Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-11-05
The Man.


"There are two striking impress
sions left by the presence Of William
Jennings Bryan. One is of earnest
ness, the other is Of power. He
seems To have faith in his cause.-the
faith which tries at least to remove
mountains. He seems TO have faith
in himself,-a faith which leads him
to halt at no obstacle. From the
time he started to mount the steps
OF the temporary stand at Mount
Royal avenue with the step of an
athlete, to the time when he sank
back almost fainting in his chair az
ter his speech at Music Hall, there
was not hint of nint-heartedness
about the man. He took off his
storm coat and hat and faced the
bowling storm with the air of man
who is willing to face any sort of
conditions. The wildness of the
night added TO the picturcsqueness
Of his character, and he seemed to
know it. He was ready for con-
| tiict with the elements aS well rs a
! conflict with the shifting passions Of
the crowd below. As he stood he.
fore the shouting multitude waiting
to be heard, there was not sugges-
ton or weakness or helplessness about
him. His eyes flashed with fire of
confidence, his mouth closed firmly.
he stood erect, commanding.
But his courage is not assurance,
His enthusiasm is not rant. He
speaks earnestly, but calmly. When
he was interrupted by shouts he did
not waste his energy. He waited
and reserved every word so as 20 de-
liver it so that it would tell. He
was like the Revolutionary soldier,
rcScrving his fire until his shafts
were sure to strike. He never lost
his judgment. When he found that
it was impossible to make n con-
nectcd speech, he turned what he had
to say into epigrams-clean cut,
striking propositions which he could
send home when opportunity offered.
Most of them left an impression.
After seeing Mr.. Bryan on the
platform one is not surprised at his
wonderful powers of endurance. He
is every inch man. He has chest
of which SandOw might be proud,
and the thews and sinews off giant.
His eye is clear and piercing as that
Of hawk. His broad, high fore
head would do justice to the head of
a philosopher. His heavy, square
chin, his straight cut mouth and his
aquiline nose, tell most distinctly of
utter tparlessuesS. 1t is a libel to call
him boy. There was not man of
| fifty in the audience Saturday night
who had Il face more mature. What
ever his ability as an economist,
William Jennings Bryan is truly
great as AN orator and as man. His
powar to sway the populace has
probably never been exceeded:
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PEN PICTUREs.-Mr Julian Haw-
thorne accompanied Mr.. Bryan on
his campaign in Illinois as a special
correspondent of the n. Y. Journal.
As descriptive writer Mr.. Haw-
thorNe is eXcelled by no one who has
been engaged in describing the
scenes and incidents of this eXtraor-
binary campaign. He is graphic,
picturesque, and vivid to a degree
few artists of the pen have reached.
Take this for instance
McKinley's the boy" shouted
man in the crowd, adding imme-
diately atterward, land Bryan's the
man. The apothegm was cordially
received, and ] was led to reflect
upon the contrast between the two
individuals.
On the one hand i saw the little
gilded, pinchbeck Major, peeking
and piping his complacent platitudes
In his Canton cottage, appearing on
his little porch and retiring from it
like the pith figure in a weather box
On the other hand / beheld BRYAN
standing like an oak, strong, fresh,
sincere, beneficent, telling truth and
doing good to friend and foe alike,
and actually fighting half this ma
ton, and successfully, too, with
nothing to help him but the honesty
and wisdom of his cause. 1t is not
Bryan, but the American people
that is really on trial in this cam
paign, and the 3rd of November
will determine whether there is
more manhood and independence
IN this country than there is coward.
ice and folly"
FROM 1901 to 1920 the production
of silver was 1 to against gold for
the next 20 years about = 10 |; for
the next twenty =! tol for the next
twenty years about > of gold to of
silver. During the years since 1873,
when silver was demonetized, and
while SO much has been said about
the flood Of silver, its production has
never once been twice that of gold,
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