New-York tribune., 1900-10-07


hear. from the Democratic stump of
the heresies of Jefferson his later recreancy to
the principles OF the Declaration OF Whlcn prln-
ciples he might be presumed to have had some
comprehension? GEORGE r. BISHOP.
New-York, Oct. 8, 1900
SOCIAL DEMOCRAT GIVES TWENTY-FIVE REA-
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Some time ago wrote and published twenty
five questions TO Mr.. Bryan stating that he should
have my vote and support if the questions were
satisfactorily answered by anybody. The ques
uons have appeared in at least fifty papers to my
knowledge and several hundred thousand Of the
pamphlets have been printed and distributed but
have seen no attempt to answer them At the
quest of numerous friends now wish to add few
reasons why the conscientious voter should not sup
port Mr. Bryan, in spite of his purity Of character
his admirable perseverance and his undoubted
sincerity.
First-Because we enjoying all Of the
prosperity that is possible under the present in
dustrial system. and Mr Bryan stands Tor precise
ly the same system, only for different admins
second-Because a change of administration
this critical time would mean uncertainty and
certainty would so derange trade and commerce as
causing a general closing down and a cessation of
activity in all branches of industry, from which
shock labor and business could not recover for
years.
follow Mr.. Bryans election would rob many thou
sands of workingmen of employment and cause dire
Fourth-Beeause no man. however able could j13t at
this time successfully take the Executive chair
with an entirely Cabinet and other nexperi-
enced officers and diplomatsl and conduct National
affairs without seriously endangering our interests
and deranging relations with foreign Powers.
Fifth-Because, with our many new possessions
and with our complicated interests all over the
globe, new Administration could not take up the
thread Of our foreign negotiations without the ald
men, which Mr.. Bryan's party has not,
SXth-Because international bimetaiItsm is i'm
possible and Independent bnetallism would at
this time be disastrous, injuring as il would our
turbing business and adding enormously to the
seventhNBecauset the currency of the world is so
connectedly complicated that we can no longer con-
selves integral part of the whole family of ma
tions and therefore since the gold standard has
been almost universally accepted by the nations
system II this was not wholly true in 1886 It Is
certainly true in 1890 unless we choose to shut
Eighth-Because Mr Bryan's party claims to be
opposed to trusts when some of its greatest lead
trusts, and because to destroy the trust, as Mr.
Bryan will try. would be to cripple II not destr2y
time of necessity cast great numbers Of work
Ninth-Because the trust is not only inevitable
and indestructible and the result Of natural laws,
would enormously tighten and lessen our toll
account of its fundamental principle Of economy
TenthHBecause the trust is performing exactly
this means eventually not only more work, rut
EIeyentH@Because the fnality of trusts depart
ment stores and improved machinery Is some work
uaoes and short hours To destroy these Cod
given economies would be 10 go back to the days
Worked 2i'a ali day and night and then Jared poorly
Twelfth-Because imperialism is a wor9out cry;
predictions existed in the time Of Jackson when
quered and bought the Southeast without the con
SET OF the governed. 49,, - -,.., , 90
empire, miitarism, Caesarism, imperialsn, etc;
were used against Jackson Lincoln Gs6D and
Fourteenth-Because the consent Of the gov
nor in any other country, and is inconsistent with
the plan of the Creator as shown by Natures I'M
Fifteenth-Because New-Zeaand is now the most
ideal country on the race OF the earth where once
upon the flesh Of Christian missionaries. It took
gn"y isn and the lives Of o sa8ages To make Of
modern Utopia. fearful price, yet value re
sixteenth Because it is Natures imperial edict
sooner or later the white man will rule the world
and Nature has ordained that ii shall be by means
Seventeenth Because Nature has always chosen
the most cruel @ methods to perfect the race and
sttion and inequality of conditions (See Draper s
Intellectual Development OF Europe, Reade ;
tory and all history)
growth demands the retention of the Philippines,
even granting militarsm imperialism etc TIC, TO
white man will some day rule the Far East.
whether we wish 1t or not-Bryans election not
Nineteenth-Because the Presidency now requires
a profound man, not brilliant; statesman, not
agitator; diplomat not phianthropist; scholar,
not pupil experience not theory; eXecutveness
Twenteth-Because Mr. Bryan's economies, in
ternauonal law and general t,derstanding are
hopelessly defective. The day. of his school of
Twenty-frst~Because his followers and helpers
include Democrats Popuists Silver Republicans
Traders, Philosophical Anarchists, Direct Legisla-
philosophers and If elected he would owe aiiegi-
ance TO conflicting interests and classes and it is
neutrality-suspicious. of various inconsistent
cies in Mr. Bryan's programme in 1896 he com
make high prices; while now he is complaining that
the trusts have made prices too high and stil he
wants free silver, which. he says, would double
Observation-Disclosures be wants to stop war and
inevitable under system that does not give the
producer his share of production. and hence sends
will he submit tosthe inevita bic: but 70 the con-
rrarv he adVocafee The I,er n, sl,eTre U,bicb ,,i
eventually give the workingman a lesser share Of
enty-fourth-Because he is opposed to the
money lender and would destroy him, vet does not
know that to 90 that he must destroy interest, as
/ the Populists advocate and this he fears to do.
/ Twenty-ifth-Becau Mr. Bryan has behind him
perence and abtyIa dsorganizad % mass g of tbiG
with conflicting theories and if elected ap-
pointment OF many thousand oficials ont Of such a
EUGENE V. BREWSTER
Candidate for Attorney General of the Social
Democratic party.
Brooklyn oct. ?. 1900.
CAMPAIGNS OF THE PAST.
HOW THE DEMOCRATS ARRAIGNED THEIR oPPo-
NBNTs ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.