The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-10-05
THE BRYAN

When we add to great natural oratorical ability the expert
platform, we have a combination out Of which ought 70 be produc-
ed a good speech. It is that combination which Mr.. Bryan pre-
night, he appeared at his very best in his Grand Forks address.
there thee s as of oi 1hd ap pGT tSe 1pe xGlee aR Run 9os z peasIn e P Rsve scou Mead
a mellowness which charms without offending.
facts and Arguments rgmsi s for the Consideration Of y voters o and md for the he
R ~ sSs.s Of Influencing ciagt their action ?a. in deciding important issues,
MI: BRYAN tells us that his party reduced the tariff; but
reduction to reduce the cost Of living, and to the manner in which
He tells Us that his party enacted a currency law; but he
n ne2 4pt to to mention that the currency law which was passed is
W ths a sn5dndad d@& Fl and nd X 4hde ;n with the assistance 4dsts s e Of FIRE; Republicans,
forri f. t. tells 5o !: fiat fiat lis lis party party n PASSED s5o a rg n:t,5 credits law ;s ); but !! he
sg are yet at sea as to how it is to work and What its effect
gets that the most vigorous opposition to the principles under
which the trade commission is supposed to operate have been the
He tells US Of an antitrust measure intended to destroy
which a monopoly. has been destroyed by by this il law e S'u Or pr rodu IS
have been rendered more accessible to the people because of it.
to remind en5n US that by the very terms Of this law the government
Is s e1 aneien to to 90 business at a loss, a loss which must be met by
., H tes Of the child labor law; but he fails to cite a single
imperative in relation to many institutions in which children are
He tells us that a great railroad strike was averted: but he
tells to say that the strike was averted by the abiect surrender
Of a threat w W Vic '@'"A"e u '0'S na''0n IN the lace
He tells us Of the Philippine bill; but he does not tell us that
IN eae zd rn1iapp pmo' bal holds out promises of independence to groups
81 peoples unrelated in race, language, religion or stage of civiliza-
ton, and whose capacity for self-government is now and must re-
mann Tor Years an unanswered question.
He tells us Of peace treaties; but o1nHs all reference to the
under foot. '"s 'i""p"eo
He discusses our relations with Mexico, but SAYS nothing Of
the American lives lost in and because of Mexico without the adon-
ton 81 Of a definite and settled policy in relation thereto.
He praises the president for having kept us out of the EuroD-
the high seas. NA'"" ils''S oh
It is impossible in a ten7ninute article to review in detail
a IWo-noui s!5ecLl, III IL is impossible for even so ACCOMPLISHED
an orator as Mr. Mr. Bryan in a single evening to consider, from all
their angles, all of the complex problems with which our govern.
ment has to deal: MIR. Bryan has done we'll what he set out to do.
fset has ra RaGes before fa IRE his hoa Hudien &c i in the sz most favorable light some
has been a part and of which he now appears as the advocate To-
But Mr.. Bryan's special plea, ably made though it is, will not be
mistaken for the searching analysis and balanced criticism mon