New-York tribune., 1900-09-05

,,,ora r,orth,, +o he trusted than those who toll
up from poverty none less inclined 10 take ..I 1r
touch aught which they have not honesuy
earned Let them beware of surrenderlng d
political power which they already possess ana
which, IL surrendered, will surely be used TO
close the door of advancement against such as
they and TO Ak new disabilities and burdens
upon them till all of liberty shall be lost.
This is to begin with a clear case of garollng'
The sentence concerning monarchy as a posi-
BILE refuge from the power of the people WIN
which Bryan begins his quotation is taken from
the middle of paragraph in which Lincoln Is
describing the monarchical tendencies OF the
rebel Confederacy. The full paragraph Ironl
which this is taken is as follows;
II continues to develop that the insurrection is
largely If not exclusively. war upon the hrsL
Principle OF popular government-tne risnts r Vi
the people. Conclusive evidence or TINS Is Lounu JUN
in the most grave and maturely considered puO..
lie documents as we'll as in the general tone OF
the insurgents In those documents we nIu the
abridgment of the existing right OF sunla Su
the denial to the people OF all rlght 70 pa pa ~
pate in the selection of public otflcers eAcsPt r,e
legislative boldly advocated with laooTeo als u
ments to prove that large controi OF tnt peopre %
in povernman Is the source of all political evil
Monarchy itself is sometimes hlnteu at as
possible refuge from the power OF the people
This is something very different from the use
which Bryan makes of the sentence.
Perhaps however, in view OF the necesslueS
NJ his canvass. the candidate may be excused
with the words of Lincoln though to others 1t
cannot but appear as piece OF lheAcuSaDle
vandalism. But there is more to follow. Be
tween the beginning of the quotation as Bryan
presented It and the end the candidate found II
convenient TO omit a number of sentences, IN
all something more than twice as much as ne
quoted and curiously enough, the part omitted
contains in a single sentence philosophy OF
labor the direct opposite of all when Bryan
teaches: before the application of which the
Rrvsn schemes and theories must melt away
like morning mists 1t is worth while to quote
the entire paragraph:
Again. as has already been said, there is not;
Of necessity, any such thing as the free hifeu
1aborer being fixed to that condition Tot IRE
NTanv independent men everywhere in these
States a few years back in their lives, were
hired laborers. The prudent, penniless begin
ner in the world labors for wages Whlle, saves
q surplus with which to buy tools or lana 1or
himself then labors on his own account another
" bile and at length hires another new beginner
TO help him. This is the just ana generous anu
nrosperous system which opens the way to all
gives hope to all and consequent energy anu
nrogress and improvement of condition TO all:
No men living are more worthy to be trusted
+ban those who toll up from poverty-none less
inclined to take or touch aught which they have
not honestly earned. Let them beware OF sur
rendering a political power which they alreaoy
nossess and which IL surrendered, will surely
he used to close the door of advancement against
such as they and to fix new dlsaollltles ana
burdens upon them till all OF liberty shall be
lost.
Here is the Lincoln philosophy, and 1t is not
wonderful that the man who would teach the
Iaborer to seek the betterment of his condition
in tampering with the currency and the courts,
in license for mobs and in organized violence,
should shrink from including it in his quotation