The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-31
Mr.. BRYAN ANSWERS SENATOR
VEST.

NL1Ae
William j.. Bryan is out 10 his Com
moner 10 answer to the interview giveI
out by Senator Vest at Sweet Spring,
a few days since IN which the Missouri
senator is handled gently yet firmly OF
the ideas expressed by him on the oc.
casion mentioned. As 10 the persona
reference to Mr.. Bryan by Senator
Vest the nominee of two national con-
ventions only says; 3" 1t Is not nee.
essary 10 discuss Whist he says in con.
demnation of Mr. Bryan's leadership.
Mr.. Bryan does not claim to be a leader.
He only claims the right to have his
CONVICTIONS and to express them"
Mr. Bryan declares his belief in the
principles set forth 10 the Kansas City
platform and says that when the DEM
oeratlc party repudlates those doc
trines it will place in the lead Cieve-
land, Carlisle, Whitney, Francis and
Others. He commends Senator Vest
on his views on imperialism but thinks
him inconsistent on his income tax
proposition. Mr.. Bryan says that
the income tax scheme is all right but
that it will meet the same opposition at
the hands of the gold standard people
as does silver, emphasizing the fight
made on a proposition to enact an in
come tax law by Senator Hill, MIR.
Cleveland and others. If, argues Mr..
Bryan, these fellows are so uncompro-
missing on the free silver proposition
why would they not be equally deter
mined to defeat any tax of incomes?
Touching on trusts Mr.. Bryan says:
"Mr. Vest emphasizes the trust
issue, but that is net a harmonizing
issuee either, for the financial influences
stand behind the trusts as solidly as
they do behind the banks. The New
York Sun IS already declaring that
free silver would do but little damage
compared with the widespread demon.
alizatlon which would be produced BY
effective antitrust legislation
In answer to Senator Vests asser.
ton that 1--WE must stop hunting
around In corners and up canyons for
popnllst, socialist and single tax votes,
Mr.. Bryan takes the position that it
were better these than trust again the
men who have deserted the party In
TWO separate national campaigns.
Anent getting back to the doctrines
of Mr.. Jefferson, as suggested BY
Senator Vest, the editor of the Com
moner says that In his interview the
Missourian SAID nothing about paper
money, and asks: "What is more
Jeffersonlan than the greenbacksP"
The Nebraska editor closes as fol.
lows In reference to Senator Vests
assertion that silver will again be an
issue some day, but that 1t is wise to
lay 1t aside now for barmeny's sake
''lf the silver question is going to be
important again, why turn The party
over to the reorganlzers and allow
them to aid the republicans in making
the silver dollar redeemable ia goldP
''The senator is anxious to secure
harmony but he will find that there
can be no harmony without the sur.
of every essential principal of
democracy. The men who voted the
republican ticket on account of the
silver plank are as a rule opposed 10
The Income tax, and are also opposed
to any effe ;tive antitrust legislation.
They are in favor of national banks of
Issue, and are also 10 favor of govern.
menl by injunction "a subject which
Senator Vest did moi mention IN his
proposed %platform). Even on i'm.
perIalism many OF the gold democrats
have no fixed or definite convictions.
fact. the only way TO harmonic
with the reorgauIzers is to allow them
to control the organization and write a
republican platform. How much is
Senator Vest willing to give up IN
order to bring the gold corporation
element backP His platform is entire
ly TOO populistIc to entice the deserters
into the fold. Perhaps they might
allow him to write the platform If they
are permitted to select a candidate
who will disregard The platform as Mr..
Cleveland did"
The effort 10 push ex.Gov. Stone