The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-07-21
WILLIS ]. ABBOTT GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF THE
POPULAR CHANGE TOWARDS LEADER

Under the The New Bryan, Willis Abbott
tributes the following article to the American Review Reviews
Somewhere the day statement that the BRYAN Wfo
will doubtless be nominated Denver days is not inteec-
y ecay the Bryan who carried the Chicago conven-
ton pf 1896 off its feet with his Gross Of Cold and Crown
Thoms' speech
This assertion only true The Bryan of 1896 had
youth and fire The Bryan of today has maturity more
inwedge of the world and more poe But it is to be question
ed whether there has been much change Bryan there has
been in temper Of the people whom he made his appeal twelve
years ago. and whom he renewing practically the appeal
with the exception Of one issue today
The people who in 1896 could in hmnotng but hobooded
zeaot look upon him and somewhat
sevatve acuated perhaps than any public life
by highest principles of ethics and Of morals But the change
has not Bryan Even the bitter campaign which first
made him great national figure having known him rather mt
ny and having studied nearly years before
that campaign said that Bryan should be elected he would dsap
point radical supporters and please the people the Demo
other party who wanted to see straightforward Du
administration conducted quietly without seeking for dramatic
any way directed for the overthrow OF honestly
existing business institutions The talk IN that campaign concern
ing anarcism and reputation political buncombe altogether
No could be farther then from anarcsm than was Mr. Bryan
none TODAY believes more fully ability of the law the law
making bodies to find remedy practically every political or
ill., provided the lawmakers and law eNostors are po
~ r. tbe viii of be peope and alive to the peoples needs
man who holds views Of that as far removed from an
arm the north pole from the south Yet he held these
1896 when the cry Of anarchy was raised he holds them
still One wonders whether it Bryan or newly awaken
ed public conscience public intellect with which we shall nave 10
do in the campaign OF this year.
SHvx No Longer an Issue
question There indeed marked and maeIa -
change in the apparent attitude the He longer breaches
silver But he says very frankly that the need which was supposed
1896 greater volume OF currency because o m @
existing scarcity gold has been met not as we nen Wop
met bv coming silver with gold fixed ratio but by the d
cover of gold fields which have enormously increased m
put that metal and added prodigousy to the Worlu @ -
There IS no sixeetoone in the Bryan mind today ee
apology for the dogma OF 1890 nor any a1e ] 10 ged
Yet l that on this point MI bryan Ids Ne
so much as the community which he must MAKE MS dPI
told in those days that TO continue coming - 5onor
Of ultimate redemption amounted to reputation m @" | few
But as Mr. Brvan pointed in conversation with 1 & l
days ago. the public who thought was | III e
dollars out silver have passed currency law - com
Bile the banks to issue money based upon railroad Doo
mercial securities upon which SpecuatlN ,r,
NAV take and which an overburdened Secretary m @ 80
nav efc+orl, annrove The Bryante point OF yeW even ~
day. with silver no longer issue would aouDle Which
cious metal dug the earth possessing m necial value
any limited product of labor possess and having t
for use in the arts was at least good iol ~ or
notes based on railroad bonds upon the ole - d when
capans of finance However lay Gould once
the Erie printing presses running oVerre I near that
people are mighty partial bonds stu o ienir1en
b % s pot Mp M % I an has @ fany during the last SIX years &C.
clared that the question OF bimetalSin hdu P
OF public discussion. e.;
Moderation of the Bryan Demands o N"fly-o" oo6
.l 81 that bitterly denounced platform Of 5y lSgC
one wonders t tbe dentnciation 50 herce ana nov The
mind changed greatly on the % f 90; for mary Of
~ $500 y d s 70 ta natfor1n have been accepted ana @ y9
them given legislative effect by the freS hut most Of those
pil d;t Nv we,s IL ~ fd,ena remain fundamental oGay @ ~
there NAV still exist some difference o. @ Snee Court has
What was known the atttacN new form in Republican
the moment am writing this come Y % Republican platform
councils for the question to whether Confidence both
he ofa fsP saa he aas p ss ssB:'R % s@'
ssS S5 and TsY s @s Ss@'sS' %so S speasa a S s
Bryan has had less to say on on - he views the rst cam
paign eo6 Its principle has been az a.
cened i; ,any states and approved by e & INTO federal law
supreme court decision still blocks ts
4 JVidely Tra7eled o0se'ssr -;,ion. since the
So it would be easy discussing t and the opposition party