Smyrna times., 1900-10-17
TO AVERT PANIC.
BRYANlSM MEANS DISHONESTY. EV-
ERYWHERE, UNIVERSALLY.
Eloquent Appeal to Good Citizens by
Ex-COmptrOller William NJ. Wins of
New York City.

new NOrk City.
If Mr. Bryan's party had left out the
financial part of their platform, we
might then admit that the question of
currency was not an issue. 1t has
done nothing of the kind. They reas-
sert their determination to carry out
the policy of 16 to l, and, notwith-
standing the threat of financial revolu-
ton, the gentlemen to whom have re-
ferred blame us for fearing them ana
their American financial system" :"
which is as safe and sane a suggestion
as would be that of an american side
real system" or an American atomic
theory" or a System of American
physiology"
The danger lies in the fact that Mr..
Bryan is in dead earnest, and the peo-
pie are infinitely more afraid of Bryan
ism tomorrow than they are afraid of
Imperialism day after tomorrow. They
are not willing to take it for granted
that Mr.. Bryan will proceed at once to
carry out a series of underlined, vague
and negative policies and take no
measures whatever to carry out the
only policy upon which he has declared
himself affirmatively, openly, precisely
and fanatically.
Bryan Would Bring Panic.
1t is not a theory that Mr.. Bryan
would revOlutiOniZe our system Of cur
rency il he could. 1t is a certainty,
and all of the cOnseQuenceS-that is,
disaster and ruin-are known. AS to
the consequences Of what these gentle
men see fit to call Imperialism, they
are theories pure and simple 1t will
take the bread out of no ones mouth,
the shirt off no mans back. But if
Mr.. Bryan be elected his election alone,
even though he has to wait for a con-
gress to carry out his will, will have
all the direful consequences of panic.
If there be those who do not believe
this, they have only to turn back to the
summer of 1896 to see what may result
from simple fear that our standard
Of value is to be disturbed. These an
ti-imperialistic gentlemen are quite
willing to pay the price of a panic for
their theory. Some of us, however
are like Bismarck and are willing ito
sell our theories extraordinarily cheap"
Above all, we are not willing volun-
tarily to run the risk of drowning in
order to escape the consequences of a
predicted shower. 1t will be time
enough to check Imperialism when it
makes some sign of real vitality.
Meanwhile it is not necessary to COM
nit financial suicide through fear of it.
His Lack of Qualifications.
Is 1t at all likely, l ask, that the
American people will dispense with
the trained services of Mr.. Mckinley.
Of Mr. Hay, of Mr. Root. of Mr.. Hitch
cock, of Mr.. Long, I'm exchange for a
cabinet of incOmpetents such as can be
found in the circle of Mr.. Bryan's DO
htlcal and personal advisers-currency
fanatics, men willing to throw our SUI
preme court into the arena of politics.
contractiOniSts. Populists and anarch-
lists! Are the people likely to elect to
the presidency of the United States a
man who favOrs the silver standard
because 1t permits the reputation Of
debt, a man who contends that the
finances of the country are in danger
because in addition to having money
to lend at low rates at home we have
surplus money to lend in the worlds
markets?
When man asks for place. particu.
larly Tor great place. we are justified
in asking for his credentials. Mr.. Brv-
an had none when he first ran for the
presidency, and he has even fewer
now. They are the credentials of the
agitator, of the man without practical
experience either in business or in gov
eminent, the credentials of fanaticism.
or disregard of all of our great M.
tlOnal traditions and of the great do
termining factors of our national his.
tory, of exceptional unfamiliaritv with
the real conditions of international
trade, of the real conditions of national
prosperity, the credentials supplied bv
frantic and fanatical desire to secure
possession of office in order that he
may carry into practice ideas one-haIf
reactiOnary and the other half revolu-
tlonary and all dangerous in the last
degree
An AgitatOr and Fanatic.
His letter of acceptance is not the
letter of the statesman, but the letter
Oh the agitator. In every line it is ap-
parent that the man is misled by lack
OF experience, of training. of accurate
information, of well founded convic-
uons' but eager and willing to play ON
any string which shall infiame the
minds of his followers and excite the
envy, hatred and malice of the discon.
tented. His followers say he is a man
OF character. His letter does not be-
tray 1t. That he is above all things
honest Again, his letter does not be-
tray 1t. The man who wrote that let