The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-12

| C)'E BRSYaAN !.
.lghecause 1T hearkens 70 him no longer as
I to nj. infalljbo oracle.
Fs Beneath his own dlgnltyls Mr.. Bryan's
deaun :, OF men Ike Jpdge Tarker
i Shows a passion that his supplanteA
reason. His forcefulness OF. old has be.
4 his old detachment from personal antipa-
18th, es has peared a yhryef ulne ss nd . IN Z
airnesslot polenic that Ss almost vulgar !! :
was strong WI It'll he SAVIOR of cxal ted feel
i ing; now. us 4 sh own week ~ in his Com-
IsInoner and lin the tatcinent Issued last
4 based to misrepresentation and exaggera-
4 ton OF facts and almost to sscurrillty in
the matter of personal re ferenc es; 1T Is
excuse that his nrgulnents have fallen
] :to a. par with some OF the arguments
that We're used against him. 7 hat he ,'i
prophet OF robbery does not justify his
Elimination that those who now give him
hattie for; SUPREMACY In his party are
thieves md corrupt ionists
ESg. When Mr. Bryan first burst. upon $us at
L the Chi en- go coyrent lCn It wac In a roseatet
7 splendor or words that contracted and
sgbllmatsd general passion;
sublime moment came TO him. was to de-
liver very good attlrif reform r. speech IN
Congress, was s.
politics. but there was an TN pherlcc.
condition In tho country, intensifla ut
SGhicn go, fayora bic to the towering sof his
a period OF dire distress. The servants OF
the co1ntry had been, at least guilty OF
farming out the finances az well as the
scharacterlzation,m may be called the money
power. President Cleveland had erred In
the matterEofs bond issues tina gave Wall
tn. Commerce and and mani fac ii We're
swell-nigh$ raiyzcd I: q no farmer groaned
under delt.#ET he ~ boFer sun ercd: Money
Hfyan at sthe psychological Instant voiced!
Itthat dlscontcnt IN matchless phrases He
saw tho world made vassal to q money
seville 10 10 = British Interests. He SPOKE
with tho ferYld passion Of the Il arm be-
lever for humanity and pa etism. a nd
inc public = rose p him Ie had their
5theirS Imagination captive. Ills prophecy
&pT 1T fehm Isl aRSshnE
was generate a sort of frenzy al most res
5ligious an its essence; There was MILL
Dream dream II Like ali III panaceas.1 Mr. Bpya MS
did mot stand the test OF rational analysis
and ia t slowly lost Its potency wi tn a the
American ~ I, ubli cswllo look at things as
sBryanisms took on lmanyj 4 Of these as
Spects, me ed Tying, some simpl "a ridicu-
relIEouI r9Elya The ta
emotions The movement was defeated,
sad " let us onfess through the final
working in conjunction.!to be siire.5$with
common sens e.e NJ IN Bryan's prediction
tina the count would 80 to ruinyIf his
nonaapt6ed came to gr!is
through Interpretations OF natural law and
forgot Its discomfort None the less did
Mr. Bryan remain the hero Of a cause
has 4 IS mo I've. N.ha tever its met hods, In
sloys Of man for his fellows. #
spain spain Ss Cuba tie taking Of W Manila
the treat y of oarls, Imperialism, with ali &
its eXls tin !. Mr. still#
ot
erWlses clouded, however sIe m ade "a
sorry ri ureE s ,ayount eers olonel .ins the
E Ms'r Inc Pars but b
rRsaf 81 s that Wills Re eoud
ana aea
growing clouded by himself. He could
notp h!mself IN the backgro our the
sised that he Should loom n bigger ss n$thes
platform than even the rights o t, the
The Issue Of
upon 81 Vers In the ri atforn once mere
He did u ot SO q Il IN 50 many word but
what chiefly he wa after. was somethnE
on a reaftrmation Of the 1876 Z PLATFORM.
He Insisted upon himselt & as the issue.
| 6oRtgreat then was the potency Q t Il his !
Ietyeonyention, was renominate andSwent out
The The i issue of Imperialism was akened
Ia1tocratca contention that his ideas Of
! four years before should prevail over the
hng the a1eFK Rar'
surrendGrlng to his will, did not touch
him,to nhumility.. lie grew. n arrogance q
End Re Test hIs sgta
man, as revealed ,In Ills expf ession, II There
was gradual dsa ppearanee. y 1922 o!s1 Of
aud atn !, almost .sanctided the campaign OF
1896. u vas Isryan aga1inst the world d on
tsf Y I'D 81 aa sXs
Tacy against iinperiali ism. 53 III was st
eloquent stlll oianandlng !, stIll BT ,S5 n
Ras selnw Mn dHsh hfyal nsys
beegn more effe ctiye as an antirlmperalist
hs been WHIPS haze t fGlegobRe
Which would have hurt u. this &C country,
1sia eys minimlzsd AZ m ,,,,2
nos III ninnilnientona4 perhaps, hut not less
evident fo, TO- ggrandiSss tl1s,L r. p,ara q
! mount cy az the aloetrine llpon when ne
linade MS first sense Iona net 70 say
spsasstaGplar 99lssas largely
lbecause he, Isl eadily intensified the opinion
lof Conservative men that he was bec2 an Z
gniilaasses nf his party hogan ~ al tiers In
4 their idea lzation Of him. and . ne y wa
aubtly dtscredited long before, hes NOV
lmenS began for n feorsa llization 4 OF me
I Mesanwhle3 1t is Important to rememhsr
That Mr. Bryan had e s = y
had Sold Well He began TO ge tn 81 In t ING
coin for his eches IA nd "a sss. ~ 81.
1 started his newspa Y Tho CoInmoner;;