The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-07-25
away with the light OF each new day.
The Manners of the Man.

netic. Men like him. He is pleasant to
the eye, to the ear, and soothes by his
presence and never troubles. No man
ever saw him in passion. He is cool
and of 1awless temper. He is of good
poise and his emotions sit steadily, as
becomes the emotions Of one who, with
care for himself, eats thrice day, SCOTS
at dyspepsia and sleeps soundly Of
nights.
Bryan is we'll, even highly, educated.
He has dug through books and trun-
neled learning equal with any dusty,
musty college professor Of them all.
More than books, he has studied men,
and their lives have been his lessons.
He has memory like wax, and all he
has heard or read or seen abides with
him.
He is not so profound as quick, and,
with an intellect rather military than
philosophical, he makes weapons of all
he knows, and every scrap Of learning
belonging to him is at prompt and ready
hand to be either defensive or offensive,
as his swift genius for combat may de-
eide.
When Bryan made his famous can
vass of his state, in 1890, the old time
politicians took no interest in the bat
tie, as they looked upon il as lost at the
outset, and they were more than Mig
gardly in furnishing the sinews of war.
But the younger Democrats were more
than jealous, and by their vigorous eff
forts fully made up for the lack of cam
paign funds.
Mr.. Bryan was then, as now, q COM
paratively poor man, and his campaign
expenses were limited to less than $400.
But the greatest interest was aroused,
and Mr.. Bryan's tour became one long
ovation. The Republicans had submit
ted a prohibition amendment to the
state constitution, and the Democrats,
in their platform, had declared against
prohibition. Lincoln and Omaha, the
largest cities in the state, were in the
district, and in them the Republicans
lost heavily on the temperance issue.
A striking feature of the campaign
was the challenge issued by the Demo
cratic committee to Connell to discuss
the issues Of the day i'll joint debate
with Mr.. Bryan. They did not really
expect that Cornell would be rash
enough to accept, but hoped to make
political capital out of his refusal. Con-
NELL however, flattered by former sue
cesses in haranguing helpless juries,
accepted the challenge.
Mr.. Bryan then showed that he was
not only his adversary's superior in ora
tory, but also his master in matters of
fact. Thoroughly familiar with the sub-
jects to be discussed, he was equipped
with statistical and historical informa-
ton and was ever ready to meet the
points of his opponent on economic as
well as political grounds.
From the outset his advantage was 30
marked that Connell's friends recon-
mended him to find some excuse to draw
out of the contest, but with more per-
sisterce than discretion he refused to
hearken to their advice, and when the
votes were counted it was found that he
had been showed under by majority of
nearly 1000.
Bryan, an obscure, struggling lawyer
in small Nebraska town, with small
income and gloomy prospects, came to
congress with the overwhelming Demo
cratic majority which recorded the
country's rebuke of McKinleyism.
OF the hundred and more young mem
bers who then appeared in congress he
was among the youngest. A few months
previous he had celebrated his thirty
first birthday.
Next to the smooth shaven, boyish
Bailey Of Texas he was the youngest
member of the house. He sat away
back near the rail with Kilgore. who
unexpectedly acquired fame by kicking
open the main door, which Reed had
ordered locked while counting 'visi-
BILE quorum.
Bryan attracted little or no attention.
To the men even from the west his abil-
ity was unknown. He was looked upon
as one of the accidents of politics, like
George Fred Williams, who seconded
his nomination for the presidency;
Sherman Hoar and others, who came
from districts never before and never
since represented by Democrats.
He was guilty Of the crime of being
young man. ne Coulu uOC ueHy IT, IL
was undeniably written all over his
smooth, clear cut face; was revealed in
the sparkle of his dark brown eyes, and
was undeniably betrayed in his first
speech. flowery and spread eagle, which
was side tracked to The Congressional
Record without being delivered. Put
aside by the leaders, who deny any lati-
tude to inexperience, he sat day after day
in his seat, watching parliamentary
tricks and subtleties and mentally col.
lecting knowledge of men and affairs,
which he used with surprising tact and
force when his opportunity came