The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11
THE Foley or STUPIDITY.

THE Foley OF STCP1DSTr.
The Democratic raSty u In the worst
Kind OF a M for want Of . policy. II
dare not abandon the Chicago platform
and Il realizes that what will Be accept
able to one portion vii, be exceedingly
Irritating TO another. Bryanisrn Is that
part Of the Democratic party which
places free silver before all other inter-
es,a. and Sryan realizes that should
this particular issue be relegate6 TO
subordinate place he can no Longer be
the logical nominee for the presidency.
The other. and considerably lager. por-
ton realizes that the silver issue ~
practically dead and that the only other
issue. imperialism. as II II called. VIII
attract as many votes - II reoels even
In their own ranks.
The Chicago Chronicle. which Is
usually very conservative. b~comss
wrathfui at the evident determination
to force silver 20 the front II Is an
able paper. and II has the sagaeity to
attempt to place the responsibility TOR
the folly upon the Republicans and not
upea Bryan. II, says that tie Rspub-
lieans want to substitute dead issues
for 1--we ones. and that IL why I'VE see
the Hanna organs continually striving
10 scsurrect the silver question and
make It the principal issue Of the cam
paign instead OF relegacng II to sub
ordinate position IN the programme"
That - what Bryan II doing. but It
would not DO 70 Jump en- Bryan. 50 the
Chronicle waves wro,h st the Hanna
orsana" How Republican newspapers
can com2el the Democrats 70 rcsurrec'
. dead issue ana compel them n carry
Il with the banner IL not explained THIS
Il net the wrist Il was politeness q
Bryan TO pretend that hs was not re-
sponsibls for making siive. the grinci-
pal issue. but the chronicie loses oil
appearance Of pollteress when .t de-
ciares. shaking Us fist ~ the Repub-
licans. that "the Democracy Is rot 10
be hameeoxled into . contest over al
Issue which lie for the mex, six years
IS dead a. julius Caerat." This IL the
worst slap At Bryan he has yet received
from The Democrats party.
The Chronicle SAYS that II is a char
acserist.e peculiarly Republican" 10
skip iaansiiy from living ana therefore
dangerous issues 10 some ''os soie,e and
wosncat question. ana make fsro ious
onslaught thereon. the old nag being
waited With erergy IA an accompaal-
ment 20 The proceeding"
Then the Chronicle proceeds 60 show
how mitch moro Just Tire Dem scratic
party Ia II proposes In fhe usual general
and jau:a:y Way peculiar TO the Dcnnoc-
racy. to protest against the "agxre-
gated rssca.ity' q the Rersbi an par
~. in srs'e az the Subsidized organs
% scounc-el'sm" This SORT OF abuse
viii not - any mora successful than
reeurrerce Tn free silver 80 an tssue
THE american people are usually Just.
and they are ret likely - condemn
President Mckinley cecaase NJ ",hs
supremacy 90 the trusts" The People
knew that presdsn, MsRln' has NJ
mere rover to prevent The formation OF
q trust thar nryan hAs lie has tess
because Bryan .s not engaged al his
tinse with most ysxatlo-s 40, ress,-s,-
h,s rahiie aresstons.
The Democrat. win ncg - .-r f1,re
successful tn thsts sssr-s for cam
paign cry . they attempt 30 win y de-
nanciasion Il Trsai3en, HcSa-,eF 30
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