The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

q WMUtAI M2I 0NAM88a AtsA Aha $50 AAANNA
viii 30 up and carry along vita 10 thess
staples which are now 20 low ~ 10 make
10 Improbable 10 produce them. This
asasrtion Of . connsotien between the
staples and silver was fortified BY q lot Of
tables which seemed 30 demonstrate al.
most TO . Mathematical certainty that
Il was correct Men who are siok do not
very closely scan remedies. They take
them frequently on the strsnRh of the
claim that Is made for them, though In
the case Of fires silver something that had
the appearance OF proof went along with
the claim. SO many OF the men who were
OF Of work, who had debts TO pay without
the money 10 pay them with, who got low
prices for their produots voted for Bryan
because he promised TO give them work.
60 make 10 easier TO pay their debts, to
raiss the pri ees Of their commodities.
Since then, however, . large part Of
these men have discovered that the cause
TO which Bryan attributed the general
distress was not the real cause. that mis-
diagnosis OF the disease was full OF
egresious errors, and that his remedy wac
one which. had 1t been taken. would
Rave been more likely to kin than b
cure the patient. 1t is impossible thai
all these men. after being convinced by
experience Of the faliacies Of Mr..
Bryans reason, and Of the untrussworth-
iness Of his opinions, and she worthless
reIs Of his..remediss shonld turn about and
yots for him again. Their confidence In
him must be greatly shaken, and
were they In sickness even Il is ab-
surd to SUPPOSE that they would turn "a
him as Il cir physician. But as matter
OF fact most Of them are well and have
no need for physician. 1t IL for their
interests that existing conditions
shall oontlnus and they. win certainly no,
knowingly do anything TO change them.
The next condition to make the pros
poet of MIR. Brysn's election bright 10
that the bulk Of the gold Democrats re-
turn to the fold. UnqustionaDly soms oil
them will return. The money question
viii not be so urgent In the coming cam
paign as in the last one, and many will
make this an excuse for going back,
This win be especially tue Of the politi'
cal part Of the gold Democracy. that Is
to say Of the mem bers Of this wing who
have poli,i val aspirations. Tney are
looking forward to the defeat OF bryan
this year and q reorganization OF the
party four years hence, and they want TO
get into position t. be on hand ana tax
part In this Reorganization. This theJ
could not 90 II they bolted ths ticket tnii
year, for then they would have furnished
good ground Tor barring them out.
would be said that they were not Demo
Gratis. anu the PROOF Oh IL would De ina
they mad been treacnerous 10 the iast
regularly nominated Dsmoer"tio ticket
Many therefore, II Dot the most, OF ths
politicians who were ssce1srs' are likely
10 return. but tne DemocrAtlo business
men VINO reVoltso against the Bryan pro
grAmme IN 1870 are not hkeiy 70 TAKE an,
more kindly TO the same programme TEL
year than four years ago. IL may ne sale
that gold standard law 10 now ON tn'
statute pooks anu tnat Bryan II eleotea
could not take IL on IL ne would bs'
business men know iuAi wen thas asi1A
lion Tor thins frequently ooes as mac'
mischief to business as tne accomplish
ment OF the thing. A nee silver asita
ton wonld certainly ioiiow 6ryans eRe
ton, ana tho1gn u might not succeed "
could NOT iaii 10 sngender ulstrust OF I'M
continued itAniiity OF present nnanoiA
oonditiors and undermine confidence
~nlcn 10 tne.onlH cornerstoneo Oh ouiln
prosperity For tnessiressons the democrat
businfs 81 men VINO DOTTED bryan In 1870
Will not accept him now unless ne outs
entirely ioess from me ChloAgo piatiorfm
which oil course ne oahnos 90.
The third condition taat MI. bryan
mentions Is large accession 70 mas support
Philip inc policy he looks to undoubt.