The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11

the midst of this sea, rising from above
the waves, stood two fair girls, one OF Is and
the other of 16 years, sttired IN simple
costumes of pink, with inflated sleeves
and collars of white lace about their necks
and shoulders. Their heads were bare,
showing light brown hair, which the
light from the windows kissed with gold.
The elder gently waved large American
flag to and fro. The younger had smaller
flag and leaned close against the shoulder
of her who looked like her sister. The
pose was most artistic, and Its graceful
curves were enhanced by the tumultuous
background. 1t was the result of long
practice, copied from some good painting
and initiated under the watchful eye OF a
Delsartean professor.
The split Democracy may be congratu-
lated on both sides on the fact that Boss
Altgeld of Illinois and his political pal.
Governor Stone of Missouri, were
placed to rest where grow the
daisies of defeat. Bland was their
man, and they lost him. Some of Mr..
BANDS friends are very sore because of
the recognition of the A. P. A. by the con-
yention. Mem bers of this organization
scattered pamphlets among the delega-
tons to the effect that If a confessional
was wanted in the White House they
should vote for Bland. His friends say
that he is Methodists, but that the A. P.
A. does not like him because some of his
relatives, whose souls are not in his keep
ing, are Roman Catholics. There can be
no doubt that it was an A. P. A. under
current that swept Silver Dick off his feet.
The best speech with the poorest deliv-
cry was that made yesterday by Senator
Vest when presenting Mr.. BANDS name
before the convention. The poorest speech
with the best delivery was that of Bryan
of Nebraska yesterday ON the silver ques-
ton. Yet it gave him the nomination for
the Presidency. There was no reasoning
in it. There was no argument in it. 1t
was an exulting over a PROSTATE enemy
and a cheap defiance directed against
crippled foemen. A few pretty and not
original sentences, such as that one about
the crown of thorns on the iaborer, who
has to carry a cross of gold, and that about
destroying the cities and their rebuilding
by the farmers, caught the ear and the
heart of the convention, and because their
eyes were pleased with his fine presence
and their ears tickled with cheaply gilded
words they bestowed upon him the doubt
full honor of being stood up to be knocked
down and out by Mr.. Mckinley of Ohio.
The partially of the A. P. A. delegates
for Mr.. Bryan was net unnoticed by the
friends of Mr.. BLAND and some of them
are saying that there may be good reason
to suspect that the boy Populist socialistic
orator from Nebraska, who now captains
the sinking ship of Democracy, is mem
Der of the American Protective Associa-
ton and that he will receive the hearty in
dorsement of that organization.
The Democracy has wisely chosen for
its candidate for the Presidency an elo-
cutionist. In its tee-hee age of maiden
hood it has allowed it's old and mDch-worn
affections to be won by the glitter of
cheaply gilded words and the tinsel of
high-school sentences, SO that when the
dear old thing shall die it will have some
one left to shed a dramatic tear over its
grave and to utter some beautiful though
not original thinklets.
IT'S a consolation 10 be assured of a SEN
timental funeral Grafton, but the difficulty
is the more than likelihood that the chap
lain and the deceased will be buried to-
gether and that the words of consolation
to the living will be uttered by gentle
man from Canton, Ohio, who was not
nominated on Friday.
/ have. had several looks and several
listens at the prominently unfortunate
Mr.. Bryan during the past week. He is
not like his pictures, which represent him
with fat, short head. He is above the
medium height, just nice looking enough
and tall enough to be a popular actor.
Like Major Mckinley, he is brunette. If
his shapely nose did not fall short be
would have a classical face.
His lips are thin, closely set and drawn
down at the corners, and his smooth
shaven face gives him the appearance of a
Juvenile tragedian. He has beautiful
voice, clear and mellow, with no trace of
faisetto or shrillness. 1t is what / would
call barytone, without the usual vibrato
When / said that Mr.. Bryan was an elo-
cutionist, described the mans mentality.
He is a snowy, shallow man, with words
as his stock in trade and owes hisnomina-
ton TO his elocution. His speeches fall
very fatty on the reader when they are
Invested of the stage costume of gesture
and accent. JOHN PAUL CoseRAvE.