Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-03

his wealth? 1'ime and the Bryan
campaign alone can answer.
THE BRYANs AT HOME.
The utmost good will prevails
among the people of Lincoln towards
Candidate Bryan. This city has been
forced into prominence by the
action Of national conventions. Be
sides Bryan, the nominee of the Demo
cratic, Populist and silver conventions,
Lincoln is the home of Bentley, Pro-
hibition candidate for vice president,
aud Senator Allen, chairman OF the
Popullst convention at st. Louis. All
dwell together in harmony, following
the Injunction of the Apostle Paul
"esteem another better than thyself," "
the golden rule Of life and politics.
Bryan Is busy from early till late and
his wife is busy too, as she meets
nearly all callers Of importance with
her husband at the well-appointed
81, 500 frame house on South
Seventeenth and ID streets. Bryan is
the picture of health, meets his cal
lers minus coat and vest, but IN a
pleasant hearty manner, with a quiet
smile OF satisfaction, but absolutely
without drawing-rOom restrictions.
The lady he calls Mary is erect as an
Oregon fir tree, slender, between a
blonde and burnette, plain Ameri-
can woman, ,One Of such as the prairles
produce thousands. with fine, we'll
balanced head tending to the intel
lectual, the mother OF three children
scattered through fifteen years, indl-
eating an equipOise mentality and
mother love, blue eyes, high fore
head, beautiful hands, aud possessed
Of "A slight hardness Of hearing such
as will be often conveniently necessary
to presidents wife. Mrs. Bryan's
personality is clear and distinct but
uoWays marked by "a striking indi-
vduality. She appeared in IA blacN
skirt with small figure, and shirt
waist. and soon excused herself to put
the children to bed upstairs.
The moment man Is nominated
for the presidency, with as likely a
show Of winning as Bryan has, there
start train OF communication by
mail, by telegram, Ia person aud 10y
proxy that overwhelms the candidate
the first week or two. Mr.. Bryan's
home is now converted into a polti-
cal headquarters where are received
and answered each day communlca-
tions from thousands. Every news
paper man who gives him an editorial
endorsement mails him n copy or n
clipping. Every public man who is
interviewed about the presidency
cuts IL out and sends IL To Mr.. Bryan.
All these are acknowledged and
force of typewriters are at work day
and night clearing away the accumu-
latlons that attach to national motor
iety, and in the case OF Mr.. Bryan to
demonstrations of actunl regard and
affection from the masses. Special
friends or those with whom he would
consult are taken upstairs, where
Bryan is at work on his speech of ac-
ceptance to be delivered in New York
City August II. Bryan will tell them
some things they have never been
told by any public man.
Asked to define him as public
man in an interview with the Lincoln
Evening News | used these Words
"A new type; the direct antlthess of
the trucking politician" In 1893
when the corporation and federal
onice-holders packed the Nebraska
Democratic state convention and en-
dorsed the gold standard by a vote Of
iO3 TO ll3, Bryan stood up for the
minority and told the majority they
were going TO declare for the impoy-
erishment of the people aud closed
with these words: "If you are going
TO make more CALLING than the slav-
cry OF the block the slavery OF the
debtors of this country, ii the Demo-
cratic party after you 20 home en-
dorses your sentiments, l want to
promise you that | will go out and
serve my country and INV Cod nndar