The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-09-21
sRYAN.s LOGIC.

BRYAN's LOGIC.
No man living can say such stirring
things in words SO free from passion
as William Jennings Bryan. He is
equally a master of rhetoric and of
logic. He is as modest and unassum-
ing as he is inspiring and convincing.
II he has al equal among publicists
of the day he is easily FIRST among
eQuals'-primus inter pares. He will
take q place in American history with
Jefferson and Lincoln. and whether
he takes his seat in the presidential
chair or not-and 1t now seems abso-
lutely certain that he will-his fame
as one of the greatest Interpreters Of
true democracy and A~mericanism is
assured. He grows in stature with the
days, and every speech he makes
gives new proof Of his fearless candor
and intellectual thought and acumen.
His speech at Indianapolis was q
mastery exposition Of American gov
ernmental ideals. and his acceptance
of the Populist nomination. at Topeka,
Kansas, on. Thursday last. was less
great only because it was less exhaust
i've. Truly it car be said that "only
himself can be his parallel" in ex-
pounding the great fundamental
truths on which our national existence
is based, in words as common as they
are comprehensive.
In accepting its presidential noml-
nation Bryan paid the .Populist party,
In his opening sentences a high and
just compliment for the educational
work it has done in arousing the peo-
pie to a study of economic and indus
trial questions. fol, as he says, truth
grows not in seclusion but in the
open field. and it thrives best in the
sunshine of full and free debate" 1t
is this free and full discussion that
Notwithstanding bastard Republic
canism Of the day-most breads. The
men who are striving to make the
stars and stripes what Cecil Rhodes
Commercial asset" want nc debate.
With no more feeling or sentiment
than Wordsworth's peasant, to whom
the pretty flower OF the rivers brink,
"a yellow primrose raj and nothing
more" the flag of Washington, Of
Jackson, of Lincoln, and Of Grant, has
no glory or meaning in it's folds to
those greedy and vulgar plotters OF
force, treason and imperialism. "Old
Glory in Porto Rico. Cuba, the Phil
ippines, and at home, unless they can
make it a Commercial asset" Is a
thing to be furled and especially be-
cause of the glowing story and hopeful
significance which Bryan waves into
Its folds. With plumber instead OF
patriotism as their aim they would
make it, as General Halpine wrote in
the New York Tribune in slavery days,
a "robber rag like other imperialistic
bunting. and If it cannot be SO used
why, then, in their eyes it is nothing
but a Haunting lie
Mr.. Bryan touched on several
things, but briefly, at Topeka, which
he passed over at Indianapolis. In
referring to the currency question the
Republican party, he says, denies the
necessity for nor real money, while
it permits national banks to expend
the volume of paper promises to pa,
money. 1t is now committed to a cur.
rency system which necessitates {
perpetual debt, while the Populis
finds himself in agreement with thu
Democrats, who believe in paying of
the national debt as rapidly as pos
sible. In sentences few. but clear, h,
advocates an income tax, the princi
pies Of direct legislation, the enlarge
ment of the scope of the interstat,
commerce act. and the creation Of
labor bureau at Washington with
cabinet officer at its head. He favor
the exclusion OF Chinese and othe
oriental labor from the United States
and in some trenchant sentence
shows the rascality of the trusts. "If.
he says, "a private monopoly can sus
pend production and fix the price =
the finished product. the farmer pow
erless to protect himself when he sells
Is plundered when he purchases.
Mr.. Bryan's treatment Of the pros
perity'' argument, Of the war and 1t
cost to the taxpayer, of imperialism
and other issues, leaving nothing t
be desired in the way of putting I'm
answerable arguments in a terse, pith
and original amer. Every tru
citizen will wish with him in his clos
ing words that the oppressed q
every land will see in our nag tn
hope of their own deliverance ant
whether they are bleeding upon tn
battlefield or groaning beneath a ty
rants lash, will raise their eye tC
wards heaven and breathe q ferven
! prayer for the safety of our republic.
WHY HE CHANGED.
: This is the simple story of how job
Smith came to change his party. H