The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-14
4. AM MORE.
RADICAL THAN
. EVER
am. j BRYAN DECLARES H,MSElG
N LONDON-SiYS THE SILVER
QUESTION is NOT DEAD-RE
.TERATEs FORMER PRINCIPLES,

LONDON. July lc.-Wm J. Bryan
having Aad the opportunity CT read
ing American newspapers consented
to discuss some OF the questions
which have been raised since he nas
again become prominent as pre-l-
dentialtv.
lie said: -. notice tina, am now
regarded BY some as conservative
and i'll order thar there may be ~
misunderstanding on the subject. per
nit me to say that in one sense
always have been conservative. The
democratic policies are conservative
in that they emboGy old precepts ap-
piled 70 new conditions. There was
nothing new in either OF the platforms
On which ! stood. We are accused uf
attacking property because it endeav-
Crs to draw the line between honest
methods on the one side and predatory
wealth and immoral methods on the
other. !, is to the interests or every
honest man that dishonesty should be
exnosed and punished Otherwise the
deserving are apt TO suffer with the
un.ieserving'
More Radical Now
"Ie however, by the word conser-
yatlve they mean that | have changed
rny position on ahy public questions or
moderated my position to corporate
aggrandizement, they have surprise
waiting for them l am more radical
than | was in 1896 and have nothing
which have been under discussion
The Silver Question
The only question we discussed in
1896 upon which there has been ap-
parent change is the silver question
and there has not yet been q change
in the advocates of Gmetallism but In
conditions. We contended for more
money and urged the free coinage OF
silver as the only means then in sight
duction of gold has brought in part
the benefit we expected to secure from
the restoration Of silver The per
capita volume of money in the Unit ID
States is almost fifty per cent greater
now than il was in 1888 and benefits
brought by this increase have moi only
Indicated the quantitive theory OF
money, but have proven the benefits
CT larger amounts Of money. No ID
yccate OF :he gold standard can c.aln,
the triumph of his logic.
Goid Production Increase
Il believe ia bjmetallism and /,
believe that the restoration OF silver
would bring still further prosperity
besides restoring par ir exchange be
tween gold and silver using countries
bu! l recognize, as do all other hi
metallists whom have met abroad
that the unexpected and unprece
dented increase in gold production has
fer the present removed the silver
question as an issue.
While the money question has
wancd in Importance other questions
, have been fosking to the front ane
,o'thcse questions we must apply the
same principles we applied to the
money question and seek TO secure
he greatest good to the greatest
n!mt e: by legislation which conform.
10 the doctrine. of equal rights TO
all and special privileges for none.
If present Indications count fol
aavthing that platform is likely to b.
60 nlain that. no one can mistake AM
50 strong that no enemy of Demo
cratic principles be drawn to th'
party
Bryan added that nc would. discus
the trust. tariff. railroadN and !abo
questions. imperialism and other is
sues at length when he reached Amer
X ica. ~ &c s@