Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-04
WHERE MIR. BRYAN FALLS DOWN.

New York Times. Dem: Mr.. Bryan would stand 10 chance Of being chosen
President II thu people were on the whole well satisfied with Mr.. Mckinley.
INC even II they weren 10 entrelys satisfied with Mr.. Mckinley Mr. Bryans
ance oul be OF, little worth unless thu people were convince that h with
party would De decidedly better than Mr.. Mckinley IN his party. These
perhaps, pretty elementary statements. We mention them only
because they really seem to ave escaped the attention OF Mr. Bryan ID his
ton Of four years g with complete disaster to themselves
What is the sense. tor instance, of insisting IN IN alter inconsistency Oft h
republicans to the International bhmetaisn? The party in power las establish
d tn gD andar That fact makes any attempt at International bimetal-
done. dc lot caea fig for the ridiculous promises with which it is accom-
panied Tina is the chic fact with which Mr.. Bryan, seeking the presidency,
has to deal Hed doe not deal with II # all.
In the same "a Mr.. BryaA1crniehes h republicans for their course as
misses it. He talks about the banks being allowed to issue n control he
volume of paper currency for thiro W profit, which is nosense. And all he
has to propose is tn unrestrained issue OF greenbacks in place of all banknots
who control congress, an affci6n anda nuisance compared with which te
worst possible combination of banks would be harmless Thus at every point
in the argument for the displacement of the party in power Mr.. Bryan falls
When Mr. Bryan turns from thu issues on which the verdict of the elect
orsw vas hopelessy againsth him or years ago % the matters tina have inc
arisen. he is very feeble One oft these is the vastd development of combinations
OF capital commonly known as trusts. Though thish had begun in 1886 Mr.
Bryan then a god dalt to say about it, it has aken O n dinensions I'M
hat We're not ever dreame Of. there as a chance for Mr. Bryan to show
that he had something definite. hbstanda and practical to propose. He has
nothing of the sort His platform isl confined to denuncation of monopoly
without n indication Of what constitutes monopoly. while in his personal ad-
which require a constitutions amendment to apply. This is really frivolous
n moun to askingf for time.g No oe ever gained a cause beforet thu t-
bunal of the people ~ moving postponements
The uterance as to the policy. of the government in It's recently acquired
possessions are equally vague They ARE also very contradictory. On thu
O han it is asserted that h constitution follows h flag. On h other
it's demanded that a decaraton should Immediately be made promising the
from outside interference. If he were made predden and should start out in
March 1901. Will such declaration as he 10Y suggests it would lot in III
least change tn difficulties IF the situation. Hec annot oe to win the conf
dence of HI people by so formessa policy.
The only definite thing in the programme of theB ryanites is tn denuia-
ton of III Dingley tariff. b the Dlngley tariff Is dying If its ute contra
dcton to the conditions oft the times. w e shall lot change presidents o that