The St. Louis Republic., 1901-07-16
CAUSE OUGHT NOT TO
Bear SINS OF men.
Bryan Discusses Action of Ohio
Convention-"M Money Question
Not Dead'-Predicts Fight.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lincoln. Neb.. July 15.-Mr. Bryan will
discuss the doings Of the Ohio convention
In the next issue Of the Commoner. Ad-
vance copies Of what he will say were given
out tonight. He believes the convention
erred in failing to indorse the last two ma
tional platforms. and dissects what 1t did
say. He continues:
1.-The convention not only failed. but re-
fused. to indorse or reaffirm the Kansas
City platform. and from the manner In
which the gold element has rejoiced over
this feature Of the convention one would
suppose that the main object of the con-
vention was not to write new platform.
but to repudiate the one upon which the
last national campaign waq fought.
General Finley was right in insisting up
on vote on his resolution indorsing the
Kansas City platform, but he made mis-
take in including in his resolution COM
Bryan IL not q candidate for any Office and
a mention Of him might have been con-
strued by some as an Endorsement Of him
Talks Of Personal Punishment.
1.-THE vote should shave been upon the
naked proposition to indorse the platform
Of last year. and then no one could have
excused his abandonment Of Democratic
principles by pleading his dislike for Mr..
bear the sins of an individual.
"Mr. Bryan Will endure without complaint
any punishment which the Democracy of
Ohio may see fit to administer to him, but
he does not want his name used to the In
jury of good platform.
THE gold iapers assume that the con-
vention refused TO adopt the Kansas City
platform because 1t contained a silver
plank. II so, 1t would have been more cour.
ageoos to have declared openly for the gold
standard. II the gold standard is good, It
ought to have been .ndorsed; IL bad. It
ought to have been denounced. To ignore
the subject entirely, was inexcusable.
The money question is not yet out OF
politics. Every session Of Congress will
have to deal with it. Republicans declare
that 1t Is dead. but they keep working
at 1t. At the last session Of Congress they
tried to make the silver dollar redeemable
in gold. and when that is accomplished they
will try to limit the legal tender qualities
OF the dollar The gold standard will not
tender money and bank notes the only pa
per money. Then our supply of primary
money will be controlled by foreign finan-
domestic ananciers.
Must Gain Voters Conscience.
This plan has been developed gradually.
and every step has been taken secretly and
stealthily. The Republican leaders have
peen IN this movement for years: as soon
as the Democratic party found that some
of Its leaders had Joined the conspiracy
those leaders were deposed.
1T looks now as II the reactionary In
nuences were once more trying to secure
control. II they succeed in Ohio or else
where. 1t simply means anothSr gigantic
struggle such as was witnessed in 1896 The
Democratic party cannot be made q plu o.
cratic party even II there was room in this
country for two such parties. There was a
time. under the Cleveland regime, when the
1oVkNp k1fs
phrases to deceive the voters but that
scheme. cannot be worked again. r,
I'VE cannot expect the voters to have
confidence In the party unless the party has
! confidence in the voters and II lhe party
has confidence In the voters 1t will state III
position on all the important questions be-
In closing. he urges uDited support ot
Judge K6D0urne, but after chAll nefne Nc
Il sLeanse e6Qd faith. asks that mem6es1 o1 tlle
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