The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03

silver soIns TO be Of any benefit to hlml Maybs
Brysn can answer this question, can't
Nov. I think we've gone fairly well over the
,ess1Sl'vet ,As s1s'm %ind OF yo Jus ,hsyTs .oSnd
scheme which was good. for the commo pso-
pie then.it's Just a. good for ri. ne aeon SOmm stib p me
that We have raised serious doubts as 10 "msu .,er
II 10 Of any use whatever. Now. ~ a mater
OF fact. Bryan doesnt represent the S3,n nIass
people at all. He represents the middle Grass
the farmer. perhaps. although this Is very
doubtful, with the prosperous times now en-
joyed by the farmer-and the small rades-
man, This middle class is almost az far re-
moved from the common people az the capi.
talistlo class. Their peculiar needs are NOT
the peculiar needs or the common people,
the toilers, at all. THEREFOR; why shSa,a a uns
more than the candidate OF the capitalistle
CLASP. As between tho two. the toliers mlght
much better support the candidate o, .he oSpa,
in favor OF a continuance Of the present pros,
perlty and a continuance OF the privilege OF
earning 2 fair Living under noe rd ans R5e ssanr ~ BS,
Bryan is as much In favor OF that "a MCKINLEY.
BRYAS's rALLAcIors TRUST THEORIES.
Now let US consider for a moment some
Of the new isues Of this campaign. some OF ne
things which Bryan opposes; axe crt taS
trusts, for instance, which Brysn Is repo,sea
and should be abolished or regulated accord
ing 20 a scheme OF legislation which ne nas
little more deeply on the subject, he would
see that he cannot command the votes OF the
proletarist by advocating the destruction
G tSat th sms Sn5ta,l,nS Of ne ~ c s5Sd's, Of the s. ocms
extension and fostering OF all trusts until every
enterprise isin a trust and the nation um Is s. r !
come to understand this they can no better
support a man who would destroy or regulate
trusts than they can q mai who advocates
"The trust Is an evolution Of commerce. You
can no more destroy the trust than you can
put a stop 10 the evolution OF the human race.
t NSS. the Hsi SFSsS %cSs,,d 55a tss N ba tnts SSu of IKE rs mails ins
which for the time being we will call the PoSt
Office Trust. Before the time OF
farmers. or citizens Of England who had horses
ried the mails for their ~neighbors at a price
agreed upon between them. IN Cromwelrs
time a man named Hill conceived the Idea
OF one person or company carrying tne malls
all the individual mail carriers and formed
the first trust-a Post ONCE Trust. Then the
Government took the Job from Hill and gov
ernments have carried the mails ever since.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP PROBLEMS
Now, why shouldn't this Government take
hold OF other enterprises and run themp We assert
there Is no reason. but we admit that this can
only come after years OF development and
education. Y viii all come around In time, ana
by and by this Government will be running
the railroads and the telegraph as well as the Post
Office. That will be the next step, and from
that one utility will be taken up after another
until this Government will be conducting all the
enterprises which to-day are under the control
OF trusts. Then the enterprises Of the country
will be all In one great trust. with the Govern
ment as the great trust baron.
But, as | said, this can't come In a minute.
There could never be Government ownership
II there hadn't been first trusts, suoh as We
have to-day. Therefore we regard the. trust
as II Ia a development. an evolution In our
social and economic system; Any attempt
TO annihilate or regulate trusts Ia 10 retard pro-
gress. We don't want fewer trusts, but more
of them ; gsv W Ns,i HaEs 50 h many ever. sna bo II ' Win eb be
making money out OF a trust, and by everybody
! mean the common people. Their we Will have
the ideal commonwealth. Everybody will be
no poor. and classes and masses will be merged
into a brotherhood OF man which will make
possible the federation of the world;
"Debs stands for all this. the only practical
scheme for improving the condition Of the
masses. II he can't be elected this year, as
he probably can't. then the best him for the
common people would be the election, OF Mckin-
ley, because that would better subserve the
end we would accomplish. because 1t means
the further development Of the trust and the
continued evolution OF our economic. system.
The election Of Brya an would mean nothing but
to retard the cause Of the common people. II
Bryan believes In eliminating waste and in doing
away with useless labor, what does he want
20 destroy trusts for. which are doing this Just
as fast az they can. He finds, especial fault
with trusts, because, he says, they arbitrarily
raise prices. Therefore he favors one thing
and Ia against another which. according to his
own statements, must accomplish the same
thing. In the name Of common sense. what
does he want. higher prices or lower prices?
BRYAN's ANTI-IMPERIALIsM Is BosH.
snow BRYAN SAYS he u opposed TO militarism
or Imperialism, which Is equivalent TO saying
that he Is opposed 10 all wars. SO are we. but
ism or expansion or mperialism-al these
terms mean the same thing-and Bryan's reason
II bosh. The without-the-consent-of-the-gov
erned theory Is nonsense. II we had made
have been the nation we are to-day. Now the
reason Tor our opposition TO imperialism Is
"hccording 10 the present economic sys-
tenn the wage Of the employed Is not sufficient
10 buy back all that he produces. Therefore
the difference between what IL PRODUCED and
what IL consumed by all classes Ia surplus
If our industries are 10 be maintained a mar
ket must he found for this surplus. But II
We can't consume all We produce the n the
market must be found outside the country
Any territory we acquire by force OF arms or
otherwise means more markets: But more
markets means. not the increase Of the wages OF
the toilers but the maintenance Of the present
8tNo tNuo WV ''hN ~ ~ -
people. Therefore,. We are against imperial
ism, or militarism, or anything else which
will bring us more territory. The ac99isi-
ton Of more territory simply means adding
strength and power TO capitalism"
The man who thus proclaimed his reasons
for deserving Bryan has had a not ~uninter.
estinR career. He Is not vet IS years old, md
was born Of wealthy parents at Bay Shore
l.. 7. By the death Of his father he inherited
q moderate fortune. much more than he shoulc
have according 70 his views Of economics
commonwealth After being prepared fol
college, he entered Princeton With the class
Of 1888, taking a special course, He sang II
the Varsity Glee Club, played on his class
baseball and football teams and was substi
ute right half back on the Varsity football
eleven. Leaving. Princeton in 1890, he studied
law, was admitted to the bar and has now a fail
practice and an office at 20 Court street. Brook
lyn.. He Is something Of a musician and, n
his leisure hours. does a little painting In oils
and on the walls Of his library. which In ais
his studio. hang many Of his w canvases
lie is1a yachtsman. owns his own Yacht. an,
Is Commodore Of the Point Of Pines Yacht Club
Stage Driver and Passenger.