
the actual facts n they exist today. ai-
mitted and known by all. regardless Of
relation TO the country or interest in it's
welfare, that 1t II charitable to accept
the explanation made to the writer by
. conductor on the Mexican Central rail
way that ''Mr. Bryan's Vi it To Mexico
was only Pullman palace car tour.
Wherever he went he was met by gov
ernment bands and feasted and fiattered
by government officials and representa-
tives Of Mexican investment interests.
He refers to the lnboring classes Of Mex
ico. but whnt he says of them shows he
found out nothing about them. He was
extrnvagantly entertained in Mexico.
and he returns the favor by an extrnva-
CANT Misrepresentation Of conditions as
he could have found them IL he had
tried to find out the truth about them. :"
Whatever may Lc true CT the conduct
cr's explanation a. 70 the statements
made by Mr. Bryan. certain IL is that
some Of the moro important Of them
bear little or no relation to the condi-
tions they assume to present In my
reference to these statements. however,
will not present individual coltradic.
tion or personal denial. but will make
use Of the authorities which Mr. Bryan
himself would probably have accepted.
even though he might not have desired
to make use Of them. More than orji-
nary interest attaches to MIR. Bryan's
statement concerning Mexico because
! Of his position an the accepted leader Of
the free silver factions OF the United
States, In which interest his views were
evidently induced. and because Of his
unqualified statement that what he had
seen and learned in Mexico would add
W htb CnOAt W DCCuKo t0c auORttou Va
tho Mexican free silver system by the
American people. This statement was
made by Mr.. Bryan:
Ny observation NJ well ~ my reason leads
me to believe that tha u % Of silver has been Of
material advantage TO Mexico. and nm more
than ever convinced that the best interests Of
eur people demand tho immediate res oral ION
Of tie free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
silver AZ the present ieSal ratio of 10 Ito wi h.
ts-.. Ia
na.ion.
| Er. Bryan's personal interest In tho
matter involved evidently has much
TO do with the formation Of his opinion
as TO what is for 1.-THE best interests Of
our people, Mr.. Bryan further says:
The free coinsgs et silver II entirely satixfac-
tory to the people Of Mexico They have had
. chance 10 test their system thoroughly and
tn compare Il with the sysiems Of the Cni, cd
6:n,es, England, France and Germany, and !
nnd no disposition either among the officials
or among the peopl 10 favor The gold stand,
ard. Tbs federal government pays about 81.
c.0.0oD annually on gold obii:sa ions, and. while
IL IL compelled TO collect over sl2 L0o.CO in III
ver 10 cover tins n;efest account. 1t Inns no Li
cul, , tn doing - because OF the prosperous
condition of the nations industries
Mr.. Bryan's reference 70 1.-The people
Of Mexico" and his suggestion ~ 70
comparison with the United States aud
other countries would be amusing II
the subject was less serious In view Of
the fact that 1.-THE people Of Mexico"
are in the most unsatisfactory conditicn
Of any Of the civilized nations on the
globe. judged by any Of the elements Of
life which civilization would accept ~
satisfactory. They arc the poorest paid,
the poorest clothed. the poorest housed
and fed Of any OF the people Of the lead
ling nations Of che world. Although
Mexico had what historians refer 70 ~
an advanced civilization before the
United States government was formed
there are today 90 states Of the Union
either Of which sutpasses all Of Mexico
In accumulated wealth. industrial. ag-
ricultural aud commercial importance
and in every respect save population.
natural resources and extent Of terrific
y.
Matter e Grave ceeesrn.
n comparisons are odious, however.
in the present instance, permit me to
Qu,te from Tho Mexican Financier Of
the first week Of February Of the pres
ent year relative to Mr.. Bryan's assur-
sum ~ 20 tho government having mo
| difficulty because Of the prosperous con-
Ailtoa Of the nssion,s . Industries"
A. ths time silver dropped % sharply every
.tnaGss hsre was afResaed. and tbs currency
question was . matter of grave csncern to the
eovsrnmens. which has . hsavy gold interest to
q ,s.s s, yss iae ..as
his time 10 careful consideration q the INST.
| tsr, and shs ~onolnnton was nnally Achsd
that Mexico must stand BY salvss.