The Leon reporter., 1901-08-01
Bryan's Paper.

he assumes that he can overthrow the,
hahsas elly platform by attacking Mr..
Bryan. lie was so exultant over the
triumph which he achieved in the re-
cent Ohio convention that his paper.
the Enquirer, contained the following
editorial item
"slnce the adoption of the Ohio plat
form perhaps Marse Henry Watterson
will not regard it as necessary to per-
severe in controversy with William
Jennings Bryan.
1t has been an open secret for some
time that Mr. Mclean did not like Mr..
Bryan, but the public is not so much
interested in knowing Mr. McLean's
opinion OF Mr.. Bryan as it is in know
his views on public questions. Mr..
Mclean aspires to represent Ohio in.
the united States senate and as a sena-l
tor holding Office for six wears he
would vote on several important ques-
tions. His platform denouces trusts
but the remedies proposed are not sufz.
ficient; he ought to endorse the reme-
dies set forth in the Kansas CitYfplats
form or suggest others equally good. i
His platform denounces impJrialism;i
he ought to endorse the rel hedy pro-
posed by the Kansas City platform or,
suggest some other remedy equally as
good. His platform does not state his
views on government by injunction,
arbitration and the blacklist; Mr.. Nc
Lean ought to make his position clear
on these points.
Mr.. Mclean win have to vote on va
rious phases of the money question.
Whether congress will have to deal
with the proposition to open the mints
to the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the ratio of 16 to will depend
upon conditions. No one is able to
speak with certainty upon the subject,
but the republicans are pushing the
following:
To maintain the legal tender silver
dollar at parity with gold.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America in congress assembled
That the secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized to coin the silver
bullion in the treasury, purchased un-
der the act of July 18th, 1890, into such
denominations of subsidiary silver coin
as he may deem necessary to meet pub
lie requirements, and thereafter, as
public necessities may demand, to re-
coin silver dollars into subsidiary coin,
and as much of any act as fixes a limit
to the aggregate of subsidiary silver
coin outstanding, and so much of any
act as directs the coinage of any por-
ton of the bullion purchased under the
act of July 14th, 1890, into standard
silver dollars, is hereby repealed.
The secretary of the treasury is here
by directed ITO maintain at all times at
parity with gold the legal tender sill
verdollars remaining outstanding; and
to that epd he is hereby directed to ex-
change gpld for legal tender silver dol
lars wheg presss,a5attsessal, s,5atsssl,. sakhe treasury in
the tbsrsof ss@@ aS - e., pat-iR5s is,M Eas
f,l,J &c treasGry TGfa;i1 ~ United
States notes are. iii the disdTstion of
the secretary of the treasury, hereby
made applicable to the exchange of le-
gal tender silver dollars.
Mr.. Mclean resides at the national
capital and knows what is going on;
why was his platform silent about this
question? 1t is easy to ''sit down on"
Mr.. Bryan-he is only important as he
aids in accomplishing reforms-but to
''sit down on" democratic principles
and national platform is a more seri-
GUS matter. Before Mr.. Mclean puts
on the senatorial toga he is likely to
discover that the voters Of the demo-
cratic party are a great deal more in
terested in principles than they are in
| individuals.
| The Commoner is under obligations
to the Minneapolis Times for its long
range defence of Mr.. Bryan. The edi-.
tor of the Commoner does not claim to
speak for anyone except himself, but
he has faith in the righteousness Of
the Kansas City platform and there
are SO many people who believe with
him that he has no fear of becoming
lonesome. If any democrat is tempted
to purchase the favor of fnanciers by
a surrender of democratic principles,
let him read the obituary notices of a
number of prominent democrats who
ended their political existence between
1893 and 1896.
The Commoner in it's last issue,
speaking of the Ohio convention, cred
tied General Finley with the resolution
reaffirming the Kanaas City platform.
This was an error; the resolution was
iptro5,7oaI hv w r., Fiulav edi tor of
the Kenton Press, and not by General
Finley. Apologies are hereby extend
ed to both gentleman.
Constant Reader-No, the republican
party does not assume the responsib bill
ity for the drouth; it claims credit for
everything good but blames Providence
for everything bad.
The stability of the country's boast
ed prosperity is well measured by the
panic aroused at the thought OF a total
crop failure.
Nothing is cheaper than good book,
While the Ohio democrats have by
their timidity weakened themselves on
national issues they are strong on state
issues. 1t will be interesting to hear
what the republicans have to say
against the johnson planks in regard
to equal taxation and a popularvote on
franchises
The injury accomplished by our poll
;or of ;nonaria1ism is wide spread. Who