Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
BRYAN'S BRYANISM.
Explanations of the
DisgruntIed Apostle of Dis
content.

announced that in due time Mr.. Bry
an would publish his thoughts about
the result. 1t was believed that he
would use the newspapers as his me
dunn of publication, but it now APP
pears that he is acting in accordance
with his recently announced declara-
tion that he would no longer write
without pay. The spirit of CONNER
cialism," which he so greatly depre-
Gates in others, seems to have taken
possession of Mr.. Bryan. His prom
ised statement appears in the Decem-
Der number of the North American
Review, the publisher of which doubt
less paid a good, round sum for the
article.
Mr. Bryan says nothing new. On
the contrary. he makes it very plain
that his second experience of defeat
has benefited him no morv than his
first. that he is everlastingly tn same
William Jennings Bryan who emerged
into the light of publicity a little
more than four years ago.
His article is made up largely of
catch phrases which the public has
learned by heart from frequent repe-
tition of them by him. Here are a
few specimens:
"The old saying that It is not safe to
swap horses while crossing stream was
used for all IL was worth, Notwithstanding
the fact that, in this instance, il was an
ocean instead of stream that was being
crossed; for Imperialism is an idea of Euro
pean origin.
1.-THE republican victory was due to
money, war and better times.
THE work of education must continue
until the great majority of the people rec
ognize that private monopoly is indefen-
sible and intolerable.
''rhe destiny of the American people must
be determined by the American people them
selves.
THE same powerful financial interests
which protect industrial trusts at home
will attempt to force the nation TO join the
international land grabbing trust
ITO consider this election as decisive of
the money question would be as absurd as
TO have regarded the election of 1896 as de-
cisive of the tariff question.
"As a matter of fact, an election is not
necessarily conclusive upon any question.
when prosperity fails the gold standard
will lose its charm
Mr. Bryan remains firm believer
in the doctrine of his own infallibility.
Defeat has not impaired the vigor of
his conceit. He talks about his buga-
boos with all his ante-election conf
dence in their terrifying qualities.
The majority of the people must be
educated by the minority, he says in
effect. The money question is not
settled. Nothing is ever settled def
nitely by an election. Wealth is still
an evil and its possession a crime.
The octopus still weaves its tentacles
over a doomed country and the money
devil is rushing about seeking whom
he may devour. Woe! woe! Alas and
alack! Everything is awry and must
remain so until the people permit Mr..
Bryan to lead them out of danger
and darkness into the light which
emanates from his great self and into
the millennium which he only has
power to create.
There is in the English language no
word which exactly describes Mr..
Bryan's mental condition. If he were
a native of Germany his fellow citi-
zens would say that he was afflicted
with "Groeszenwahnsinn."
There is just one sentence among
those quoted from Mr.. Bryan's ar
ticle which is thoroughly sensible,
and il upsets most of Mr.. Bryan's
other assertions. 1t is this:
''The destiny of the American peo-
pie must be determined by the Amer
lean people themselves"
Since that is indisputable fact, and
since you recognize it as fact. why
in the name of that remnant of com
mon sense which you still possess,
Mr.. Bryan, don't you leave the Amer
lean people to work out their destiny
without attempted interference from
yourself?
1.-The republican victory was due to
money, war and better times" says
Mr. Bryan. That is true. 1t was due
to the money which the masses have
been able to earn and save under
republican administration, to the war
against rebels which Mr.. Bryan pro-
posed to end by ignominious surren-
der of our forces, to the better times
which came with the adoption of the
policies which Mr.. Bryan condemned
four years ago,-Albany Journal
uyIt is Mr. Bryan's opinion that back
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