Evening journal., 1922-09-07
BRYAN AND HIS COMEBACK

VV7ILLIAM j. BRYAN, after making the rounds of
| w Democratic leaders in Washington, announces
that he will take active part in the coming campaign
He his opinion that OF the leading issues
would be the bill enacted by this Republican Con-
sress which he takes the burden OF taxation
OF the rich and places It upon the poor.
This quite Bryanesque in that II Is wholly
variance facts which Bryan could easily
ascertain and which probably knows 1t recalls the
ridiculous statements which he made in his first Presi
Dental campaign 1895, when he asserted the gold
bugs" had slipped into Congress and "in the dark Of
night" committed "the crime of 7s for the pur-
pose ensaving the American people. Mr. Bryan has
many years reputation fettng facts interfere
with policy appealing the passions of the ignor
order thesF political sup
port
Mr. Bryan also indicates that the tariff may be an
this campaign Just what he would have to say
regarding the tariff is matter of interesting specua-
ton. He was a member of the Ways and Means Com
mttee in the early days his political As
member of that committee wfdtthe Democrats in con-
troll he helped tariff which produced
more unemployment. soup houses, more distress
and suffering the working classes, more bank
ruptces the business world and more bank failures
in the financial world any other law that ever
placed upon the Federal statute books.
Mr.. Bryan made his campaign in 1894 In advocacy OF
the Democratic tariff promised his auditors that
people, tho hard times following the enactment
OF the Wilson tariff which Bryan helped frame and the
utter collapse of his predictions IN 1894 that led him to
abandon the tariff attempt TO have the people for
get It by raising the issue Of free silver.
Mr. Bryans reputation authority upon eoono-
mics and as an adviser the people IS meas
ured by the slogan which used in his Presidential
campaign of 1895 the effect that the price OF wheat
and the price of silver go up and down together Mr'
Brvan failed TO humbug the American farmer then by
such tommyrot to believe that ne
will be any more successfu in attempting TO hunbus
the American farmer this year by some new slogan
equally as grotesque.
Mr. Bryans interviews given out at washington were
not only Bryanesque but Democratic He frankly ad-
mitted whole purpose Of the Democratic campaign
this year is 10 get control the House in order that
they may deadlock government, block all legislation
and hamper the President and other Republican execu-
tives In order enough turmoil will be created 10
give tha Democrats an issue in 1924.
In other words Mr.. Bryens idea is not TO have
definite for,gard-looking. constructive program whion
and should be presented tho people for their de-
cson but 10 adopt the policy OF being "agin the gov
upon all policy of obstruction ana
policy of unfair ignorant and untruthfui
criticism of everything that is attempted without oner
Ing any alternative
Mr. Bryan's idea, according his interviews in
Washington OF running the greatest business corpora
ion in the world-the United States governments TO
,lect board of directors half of whom believe In one
,ocy and half of whom believe in another policy ana
hen let them engage in free for all fight while the
business Of the corporation goes to smash