The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-25
what Has Bryan to ofFer 2


William Jennings Bryan came "out Of
the woods, Saturday and the first thing
he did was to vocally assault the Re-
publican National platform by declar-
ing that 1t was the best evidence thus
far given OF the deception attempted
by the Republican party. So far as de-
ception goes we do not think Mr.. Bryan
is capable Of passing Judgment except
on that deception attempted by his own
party IN 1896. II the Chicago platform
was not the most monstrous attempt
10 deceive the people then there is no
such thing as deception. Mr.. Bryan
symbolIzes all that is deceptive so far
as the people are concerned. He was
the apostle OF Calamity four years ago.
and he proposes to revive the same
creed this year with incidental irrele-
vancies growing out of the war with
Spain, which he arbitrarily designates
as imperialism" and "mIlitarlsm."
No better answer to Bryan's criticism
on the Republican platform has yet ap-
peared than that OF the New York
Times, an independent Democratic jour
nal, which asks:
BY what proposition and what argu-
ments will the Democrats al Kansas
City attempt TO persuade the American
neoule that they made mistake four
wears ago which they ulust nov cor
rect? With what pledges anu prom
ises can they hope to convince the eIsS,
tOrate that the executive power shoulu
be taken out OF the hands of the man
and the party that now hold II anu
transferred TO the hands Of w. j. Brya1
nnd Ms fusion forces? The Republicans
al Philadelphia have put forward Will
lam Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt
rs their candidates, they have an
nounced their purposes and have asked
of the people renewal OF trust. How
is the Democracy of Bryan Roing u
meet their challenge?
Do they find in the present condition
OF the country warrant for their pre-
tensions? Can they support ths ehhrge
of bad stewardship against the Repuoll,
cans? Can they show evils present pnu
to come, distress. periis' MISUSE or tt ny
Nations opportunities and a wasting OF
the Nations substance? Can they show
that things would have gone much bet
Ter IL they had been in power?
The party OF Bryan has fallen upon
evil days. 1t thrives upon calamity ana
Is fed by ruin and disaster, but In wan
ton sport the fates have set II to nSht It's
great battle In year Of overlooking
prosperity, when the country Is grow
ing rapidly richer and everybody Is AZ
work. How different were the condl-
tions in 1896. Then fOtune had quite
turned her back on the country but Shn
ltd I,rnu1 gTv,f1n nj fgVnF 11n1O the
Bryan party. Then business was stag
nant, confidence was lacking, Few were
making money, and many were bank
rupt Distress was Widespread ana
work was hard to get and lll-pald.
That was a glorious Bryan year. But
with everything In his favor Bryan was
beaten. How, then, can he expect TO
win In this year Of harsh adversely Tor
all his doctrines, when the blessings H.
pictured forth as attainnble only
through the use of his l6 to 1 nostrums
have come abundantly through other
mlnistratIons and policies the very re-
verse OF everything hc cuunselad?
The Times then shows what the Re-
publican party has accomplished In the
three years Of It's administration Of the
government, and how It's foreign pol
icles have redounded to the honor and
credit Of the Nation, at home and
abroad, and concludes that William j.
Bryan proposes nothing except that all
these things shall be undone. ITO keep
the place we have won" says the Times.
and stand by what We have done
that Is the Republican party. National
undolng is the policy OF Organism. The
people will not have It," 1t adds: "The
American people want no change now.
Anybody who takes observations of
their present temper can see'that"
In November Mr. Bryan viii again
retire to the woods from which he
emerged Saturday and enter upon Sc
clusion from which h. never should
have sprung.