Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23
BRYAN on THE ISSUES.
National Democratic Policy - No
Abandonment of 16 to I.

Abandonment Of 16 to I.
DANES Creelman in New York JournaD
LINCOLN. NEB., August PA little
more than a week ago was walking the
deck Of the steamship st. Paul with Rich
ard Croker listening to the tribute to
Mr.. Bryans power and integrity which
has stirred the country. And here | am
to-day, with Mr.. Bryan himself, the most
stubbOrnly sincere and cOnyincingly con-
WINGED political leader 1 have met in the
whole world.
have known Mr.. Bryan for many
years. and in the campaign of 1896 I ira
yelled nearly 1900 miles with him, al
though / did not support him with my
vote He IS to-day the same sober. de-
iberate, intense American he was in
those bnstering days Of roaring multi
tudes and political upheaval. There Is
not a shadow Of turning or evasion In his
conversation. Unlike Mr.. Mckinley. he
does not shift his ground 10 suit the oc-
casion.
l came to Lincoln to see Mr.. Bryan
because Mr.. Croker said that many OF
the Democratic leaders in the Eastern
States believed IT to be desirable that the
ratio should be omitted from the finan-
tlAA Ildih OF lHt UdAlVlAi pa tOl III ~ ~
year. and that the question Of the rela-
tionship Of silver to gold I'm our currency
should be left TO Congress. The interview
with Mr.. Croker was the result Of a
statement made 10 me by him nearly a
year ago In London He said then that
he believed Mr.. Bryan 10 be the greatest
statesman I'm America, IL not in the
world.
Mr. Bryan looks older. In a few
months he will be N years old. lie Is
stouter and weighs 28 pounds. Since the
last campaign he has bought a farm OF
twenty-five acres just outside OF Lincoln,
and every two or three days the black
charger which bore him as a soldier car
rles him 10 his scented fields Of clover
green corn, ripe melons. fruit-troes, po-
tatOes. and tomatoes. over which brOods
Of white and brown chickens go clucking
cOntentedly. The Democratic leader Is q
good carpenter and makes his own chick
eu-houses. ] saw him to-day carry an
armful OF melons from the field 10 his
buggy. while his wife and children stroll
cd about the scene of plenty ana beauty
STORIES or BRYAN'S WEALTH.
have taken the trouble to investigate
the story that Mr.. Bryan IS the rlohes
man in Lincoln. 1t Is preposterous. Mr.
Bryan's wealth does not exceed 200 600
and half Of that is in real estate Ilis
first profits from his book amounted e
1900. OF this he gave $1,000 TO yari-
Gus free-silyer clubs. lie also gave 500
20 found prizes for essays on the science
Of government I'm eighteen colleges. His
house I'm Lincoln cost nim $500. lie
could not probably sell it for more thar
5000. His farm near Lincoln cost hin
about 5000. He also owns a farm Of
eighty acres near his birthplace-Salem
Il.-and a small house which his mother
occupied I'm her last years. The story
that Mr.. Bryan Is rich sprang from the
fact that he is one OF the few citizens
Of Lincoln who have honestly declared
their personal property for the purpose
of taxation.
At this moment Mr.. Bryan stands al
the very centre and heart Of the Democ
racy, in daily, almost hourly, contact
with the people and the leaders in al
parts Of the country. lie rose from Oh
security TO this commanding position by
sticking to principle regardless Of conse
quences. As he stood on the lawn il
front Of his simple home this morning
the incarnation Of manly strength anC
courage proud OF his Americansm an'
EaOiylnK III the lOu5u lAShNIOu1AANFo VI
the masses, / could not help contrasting
him with another figure l saw in the gel
low gaslight Of a London night only {
few weeks ago-Willam Waldorf Aston
thrilling in the presence Of an English
duke. These two men represent the two
extremes Of present tendencies on this
Continent.
DEMOCRACY WILL WIN.
Democratic success in 1900" said Mr.
Bryan. "is becoming more and more GER
tain. on the old issues we are stronger
with the people than We were i'm 1896.
The sentiment I'm favor Of arbitration
and an income tax is stronger. The OPP
position TO government by injunction is
stronger The people better understand
the necessity for bimetalllsm and better
understand the danger OF a national
bank currency which places the control
of the paper money in the hands or the
banks.
ION the new questions sentiment Is de-
veloping rapidly. Many Republicans who
did not recognize the menace Of the
trusts in 1896 are becoming alarmed They
now see the dangers which threaten the
nation when an Industrial aristocrscy
can arbitrarily control the price OF the
raw material, the rate Of wages, and tbs
price OF the finished product.
THE Republican party IL impotent 70
destroy the trusts. because the trusts
are largely responsible for the success Of
the Republican party In the last cam
paign. While that party Is not framing
its politics along religious lines, II Will
not dlsobey the Injunction, Remember
thy Creator
Republican hostility 10 the mastery
inactivity displayed by the administra'
ton on the trust question will manifest
Itself az soon as a clear-cut issue is pre-
scented by the platform. The Republican
party will thunder against the trusts VIII
generallties when the Democratic party
Will point out specific remedies.
ION the question OF imperialism the OF
position within the Republican party j
already manfesting itself, and VIII grow
as the determination to fasten It's I'm
perial policy on the country becomes NOR
apparent. There is 10 real attempt pc
ing made 10 defend the Presidents policy
Some say that It Is TOO late TO discus
this question, because OF ratification o
the treaty of peace. but the McEner
resolution openly disputes this. Otner
say that we cannot tell what 10 do unti
the Filipinos lay down their arms. Bu
the Republicans cannot long evade III
direct issue between the European ide
OF force which supports war OF con
quest and the American idea OF govern