Show BRYANS NEW YORK SPEECH The Democratic program outlined by Mr Ir Bryan In his Now York speech ought to be bo satisfactory not only to the extreme partisans who ho are ready to accept ac ept any party dictum but to the in independent independent Independent dependent citizens of ot all parties who desire earnestly the extinction of ot the great gr at abuses which have hove been the tho sub subjects subjects of ot most serious consideration throughout the nation for the past year Mr Ir Bryan made it very plain that he helas las has tas no quarrel with wealth as his hh attack is on the wealth which has been accumulated by monopoly and arid op oppression oppression fostered by special legisla legislative legislative legislative tive privilege and fattening on the earnings of ot a helpless people He draws I the line Une sharply between creative con constructive I II wealth depending defending upon hon honest honest honest est energy and ability alone and that w wealth alth which has had its foundations in injustice and the corrupt manipulation tion of political poll faYOs His discussion of ot the trusts is worthy of reiteration Like LUte most disinterested men he sees noes in the trusts a menace to the national life Eveh v ven n if their con consolidation consolidation of or productive energy results in economic gain ho he believes the men menace arE ace exists none the less and that the country can better afford to destroy monopoly at a loss of economic effectiveness ef oe rather than see seo its integrity and very existence threatened by the perpetuation of trust evils On the tho other hand Mr lr Bryan Brian is quite as frank in his opinion of socialism and his opinion will surprise who have haye thought him In sympathy with the collectivists Conceding their hon honesty honesty esty sty he declares they propose to sub substitute substitute another nother and worse disease for tor forthe forthe the disease existing and that the only way ay to them is in frank debate At the same time he ho concedes the pow power po er pr of or the government to own its rail rall railroads roads a socialist doctrine and one of 1 the cardinal tenets tene of f the creed though by no iri means tho purpose of the Socialist So party parly Lacking SQ at in the sloped oratory of the Bryan of 96 the speech marks the tho mature thought t tl o an anable able an It political who tSal C lal Ial legislative favors it not con conciliate conciliate ciliate mate the tha politicians who prefer policy to statesmanship but it will appeal powerfully to the thoughtful patriotic sentiment of that va v vat st t class which cares ares more for country than for party and more for the welfare of all classes than for the prosperity of the few I |