The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-04-12

land successfulsy Accomplished
by Mr.. bryan.

Hon. Grover Cleveland is a political
1erclict, dsmasted and waterloo sed,
floating ponderously in lonely seas.
menace to navigation. Following
the well-known rule in such cases
made and provided. Hon. William j.
Bryan has proceeded to blow him up.
The job was well done how we'll. our
readers may Judge from the follow
ing extracts from the Commoner:
Mr.. Cleveland and his political as
sociates are long on high sounding
phrases, but short on definitions. III
Mr.. Clevelands recent ndmonition
had been spoken, instead Of written,
II might have been explained by
wink or a gesture suggesting that he
himself was the embodiment of the
principles to which the party should
return. but when the words appear in
cold type they require "A key.
'When the battle was on between
a republic and an empire-between a
democracy and plutocracy-betwee
bimetallsm and recommendation
refused to say a word or lift his hand
in behalf of the rank and file for
whom he now expresses such an at
fectionate solicitude. AS soon as the
election was over he came forth from
his seclusion and made the air vocal
with his suggestions. Assuming TO be
inspired by purer democracy and
boasting of superior virtue, he be-
gan to offer unsolicited advice TO the
party to which he once belonged. He
| is like the soldier who was de-
scribed as invisible in war and in
vincible in peace
ITO desertion of the party organ
ization and betrayal of the principles
| Of the party he adds ostentatious pre-
tense of interest in the plain people.
while he conceals his ideas in pom
derous and plattudinous phrases. II
he will clearly and candidly define the
democratic principles about which he
Ii so prone TO talk, the people can de-
eide for themselves whether he is the
same Mr.. Cleveland who turned the
treasury over to foreign financial
syndicate and intrusted j. Pierpont
Morgan with the combination of the
government vaults. and then sup
ported the republican ticket because
his administration was not Endorsed
the same Mr.. Cleveland who de-
nounced trusts in his message, but
failed to enforce the law against
them-the same Mr.. Cleveland who
condemned imperialism and then
gave passive support to an Imperial
istic president, or whether he has
repented of his folly and is ready ia
! accept the democratic creed
II there is a democrat in the coun
try who dissents from this character
ization of the man who set out ir
1893 TO destroy the party which had
twice elected him 10 the presidency
we do not know his name. 1t is con
ceivable that creatures Of the Dick
inson. Bvnum and j. Sterling Morton
order might utter n word Of protest
but any disclaimer from them would
only add to the force of the indict
ment. Mr.. Bryan has simply un
dressed the Princeton recluse will
his pen, and he stands before TIL
world much as God made him-th
missing link between hypocritica
democracy and trust putocracy
The picture Is not attractive. but ]
will not soon be forgotten.
Mr.. Bryan possesses the unusua
ability of writing quite as well as h
talks. Mr.. Cleveland has something
of the same faculty. hut in his cas-
II is based upon that interesting phe
-.
verse English. -Washington Times.