Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-08-02
4 IMAM OF THE PEOPLE.

y Washington correspondent writes
nj exchange in the following man.
ner regarding the next president of
the United States -William. j.
Bryan:
Hon. William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska, the Democratic candidate
for president OF the United States,
needs no introduction to the people
Of this republic, although he is only
36 years old-the youngest man ever
honored with the presidential nomina-
tion-his two terms in congress did
TINT thoroughly. He was a member
ct the house in the fiity-second and
Hfty-third congresses and would
probably still be n member il the Re-
publicans had not gerrymandered the
first destrict OF Nebraska which he so
ably represented. In each OF the
congresses in which he sat lie had the
honor, although he vas m OF the
youngest members, Of making the
speech which was most widely circu-
lated. The first OF those eloquent and
graphic speeches was delivered March
10th 1892, and wRs against the Nc
Kinley tariff law. That speech made
his fame, and may be considered by
almost everybody as having been one
OF the direct causes OF his having
been nominated for president by the
Chicago convention, and WIS more
widely distributed as Il campaign
document by the Democratic con-
gressional campaign committee than
any other speech on the subject, and
he became in n day III Of the most
popular and talked about men IN
congress. Tho other speech was made
at the cxtra session Of congress. called
to repeal tho Sherman silver purchas-
ing law. That speech was and is still
regarded ne one of the ablest argu-
ments ever made in either branch Of
congress for the free coinage OF silver,
and millions Of copies have bees sent
nut by tho silver men and it will
probably be more widely circulated
during the coming campaign.
Mr.. Bryan is thoroughly demo.
cratic in his manner and ways OF liy.
ing, is easily approached, always af.
fable, but never agaggy.' He is n
member on tho Presbyterian church
and when in Washington no always
attended with his wife. the New
York Ave. Presbyterian church. Ills
wife didn't study law with the inten.
ton OF practicipg, bnt merely took
the diploma in order to mako herself
o companiouable TO her husband
Mr.. Bryan in n poor man and no nc
yer makes any attempt to appear
otherwise. When in Washington )t
and his family-wifo and three chill
dren-occupied appointments IN the
house Of n resident OF tho unfashion'
able section in the immediate vicin'
ity OF tho capitol building, and will
the exception OF IN occasional lecture
before the Y. NJ. G. a., in which he
takes deep interest, his time wu
devoted TO his congressional duties
and TO study, After he made his
fret speech and became u congress.
ional lion, Washington st cicty tried
to entico him aud Mrs. Bryan within
it's silken coil, but II was time wasted
lie felt that he had something more
important 10 do than to exhibit him
self at fashionable social entertain'
me nts.
Mr.. Bryan was thus described q
few months ago when no ono had
any idea that he would DO the candi
date this scar at any rate; Bryan is q
collegiate scholar. and has stored
away in his capacious ctanium much
OF the golden grain Of wisdom and
little Of tho huska, oud Ia oil tlPn
tor use, either 90 ~aryIpept on Srubej.