El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-16

some places; too brief and vague In
others. It has the defects which mark
all his observation-disclosures of state
mens, perversion OF the arguments of
opponents. and the invention of argu-
ments for them, and sophistical reason
ing. 1t lacks the vigor of the ''16 to
l" arguments of four years ago. The
his emotions far more strongly than
does what be calls the paramount
issue" of 1900.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Mr. Bryan's discussion of this para
mount issue Is no less sober and dig
nified than it is powerful and searching.
From fret to last It is solemn appeal
not to pre- JUDGES aud passions, but to
our best and noblest impulses, to our
highest reason and to all that 10 most
sacred In our history.
Mr. Bryan makes plain the 1rrecon-
ciliable difference between imperialism
and republicanism-repu In
the essential, not the party, meaning
of the word.
he sheds a clear light upon the path
of true duty and recalls the country to
that path in tones not OF anger, but OF
profound conviction and solemn warn
ing.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch
The entire elision of the silver Issue
from Mr.. Bryan's speech, especially
after his theatrical forcing of the bolus
down the throat OF the unwilling con-
vention at Kansas City, is really it's
while he might dragon Q convention,
he has since been docile enough to
listen to the practical politicians. But
it does not the less make the silver
question the issue. Bryan personally
is free silver Issue by himself. He
owes 10 entirely to the silver tesue
that he has become standing presi-
Dental candidate. He retains the quail
tiles of sophistry, levity and empirloism
which typified the free silver campaign
In 1896 and max es his temperance In
the field this year an equal threat to
the welfare Of them alton.
From the Columbus Ohio State Journal
The democratic policy of dealing
with the Philippines, a. declared in
the Kansas City platform and exploit
ed by Colone! Bryan, cannot fail to
impress the American people with its
weakness and ineffectivenees. Mr..
Bryan's exploitation of the democratic
policy has certainly emphazized both.
Too much is assumed and too much
taken for granted. 1t is conditions, not
theories, with which this country has
to deal in the Philippines, and the
policy that does not take this fact In to
consideration must fall. No doubt
heartily glad if the Filipinos were ca
paole of self-goverment. The pro-
blems there would then be easy of
solution. But approaching the great
duty that has been thrown UPON US
by the acquisition of the Philippines
we must deal with conditions as we
find them and not as we would wish
them to be.
From the Indianapolis Press.
But the Indiana leaders are telling
the people-particularl those of Ger
man origin-that silver has been prac-
tically dropped from the democratic
We shall not believe it until
Mr.. Bryan himself says 80 and we do
not believe he will ever say it. With
people thai have property or credit to
protect, with men that are in business
and with men that are employed. this
question ia of the utmost Importance,
for they feel that on il hinges the
safety Of their property, the prosperity |
Of their business and the Continuance |
Of their employment. It means bread |
and butter, and inasmuch as most men |
spend most of their waking hours earn
ing tQolr suOslSUeQce, anything bQ8G |
q ffets it interests them deeply.
From the New York Evening Post.
1t is impossible to deny that Mr. |
Bryan's speech at Indianapolis was q |
great literary and oratorical achieve
ment. When we announced our insen- |
ton not to support Mr.. Bryan, although |
agreeing with him on the Issue which |
form the text of this speech, We said |
that We should tell the truth, as we |
we're enabled to see 1t, about him and |
every other candidate and person and |
thing in this campaign. Our opinion |
of the indianapolis speech, as whole,
g accordingly stated without reserve.
Dur only regret is that its elevated |
;one 10 contradioted by so many speech !
% and sayings in Mr.. Bryan's previous
career, and especially in the last pre-.
ideutial campaign, that it Seems as
houRh there might be two organs in
public life, and as though electing
lin to the presidency would be very
much like playing q game of chance.
Just For Luck.
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