The sun., 1900-11-29
"wgAr mr. us." N, BR,a>
Ne wr,s.s ris.s m the rir,,lo, f"r the worth
Ameri,su Nr,les"

In an ntilIs contributed ~ tho Dpscnber
Noth iufr,rrH Rci,r William Bfyln A.
tofrt- tp gi'' th" cause i'f lis defeat Hbdit=
inHunn,p ut,uu thc fItut" lhc affi,lo i- 'nIled
The Ilortl.nof IsD Nf Hrans nrsi foasun
fpf M. ii, iopi is ihai tho Noruhh, had ltCc
ctupnign fund lla to,uguiy"s t.o l"aitimni"
uar of money IN = campaign and snE. that wrilo
tho Republican. had Il"uiy th' bomu,flt, had
l't'lr His not' ul.orvltiou H. ma The i"tulh-
honus were abb" to gct rN-"s on which T." send
,ptcfa 80 ihoir horrn- Iho Democrats did not
have ihcs"Hrd ho thinks som" ungr"ss dis'ilcts
were rIcfuby lost
Then hc sugg"s's colonization and tho pur-
chas" Of votes ~ two possih" factors IN his do
feat but hc admits hat It Is impossible even Tor
him 10 calculate" their effect. Another sdvan-
tlge ~ the Republicans WAS that accriing 10 an
administration while war il ia progr.ss. bat to
his mind the most potent argument used by
MS opponents wa. IA" comparison - N. pres
ent PROSPEROUS conditions with those ~ 1893
and ispd lie repeats his DECLARATION that the
Republicans had nothing to do with the change.
and then lie pitches into the trusts. giving a
list of the largest ones, which. according To his
hre1 e 6yE eHyb% Myba4e n" "Is ephsa 10"
their money and Mr. Bryan suggests a remedy.
Yes. there l. "A remedy. IL" says. "A statute
making IL a penal offence for any officer Of a
corporation 10 contrihulo cooperation funds
to campaign fun !. limiting the amount that
can he legally e'I 'ndrd hy candidates or COM
mittces, and C,rup"ling the publication OF the
names Of Cuutrlbutors to campaign funds. to-
gether with the amounts contributed.
After taking up the Philippine question in
hi~ Old way. IL" speaks Of IA" fear Of change on
tho part ut III" people having initiated strongly
against tine HcUluCrat,.
The fear uf a change b writes ia merely
a polirlr,u cNi ir"-si0n ofth" Conservatism which
10 gr tt"r r.r-s oNient exists in every u, rson
Tn. ear was increased 10y the fact that the
f,Tt 80 nsf faNg n
Icrion,ing n reaction from the panic which
occUrrod under tine last Administration. and
this fear wIS still further aggravated 10y the
threats of tho 'nGud"rS
In closing his article Mr. BRYAN says
40 consider thl- election as decisive of
the money question would be as abs ard rs
To have regarded the election Of iSO0 as
decisive OF the tarin question. 1t would
be- more reasonable tu regard the Int. election
as conclusive upon the ON" -tiOn Of imperialism,
or upon III" trust question, both ~ which were
discussed more by our people than the money
question. Bot. A. matter Of tant, an election
i not necessarily conclusive upon any question.
that the paigu of 1900 turned upon the
money question, let him watch Republican
logislaiIOn and he viii s'e that tho party in
power con~trurs the result It. nm Endorsement
of Republican policies upon several other sub
Back Of nll the questions which have been
referred 10 lies the deep and lasting struggle
between human rights and inhuman greed.
form our government into a plutoCrarv and
our civilization into harbariSm.
Those who believe In equal rights before the
law and desire a government which rests upon
tho consent Of the governed and deals Justly
with all who ar" under itS jurisdiction. must
continue ho contest in triumph or defeat. Sue
cess NAV y" N" measure OF enjoyment, but il
it cannot be the measure Of duty"