The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-09-07
BRYAN'S THEORIES
and PRACTICES.
Shouting About the Consent OF
the Governed.
Bryan's Utterances Wholly Inconsistent
with the Practice Of Democrats, Who
Have Invariably Suppressed
The COlOred. Vote

The verfcation of theory is practice'
the test OF sincerity is conduct. When a
person or party breaches one thing ana
practices another, there is no excuse Tor
being deceived as to his honesty. -Four
kears ago when Mr.. Bryan captured the
Chicago convention by his eloquent GROSS
and crown speech on the free coinage
of silver, there was plenty Of room for
doubling the soundness or even the sanity
of his proposition, but it was difficult to
question his sincerity or the sincerity OF
the party which nominated him. How
ever bad their logic, their theory accord
ed with their practice. The party as
then organized, so far as it had the pow
er had practiced what it was then preach
ing. '-
The Southern States are the backbone
and body of the Democratic party in
practice. They are the States where
the party is most completely devoted to
Mr. Bryan and his doctrine, and they are
also the States where the party Is ana
has always been in most supreme control
1t is in these States, therefore, that we
must look for the practice verifying par
ty principles. These States were the
home of the greenback movement, of the
wildcat banks, and they were and are
the hotbed of free silver; therefore in
30 4 Eorarnmnnt
money and the overthrow Of the national
banks, Mr.. Bryan is entirely consistent
with the practice of his party as at pres
ent organized.
In his speech accepting the nomination
for President, at indianapolis, however,
he breaches a new gospel for Democ'
racy. 1t is not money and banking this
time, but it is Liberty" the consent
of the governed" and equal political
rights" regardless of race, etc. Here
are a few extracts. How do these pro-
LESSONS accord with Democratic prac-
tice, where its control is supreme!
THEORY. PRACTICE.
at was God Him Then why does Mi
self who placed in Bryan's party resort
every human heart to force and fraud tC
the love of liberty. diSfranchise the col
He has never made Il ored race" in t h | )
race Of people so low country!
in the scale OF civil
zation or intelligence
that 1t would well
come foreign mas
ter"
I'VE cannot repud- Nor can we "rcpudi
ate the principles of ate" the principle o
sell f-government in lselfgovernment in tn,
the Philippines with South, without weak
out weakening that ening that principle
principle here" throughout the repub
lc
"a republic can Yet Mr.. Bryan's par
have no subjects. Atty has made millions
subject Is possible Of citizens into sub
only in n government Jects, practcinS gov
resting upon force; he eminent by Tor c.
Is unknown In a gov without the "consen
eminent deriving Its Of the governed
Just powers from the
consent of the gov
erned."
1.-THE Democratic While "the Demo
party disputes this cratic party dispute
doctrine (of 'vassal- this d o t r ne" Ii
ageD and dep0unces words 1t Is enforcing
IL as repugnant to it in practice in
both the letter and quarter Of the State
spirit of our organ of the Union.
lied law"
"If governments de- Very true, but Il
rive their Just powers what States wher
from the consent of Mr.. Bryan's party ha
the governed, 1t islpower to prevent
Impossible to secure do governments dc
title to people either rive their just power
by force or pur- from the consent o
chase" the governed?' Whe
and where did 1t tr