Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-07-19
|BRYAN'S VIEWS mistaken.
More Radical on Economical Ques-
lions Than In 1896.
Recognizes, However. That Umpire
cedented Increase In Gold PRODUCE
tfon has for the Present Re-
moved silver as an Issue.

William ]. Bryan gave out statement
in London last week indicating that be de-
sired that there shall be no misunderstand-
ing among she Democrats in America as TO
his position upon Democratic issues He
declares emphatically that he stands exactly
where he stood in 1896 and 1900. He is
still of the opinion that he was right on
the silver question, but recognizes that an
unprecedented increase in gold production
has so far remedied the disparity of the
metals that the free silver question has, for
the present, been removed as an issue.
Mr.. Bryan gave out his statement after a
perusal of number OF American news
papers which discuss his new prominence
as Presidential possibility. He said:-
~ notice that | am now described by
some as conservative, and in order that
there NAV be no misunderstanding on that
subject permit me to say that in one sense
| always have been a conservative. The
Democratic policies are conservative in that
they embody old principles applied to new
principle in either OF the platforms on
which l stood. We were accused of attack
ing property when, in fact the Democratic
party is the defender of property because it
endeayors to draw the line between honest
accumulation by honest methods on the one
side, and predatory wealth and immoral
methods on the other. Ii Is to the inter-
ests of every honest man that dishonesty
should be exposed and punished; otherwise
the deserving are apt to suffer for the I'M
deserving.
HAS NOT BUDGED.
s'If, however, by the word conservative
they mean that have changed my posi-
tion on any public question or moderated
my opposition to corporate ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
they have surprise awaiting for them. /
am more radical than | was in 1896, and
have nothing to withdraw on economical
questions which have been under dis
cussion.
1.-THE only question we discussed in 1896
upon which there has been any apparent
change is the silver question, and that has
not been change in the advocate of bime-
tallsm, but in conditions. We commended
for more money and urged the free coinage
of silver as the only means then in sight Of
securing it. The increased production of
gold has brought in part the benefit we ex-
pected to secure from the restoration of sill
yer. The per capita volume Of money in
the United States is almost so per cent.
greater now than it was in 1896, and the
benefits brought by this increase have not
only vindicated the quantitive theory OF
money. but have proven the benefits OF the
larger amount Of money. No advocate of
the gold standard can claim the triumph Of
his logic.
BELIEVE IN BIMETALIsM.
~ belieye in bimetalism, and l believe
that the restoration of silver would bring
still further prosperity, besides restoring
par in exchange between gold and silver
using countries; but l recognize, as do all
other bimetallists whom haye met abroad,
that the unexpected and unprecedent in
crease in gold production has for the pres
emit removed the silver question as an issue.
"While the money question has waned in
Importance, other questions have been forg-
ing to the front, and to these questions we
must apply the same principles we applied
to the money question, and seek to secure
the greatest good to the greatest number by
of equal rights for all and special privileges
for none.
ION the new questions many will act
with as who were against US on the money
question, for notwitbs 'anding the discussion
of that question, millions did not under
stand it, and were frightened into opposi-
tion. We cannot expect the support of
anyone who is interested in taking adYant-
age of the people either through Trusts or
through any other illegitimate form of
business. Our efforts should be to distin-
guish between those corporations which are
legitimate and those aggregations Of wealth
which are organized for purposes Of public
plumber and appeal for support to those only
who are willing to haYe the Government
protect each person in the enjoyment Of his
own earnings.
GATES OPEN TO ALL
'sThe newspapers have been trying TO-
create friction between what they call old
friends and new friends in politics. Those
are friends who are working toward a
common end, and each campaign brings to
some extent new alignment In 1895
the party lost many Democrats and was re-
cruited by great many who had been Re-
puullchuS up u oHde tlLue, anu VIC WcicOiu-
ed them In 1900 some came back who
were against us in 1896, and we did not
shut the door against them. / have no
idea that the party will require tickets Of
admission In the coming campaign. Usually
parties are go anxious to secure recruits
that past differences are not emphasized if
there is sincere agreement on present
issues. do not know that we can find a
better plan than the Bible plan, which adj
mits the eleventh-hour conner to place in
the vineyard and to share the reward with
those who began earlier think this is
sound politics as well as sound religion pro-
yided the new recruit comes to work and
not to interfere with the other laborers.
But of course when an oyerseer has to-