The sun., 1900-09-11
BRYAN'S THEORIES
AND PRACTICES.
Shouting About the Consent OF
the Governed.
Bryan's Utterances Wholly Inconsistent
with the Practice Of Democrats, Who
Have Invariably Suppressed
the CoIored Vote

The veriication Of theory is practice,
the test Of sincerity is conduct. When a
person or party breaches one thing and
practices another. there is no excuse fol
being deceived as to his honesty. Foul
years ago when Mr.. Bryan captured the
Chicago convention by his eloquent ''cross
and crown" speech on the free coinage
of silver, there was plenty OF room fol
doubling the soundness or even the sanity
of his proposition, but it was difficult tC
question his sincerity or the sincerity Of
the party which nominated him. How
ever bad their logic, their theory accord
ed with their practice. The party as
then organized, SO far as it had the pow
er had practiced what il was then preach
ing.
The Southern States are the backbone
and body of the Democratic party il
practice. They are the States wher,
the party is most completely devoted t
Mr.. Bryan and his doctrine, and they ar,
also the States where the party is ant
has always been in most supreme control
1t is in these States, therefore, that W,
must look for the practice verifying par
ty principles. These States were tn,
home of the greenback movement, of tn,
wildcat banks, and they were and ar,
the hotbed of free silver; therefore il
advocating 16 to /, Government pape
M Al.
banks, Mr.. Bryan is entirely consisten
with the practice of his party as at pres
ent organized.
In his speech accepting the nomination
for President, at Indianapolis, however
he breaches a new gospel for Democ
racy. 1t is not money and banking th
time, but it is Liberty the "consen
of the governed and equal politica
rights" regardless of race, etc. Her,
are few extracts. How do these pro
fessions accord with Democratic prac
tice, where its control is supreme?
THEORY. PRACTICE.
ut was God Him Then why does MI
self who placed in Bryans party resor
every human heart to force and fraud [
the love of liberty. dsfranchise the col
He has never made a ored race" in hi
race of people so low country?
IN the scale OF ciYili-I
cation or intelligence
that Ii would wei
come foreign mas -
ter"
I'VE cannot repudi- Nor can we "repud
ate the principles Of ate" the principle O
$ e f-government in self-government in tn
the Philippines with South, without weaL
| out weakening thatlening that principl
| principle here" Throughout the repul
lie.
"a republic cam Yet Mr.. Bryan's pal
| nave no subjects. A ty has made million
| subject is possible of citizens into "sut
| only in q government jects," practicing go,
| resting upon force; he ernment by fore
| Is unknown in a gov without the "consel
| ernment deriving its of the governed"
| just powers from the
consent OF the gov
| erned.'
"T h e Democratic While "the Dem,
| party disputes this cratic party dispute
| doctrine (of 'vassal- this O c rine"
| age9 and denounces words 1t is enforcin
1t as repugnant to it in practice in
both the letter andlquarter of the State
spirit of our organ of the Union.
| lied law
"lf governments de- Very true. but
rive their just powers what States wheI
| from the consent of Mr.. Bryan's party ha
the governed, 1t islpower to prevent
| impossible to secure do governments d.
title to people either rive their just power
by force or pur- from the consent
chase" the governedT' Whe