Owing to lack of space the brief for the negative can not be published today. It will, however, appear in tomorrow's CRIMSON.

Debate of Oct. 15, 1896.Question: "Resolved, That it is for the best interest of the U. S. that Bryan should be defeated."

Brief for the Affirmative.Best general references: Taussig: Silver Situation; Schurz-Altgelt Debate, Boston Transcript, Sept. 21; Ex-President Harrison: Speech, Carnegie Hall, N. Y.; Bourke Cochran: Speech, Sound Money League Publication; Ex-Senator Edmunds: Speech, Phila. Ledger, Sept. 8; Forum, Aug. Sept. Oct. 1896; Platform, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1896; Speeches of William J. Bryan, July-Oct. '96.

I. The platform on which he stands is a menace to the country. A. The free coinage of silver is a false economic idea (1) The demonetization of silver did not strike down half our money. (a) Before 1873 only six million dollars had been coined (Report, Director of the Mint, 1895). (2) The demonetization of silver has not caused a scareity of money. (a) The total circulation has increased since 1873-1873, $774,000,000; 1895, $2,217,000,000.- (b) The per capita circulation has increased-1873, $18.04; 1895, $22.96;- (Report as above.) (c) Gold has increased-1873, $25,000,000; 1895, around $450,000,000;- (Comptroller Eckels) (3) There has been no undue appreciation of gold since 1873. (a) Prices have fallen because of other reasons. (x) In manufactured goods because of increased facilities of production. (y In agricultural products because of greatly increased acreage (Bradstreet's Report, 1895). (b) Wages and money incomes have not fallen since 1873 (Report of Sen. Comm. on Finance, 1891). (4) The silver dollar would not rise to a parity with gold. (a) The U. S. would not, as Bryan asserts, buy an ounce of silver, but simply coin all silver presented, and return it to owner. (b) All history shows that the unlimited coinage of an article has never been able to raise it to a level with gold, the market price having been beneath gold (Fiske: Critical Period of Amer. Hist. 1784-89; Blaine: Thirty Years in Congress, Vol. I.; Macaulay's History, Vol. I, II). (5) Free coinage would not give us bimetallism. (a) All our gold would be exported or hoarded, according to Gresham's Law. (Newspapers during panic of 1893). (b) We would be on a silver monometallic basis. (c) International bimetallism would be made impossible for (x) Europe should be abundantly suppled with gold. (6) Free coinage would be doubled. (b) Wages would be reduced in value. (c) Savings-bank deposits would be cut in two. (d) Life insurance would be reduced one-half. (7) The honor of the country would be forfeited. (a) Our bonds would be paid in depreciated money, contrary to the declaration of the Act of 1890. (b) All debts would be scaled down one-half. B. The attack on Civil Service Reform is an attack on good government. (1) The spoils system has always menat, and means now, corrupt administration of public affairs. C. The plank in regard to Federal Relations is an attack upon the U. S. Gov't and subversive of the Constitution. (Chicago Platform.) (1) It destroys the Federal equilibrium established by the Constitution. (a) It means that the U. S. Gov't can exist in efficiency only by the consent of the States. (Att'y-Gen, Harman to Chairman Bynum, Aug. 1896.) (2) It takes from the Federal Gov't. the essential qualities of a government. (a) It declares that the U. S. shall not protect its property nor uphold its laws within a state without the consent of the governor of the state. (3) It undoes the work of the Civil War. (a) It would mean, if carried out, that a state can withdraw from the Union, (4) The plank is not a theoretical idea, but part of a practical programme. (a) Its idea was carried out as vigorously as possible by Gov. Altgelt in Chicago Riots, 1894, (Gov. Altgelt to Pres. Cleveland, July, '94. II. Mr. Bryan is not a fit man to be President. (A) His political tendencies are against the best American ideas. (1) He and his party show a lack of reverence for judicious authority, (a) The Chicago platform earnestly menaces the Supreme Court (Dem. Plat., '96.) (b) Mr. Bryan sneers at the Federal Judiciary and Judge. ("Cross and Crown" speech and elsewhere). (2) If he were elected, we should be in danger from the wild vagaries of the Populist Platform (Pop. Plat., '96). (a) He would owe his election to Populist votes. (b) He would be compelled to appoint Populists to office. (c) He would have to seek Populist support in Congress. (3) He has shown himself to be personally dangerous to the country's welfare. (1) He has persistently tried to incite class against class (Albany speech, Syracuse speech, Aug., '96, etc., etc., etc.) (2) He has endeavored to array one part of the country against the other, (Speeches in Iowa, Aug., '96).