Show KAY SELF one man on the republican legislative ticket has bad the hardihood to declare himself lie is an independent republican so be says and places silver above protection or reciprocity he repudiates tes the claims made by the mckinley republicans that be is a McKinIe when he was vouched for by adherents of senator brown as being a brown man THE STANARD accepted the statements as being true for every indication pointed that way but the following communication which he sends tends to place him in a different light EDITOR STANDARD I 1 have noticed the last few days in THE STANDARD n frequent reference to myself in which I 1 am classed as a gold bug now I 1 do not know where you got your information for I 1 have never been approached by any of THE STANDARD force as to where I 1 egand I 1 will say that I 1 deny the right of any paper to call me a gold man or a gold bag if the people are desirous of knowing my position on the financial question and I 1 believe they have a right to knowel will eay that I 1 am a firm believer in the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 I 1 believe that the silver question is the paramount issue in this campaign and if elected I 1 shall vote for a senator who stands on the same platform lama republican and believe in protection and reciprocity and expect to further those principles whenever I 1 davd an opportunity however I 1 believe the benator to be elected by the next legislature should be in sympathy with the stand taken by republicans silver first protection and reciprocity afterwards I 1 do not desire to appear as a after public favor in proclaiming my position but I 1 make it I 1 am not afraid of the truth I 1 am not pledged to any candidate nor will I 1 be DAVID KAT oct EDITOR of the ner silver state was in washington in angust 2893 and beard bryan deliver hia famous speech against the repeal of the sherman law he wrote hocee to his paper jhb impe seiona formed of dryan at abe time and in the last issue the artic ft from bis fifes ot anat year the following is a portion of the sketch mr bryan is ot striking personality black hair with hyperion Hj like curls adorning a massive and well shaped head hashing black eyes and deal cut features with a well proportioned athletic build donate the sound body so essential to a sound mind hie voice Is deep rich and flexible he is an elocutionist of rare ability his graceful gestures adding greatly to the charm of his delivery he had prepared a written speech but soon after beginning harter and some of the smart aleck gold buga began a technical catechism to which ho replied with such aptness and clearness that they wore at once silenced being thus thrown off his lino of remarks and inspired with the enthusiasm which he caught from an applauding multitude he went into the subject in which he is eo well versed and from his minds storehouse facts statistics and argument flowed with brilliancy at the end of his allotted hour an indefinite extension of time was granted him and for two and three quarter hours he continued a speech beard in the halls of congress one could not but be charmed friend and foe alike listened with deep attention his language clothed in beautiful figures of speech came rolling out with the harmony of exquisite versification while his deep from the whispered tones which held his listeners spellbound to tha high pitch oi earnestness which electrifies all whole gamut of oratory his speech abounded in fierce invective and scathing arraignment of the moneyed powers which he effectively hurled a t the erring democracy of the east they listened and writhed and were charmed with his eloquence and frightened at the warn inc truths bo sounded bryan has a future no man ever championed the right with such earnestness but the god who rules with justice lie fights for cause |