The state herald., 1900-10-12
COL. BRYAN'S LETTER
SPEAKS TO THE POINT ON
EVERY ISSUE
Tho Maintenance of the Present Gold
Standard heavy Burden for the
People to Bear-A Clear Statement of
Facts.


cepting the nomination for president
by the Kansas City convention, once
more proves his profound mastery of
public issues, and his wonderful skill
IN Illuminating, with a few words a
deDated question. His utterances are
as direct as rifle bullets, and in every
paragraph, we can find an aphorism.
In his speech of acceptance at In
dianapolis he confined himself almost
wholly to the subject of Imperialism,
whereupon arose the cry from Repub-
lican leaders and organs that he was
lodging all the other platform issues,
and particularly the silver one. They
Knew better. for If there is one thing
more than another the American peo-
pie admire Bryan for, IL is directness
ana the courage to speak the thing
no Will" No other man with his re-
sponsibilities, in our public life today,
.s politically SO brave and honest as
no. Mentally and morally he is SO
framed that he cannot hesitate or
dodge or fawn. and 1t is the general
acknowledgment of these characteris-
tics that make his character public and
private, unassailable, and gives him
in popular estimation the attributes of
hero. How different, although in
high station, does his competitor in
the national race look to the public
eye. Versatile only in change. and
content only in ignoring plain duty"
Mckinley. politically. is a cipher and
regarded by the masses as simply
proxy for Mark Hanna-a creature
ever ready, at the dictates OF the
trusts Ito crook the pregnant hinges
of the knee that thrift may follow
fawning"
Bryan's letter is a public paper
worthy to be bracketed with his In
dianapolis speech. 1t overlooks no
topic that thoughtful voters are talk
ing about, and the Republican high
binders who complained that he was
lodging the silver, income tax, and
other vital issues, are now themselves
lodging the solar pleXus blows his ac-
ceptance letter deals out. Unable to
answer his logic and trenchant argu-
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their duplicity and rascality they are
now saying he covered too much
ground. and that he ought TO have con-
fined himself to what they hypocritical-
ly PROFOUND as the paramount issue
that of silver. But even on that point,
he has said much more than they relish
or can refute. He exposes the double
dealing of the Republican party in
financial matters, and shows that while
they have conspired to establish a gold
standard, they were too cowardLy to
declare their purpose until they felt
that they had the people at their
mercy, and could safely pursue
ton with the glamour of expansion
and military glory abroad. Mr.. Bryan
shows that the currency system now
upheld by the Republican party in
wolves u permanent and increasing
debt. and adds 1T is hardly conceiy-
able that the American people will de-
liberately turn from the debt paying
policy, to the dangerous doctrine OF
perpetual bonds"
OF trusts he pithily says that "a pri-
vate monopoly has always been an out
law. No defense can be made OF an
Industrial system in which one. or
few men. can control for their own
profit the output or price OF any artl-
Gle of merchandise"
He is equally explicit and pointed in
his treatment OF government by in
junction. in denunclltion of employees
blacklists; In demand for arbitration
As prevention Of strikes. and the
establishment OF government depart
ment OF labor. with cabinet officer
nj It's head: in insisting that pension
laws should be construed according TO
the generous spirit which prompted
their passage; In favorlng the imme.
ilate construction. ownership and con-
troll OF the Nicaragua canal by the
United States. and asserting the right
TO close II against any hostile power,
for to ratlfy the Hay-Pauneefote treaty
would be 10 lessen It's commercial
value and convert II into n positive
menace In time OF war The entir.
letter Is as meaty Ms nut. and worthy
Of his reputation as fearless and
acute political thinker. Here are a
few sentences from Il:
The weak and qualified condomna.
ton Of trusts to be found In the Re
publican platform is designed to dis
tract attention while industrial dcs-
potism Is completing Its work"
III IS a significant fact that the Re.
publican party should accept the Eu-
ropean idea OF protcctora,e. at the
time II adopts a European colonial
policy"
The principle OF direct legislation
rests upon the sound theory that the
people can be trusted and that The
more responsive the government is TO
he will OF the people. the more free
II will be from misuse and abuse"
"The abolition of government By in.
junction Is as necessary for tho pro-
lection of the reputation Of the court
~ II II for the security Of the citizen. Z"
''ln the hour Of danger the govern.
nont can draft the citizen; II ought to
be able u draft tho p ckctbopk ns we'll.
Unless money IN more precious than
blood. We cannot AFFORD to give greater
protection to the incomoa u the rich
than TO the lives OF the poor"
1T lH caslor To lose reputation than
20 establish one. and this nation would
IND II u long and laborlous task to re.
galn IT. proud position among tho ma
tionH n. under the stress Of tcmptn.
tlon, II should fcpydla,c the aclf-cyi.