The labor world., 1906-09-01
RAD|CAk|sM Of BRYAN
STILL WORRIES many
New York Papers Imagine He
Has No Other Idea Except.
=. That of Free Silver.

Discussing ~'.Mr. Bryan and Radical
ism," the New York World IS in
doubt as, to what Mr.. Bryan means
By saying that he Is mere radical
than ever. with freq coinage ~
silver out of the way, Mr.: Bryan has
yet says the World, ITO exn'atn what
meat It 3is= upon which his rads:aiis.n
Eisagofng to feed. It Il snot: 10
denre IA ~ IS HAL issues without Cd
n9.fntn tina sncial li1k anlr md llr.s
Bryan HIS given ex:eaent feassns Is.
show why sae not and can not Iie6
a Socialist The radical .1omasu OUT
side OF socialism is being rapidly pre-
empted by Mr.. Roosevelt. There are
few claims left to Jump, unless Mr.:
Bryan Is prepared to make q campaign
issue Of q sraduted income tax ana a
Federal progressive Inheritance tax
Mr.. Bryan's statement that he is
more. radical than ever" is evidently
not UNDERSTOOD by the World, -eonl-
ments the Arizona Citizen r'In the
very interview In. which this state
ment appears. Bryan asserts that he
has always been9a7 conservative, and
when in the sa,hss breath he says he
is ''more radicaln~ than ever, he de-
sired to convey ahfs meaning: Il was
conservative in 1896. when <ou called
me radical, and in the sense that
you then called my. conservatism
radical. I am more radical than ever"
The radicalism which Mr.. Bryan will
advocate is not new. but consists, as
he says. in the application of old Dem
ooratic~ principles to new conditions.
For instance, the old Democratic de-
mand for revenue tariff may be de-
fined as ''radicalism'' to the vora c1ous
monopofies which have fed and fat
tened on privilege. TO take awav
these privileges would be radicalsn,
In the view Of some; but: it would
BE- nevertheless. old Democratic con-
servat1sm. A graduated income tax
and progressive Federal Inheritance
tax would not be consistent with
democratic conservatism, but thew
would be classified as radicalism hv
the privileged classes.
10 restore the individuality Of the
citizen and to limit the central powers
OF the Federal government to snch
functions as are not included in tho
reserved rights Of the States would ho
classed as radicalism now because -
would mean such vast changes in tho
reoeral government as now conducted
but when these principles were active.
~ employed in our Federal odrn;n,-
stratton they were conservative
enough.
naolcallsm Is term used in a GEN.
era1 sense frequently, and when 50
used In politics may be confined q.
policies which propose a change ~
the existing order. That is the Lina
OF radicalism Mr. Bryan speaks about
he would overhaul a trust-breed,ne
tar1n, he would destroy private mon.
opoly. he would compel wealth to hear
us snare OF the burdens OF the Fcd-
eral government, he would brine t.,
'erseate corporations under cumnlato
control OF the Federal power h,
would install economy where extrav,-
gance now runs riot. he would regard
the principles OF the Declaration ~
1noependence living obligation IN
our dealings with alien people. These
would involve important changes in
the existing order, and would, by neo-
PIE enjoying profits from the present
system. be considered radical. In tha
larger prospective Of our nationo, uva
however. these are considered doo-
trines because they offer the s,re..
guarantee to the perpetuity Of tha
republic
Smoke Puradora Cigar, Clear T1ovor,