Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-07

James CreeIman, the well known news
paper correspondent, interviewed VIM. J..
Bryan at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska,
last week. and we give space to few
paragraphs OF his letter to the New York
Journal -
AS he stood on the lawn in front of bis
simple home the incarnation of manly
strength and courage, proud of his Ameri-
canism and gloryiBgin the rough righteous
ness Of the masses, | could not help
contrasting him with another fisure / saw
in the yellow gaslight of a London night
only few weeks ago-William Woldorf
Aston. thrilling in the presence of an Eng
lish duke These two men represent the
two extremes of present tendencies on this
continent
Democratic success in 1900" said Mr..
Bryan, sis becoming more and more certain.
Ga the old issues we are stronger with the
people than we were in 1896 The senti-
ment in favor of arbitration and an income
tax is stronger. The opposition to govern
ment by il junction is stronger. The peo-
pie better understand the necessity for
bimetallism and better understand the
danger of a national bank currency which
places the control of the paper money in
the hands of the banks.
On the new question sentiment is
developing rapidly. Many Republicans
who did not recognize the menace of the
trusts 10 1896 are becoming alarmed. They
now see the dangers which threaten the
nation when an industrial aristocracy can
arbitrarily control the price of the raw
material, the rate of wages and the price
of the finished product.
The Republican party is impotent to
destroy the trusts because the trusts are
largely responsible for the success of the
Republican party 10 the last campaign.
While that party is not framing its politics
along religious lines, it will not disObey the
injunction, Remember thy Creator
Republican hostility to the mastery
inactivity displayed by the admiDisr ion
on the trust question will manifest itself as
soon as a clear cut issue is presented by the
platform. The Republican party will
thunder against the trusts with generalties
when the Democratic party will point out
specific remedies
In the heat of the campaign there was
uU " COuutCAdCl
During the three years which have elapsed
since the election of Republican Presi-
dent events have instructed the people in
spite of the gold newspapers.
The people have seen the President
sending commission to Europe to secure
relief from the gold standard, and they
have seen the administration helpless to
relieve the country of the gold standard
because English inanciers opposed BIZ
metallism.
They have seen the American fnan-
ciers' p an to make all contracts payable in
gold and to retire the greenbacks.
They have seen trusts organized with
greater rapidity than ever before, and that,
too, under the very eyes of an attorney
general selected from New jersey, the hot
bed of trusts.
"They have seen the national admins
tration embark upon a war of conquest
and adventure in violation of the princi-
pies set forth in the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
In 1896 the Republican party posed SIS
the conservative element of the country.
But it has become apparent in the past
three years that the Democratic party IS
really the conservative party.
" 1t stands for financial system which
will furnish enough money for an indie
pendent financial policy.
1t stands for industrial independence
and the overthrow of the trusts, which are
power.
" 1t stands for homogeneous republic
as against a Heterogeneous empire.
:" The business men of The East were ar
rayed against us in 1886 Every man
engaged in legitimate business who is not
simply a speculator or stock gambler will
find it TO his interest TO favor the double
standard, which will give a sufficient
volume of full legal tender money to form
the basis for safe commercial system.
He will find it to his interest TO assist
in the overthrow of the trusts, which are
driving the small business men out of
business
He will find 1t to his interest TO oppose
policy OF Imperialism with its accompany
ing militaryism. The men engaged in
legitimate business will find a large army
an expensive luxury. He will also find
that colonial policy, besides endangering
the doctrine of self government at home.
will involve the nation in frequent foreign
complications and disturbed business con
dItiOns
The Republican party promised the
business meD of the county a business
administration, conducted on business
principles and run in the interest of bust
oess men, but il furnished an administra
ION which has put the dollar above the
man. and has sacrificed the interests of
mall property owners to the demands of
the great corporations. 1t is aggregated
wealth against the plain people, whether
hey are engaged on the farm, in the work
shop, or in the ttoren
But how do you suppose a gold Demo
crst can return 10 the party ?n
The door is as wide open and it is as
large as it was when the gold Democrats
went out.
Some will come back because they have
been converted to Chicago platform princi.
plies; others will come back because of the
new issues.
Men support platform as a whole,
often dissenting from particular parts. To
a large maj 'rity of the party the platform
will be entirely good to some it will be
better on thei whole than the Republican
platform. In battle those are on our side
who are aiming at the enemy.
" Just now the Democratic party is re
sisting policy ruinous to legitimate
business. We are exchanging the certainty
of peaceful progress, prosperity and con-
tinued development along legitimate and
reasonable lines for the uncertainties of a
policy of spnilation and adventure. l
believe that liberty, individual, civil, and
religious, is the GROWING idea of civilizs-
ton. and for this nation to turn back to
the European idea of force and conquest is
to reverse the Bible phrase and make the
immortal put on mortality"
We could conquer China without a