New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
AS TO AN ALLEGED TRANSPORTATION

Earlier in the campaign those former oppo-
nents of Organism who have "a deep seated
prejudice" against the Republican party and
Administration and were anxious to find some
plausible excuse for supporting the Democratic
candidate were pretty well agreed among them
selves, at least for publication, that Mr. Bryan
had undergone a remarkable change. They said
that four years ago he was undoubtedly
crude, ignorant, demagogic sort of man, whom
1t was impossible to trust but that study, travel
and reflection had enlarged his views, sobered
his temper, refined his judgment and converted
him into an enlightened patriot and statesman.
Some of these credulous apologists have done
themselves credit by acknowledging their mis-
take but others still cling to the convenient
assumption with which they hope to mask
coming act of perfdy.
We have already invited special attention to
various extracts from the speeches which Mr..
Bryan made In this city last week as charac-
teristic specimens of the sophistry which flows
so easily from his lips. Here are others which
reveal a different and a more distasteful If not.
perhaps, so dangerous quality in a man asp1r-
ing to be President of the United States:
The Republican party assumes that the labor
ing man is like hog that squeals when it is
hungry and sleeps when 1t is full
Solomon has given US a proverb: THE wise
'nnan foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. but
"the foolish pass on and are punished" This
proverb condensed reads like this: The wise
man gets the idea into his head. the foolish
man gets 1t in the neck
Republicans say: Hooray for a President who
doesn't let little thing like code of morality
stand in the way of progress.
What would you think of a. God who would
create the Filipinos and then leave them for
thousands Of years helpless until Mr.. Hanna
found them and threw his protecting
around them?
The Filipinos can't sing THE Star spangled
Banner" What they sing? "There'n Be
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
the land telling what God wanted, what Gods
plans were, when those who knew the Republi-
cans knew that God would never have let the
Republicans know His plans in advance for fear
that they would go out and forestau the mar
kets and try to defeat them.
When Mr.. Bryan said, Great is Tammany
and Croker is its prophet" he made degrad-
ing proclamation Of gratitude and devotion.
When he pitied the farmers because their share
Of the Nations wealth is relatively smaller
than it once was, before commerce and manu-
features fourshed he revealed either his
ignorance or his duplicity. When he said he
believed that one Of the reasons why RepubIi-
cans wanted larger standing Army was that
they might build a fort in this city and crush
by force the discomfort that ought to be cured
by legislation he showed himself a full blown
demagogue. The quality which he disclosed in
the foregoing extracts is vulgarity. No intelIi-
gent, serious, right minded citizen who Justly
appreciates the dignity Of the Presidential office
can read them without realizing that their au-
thor has only feeble and distorted perception
of what is due to himself and to the people
from man in his place and in the place he
hopes to occupy. If he does not see that these
expressions are low and offensive, so much the
worse for him and for the Nation, should 1t
make him its Chief Magistrate. We do not. in
deed, suppose that Mr.. Bryan intended to de-
base himself for applause. On the contrary, he
knew that while he was in New-York, 1.-THE
enemys country" he would be closely watched,
and doubtless he meant to be as cautious in all
respects as he was with regard to the financial
question. 1t would seem to have been instinct
that prompted the sayings we have quoted, and
therein lies their chief significance