The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-18
ISSUES.
He Has Surprise for Those Who
Think He Has
CHANGED POSITION.
More Radical TITAN Ever, and Still Be-
Iieves 10 Principle Of BimetalIism
But Says Question Has Been
Settled by the Discovery


Settled by the Discovery
of Gold.
William J. Bryan, who is still In
London, having had the opportunity
OF reading American newspapers, con-
ssnted Thursday to discuss some OF
the questions which have been raised
since he has again bacome prominent
ss a presidential possibility. He said:
II notice that ! am now described
asa conservative, and In order that
there may be no misunderstanding on
that subject permit me- to say that In
one sense 7 always have been q con.
servative. The Democratic policies
are conservative in that they embody
old principles applied to new condi
tions. There Was nothing new In prin-
ciple in either Of the platforms on
which stood. We were accused Of
attacking property, when In fact the
Democratic party is the defenner Of
propsrty because it ende2yors to draw
the line between honest accumulation
by honest methods on the one side
and predatory wealth and immoral
methods on the other. Il is to the
interest Of every honest man that dis
honesty should be exposed and pun
ished; otherwise the deserving are apt
10 srffsr for the uadeservlng. II,
however, by the word conservative
hey mean that I have changed my
position on sny public question or
moderated my opposition to corporate
aggrandizoment they have surprise
waiting for them. am more radical
than Z was in 1896 and have nothing
to Withdraw on economical questions
which have been under discussion.
''The only QUESTION we discussed in
1886 upon which there has been any
ap parent change, is the silver Ques-
tion, and that has not been a change
in the advocates OF bimetallism 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 produc-
tion OF gold has brought in part the
oensftwe expected to secure from the
restoration OF silver. The per capita
volume Of money in the United States
is almost 5 per cent. greater now than
il was In 1895, and the bensfts
brought by this increase have not only
vin6icate6 the quantitive theory OF
money but have proven the benefits
Of the larges amount OF money. No
advocate Of the gold standard can
claim the triumph Of his logic.
IT believe In bimetallism, and I
believe that the restoration OF silver
would bring still further prosperity,
besides restoring par in exchange
between gold and silver. using coun-
tries, but recognize, as DO all other
bimetallists whom I have met abroad,
that the unexpected and unprecedentr
ed increase in gold production has for
the present removed the silver ques.
tion as an issue.
while the money question has
waned in importance other questions
have been forging 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 grestest
number by legislation which conforms
10 the doctrine of equal rights for all
and special privileges for none.
"Oa the new questions many will
act with US who were against us on
the money questions, for, notwith
standing the discussion Of that Ques
tion, millions did not understand it
and were frightened into opposition.
We cannot expect the support OF any
one who is interested in taking ad-
vantage Of the people either through
trusts or through any other illegiti.
mate form Of business. Our efforts
should be to distinguish between
those corporations which are legiti.
mate and those aggregations OF wealth
which are organized TO; purposes OF
public plunder and appeal for support
to those only who are willing to have
the government protect each person
in the enjoyment OF his own earnings.
1.-THE newspapers have been trying
to create friction between what they
call old friends and new friends In
politics. Those are friends who are
working towards a common end, and
each campaign brings to some extent
q new alignment. In 1896 the party
lost many Democrats and was re.
cruited by q great many who had been
Republicans up to that time, and we
welcomed them. In 1900 some came
back who were against US in 1895,
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 pat
ties are so anxious to secure recruits
that past differences sre not empha.
sized il there is sincere agreement
on present issues.
do not know that we can find a
better plan than the Bible plan, which
admits the eleventh hour cOmeer to
place In the vineyard and to share the
reward with those who began earlier.
7 think this is sound politics as well
as sound religion, provided the new
recruit comes to work and not to in.
se1fere with the other laborers. But
Of course when an overSeer has to be
selected, experience cannot be LEI
out OF consideration. The worker who
came late would, il honest, be toe
modest to assume an attitude Of supe.
riority over those who had toiled dur.
ipg the earlier hours. While the
question Is one OF purpose, a man who
recognizes the dangers that threaten
our country and is anxious to avert