The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22

black, and recalcitrant rather than
docile, de6es brush and comb. and tum~
bles and tosses with method of its
own. This hayward black hair. coarse
as a pony's. would give Bryan shaggy
effect were it not for the relief be brings
the situation by completely shaving his
face No beard. 90 mustacbe. has the
freedom Of Bryan's visage. Every
trace is carefully moved away with the
light of each new day. and when the
world meets the young statesman he's
as snug aud smooth as pulpiteer.
There is nothing soft, yielding or
effeminate about Bryan nothing Of the
willow. His eye is dark. his complex
ion ;s swarthy. with the British. not the
Spanish swarthiness; his nose an
emphatic curve, bis mouth we'll widened
and firm. aud the whole face founded
on a jaw. shs very seat Of power, and
az square hewn aud indomitable as if
cut from the living rock.
1t is a mistake to call Bryan a
'.Populistic blatherskite,": as paper
with more of billingsyate than brains
recently did. Bryau's whole instinct is
conservative. He goes not easily to the
new. Like all we'll balanced, all we'll built
men. Bryan is creature of bis envi-
comment He is for low tariff; yes.
He is for an income tax, auti-option
bill, free silver dollar !; yes He is
for all of these. Why? Because they
are as naturally Nebraskau product OF
principle as corn is uatural Nebraskan
product Of the soil.
There would be neither sense Dor
Justice in alarming an East, not much
acquainted With the man at best, by
pioturing Bryan as some Dantoa or
some Robespierre, the apostle of di'-
order, bent to cast all into chaos and
then cement chaos with blood. Began
is nothing OF the sort. He is wise. he
is faithful to trust; honest, with the
probity of the sun morally as we'll as
physically brave, and, above all, as
much the patriot as any one who at our
country's beginning suffered through a
Valley Forge to rejoice at Yorktown.
It skills rot, aids not, yields nothing
to the comfort or glory Of the gold or
aoy other cause to belle this man. Give
him bis due and tell of him the truth
as one would have done had he arrived
from Massachusetts instead of Nebras-
ka, or 10 bis political upcome been able
to show railroad or bank in his
pedigree. His honestly, his sincere
patriotism are not to be impugned.
What he asks for nationally may be
proper subject of debate, and percbanee
refusal, but the man himself is no
more to be corroded than gold, no more
to be corrupted than diamond.
Personally. Bryan will win all who
approach him. As man, none who
know him will refuse him respect.
Politically, Jefferson would adopt him,
Jackson take his hand and espouse bis
cause. Young as he is, Bryan is of the
old party, and in his nomination the
careful searcher will fod only renais
sance Of the ancient Democracy.
1t is excellent in Bryan's favor that
be is founded on himself. No ceserie
controls bin; no syndicate has paid
his debts and holds iu its strong box
S118,0 900 of his uncapcelled notes OF
hand to some sword of Damocles sus-
pended over him as mao or President
All there is of Bryan is Bryan unless
one excerpts his wife. who, with all
chats good about him, is the best thing
about him still She is woman ten
der aud true, cultered aud re6oed, and
has been stimulus, as we'll star to
guide in all of Bryan's life. She will
win we'll and wear long. should fate
find her on next 4:h Of March "the
first lady Of the land.''
Bryan is what they call magnetic
Men like him. He is pleasant to the
eye, to the ear, and sootbes by bis
presence and never troubles. No man
ever saw him in passion. He is cool
and of aawless temper. No flush Of
irritation ever reddeued his cheek. He
is of good poiss and bis emotions sit
steadily, as becomes the emotions Of
one who, with care for himself. eats
thrice a day SCOTS at dyspepsia and
sleeps soandly at nights.
Bryan is we'll. even highly, educated
He has dug through books and 'uu-
nelled 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, aud all be
has heard. or read. or seen, abides With
him.
Bryan is not SO profound as quick
and With an intellect rather military
that philosophical, be makes weapons
of all he knows, and every scrap ol