New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27

instead or inQuring whether nagnate
can possibly be benevolent. or whether trust does
not sometimes reduce prices temporarily: instead
tween bad trusts ard trusts not quite so bad. we
should rather ask ourselves whether any economic
compensate FOR the destruction Of indHdua n Hf,
, penuence and individual enterp!ise--W he Their any
group Of men have moral right dictate to
me rttt or the people and stand as it were like
cnolce between surrendering money and losing life
, IN DISCUSSING the money question instead Of ask
~ merely whether one standard VIII help one
class .: another. ore section another. the aim
win give US The nearest approach 10 justice as
oetWt''r man and mar. and This cnd cannot he
al history thrown It's nowerfaI yyeisbt againSt re-
are nut incidents u is question whether the
and the national Treasury. The dnanciers confess
onat they are hostile 70 the welfare Of the people
when they refuse TO submit to the judgment CT
the masses OF the people tho financial measures
The whole protective tariff system is built upon
with higher prices the Ia 5ori1g man WIN betfeT
wages. the wool growers with more rernunerative
mar f3r thei- wool and III others who vote foI
t Mhch goes out Of their pockets through tariff
COMPOUND interest with it, direct bounty, which
our Supreme Court has called larceny under the
protective tariff because its evils are more easily
esumatedc instead OF calculating whether A per
we should ask ourselves wnetner the government
turn the taxing power over to any class on any
eround whatever. And we should also consider
whether a protective tariff could possibly Offer
business less adyantage which would compensate for
nfoe REPRESENTATION cause ny the lobbyists who
that have been fried out Of the tariff barons.
iaI and Ia Dor cannot he rpeond b PM bi G,e
ing platitudes about law and order and vested
rights. Violence must he punished. matter ny
must be protected; but those who would ncarcerate
a Iao9ring man for small offence and then ALLOW
yhoaid be made to the Inconsistency Of their
The sesned banS 0 The iG Tat hafr toRsr a
rriSea: nor IN threats against property. nut il
WITH Ny us against child labor ard the sweatshop,
ady and the ar h s 0 I neSPe hard Christ
tne hearts or the common people NAV find the ex-
PLANTATION in their failure to emphasize the simple
Low car We restore respect for the doctrine Of
can We obtain just financial system: how can W.
rFbts Of I LEM ann; now can we safeguard tho
10y popular vote-how can do anything that is
are willing to put party in the hands Of tbosC
MIo pEoIt ny present laws, and stand ready to
OF relief in any direction? Honesty appeals to hon
selves have hrb PpSeso a'Tfts those who them
must be more than an organization bent upon feed
9SGate party must not be converted variety
ised for each campaign. I'm
Mr.. Bryan said that the Democratic mart.
should reatfirm the stand taken in the Kensas
City platform on the questions Of imperialism
and the trusts. He continued:
FEEBLE NURMUR FOR Is TO !.
The so Kansas city platform following the Chicago
Pta'IorIn. declared Tor bimeta!sm and pointed
scred the p 5fa Of baRf has arisen he to
creased production OF gold. and the better times
mat have followed an Increase in the circulation
nave vindlcated the quantative theory Of money,
aithough the world has yet been relieved of the
Necessity Tor silver. This nation must be b-
metallic or monGmetallic. and if monometaic it
must consider what the eject Will be II We assist
IN driving all tho world a gold standard and
oonpei twice as many people to gold il
now AND the ratio? If ~ have bimeta llsul
AZ all what other ratio is there than the present
that is seriously supported? The money plank OF
me Kansas city platform every phase Of the
nHanclal measures now before Congress. I,aJ no
deceive himself, or be deceived by the argument
mat the money question Is settled The proposition
70 make silver redeemable in gold the proposition
70 retire silver or withdraw its legal tender dua-
ues' the proposition for an asset currency. the
proposition for branch banks the prOposition
money to favored banks-all these are parts Of the
money question and 10 concession Will please the
and make Wall Street influence supreme in the
councils or the party. That is evident from
mat those who want to ignore the money question
are very careful to advocate for President only
those who are known to take the Wall Street view
OF finance.
Some. j among them. believe that the money plank
form. should be reafrmed
Let those who are opposed 10 this plan offer a
gold standard outright? They dare not do IT, VIII
Iney declare for bimetallism at some other ratio?
What will they do? II they have their way they
VIII attempt a confidence game upon the people
they viii prepare a platform ambiguous so
uncertain and meaningless that like the plat
recently. ii would suit the Republican party as
well as the Democratic party.