New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-15
STATEMENT FROM MR.. ST. JOHN.
MR.. DEPEw ON BRYAN's SPEECH.

HE HAD EXPECTED THE BOY ORATORS FAILURE
CHARACTERISTICS OF NETWORK AUDI
FNc-Es-To SPEND SUNDAY IN NEWPORT.
Cbauncey NJ Depew went to Newport yesterday
afternoon TO remain over Sunday lie VIII pe
the guest of Cornelius Vanderbilt al the breuheis'
and In the course of his visit Will talk over ous'-
ness matters with Mr.. Vanderbilt. Mr. Depew
has felt the heat keenly the last few days ana
Tbursday night at Manhattan Beach, suffered from
Il so much that he thought for rev moments
he was going succumb TO H. he tooh "eioiC
measures however. and speedily rallied lie saiu
yesterday that the fact that he hao peeh vi
a vacation at this every year FOR seven
teen wears made him feel the heat more severely
He intlmated that he might he compelled 10 take
little further outing before faii
whsle at Manhattan Beach Mr.. Depew read Mr.
Bryan's speech and also the accounts OF the way
In which II was received. He remarked yesterday
that he had expected the result OF the speech
az am" he said always interested In public
sneakers and have made study OF their Hao''S
md customs. felt assured when IL was HIS. an
nounced that Bryan would make the speech %
his life In Nev;-York that he would faii' WIN
n man of great ability and genius, such as "eo-
.,er or CLAY when an extraordinary occasion was
presented he to the emergency ana SURPASSED
any previous effort. With man OF mo"ei"'0
ability however 1t IA different. If he mas naue
reputation usually it is local and paseu upon o"e
hannv speech and when he IS confronted win
~reat cr,sis he fails He desires to outdo himself
he departs from his usual tactics In vain eiioi'
"a gain greater height, and the result Is ne ueai'
IN platitudes and becomes weak vapd ana 'i'in'
His effort, such as the one mace DS p''"'' d"
always a demorazins failure
"In all the history of New-York can thihh "a
III, two men who have come TO this city heraloeu
,e great orators who have lived up 10 their repu-
tations or surpassed themselves Inc "is' "''
Abraham Lincoln. in his speech at cooper IN
,,,,,,a and the other Henry W. Crazy, Ill
yrL advertised as speakers of strength anu
,og,cal reasoners. Both surprised even 'he'i Wv"
friends and scored instantaneous success ~
o,,er much heralded orator that can 'hinh VI
has justified the predictions mace ioi MIN P
10 his appearance in New-Aork -.
80. az tho true test Of an orator and the only
Nav-York audience. That Will be denleu IN
~, souh and the West and all over the country gen
eralIy where there is a latent preJuuice aea
Eost b,, Il IL true and will tell you why venture
the assertion and believe that "ha' s"' - w..
that not one out Of 500 persons who went 10 the a
aen the other night 10 hear Bryan was born N Nem
Work They were born. some in New Enga a so in
IN Inc South some in the West some IN rhe + a. ~
Toast states some In Europe and so on lheIe - W
more cosmopolitan city In the wo!ld IMAM tMda,ion
The cry against NewYork has no oaslc az h
We have Within city men from every sta,e i tg
Union Great lawyers, great Oanhe ,rs,s writer's
and thinkers they develop ana grew on" They are
s,hoi,c 10 the broadest degree They care not VIVA.
a n religion is, what MS pOitiCd ial''
g nd adrocates They Judge him upon his merits ana
n he impresses them they applaud II ne fas tey
Sont In this way they set a more eQual s.dnudIu u,
osrhaps than any other part of the country can
boast or rrod,,o, ~ environ
mani and education He was heralded iar ana near
as coming wonder a second Lincoln. the saviour Oh
his people and. above ALL calm ioSlca IeasYi ,
and "a man of great eoquence and oratorlcal apln,y
A New-York audience listens toaH TINS ADVANCE noG 1,
in silence and is not impressed by It, IL waits untlI
can see the man. hear the orator and then deduces
,,s own opinions. Bryan went before the people, OF
Neu-York They were ready give him the due
recognition that his abilities demanded and no mat,
Ter What his political faith his creed was, IL ne had
lived up 10 his reputation OF being an eloquent ora,
tor a magnetic person. good reasoneg, ne wout :,
not agreed with He came, he was studied critically
and ne failed. They may say what they VIII apou,
the East but the fact that Bryan failed 10 hoid
a New-York audience and proved dismal failure Is
going hurt his reputation all over the country he
was not hooted at: he not maiigned; he was not
treated to any dscourtesy. He simply failed 10 at
tract 10 interest and those who went TO see MIN
slowly filed with word Of condemnation. but
Just criticism that he was not equal TO his task