Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-06-07
HoE RRYAEs oPIEIoN


NEW YORK. June 5.-lu9fe&d OF
regarding the recent assault upon
constitutional government, the over
throw Of American principles, as q
matter Of destiny, We may rather
consider II as the last plague, the
staying Of the first born, which viii
end the bondage Of the American
people and bring deliverznee from
the Phzroahs who are enlhroning
nau1mon and debssing mankind"
This is William J. Bryan'H summing
up Of the situation in American
politics. II IL the conclusion Of an
article entitled "The Issue in the
Presidential Campaign
Mr.. ERYAE's VIEWS GIVEN.
In the June number of the North.
American Rersec the candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
preHideut outlines hislpAn CT cam
paign, which he indicates win be
made on the issue Of bimetallism, this
being the order in which he considers
the question. he says:
"The issue presented in the cam
paign Of 1900 ID the issue between
plutocracy and Democracy. An the
questions under discussion win, in
their last analysis. dlselose the con-
fIst between the dollar and the man
q conflict a. old as the human race,
and one which win continue as long
as the human race andures."
8DHEKEs 30 SILVER CAUSE.
That the EebrsskAn hsa not wavered
In his allegiance to the cause Of silver
Il unmistAkably shown In the repeated
chasing Of the money question at the
head Of the list. Says he:
'Tf 3 man opposes the gold stand
ard, trusts and imperiatsm-an three
tho chances are 100 to / that he il In
favor Of arbitration, the income tax
and the election OF United States
Senators by Q direct vote of the pso-
pie and is opposed to government by
Injunction and the black list.
sta man favors the gold standard,
the trusts and imperialism-al three
the chances are equally great that he
regards the demand for arbitration a.
an impertinence, favors government
by Injunction and the black list, con-
Giders the income tax IS discourage
ment to thrift and will oppose the
election of Senators by the people as
soon as he learns II viii lessen the
influence Of the corporations in the
senate"
FAITH OF 1896 STILL HOLDS.
'Tf the Republican platform was
honest in 1896, bimetallism was de-
sirAble at that time, because 1896, 900
voters supported candidates pledged
to bimetaIism, differing only as to
the means OF securing it. It Is need
less to discuss the ratio, since there is
no division of sentiments among those
who are actually trying to secure
bimetalEism. There is q positive,
earnest and active force behind the
ratio of 1s 10 /; there Is no positive,
earnest or active force behind any
other ratio"
QUESTION OF TRUSTS.
This 10 the way Mr.. Bryan views the
trust question;
~"Instead of shutting q monopoly out
Of one State and leaving 1t forty four
States TO do business in we should
shut 1t up in the State Of Its origin and
take the other forty-four away from
h. This saa ba done by an aok Of
Congress making 1t necessary for q
corporation organized in any State to
take out license from the federal
government before doing business
outside of that State, the license not
TO interfere, however, with regula.
tons imposed by other States"
REPUBLICANS CAN HAVE NO SUBJECTS.
On the question Of expansion Mr..
Bryan declares:
"1f the Filipino Is to be under our
domination he must be either citizen
or subject. II he IL to be q citizen
1t must be with . view to participating
ultimately In q government and In
the making of our laws. II the
Filipino IL to be . subject our form of
government must be entirely
changed. A republic can have no
s~ubjects.n