Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
FREE SILVER WINS.
W.. BRYAN
of Nebraska
To Lead the White Metal
Hosts on to Victory
in November.
Teller; Stewart, Jones
are for Bryan, and
the POpulists
Will IndOrSe Him at
St. Louis.

l
in the political history of this coun.
try. The great Democratic party
returned to its first principles and
after adopting platform in accord
with the wishes of the common peo-
pie and for the salvation of the
country, on the 9Th ballot nomi-
mated as the Democratic Free Silver
candidate for President Hon. VIM.
J. Bryan of Nebraska--a young
statesman, a great orator, a fine
scholar, but above all his heart
throbs in constant sympathy with
the great masses of the people.
i 1t was VIM. ]. Bryan's brave
words in the Chicago convention
that made him the standard-bearer
of the silver forces, and those words
will make him President if he lives
till the 4th of next March. He
said, among many other good things
ON the floor of the convention, to
the Wall street gold sharks;
IF they dare to come out and in
the open defend the gold standard
as good thing, we shall fight them
to the uttermost, having behind us
the producing masses of this nation
and the world. Having behind us
the commercial interests and the
laboring interests and all the toiling
masses, we shall answer their de-
mands for gold standard by say
ing to them, you shall not press
down upon the brow of labor this
crown of thorns. You shall not
cruelty mankind upon the crosse Of
gold.
1t was such declarations that gave
Bryan the nomination over such
worthy men as Bland Boies, Black
burn, Matthews and Mclean. The
10000 who hailed his words with
deafening cheers in the Chicago col
iseum, but expressed the sentiments
of millions outside, who chcered and
cheered again when the inspiration
reached them over the electric wires
William Jennings Bryan was born
at Salem, Illinois, March 10, 1860
His youth was uneventful and after
attending the public school at Sa
lem he entered Illinois college al
Jacksonville. Here he distinguished
himself by his oratorical ability
In 1881 he graduated with high
honors. He then entered upon the
, study of the law in the office of Ly
J man Trumbull in Chicago, and al
the same time attended the Uniol
College of Law in Chicago, ant
graduated in 1888. In 1884 he wa
married to Miss Mary <. Baird, |
: woman of superior mental qualities
and in every way of great assistance
to her husband. He went to Lin
coin, Neb., in 1887 and opened I
law office. He was noted for hi
, piety and his devotion to the Pres
byterian church. Most of the law
yers of Lincoln were Republican,
, and they used to joke Bryan for hi
politics, which they considered 81
out of harmony with his conduct.
In 1890 Mr.. Bryan ran on tn
9 Democratic ticket for Congress-, an,
Notwithstanding it was strong Re
/ publican district he was triumph
5 antly elected. In congress his rec
ord was very brilliant for first
term man.
In 1892 Bryan was reelected t
congress Notwithstanding the dis
j trict went 5000 plurality for tn
G Republican state ticket.
In 1894 he was candidate 70
e the United States Senate, but wa
:; defeated by John M. Thurston,
: railroad Republican.
|. 1t is not only for Mr.. Bryan
great gifts as a speaker that he
y esteemed SO highly by the people {
d his home. No faint has ever a
Q tached to his public or private act
" His friends figure that he should /
. an influential factor with the Pop,
v lists since it was much through h
g influence that the Nebraska CONVEX
T. ton two years ago Endorsed Ho
= : combe, the PopuIist nominee. fl
- governor, and by virtue of fusio
defeated Majors, republican.
k Last fall Mr.. Bryan passed throug
W Mountain Home on his way to- Ca
ie ifornia. He favored our people vii