New-York tribune., 1900-09-25
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

TO LEND REsPECTABILITY.-Fou years aro
Mr. Bryan arrogantiy declared that ~ the honsst
money Democrats should desire At any future tine
10 be again received into fun political communion
they would be required to surrender unconditioualy
and abjuTe their sound money heresies He has
never publicly changed his attitude On that Ques-
ton but the Bryanite managers this year are
sxertlng all their powers Of persuasion TO bring
into the ranks the men whom they bitterly
denounced four years ago. The paramount issuez'
were invented with that design and hope. The pro-
tsctive tariff r. no longer boyle Indeed IL failed
to drive many honest money Democrats from TIA
support of Mckinley IN 1885. and the high tide 9r
prosperity which has risen since the enactment %
the Ding1ey law has been impressive object les
son, which has taught some OF the strongest frss
trade Democrats the error Of their ways Ths
twin bogies OF militarism and imperialism have
given a few prominent Sound Money Democrats
and independents excuse preteIt TO ally them
selves with Bfyanism. None % them have uncon-
ditlonaly surrendered abjured their sound money
views Nevertheless every one OF them is slfusivey
welcomed. but whether he will be invited % par
take of the fatted calf In case Of a Bryan triumph
IA another question Probably he Will not But
Just now Bryan "nseds him IN his business" and
he Is welcome. u is hoped that he VIII lend re-
spectabiiity to the Bryan cause and shut his eyes
and ears to the demssogic utteraness Of his can
ddate. who denies the existence of facts that are
patent to every intelligent citizen not blinded by
ams to s r6trs fha ba hey are In asa sans %
denial Of their rights to trial By jury The Bryan
members OF Sir. C1evsland's second Casinst and
5agETng NJ Cleveland himself The BIRDS 9s are 9s
pretty shy. however. and keeping close 70 cover.
appear 20 be the shyest and the most eagerly
sought Chairman Jones and his fellow sportsmea
in 1895 and the other his Secretary OF the Teas
Chicago platform four years ago, could Be captured
and made TO serve as stoolplgeous FOR BrysnIsul
this year Il would be great gain. II they wiII
Yield they can come back on their terms. No "un-
conditional surrender for them.
BRYAN on TRUsTs.-In the course Of soma
comments on the speech on trusts delivered by
Mr.. Bryan In St Louis on September l5 The Chi
cago Record says:
He brought the argument homo 10 his audience
by citing the reduction in the number OF travelling
statesmen rendered possible by a union OF many
e ana ana & resr tSrsqSo % se ggc on m - %
fewer customers than they would have had II the
II is extTaordnary that SIr. Bryan 8 should hsvs
permitted himself 70 use an argument which Is
identical with the claims made years against
the Of machinery in trades In which the work
machine that enabled two men to Do the work for-
merly done by twelve threw ten men out q en-
ployInent in that particular line, out opportunities
AMONG the trusts that came In f6r Mr Bryans
.corn was s' the Biscuit trust on the implied ac-
cusation OF building UP for itself monopoly from
much as nIne-tenths Of the Women OF America can
make their own bread ana crackers X %ouIa @ oe q
ridiculous proceeding Ior trust 70 aLlenPt 70
nOnopOIize the cooking OF hour IN any shape and
product to the consumer its harmfulness Is din
cult TO discern.
PROSPERITY IN THE sOCTH.-That the south
ern States sharing the general prosperity pro-
duced by the economic and financial policies adopt
ed and maintained since 1895 IS conclUsively shown
by the rapid growth and present condition o. the
cotton manufacturing industry IN these states In
the year ended August 81 last the Northern Kills
purchased 2O6sOO0 bales. against 202I0o0 in ISL
while the takings OF the Southern mills were l5s5,-
90 IN This would
dicate that Northern consumption rematue1 sta
tionary as compared with ten years ago, while
@ore sEatHGIn Than dou6Isd But great as has seen
increase in the South, the CROWN "a ne gea5 ~
new spindles were put in operation in the South;
anu is means mat within year the south
win have in operation = pcs fes I1o more 1Sa + hss
a year ago And this in turn means assuming
sRsT tae 6nbp mH S that IN Smother year the south
will be consuming approximately as much oo''oa
as the North
is HE PoLYGLOT:-Frcm an old subscriber
in New-Jersey The Tribune has received the fol-
lowing inquiry:
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: friend OF the writer's whose recent resi-
BY the music Of Mr. Bryans sentences got The idea
Inat M Mr. Bysn y was sa9 MA nan RTan 2T 6oke more @
one language-that is. knew another-besldeS Eng
give any information regarding this matter? The
fact that the writer, though a lifelong Democrat
nishes the hope that he may receive answer TO
this apparently puerile request
Everybody admits that Mr.. Bryan speaks Eng
lish Auently but is understood that he does not
speak any other language. He does not need 70
The fact that he does not speak any other IS by no
Eence> It was Prince Bismarck who. upon being
% ~ tS ~ nId1 m III ssric es asked S vvsT what
paS pa 80 IN IN rL ~ +iIT "a sstg fiI-a IsYss-ss
proudly answered the father. "Oh. then re-
be wasted in the Diplomatic Corps You should
Dlace for him a q waiter
HE REPUDIATES BRYAN-Among the Ms
souri, Democrats who repudate Bryan and Bryan
ism is James L. Blair. whose father Major-General
r P Blair was the Democratic candidate FOR Vice
President in 1855 In a second statement Mr.. Blair
said
In 1896 the Inscriptions leaders. OF the Demo
cratic party so perverted its principles that ifoni
stand for ultra-radicahsm, II not revolution, and
they chose for its Leader cheap demasoSls' IA ~
advocate o. pohtcaI diSaonor, social dlsoTleI asS
economic folly Though I have always been a.
date and rejoiced IN MS defeat because ne $500
for almost every governmental hsresy k@noMh snow 70
little except Grass ignorance OF craftsmanship AFRO
CANT disregard OF party associates a Wii-IAelSess
to pander to class prejudice and q shiity cunning
and fOmenting popular discomfort lhlS re No
/ the Chicago platform and all the other y4SaT;es
which suggest themselves 70 ullnd o. sll.ses'
The Kansas City platform is bad enough, but lhe
candidate who stands on II Is even "0tse, AI-TSS, 81
conceive OF no mistake too serious. no Pclltt~s-
mon such a platform to carry out. He is about
Jack Cade be Premier o. Fls,A
cTcunsteness under which I could vote for him
believe that IL is the duty OF every $3.50 $3.50 -
ssonr VGsss gyen vot foT RepUbicau President may
for nothing consider II 70 oe an ty, 4. ,s,
not count for election, helps 10 make up that Vet