The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-26
BRYAN's INCONSISTENCY.

DIN Il AN . lNOOANoAo A1AN IL
It is not exactly just, perhaps, to
jump on a political corpse, but the
late william ]. Bryan should draw in
his horns. He has beeu twice rejected
by the people of this country for the
highest office within the gift Of the
people, and has made a snug compe-
teucy out Of his fortuitous political
prestige. He was an accident, but
has become q nuisance. He should re-
tire and not butt into national affairs
so often and criticize his superiors.
Mr.. Bryan's shallow inconsistency is
accumulated more than usual in his
last break. In the latest Commoner
he criticises Speaker Henderson Of
Iowa for refusing a nomination from
men who do not believe as he does,
and whom he could not consistently
and oonscientiously represent. Mr..
Bryan's position is determined from
the following:
"If he believes, as he evidently does,
that the nations prosperity depends
upon maintaining high tariff wall,
then il was his duty to fight for its
preservation. He could not, in such a
case, consult his own convenience or
the effect Of defeat upon his own poll
teal fortunes. A surrender without
fight is rank cowardice except in the
case Of overwhelming odds, and even
then 1t is better to die fighting IL by
so doing the cause can be strengthened
elsewhere.
"Mr. Henderson is the leader Of his
party in the house Of representatives,
and he must have known that his
abandonment Of the fight for the ress-
ons given would weaken the very
cause to which he declared himself
devoted"
In other words, Mr.. Bryan believes
that Speaker Henderson ought to do
the very thing that he, Mr.. Bryan,
has necessarily abused and denounced
the sound money Democrats for doing
a few years aso. They fought as
they believed was right. Rather
than give up.the fight for what they |
believed was right they left their !
party and started one of their own.
They should have done this, accord
ng to Mr.. Bryan's criticism Of
Speaker Henderson, for ito abandon !
The fight would weaken the cause. )"
Yet he has never missed an oppor-
unity to condemn and villify them
or taking the stand they did, doubt
ess because their action hurt Mr..
Bryan and the Populist wing of the
Democratic party that he controlled.
Mr.. Bryan's criticism OF Speaker
Henderson shows the erstwhile lead
Or up very plainly. Either he is try
ing to practice a deception on the !
public by making it believe that Mr.. |
should have remained in
the congressional fight when he didn't :
believe as the men who nominated him !
and whom he would have to represent,
DR. else he has been doing it when he
the gold Democrats for
lighting for what they believed was
right According to Mr.. Bryan on
Speaker Henderson, when a man be-
lieves anything is right he ought to
fight for it, no matter how unpopular
it may make him, or IL certain defeat
is in sight. According to Mr.. Bryan
on the gold bugs, a man ought to stay
in bis party and submissively vote for
and advocate what it enunciates, no
matter whether he believes it is right
and best for the country or not
Mr.. Bryan is very insincere or else |
the foolish adulation Of certain ele-
menis of his party has msde him an
imbecile.