New-York tribune., 1908-09-23

Of tnis country TO resortto the dis honest methoa
of having their debts by issuI ag a oepaseu
,Y,one1r which would be equivalent Z 10 the paS :
rnent of what the nation AND peol he oNe a. a. .;,
rate of so cents on the doilar. ,to are
always has attraction 1or Ia Use
laboring under debt.
PROPHECIES THAT FAILED.
=, -. c.,,,,.isn Mr.. BRYAN pro phesied that
the continuation Of the gold star naIu 49,
uncertainty in employment of laoor ana halu s
ship TO the wage Garner; thal 1t w. Moet0 ,1axs-
down the price of farm products-NtIedt pe :
50 cents corn below 80 cents anCs oats 70 q. -
cents He did not have to lVe tN.o se"ts ra,1.
see every prophecy that ne naue i' '
paisn refuted by the fact s 1000
Tben there came on the campal gn OF l5oo'
In that campacn he Stiu adrereo 40 llle -
silver faliacy and stlil Went ap1n. + tha contin
irving TO explain why 1t was thaC tne 80 y,
,,a.io1 of the gold standard had not Nssui'eq IA !.
she disasters which he had pnoI'he9Ieo- p y.
lest the issue Of free silver had ceooIie ~ -. a -
- stnnrorn he brought out as a paramount
issue that of anti-mperialism he annouI.ceu @
that if he were not elected IN lHe .eAL it,! ,,I,
,,a+-s,fisn, would have ceased TO be IN TINS coo
- +be Fourth of July would become 4 Iiel'lV
and that liberty would die his aSLtdtion II,'I ~
this question continued the war ~ ~, eie 1-nita6
innines against the authority OF uS ,
S9e+es for nearly tzvo years longer, ana many many
q moor fellow who los1 his NE IN tIh s -
.of his country in those far distant isls11iu9
"a a. sict1S- 20 tl7e insuration which the opposl-
ttcn of the Democracy under MI: bL! on D,Ii1;,
10 the policy OF Mr.. Mckinney IN @ tIe "a P ~
,Ni,es tIe was beaten these issues. anu We
confinue 10 celebrate the Fourth OF July WIN
fervor. . .o.,.s arr Parker
AZ -; ~ ;.s+ad @ Mr. Bryan still insisted on in
ertine~ tT the platform clause in favor OF Ifee
silver but il was left out de then joined VIZ, ~,
Mr. Parker in making the paramount ! ISSUE - III
- % os --t,aodore Roosevelt executive usur-
nation and militarism- He oenouiceu n. ~ q =
Roosevelt as completely sup9ect 70 ooi 9.oarS
;,+ereS+s and held llp to the country the dangers
90 w. 10 which it would be SUBJECT ullpeT d
Roosevelt administration. Although tlle s1i,,e nc
rolicy was being pursued In Ihe N,lPP .Ia, o
before, imperialism hao Se0s0u " ~
The prophecy which Mr.. Bryan made with
reference TO the warlike tendencles VI VI
pooea1-ef+ and TO his subjeGtion TO corporate IN
5irence he found utterly refuted W WliIhh tM9
wears For never in the history OF lne "oIiu ~
80 any, ch;ef executive had such triumph IN
,-,atinr nesce as Theodore Roosevelt IN me
Russian -Japsrnese War, in Central America -
Santo Domingo and in Cuoa, aho @ ,c, ,,t =
history of the country has there beeh suOH a
complete triumph over corporate lnnuenee t 80
that which the courage. the honesty ana he Ihe
persistence of Theodore Roosevelt nave "IoNs''
during the pre- sent administration
In the campaign of 1904, ana IN pieNLouS p,
campaigns Mr. ETyan has denounced hlllll 5:I ls
and innerialisrn but this year he was ADVISED
that the visit OF our navy to the Paclhc~Coasl
had aroused such an interest in the~haNy, @ nau
made it SO popular on on 9@e i,,. 10 snnrove plank
IN the nlatforT11 for an adequate navy lor lAe
,protection Of the Pacific Coast just "il@r a., u.
means by this is a little difficult 10 Ten; W i1 o.
The Replblican party means by II is clear. II
means an increase in the forces OF the navy anu
vet with characteristic inconsistence Mr. bryan.
se sIrea5I- said. attacks the Republican party
for making suitable appropriations Tor the IN
crease Of our naval tCTce-
SAFE AND SANE POLICIES
In 1906 Mr. Bryan weiat around the world. and
his return was heralded with the statement tIlds
in his visit around the world he had so gaiheo
Information and knowledge that he had oecohis
safe and sane that he was conservative, anu
all the Democratic party awaited ms SoIllns
TT,7777 n i9r al
rival he dspeIled this erron eous impression py
declaring that he was convinced that the ohIy
solution Of the railroad problem nillIIlalelS
would he government ownership. He had pre-
yiously declared in favor OF natlonal INITIATIVE
and referendum and also IN favor OF the electloIi
Of federal 3udges All these most radical prop
.,sftions have now been excluded from the DEM
sacratic platform. They do not meet such pop
,llar approval as 10 5ustify them beng Drougnt
forward as a means of acQuir ing office in this
Ian1paign but they illustrate the character OF
the man who proposed them Ihey snow the
instability and variability OF his views. ana they
country have in respect 40 the danger 10 whlch
the public veal may be exposed should ne DE
put at the fleim as the pilot.
And now with the record Of promises and
prophesies unfulfled for a period OF twelve
wears with this record OF a hunt Tor an issue
51non which TO achieve the Presidency, with this
record of Reputation of negaUon ana OF run
ming away from national responsibilities, Mr.
BRYAN comes forward and asks that the people
give him an opportunity to put into operation
new reforms in respect to trusts and IN respect
.
wholly theoretical and on their face bearing
evidence Of their inlpracticabidty and OF having
been devised by the ready brain~of one looking
for plausible arguments rather than real re-
forms.
He only in qualified way approves the
r,cstal savings bank recommended by the Re-
publican platform. which is a tried and proved
means of encourag ging the wage Garner and
small farmer to make deposits in bank abso-
lrtelv secure: but much prefers system which
takes a mans money 10 pay a mans default,
and which instead of ST Strengthening our banking
system will break it down by destroying the
value Of the banking character and experience
and capital and Offering inducement TO reckless
and speculative bankers without character OF
capital
The record Of Mr.. Bryan and his character
rs il is understood by a twelve years acquaint-
ance with him have impressed the business
community of this country and those whose
judgments determine whether not capital
shall be invested that he is not a safe man with
whom to try experiments in government; that
he loves financial theories that are full Of soph-
istry and are impracticable; that he advances
propositions with but little sense Of response
bility to how they may be carried out IN
practice, and that he gives but little attention
10 the welfare of the conservative business COM
Ynunity in his suggestions Of reform. Certainly
his record justifies this judgment of him by the
business men. If he were TO be elected, unques-
ffonabiy because Of his record. however much
now he may seek to pose as a conservative be
cause of his record because of the failure OF the
theories which he has proposed for the last