The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-10
! sui at Ming Pc by President Garrison,
! whence he was transferred to Che Poorly !.
President Cleveland in 1896.
BRYAN's SPEECH.

bRfANtS$ SPEECn.
What the New York aud Phflade'Pn''
Papers Think of IT,
The bosom of William ]. B1yai 1870
be stirred by an angry resentment ae@'tA01
Senator Hoar and Mr.. Carl ScnNAe' 80
their impudence in having sad, anu ,noss
better satd, long before him al 1n6
to which he now gives belated utterauce IN
his long and dreary speech OF dccepta1oo.
1t has been a pleasure to read 1ae Asu-
ments OF anti-imperialism as uAeS "sse
presented by ADLER and highly traatieo i'a'ei-
lectS. In Mr.. Bryan's revision liiese Oh gu
ments leave upon the mind a sense OIL
that unsDeakable WEAKNESS 0'ae WISE
nature has set as pena4'y upoii "o1il-
nonplace and .patitude.-Ne" I ofh LINES
Independent Democrat)
A few days ago the Sun stated that
Hon. William j. Bryan in his speech at
INDIANAPOLIS accounting the Democratic nom,
ination for the Presidency. Woulo nave
"a golden opportunity to rehuer d s'sitdi
service to his party. That Mr. Bryan mas
made wise use Of this opportunity anu
that he has rendered a great service to his
mis- speech Is printed in the sun to-day.
1t is devoted almost entirely to the para
mount acknowledgements is a strong
and convincing arraignment Of the policy
of the Mckinley administration. More
than that, it is a clear, straightforward,
comprehensive statement or the grounds
of Democratic opposition to imperialism
No one can read this speech ana nave any
doubt to what is the attitude or MI
Bryan and the Democratic party on the
paramount issue Of this campaign
Baltimore Sun (Democrat)
Among various other hallucnations Mr.
Bryan apparently believes that he can de-
eide upon what issues the American people
shall pass in a Presidential election. "A
| month ago, against a majority OF his
| party, he urged free silver. To-day he
| urges what he calls imperialism" He
| cannot profit by the change. He is wrong
! on both issues. The very policy he pro-
| poses on the Philippines must be consld-
! cred as presented by a man unsound on
! every economic issue, whose election would
result as Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt said, in
| Widespread calamity and business convul-
| SION '-Philadephia Press Republican,
The fifteen million voters Of this coun-
try could have had no stronger or fairer
presentation Of the principles and beliefs
| OF the Democratic party than is contained
| in the speech of William J. Bryan at In
dianapol!S yesterday.
His utterances were thoroughly dignitled
and wholly patriotic. He spoke as a sin
cere man would speak to a people who
nOlitcal
party. 1t was u ciear-cut gospel, based
on the Constitutions gospel OF equal
rights for all and special privileges Tor
none. It was sincere, eloquent, clear,
forcble and calm.-New York Journal
(Democrat)
Mr.. Bryan has done we'll in combining
his first formal speech to this burning is
sue," ana in adopting a moderate. reason
ing and truly patriotic tone.-New York
World Democrat)
It is an apology. That Is the first salient
feature of the verbose and tedious preach
ment put forth by the ,Demo-Populist can
d!date yesterday at Indianapolis. His fol-
lowers will call 1t an arraiSnment OF i'm
perialism." But that note rings false and
hollow. From first to last it is a labored
effort to excupate himself and mis- party
from the cowardice of masking the real
issue Of the campaign, and to foist into
the first place a purely fictitious issue
born of idle dreams and nurtured on wan
ton falsehoods-New York Tribune Gre
pubican.)
The paramount issue raised by the
policy of the administration and the Re
publican majority in Congress has not
been more clearly defined nor more forci-
bly presented than in this speech. 1t is
an issue which, as Mr.. Bryan declares, the
Republican party managers Will not be per-
1nitted TO evade in this campaign by at
tenpts to divert the public mind by boast
ing and self-congratulation. But whether
this great issue can be more effectuaily
met in the election OF President than
in the choice of a Democratic majority
in the House of Representatives is an
other Observation-Disclosures Record CDen-
OCrat)
The address of Mr.. Bryan was earnest,
forcible and undoubtedly sincere. and he
made as clear a presentation as is pos
sible of the Democratic attitude upon the
acquisition of alien territories. Ontortu-
nately for him, he was just as earnest.
and possible equally as sincere. in his in
sistence upon silver as the paramount is
sue for years ago. He then predicted
great distress to- the nation if the Is to
panacea was not resorted to. He speaks of
imperialism as though it were already upon
US, although it is not. Congress has yet
to act, and the situation is tentative. Con-
ceding that the disposition of the Repub-
lcan party is to hold he Philippines, that
policy can only be maintained In the event
of the early pacihcation OF the Islands.
But the controlling Issue In the present
campaign is that Of the currency.-Phila-
delphia Ledger Independent Republican,
A ROnlanZa.