The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-22
4 YOUNG ORATOR.
who Has Bounded into Tamo with Ono


speech.
Washington, March 16.-(5peciaL) y
There are many young men III the present
house.
looking young chaps, full Of ambition aud
eager to bound 10 the front. Nearly all
OF them have appeared before the footllShts
but few have received either bouquets or
applause
nhme is NVillilm j. Bryan. lie halls from
Nebraska, and is but tliirty-0ne years of
age by one sIccch he has made himself
Wien the tariff debate was taken up to-
Gay and Mr.. Bryan took the floor TO de
liver Il speech, the old members quickly
Clipped back into the lobby They OK
pcctcI nothing from the smooth-faccd
young man, Who bears Il striking resem-
blance to the late Samuel J. Randall
He had not hal the floor i've minutes
however. before they commenced return
Ing, and in ten minutes nearly every man
was IN his seat and every eye was upon
the y0ung orator, whose words showed a
surprising familiarity with the subject
There was TO threshinS over old straw
bat q strong, clear, convincing argument
delivered with a display OF natural orato-
~ which cannot be equaled BY any man
upon the floor of the house or the senate
either. for that matter.
The republicans commenced interrupt
Ing him after he had talked perhaps TWEEN
Il minutes. and then il WAS he showed
what was in him. Quick at repaYtee
thoroughly posted. he drove them TO cover
as fast Is they showed their heads, and cv-
cry time he received enthusiastic applause
Hundreds OF questions were put to him ana
to every one he made a reply that routed
abe qucstiOupr. At the expiration OF an
hour. the time accorded to him, the speak
er's gayel raped. Then it was every man
on both sides arose to ask unanimous con-
Everybody cried out, go on, 90 on, you
can have all the time you want. lie
spoke for nearly three hours. There was
not dull sentence nor quli Wofu III .ne
entire speech Not man left his seat the
whole time. It was magnificent EFFORT,
nerfe,t in every way. Nothing like it has
been heard on the floor OF the house, for
twenty years. Men who have served III
years say they have never heard a
fcriff sneech to equal it. This might sound
ike IN cXagEcTauoH, but 1t IS true no
effort of Carlisle Morrison, Mills, or any
Of the recognized ttili orators; H"1 Z, ~ ~
touched it. His voice was perfect, has de
livery magnificent. and his argument SIM
ply unanswerabIe in every particular:-
1t was, indeed, grand speech. When
he had finished. every democrat on the
floor crowded around him to tender con-
gratillatinns. Not one single man failed.
Even the dOCrkeCpers ard pages crowded
around and people from the galleries came
down, after adjourEment to set a closer
view of the man who had bounded from
obscurity to greatness in one day.
a Slate for Georgia.
The latest piece of Georgia political COS
sip here is TO the effect that the third party
will put out a candidate for governor and
for congress in every district in the state.
AS far as the slate has been
formulated, it is that Mr.. Wat
son will be the candidate
for governor: Colonel Peek will be Il candi-
date for congress in the fifth district
against Colonel Livingston. and that Mr..
Ellington. Of McDutlie, VIII be the third
party candidate for congress from the
tenth district. Whether this slate will be
carried out, no one here is prepared to say,
but that is the slate as given one of the
Georgia congressman il letter from home
this morning.
Senator G0rdon's Illness.
Senator Gordon hass been in bad health
for some time His physician has advised
a long and complete rest and within q
day or two, he will leave Washington
for home to remain until he fully recov-
erS his strength.