The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-10-16
TO AVERT PANIC.
BRYANlsM MEANS DISHONESTY EV-
ERYWHERE, UNIVERSALLY.

ERYWHERE, UNIVERSALLY.
ELOQUENT Appeal to Good Citizens by
Ex-COmptrOlIer william NJ. Wins of
New York City.
If Mr. Bryans 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 is to l, and, notwith-
standing the threat of financial revolu-
ton, the gentlemen to whom have re-
ferred blame Us for fearing them and
their American financial sy-stem,
which is as safe and sane a suggestion
as would be that of an american side
real system" or an American atomic
theory" or System of American
physiology"
The danger lies in the fact that Mr..
Bryan is in dead earnest, and the peo-
Die 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 if he could. 1t is certainty,
and all of the consequences-tha 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 con.
gress to carry out his will, will have
ali 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 CON-
NIT financial suicide through fear of 1t.
His Lack of Qualifications.
Is it at all likely, 1 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, in exchange for
cabinet of incompetents such as can be
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litical 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 it permits the reputation of
6c h0% n
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 a man asks for place, particu-
larly for great place, we are justified
in asking for his credentials. Mr.. Bry-
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,
of disregard of all of our great ma
tional traditions and of the great de-
termining factors of our national his
tory, of exceptional unfamiliarity with
the real conditions of international
trade, of the real conditions of national
prosperity, the credentials supplied by
frantic and fanatical desire to secure
possession of Office in order that he
may carry into practice ideas one-half
reactionary and the other half revolu-
tionary and all dangerous in the last
degree.
An Agitator and Fanatic.