The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-21
BRYAN'S SPEECH.

1t is the speech of a patriot and
statesman. No man lives to-day on.
the American continent who can ex-
eel it. No nominee of any party
in the past for any position has
equaled it. Mr.. Bryan's great
speech in the Chicago convention,
and his subsequent nomination by
that body, electrified the whole
country, and from that day until the
occurrence of the memorable event
in Madison Square Garden Wednes-
day night, the electric shock has
been growing in magnitude.-Bir-
mingham State Herald.
The genius for stating abstruse
facts in simple and concise form is
apparent in every line. Never be-
fore have the arguments for silver
been made so clear, so simple, so
pleasing and so convincing in so
small space.-Chattanooga News.
1t was magnificent campaign
document. 1t was a cool, calm
appeal to mems minds and not to
mems emotions. 1t was the discus
sion of the issues of the campaign
from the standpoint of logic and
reason. The speech gave to
Mr.. Bryan Il new dignity. Those
who had been taught that he
abounded merely in catch phrases
and theories of the hour, found in
him student and patriot.-The
Nashville Sun.
In masterful presentation of the
cause for which he stands, and a
clear and convincing calculation of
the platform on which he stands,
Mr.. Bryan evoked one of the most
New York has been called to wit
ness in many years. 1t was a grand
tribute to the man, an Endorsement
of the principles of which he is the
representative. 1t was a superb per-
sonal triumph and victorious pre-
vailing of sound principles Atlanta
Constitution.
The speech Of the Hon. William
j. Bryan last night in response to
the formal notice of his nomination
for the presidency by the national
democratic convention, is as forceful
as it is eloquent, as logical as it is a
sincere. The strength of Mr..
Bryan's address was naturally in his
discussion of the financial question.
Never has so abstract a question
been presented in so living a light.
On the subject of "honest money
| he declared that "the dollar which
increases in purchasing power is as
dishonest as the dollar which de-
creases in purchasing power" His
exposition of the evils of an appre-
chatting currency was a model OF !u-
cidity and power.-Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
The reception of Bryan in the
East and his great speech at Madi-
son Square were a profound disap-
pointment to his opponents. The
self-constituted guardians of the
country, who have been trying to
portray Mr.. Bryan as an anarchist,
Rugged the fond hope that he would
plunge into polar wave east of the
Alleghenies and that the superior
patriots of that section would be
treated to a shocking exhibition OF
anarchistic red fire. Neither OF
these expectations has been realized
The reception of the Democratic
candidate in the East has been not
merely respectful but enthusiastic
The people of the East have well
coined Mr.. Bryan. They have
eagerly listened to his political mes
sage. They have given every indi-
cation of warm approval of his argu-
ments and appeals. Mr.
Bryan's speech was a strong, states
manlike defense of his platform. II
was calm and argumentative in tone
and appealed to the nobler, not the