The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-24
THE ENTELLIGENCER.
WHEELING, JANUARY "a, 1893.
Sir. Bryan. Faulty History.

aa hr' hryhns rauity History.
4 Since the return Of Mr.. William Jen-
nlngs Bryan from Mexico he has been
making some speeches which show that
his trip In that sllver-using country has
not improved his knowledge of the cause
OF which he poses as leader, norhis FAM
( illarlty with the financial history OF his
own country. On the contrary his fatul-
ties seem to be more inexcusable than
ever. and were II not that the situation
involving the danger OF a renewed agita-
ton for cheap money and other evils de-
clared for in the Chicago platform, on
which he was nominated in 1896 Is 80
serious. they would be amusing in the
hlghes: degree. His Jackson Day speech,
delivered in Chicago, has already
brought from the press OF the country
a great deal Of ridicule on account OF the
absurdlties It contained, and but for the
fact that Mr. Bryan is regarded general
Is as totally lacking of sense of humor,
It might be thought by some that he
really meant to be humorous.
The Intelligencer has heretofore called
attention to two or three startlingly ridl-
culous propositions that were laid down
in Mr.. Hanna's Jackson Day speech
startling because they are the utterances
of man who aspires to be President OF
the United States. The American Wool
md Cotton Reporter notes still another
OF the silver leaders astonishing asssr-
lions. In speaking OF jackson, Mr.. Bry-
an said: "Arrayed against him were the
very classes which have forced con-
nnuance of the gold standard in the
United States" The Reporter regards
this as a serious thing to say about An
drew jackson. because 1t places him In
the absurd position of being arrayed
against himself.
This statement Is true for every STU
dent OF the financial history of the coun-
try knows that the law which drove sill
Yer out Of circulation, was passed by
Congress on June IS, 1894. while jackson
was President, and became law with
his sanction. after being advocated by
( his supporters. The act In question
changed the ratio Of silver to gold from
~ - ~ " !. a.''ef d. once retired
t,o'" III et':' anu 'e''iaineo oUt until
. .ns .esu.,'ptiol' u specie payments IN
1878. by Sherman, five years after the al
s legged Crime of 49," which Is said to
Oh ri Gil.
e"H a!'ei, ho'"''h-
20 80 tae' tiiat ito s'i-
oo'','t' '''1u oee't III ''icu'i'ioil SINCE
4 ''A'.. i'e astonishing .Ai'is Is
49, WV GO " NC fieSiueht
80 vi '"e s''eHs1ii VI
' .uppooeo N'o"'euse VI 'ne i''ai'ces
e .uH''s, eNodiu array JACKSON
% H''''' .''e eo'u o"ss' anu 81 ~ 'he tx
pe..ee u = u'i.u'hess " uo So
"e 0oo'e ID ou' o"e salhp'e Oh Nr.
% al . s!'o' ''ie'= u 'ne ii''afc'di ms
co. " ..'' .ou'Hs' eNnto''iis MS UNIT
3 4t ..' ~ Nc '.'e 'eace' VI party WHOSE
:seo'u up " '.'s ''i''e i'c anu oeher fopu-
& i,e's eap'uIeu us organization az chi
esSo' DO iot ''u'.u h'ohes. III ano.her
= pot''''i u TINS same 'acNsoH DAY speech
z lhlS o!ihu leauer VINO Is eadihS the
blind. said that SECRETARY Gara know
mat the 6o!d Standard was adopted In
tbe JInited STATES without any Marty
,,.,.r 800, @'
y ever asking Tor II.
5rrh,s ,ncorrnrt ,rsarI,o, l. Nj -,ho,,
so ''''' 10 'o' ".toh9
original with NJ. Bryan. Il has been
r.da sfro,,ort,,. ~, ,o,t,., ..,.or,
' '..au - Sq"e1.''' " o''iet statesIien OF
i che Popocratic persuasion, who are I'M
a.,
!aHl!iiaF with inc HISTORICAL record OF the
e Democratic marty before II fell intn t;,e
q go - ~
lanuS or the later DAY SCHOOL OF imam
Glars who lpnu notb;r,- rr N,onco. T,
os'''''s VI III
Mr.. Bryan's case however. the remark
is Inaccessible, since he was delivering
an grafton on Andrew Jackson, and hay-
Z. Ing assumed the position of n public in
structor. should have nostad himself nm
the ilstory o. the administrators, Of thar
4 sturdy and patrlotIc Democrat, Tnon,zs
II BENTON. one of tbn greatest romo-
rratz ar h,s aav wos onn ~ Iocasn,.s
,,n,or,o-. /, rho soro,n 80 i, 100,
rhI,o 1,cysor r.,. pro,,dant D.n.,n,,, T.,