The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-05
BRYAN Fails to Reply With Which he
Would Pay Obligations.
ADVOlDS HONEST EXPOSITION
OF His Present Attitude-Admitted
Fact That he Would Thrust his
st!letto Into the Gold Standard.
Crazy for Unlimited Coinage Of
Silver, are the Bryanites-New
Mexico Should be Admitted to the
Union.
From a stan Correspondent.

From a staff Correspondent.
TRINIDAD, Col, Oct. So.--Repeated
efforts on the part Of Governor Roose-
welt to elicit n reply from Mr.. Bryan
TO the following question:
III elected President, will you pay
The government obligations In gold or
sIlyer?" have lately resulted In signal
failure. The great champion Of free
silver has evaded the question. end his
sole reply has been: II will obey the
law"
Throughout the campaign Mr.. Bryan
has studiously avoided an honest cx-
position OF his present attitude on the
money question. and many gold Demo-
Gratis who are opposed to his financial
vagarics. have entertained the belief
TINT he has abandoned his former posi-
ton, and II elected will not undertake
10 repeal the law establishing the sold
standard. But the sharp criticisms OF
his conduct in seeking to Ignore this
pertinent Inquiry have at last soaded
him into o candid declaration Of his
Views and purposes.
Talked on Silver.
In delivering speech to the students
Of Yale University, on Saturday, some,
body cried out: What about silver":'
Mr.. Bryan's reply was sufficiently con-
yIncIng to satisfy everybody that the
free silver Issue is not dead. nor even
INDUCING In a very profound slumber.
he said: -t..
"a want to remind the man who
wants to know about silver that you do
not have to. ask questions to find OUT
our policy on the money question. II
the gentleman can read he can read n
platform that statesr the party's posi-
hon so that even a Republican can un-
de,s;and 1t. and If5he has not time to
read the platform and knows anything
or me. he knows where stand, whether
there is platform or not" Therefore,
lis now an admitted fnc.. that II elect
ed Mr. Bryan will thrus, his stiletto
into the gold standard law just as Mr..
Cleveland thrust his knife into The
tariff laws, and everybody who Is OPP
posed TO this act OF assassination are
warned not to vote for Mr.. Bryan. the
notification being given by himself.
Mr.. Teller's Speech.
il further evidence Of the purpose OF
the Democratic party to enforce the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver at
ratio OF 16 to without the aid or con-
sent of any other nation" is required, It
can be, found in the speech OF Senator
II. NJ. Teller, delivered at the Coliseum
at Denver. on Saturday LIST, the same
day that Mr.. Bryan laid aside his
mask at Yale, and amazed the students
In an unexpected burst OF confidence.
by proclaimlng his continued devotion
to the free silver idol. Mr.. Teller said:
.~"S!lvercis an issue int this campaign.
The Democratic. Silver Republican and
Fopulst platforms have declared for
silver at ratio Of 16 to /. and 1t must
be an issue, although there are other
Questions involved IN this campaign
that we did not have in 1895. If Bryan
Should be defeated Will We surrender
the fight? No! Even,if he Is defeated
the principle for which he fought will
be carried along by others. and even
tually We will succeed In placing in the
presidential chair man who will en-
force the principles forwhch he strug-
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