The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-08-08

Memphis CmnmcrciHI-A Appeal. Au-.4.l
In the whole city of Memphis there
is hardly man stronger in the belief
OF the single gold standard than {. T.
Rector, commercial Agent of the Cot
ton Belt, nor j. there Il more ardent
admircr OF William }. Bryan, per-
sonally,
Now propo~e to vote for Mckin.
lev" said Mr.. Rector yesterday, be
cause I am firm in the belief that the
gold standard is the best for the r0un-
try. but those who think that there
will be any easy time in elcctlng hin
have greatly misjudged the situation.
If the election were to take pace
tomorrow | would not BE- willing to
wager a single cent at even money
upon Mckinley. And it is pretty hard
to tell how it will be in November. |
notice by the papers that Bryan says
that he will make speech in every
State in the Mon before the election,
and if he does the Republicans Will
have a hard time in overcoming The
influence of his matchless oratory. -Ao
al orator think that tie is without
a peer in this country. My people
live in Washington, and from being
there with them have had chance
to hear Bryan often.
II shall never forget the speech tnat
he made against the uncondlton
repeal OF the Sherman act. 1t was
announced the day before that he
would speak. He already had quite a
reputation as an orator, and l thought
that | would stroll down to the Capitol
and hear him. | went early, and 1t
was /, good thing that | did. was
| fortunate enough to get a seat IN the
gallery Just over where he sat and
hence within a few feet Of him; but
long before the time for him to COM
mence the entire gallery was packed
as full as it could get. Never in my
life did | hear more remarkable
speech, He had few bits of paper
before him and referred to them d few
times for some statistics, but aside
| from that he spoke without notes. In
the whole time that he was on his feet
there was not an instant when he
seemed at a loss for the proper word to
use. Before he had been speaking
long the entire senate came into the
house to hear him, and the diplomatlc
gallery filed rapidly. The news had
gone out that Bryan was making
great speech, and it was indeed a great
one. When he did finish there was
perfect ovation rendered him. His
fellow-statesmen rushed around him,
and so great was the confusion that
the house had to take . recess for the
congratulations.
"While the subject matter of his
speeches is excellent, still there Is
something about him that fasclnates
! an audience. His manner is so easy
and the flow of language and logic so
smooth that he impresses everybody.
He is in the full vigor of young man
hood, and is physically able to make
1000 speeches between now and the
time for the election. Some people do
not seem to think that it is the proper
thing for "a candidate for president to
take the stump, but ] do not think
that any man should ask the people
for an office when he is not willing to
get out among them and tell them
what he believes upon the public
questions. The people have Il right
to know what manner of man they are
voting for. Mckinley probably would
not take the stump with Bryan, and if
he did he would get the worst OF it.
Bryan would just eat him up, and the
same might be said Of any other man
that the Renuhliran Oarty might put
up against him. Before the great
mass Of the voters Bryan would he the
strongest speaker in the United States.
And if Bryan makes a speech in len
nessee," concluded Mr.. Rector, Il
propose to hear it.