Show KEEP WITHIN THE IARTV LINES Bryan of Nebraska has made a vigorous vig-orous though brief reply to Carlisles harsh and undignified remarks concerning con-cerning the proposition made by certain cer-tain papers that he should meet the Nebraska exCongressman in public debate on the silver question Mr Bryan we are pleased to see repudiates I repudi-ates the charge made by Mr Carlisle that he is a Populist It has become I the fashion tor antisilvermen when I they fail to meet the arguments of free silver tdvocates to hold them up I to the public as Populists If to advocate advo-cate bimetallism is to identify oneself with Populism then but a few years ago Mr Carlisle was himself a Populist Popu-list V listMr Mr Bryan announces himself a Democrat Dem-ocrat He has never been anything else But he is one of the strong believers be-lievers in bimetallism who have taken I the lead in proclaiming the sentiment that the restoration of silver is of more I importance than adhesion to party I platforms To the fundamental principles I princi-ples of Democracy he still adheres but I if the Democratic party should refuse to embody in its next platform a I straight plank for the free and unlimited un-limited coinage of silver independent of European action then Mr Bryan will refuse to follow the party so far as that one particular is concerned II That is the sentiment of a very large body of Democrats in the West and in I the V South Populism is a new political growth I i I Democracy is as old as the nation The I free coinage of silver and gold as the I money of the United States has been i the doctrine of the Democratic party I from the beginning The Democrats have not borrowed anything from the Populists but the Populists have borrowed bor-rowed the free silver coinage idea from the Democrats The fiat money heresy is Populistic It finds no place in the political creed of the Democratic party Neither do other vagaries of Populism The principal reason why many Populists Pop-ulists are looking to the Democratic party as the only hope for the reestablishment re-establishment of bimetallism is because be-cause they see no likelihood of any change in the atitude of the Republican Republi-can party towards the white metal It is not because Democracy has imbibed im-bibed Populism Carlisle would lose no dignity in meeting Bryan on the public platform He would find a foeman worthy of his steel The Nebraska statesman has not so long a record as the eminent gentleman from Kentucky but his career ca-reer so far has been distinguished by striking ability which has received national na-tional recognition In his own state in Congress and before the country Mr Bryan has achieved a splendid reputation V The movement commenced at Memphis Mem-phis for a vigorous campaign for silver within the lines of the Democratic party we regard as the one thing needful It is in accord with what The Herald has maintained should be done from the commencement of the present pres-ent agitation on the silver question There is no need for a third party by whatever name it may be called The majority of the Democratic party is for silver and the surest way to obtain ob-tain the victory for free silver coinage is by a union of effort among the silver men of the nation for the election of a Democratic free silver Congress and President in 1805 Mr Bryan proposes to make his fight for silver within the lines of the great Democratic party I His example should lIe followed by every Democrat who regards the silver sil-ver question as the great issue of the times |