The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-26
,IcKsBURG VA SATURDAY. AUGUST 26 1899.
BIYll Believes IS To | Should
MOI Be Abandoned By P0rII.
SAYS SUCCESS OF DEMOCRACY GROWS
MORE CERTAIN
Trusts and imperialism VIII Help
Cause.

Cause.
James Croelmqn, the great CORES
pondent, thus wires from Omaha,
Nebraska: Little more than a
week ago was walking the deck
Of the steamship st. Paul with Rich
ard Croker, listening to the tribute
10 Mr Brysn's power and integrity
which has stirred the country. And
here am with Mr.. Bryan himself,
the most stubbornly sincere and con-
vinclugly convinced political leader
| have met in the whole world.
came to Lincoln to see Mr.. Bry-
an, because Mr.. Croker said that
many OF the ID mocratlc leaders IN
the eastern states believed it to be
desirable that the ratio should be
omitted from the financial plank of
the national platform next year, aud
that the question of the relation hip
OF silver to gold in our currency
should be left to Congress.
The interview with Mr.. Croker was
the result Of a statement made by
MIN nealy year ago in London. He
said then that he believed Mr. Bry-
an to be the greatest statesman in
America, if not in the world.
Mr.. Bryan looks older. Ia few
months be will be 10 years old. He
s stouter and weighs 2O3 pounds.
Since his last campaign he bought a
farm of - acres just outside of In
colo, and every two or three days the
black charger which bore him as h
soldier carries him 70 his scented
fields OF clover.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS CERTAIN.
Democratic success in 1900 said
Mr. BRYAN, is becoming mOte and
more certain. co the Old issues We
are stronger with the people than
we were IN 1896 Tue sentiment in
favor Of arbitration and an income
tax is stronger. The opposition to
government by injunction Is strong
or. The people better understand
the necessity for bimetallism, and
better understand the danger OF a
national bank currency, which places
the control of the paper money 10 the
hands of the banks.
'O1 the new questions sentiment
is developing rapidly. Many Re
publiesns who did not recognize the
menace of the trusts in 1896 are be-
coming alarmed. They now see the
dangers which threaten the nation
when an industrial srlstocracy can
arbitrarily control the price of the
raw material, the rate of wages and
the price of finished product.
"The Republican party is impo-
tent 10 DESTROY the trusts because
the trusts are largely responsible for
the success OF the Republican party
in the last campaign. While that
party is not framing its politics along
religious lines, it will not disobey the
Injunction, Remember thy Creator.
"Republlcan hostility to the mas
terly inactivity displayed by the ad
ministration on the trust question
will manifest itself as soon as clear
cut issue is presented by the plat
form. The Republican party will
thunder against the trusts with gem
eralities when the democratic party
will point out specific remedies.
"O1 the question of imperialism
the opposition with the Republican
party is already manifestng itself,
and will grow as the determination
to fasien It's imperial policy on the
country becomes more apparent.
There is no real attempt being made
to defend the presidents policy.
Some say it is too late to discuss the
question, because of ratification OF
the treaty of peace, but the McEnery
resolution openly disputed this.
"When this issue is presented
there can be no question where the
American people will stand. We
are strong in the new question, just
where we we're weak in the old ones.
We could not reach our foreign
born citizens with our literature oa
the money question, but the foreign
born citizens are. because of their
past experience. if anything, quicker
than the American born to recognize
the dangers of imperialism and mill
tarism.
QUESTION OF RATIO.
And now came the question sug