The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-08
Mr.. BRYAN IN THE EAST.

New York World: The democratic can
didate of 1890 is not the candidate OF lo'o'
Within the past four years ar. hiS "a
has grown and improved. Mr. Hanna
and republican contemporaries l'Ne ~
NV York Tribune are now delioN'l'i''7
Mr. BRYAN and the democratic pa IA
lust as il they were both unchangeu III
any vital particular since 1896. They rep
resent Them as making the same oiu ~
tack on financial and cuisines secure,
the same old crusade against wealth anu
property the same old assault upon IN
si:.rcme court, tie same old demdhu
for an income tax. But that Is not
true
IL is not necessary to agree with MI
Brvan-and we certainly do not agree
with him ON his financial theorles-ln or
der To- do him the simple justice OF ""-
hitting that he Is far different MAN
from what he was four years ago. h"Ic
digniiied more temperate. more respect
ful in every way of the conservative op'h-
ion Of the country And it ought TO be
possible for men who dissent from Mr'
Brvan's views on the currency, pracu-
callv irrelevant and impossible as they
now are. To be just and fair To the man,
and admit that he is not the same Bryan
As I'm 1876.
Take as an example OF the new Bryan 3
temperate attitude toward business m
terests which We're naturally made un-
easy by remembrance of the campaign
alarms Of 1855 this remarkably sober and
guarded declaration in his letter OF ac-
Ce9tance:
THE democratic party makes no war
upon honestly acquired wealth. neither
does Z seek TO cmharrass corporations
engaged in legitimate business But II
does protest against corporations enter
in- politics and attempting la assume
control Of the iEstrumcntalities Of gov
eTnment. y corporation is not organized
for political purposes. aud should be com
pelied To- couLnc itself 10 the business
described in It's charter. Honest corpora
items engaged in an honest business VIII
lind Il L. their advantage to aid ln the
enactment Of such legislation as Will pro-
tecI them from tine undtserVed odium
which Will BE- brought upon them by
those corporations which enter the politi-
cal arena"
What could be more clear. more SEN
sible. more really intelligent. more care
fully guarded against the confusion of
good with bad. right with wrong corpora
tioLs2 Whore IS the honest. intelligent
business man. republican or democrat.
who vii object TO a word Of this? And is
IL not entirely different from some OF the
hasty and sweeping genCralit.cs against
all corporations I'm which Mr.. Bryan IN
CUlged four years ago.
Again. take the Income tax question.
-Four years ago every man WHO had
property was told by tho republican or
eans that AR. i.~yau WAS an anarchist
and socialist. and that his election would
mean coniiScatiCn and robbery. This cut
cry was campaign clap-trap. for We flrm-
y believe that The principle Of am income
tax is sound and just. But turn once
more 10 Mr.. Bryln's 1880 letter Of ac-
-,ptauce. and maxi the quiet ana re-
strained tone ~ lis remarks on this sub
jrct. as compared with his vehement ut-
tefances four years ago. For more than
two months II the current campaign he
ignored ID altogether. ANA now he says
only this:
II take this occasion 20 roassert my be-
LIEF On the principle which underles the
income tax. Congress should have au-
thoritv 10 levy ana collect an income tax
whenever necessary. ana an amendment
10 the federal constitution specifically
comforting such authority ought 10 be
supported hy even those who may think
tine tax unnecessary at this time
Could anything he less alarming than
this VIII amy candid republican pretend
that this is au inhammatory Utterance.
breathing socialism or revolution?
Again. take tine matter of the alleged
attack made bv the platform OF 1895 on
the supreme court. The republican or
rars masniiied ID and of course the coun-
try became gcnum elv alarmed about Il.
Undoubtedly it WAS a stupid platform