The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-07-17

incident was a long and elaborate
speech in favor of free trade IN his
own state Mr., Bryan was closely
identified with the Populist move
ment in fusion with the feeble Demo
cratic party of the northwestern
states. and il was to promote this
fusion that he gave his vote in 1892
to General Weaver, the Populist can
didate for president. General Wed
yer is the old greenback leader. He
was heard from again at Denver
last week, and also greenbacks in
the plank referring to emergency
currency. But in 1896 il was thought
expedient by the radical elements
with which the Democrats party, in
its weakness and unpopularity. lad
become entangled, to try the free
coinage of silver as halfway house
to imitation and complete money de-
baseemnt The Populists, though
still openly for greenbacks, added
their more than million votes to
the Democrats in the fight for free
silver. and the issue resulted in an
exciting campaign and immense total
vote.
Mr.. Bryan made an untiring eau
vass. offering financial theories and
arguments that time has proved 10
be entirely wrong. Up and down the.
country he preached his fallacy. He
has been the apostle of fallacy in
every important issue that he has
adopted His judgment is funda-
mentally untrustworthy, In his sec
ond race for the presidency, free
silver. having been defeated and
practically shown to be a delusion,
was put in the background, and anti
imperialism was declared by the plat
form to he the paramount issue. The
failure was still more emphatic. IL
was not the opinion of the people
that the new possessions acquired in
the war with Spain would change the
national character by arousing a pas
sion for exploiting and Expressing
the inhabitants of the islands added
to our territory. Events have shown
our policy in this respect 10 be disin
terested and generous. Money raised
in the outlying islands is spent there
for their own benefit and the ma
tional treasury has appropriated
much more for the same purpose.
The fallacy of 1900 was easier to
dispose of than that of 1896. In his
second campaign Mr.. Bryan carried
but four small northern states, whose
combined electoral vote was 10. He
was overwhelmed in both the cleo
toral and popular vote.
The heavy defeat of Dir. Parker
four years ago. which the yelled hos
tility of Mr.. Bryan greatly empha-
sized. brought the latter to the front
again. and his tour around the world
kept him under the limelight. No
sooner was Mr.. Bryan home from his
long journey than he put before the
country new paramount issue that
he had mentally evolved during his
absence II was the public owner
ship of railroads his fallacy was
repudiated by his own party, esper
cially the Democrats of the south
without its trial at the polls The
party would not stand the proposed
government purchase of property val
ued at SIS 900, 600. O0o and the con-
version of l 100000 railroad workers
into government employees. Mr.. Bry-
an still sticks to free trade. which
an increasing number of Englshmen
admit is a fallacy. Should man
with such a record OF gross errors
in public questions be placed at the
head of this nation of $4,000. 900
people? Mr. Bryan is a citizen of
good moral character and ready
orator, but totally unfit. by reason of
unsound Judgment. to occupy the
place he seeks.