The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-07-13
BRYAN YET CUNG@
70 1895 DOCTRINE
ISSUE WILL NOT BE ALIVE IN
COMING CAMPAIGN
Says That He Has Always Been Con-
servative, As Democratic Policies
are Always Sole Is Now More
Radical in the Way of Reforms
Than Ever Before Platform of
1908 Will Have It In for Trusts.

London, Eng, July 13.-William
j. Bryan, having had the opportunity
of reading the American newspapers,
consented yesterday to discuss some
of the questions which have been
raised since he has again become
prominent as presidential pos
sibility. He said:
81 notice that am now described
that there may be no misunderstand-
ing on that subject, permit me to
say that in one, sense have always
been conservative The Democratic
policies are conservative in that they
embody old principles applied to new
conditions. There was nothing new
in principle in either of the plat
forms on which stood. We were
accused of attacking property when,
in fact, the Democratic party is the
defender of property by its endeavors
to draw the line between dishonest
accumulation of property on the one
hand and the honest accumulation by
honest methods on the other. It is
to the best interests Of every honest
man that dishonesty should be ex-
posed and punished, otherwise the de-
serving are apt to suffer for the un-
deserving"
If, however, by conservative they
mean that have changed my posi-
tion on my public questions on moder-
ated my opposition to corporate ag-
grandizement. they have surprise
waiting for them. I am more radical
than / was in 1896 and have nothing
to withdraw on economic questions,
which have been under discussion.
The only question we discussed in
1896 upon which there has been any
apparent change is the silver ques-
ton; and that change has been not
in the advocates Of bimetallism, but
in conditions. We contended for.
money and urged the free coinage of
silver as the only means then in sight
for securing it. The increased pro-
duction Of gold has brought in part,
the benefit we expected to secure
from the restoration of silver. The
percapita volume Of money in the
United States is. almost fifty per cent
greater now than 1t was in 1896 and
the benefits brought by this increase
have not only vindicated the quaint
tive theory of money. but have proved
the benefits of a larger amount Of
money. No advocate Of the gold
standard can claim the triumph of his
logic. believe In bimetallism and
u believe that the restoration Of silver
would bring still further prosperity,
besides restoring a par In exchange
! between the gold and silver using
countries. But recognize, as do all
other bimetallists whom I have met
abroad, that the unexpected and un-
edented increase in gold produc-
L tion has, for the present, removed
the silver question as an issue. While
\ the money question has waned In Inn
portance, other questions have been
forging to the front and to- these
questions we must apply the same
principles we applied to the money
question s.nd seek to secure the great
est good to the greatest number by
legislation which conforms to the
doctrine Of equal rights tor all and
special privileges fcr none. on the
questions many Will act with us who
were against us on the money ques-