The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-27
BRYAN,s TOPEKA SPEECH.
What Prominent Republicans Say
About the Democrat-Populist Al.

What Prominent Republicans Say
About the Democrat-Populist Al
lance.
1t is evident that Mr.. Bryan's speech
at Topeka, accepting the Popuiist nom
nation for President. will prove an eye.
opener to the conservative Gold Demo-
Gratis OF the east, and to the Republican
rank and file as well. The general con-
census OF opinion. heard on all sides to-
day, may be briefly expressed as fol-
lows: THE issue is now Joined. 1t is
not Republicans against Democrats; Il
is Republicans against Populists." This
fact has been proclaimed time and
again by individual thinkers and OBJ
servers during the past month. but 1t
has now become apparent to the entire
public.
Between Mckinley and business
stability and national honor on one
hand, and Bryan, business subversion
and national dishonor Oh the other
hand" remarked Senator Scott at Re-
publican national headquarters this
morning. what sensible and patriotic
American can longer hesitate to
choose? There is no longer any doubt
as to the condition OF this presidential
contest. Bryan has now settled every
thing definitely. At Topeka op Thurs
day he said that the Democratic party
which he represents ana the Populists
are identical. and he proved t..too. He
showed that on all the main issues of
the campaign he and his party are in
exact accord with the Populists and he
pledged himself. II elected, to carry out
all the Populists Ideas. This. Bryan
Democracy Is not the Democracy OF our
past history. 1t Is modern PopulIsm,
pure and unadulterated. do not see
how any true Democrat OF the old
school can now vote for Bryan" {
Now, we have II, at last" said the
Hon. Joseph H. Marley. to-day. THE
parGmountcy OF imperialism is mere
pre,ance. and Bryan practically, con-
fessas II. He tells the Populists that
their cardinal principles agree precisely
with his. and then he goes on 10 de-
scribe them In detail. giving silver and
the currency question the first place,
and declaring that It is more important
than ever that the present money
standard shrould be overthrow. Then
he goes on TO endorse the Populists'
and Kansas City Democrats demand
for an income tax and for the abolition
OF our judicial safeguards, and then
talks about the trusts and the popular
election OF senators, and so on. and
finally winds up with a comparatively
short and mild rhetorical pcroratlon
about Imperialism. Bryan's incons.st-
ency was never so plainly, exhibited ms
In this speech. 1t ought to. and Will,
hurt him tremendously with all fair
minded men, OF whatever party"
Bryan said not q word about silver
free coinage at indianapolis" observed
Senator Gibbs. at Topeka he said
two or three thousand words about It.
The reason is that at Indianapolis he
was talking to the old-time Democrats,
the rank and file OF the party OF Tilden
and Palmer. and TO the dIsaffected Re-
publicans of the Boutwell, stripe, while
at Topeka he was talking to the Popu-
lists. He is fast losing the reputation
which he enjoyed, for sincerity. The
American people do not want such a
man in the white house."-New York
Sun.