The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19
CAREER OF BRYAN.
Boy Orator q Master OF Rhe-
toric, Not Of Logic.
xsw oxk Tsues

fEr.cfs0a CT bling TIE yoUnAFHt mar eF~s
slaced is nosnshzxsoa fer TEE spresiessscy -
4 xreas political party fn this co9ntry.
r. has passe6 BY opiy one year the cor
sttsussoGsi age for eligibility for the pres
s1e1e.al ofsee. lie Was oxA IL 24besn.
Narson county. H. March -. 1sSh lis
father was q pabsic man. lie had cox0s
from Virginia when = youth aHS- after
eoasse a. college and a. h~, Dc nse set
tied a. Saisrn- Tire district sent him 20
s4ge state senate, and be i,ee&nae E ss6xs
OF tbs circuit court Or IiiarAss. TIE EaAs1z
home was farm. Several ares we're al
ways reserved for rorsItms ~ the eh8-
6rsn. Of whom Iasre uere zine VII
Aafu was the fosrfh. lie a.
tributes his rosas. health - bis early lie
and to his vacations on Tire farm Trsa
ne vas 10 years old be Wa taught at hcffsa
BY bis mother. His FIRST ambition uas TO
become a Baptist mi gsstsr. bat his prefer
effee switched over 90 law before he DsE1s
10 attend SCHOOL and that determination
remained unchanged. AfTer . fs@ years
ri ysfsiie school hs entered Whspplr aea-
denny at Jacksonville. Ill, and ~ the axe
OF "a years he Was admitted 10 Illinois soi-
Jexe. also At Jacksonville.
lie TOOK much interest fn 6esating nj
hecsamatios. Ia $50 he Represented rs
college IN a state contest AZ Gagesburg.
and won second prize with an Grafton ~
sJuxfice." gJls father died that year. BAT
Fl
course and 20 stsey law. lie was an am
lese sfs college. and Ia MS last gear he Won
= prize for sfandinx jump Of II feet
Inches.
White AZ jacksonville be met Miss Mary
r.. Baird. who attended the female aca~
lenay az that place. Her father gss
merchant II Perry. 81. They were gEadn-
ated from their Respective schopis Ia June.
fsH. she being the yaisdicfcr&an ~ her
class
Then r. wen. 20 the Tnson s-oIlege ~
Iax. n Chicago. Mas Baird decided that
~ xns ~as 70 Be- . la~gerss stfe she ofsEsat
10 know something q that pfofsssivn-
Accordingly. sasa took Up TIE sfsaas, anA a
few years later. when they raaeed 20 Ne
hrs sks. she Ms admitted 20 ire bar. She
had 20 fsseagsaf Of pFzcilcs 80. hsst Ehe
uzxneS 70 ~ fEfs<d 20 asssss = ~ aueos I'd.
lie has always ebeerfuliy ~ snossesgea
shst her ali and advice have t-sHn sny1ia-
ahz@ 70 hsnp. DE rrnnsanea al the iaw
tzAneI for tNo xe&gE. ~ the same time
esusyIaz Ia BE e<Aae az Lyman Tsssnst,ali.
1Ts s~sHraea . jacksonville 10 practice.
ana pzs married there 70 - - Baird De-
snl>er zs<s u ISL aze Of hss elseHfs esHf
him suse KaasAs and Netsfs sks 20 look
after s@rse lard suisA he ssxi tess Lincoln.
~Asxs hfx s4m scho0l saurn- - X Talbot
reszaeH TIE place pleased ~ N. and shen
1ssssgs offered him a partne -s'sip ks &C.
eeTs3a a. His family 6ssue rred. except
80 f.shsr-ars-sz~. Mr.. Baird . Eesasii-
xan = 10 said h~ woksd be x I'D 10 SO, be-
Gsuse aebr3ska Nas 80 stre ngiy Repnh-
sle1a thxt DrFsn would have 20 keep Out
* Fosst.<s lie socn made heaeway IN
Ilinnoin. ard when hss family sosned him.
e2s5y ia JAS. be bad many friends 70 msi-
core them.
fIAz pssslEr career bsgan 81 T4Ersln. when
ire Democrats. July n Use nominated
hifn fer congress. He "a - ne gns Tie soas-
fxsAtson because no ore skse wanted u. Al
ress5 he bad heeonae iEnown IN politics
fran having stamped sfse district III fsss
FER r gssrssnE Merton for congress-. The
same yeaF he was > deiefyato 10 the state
tonsent ssu and declined the nomination
far lieutenant governor he had also
made Il few tariff spesctssss and was re-
eArded ~ r wsii-tnfoFnssd yossng mar.
Nh.n hs stood for conFr es he wrote
platform for free wool. n ss lumber. free
so. free sugar. free iron ore and free
coal and he challenged hts opponent. w
y ConneR one Of ths hset Republican
speakers in Nebraska. and then member
OF congress fsorn the district. 10 Joint De-
hate Tire tariff .aa TIE sly lssus. both
r.en hessag strong for free SILVER. The dis
sfsrt Included Lincoln and Omaha. Con-
neil was well liked Ia both places. and
Bryans friends criticised TIC proposition
fer sogns debates lie peRshstess. however.
ard The Debates attracted great attention.
Ths issue Of them -as that Bryan ever
came an adverse ma tsEtty In Republican
ssrnssx bold. ~ rnakinK the tariff the iasue
kefnfs tbs people of his district he sac
saessd 90 eener<aH. ~ s.5o majority. a
Republican who had been elected ty 400
majority
nrSan received the iarges, msioriiy any
candidate eser had fu the District. He
vert 10 congress IN December. 1881. was
appointed isy Speaker Crisp 10 The WAYS
- sssA
ne made the tariff Spesch N the hause
Whsrh called the attention ef the country
Go him a. a rising fnzB
TIE Republicans Feapporisousd Nehras-
IA fer the next campaign ard atie and
popainr men we're nominated against
rfvAn ~ tho Republicans ard tbs Para-
netK Efforts Of the Republican state
ecnssaltfee were afeo concentrated sgainst
flns nrsAn called fer tusnt debates, can
vawseA sNc district thoroughly. ana was
elected again. HIS party otherwise sur
sefvsf defeat. bHt he FatA sNsa votes ahead
cf III ticket. ant woa BY a snaali plurality.
Tie serves again on the ways ard fnears
s.a1aailttee and devoted himzslf asslauons-
ny "a the preparation - the Wilson tariff
sstf Al Tire extra session 90 ctsnwre&s IN
ia he waS ranspEe4soas Ia opposition tn
she repeal OF the Sherman silver purchase
Law.
~. took . prominent part also in aaso-
ratlnk the incafne tax. the ecinaEe - sae
sesxnlerAge ard the anticipation bsn,
fseffiaa ~ f-attesi states senators ~ 1he
pecn.e - espoMAesi hs hin- Thr Carlisle
currency lssll. the Nefsan fsrirnnnt bond
contract. railway pooisus hilis, ard other
important measures engaged his aetive
Interest
rArfy IA 1894 he Informed Asis constituents
that they must not eonaidsr aim a gtpal-
gatn far a third fsFn "a geaEFcss. The
state convention ef that war. following
his PROTEST fef an election ef fmiisa states
senators ~ the people uauf.s htfa f2r the
senate hF uFsAnsfy19s vote - tae delegates
afe chose q enter ti1s esasWaSga on Ksaefai
issues and gave ifttie attention ~ rans}l-
dates Tor the legislature. tss challenges
s1ev Mckfnicv .Ra john 81 Thugssan 80
meet hif,, IN f57at debate on the taffH.
GOV, Mckinley declined NJ Thue~foa
MAS clearly wnvsted lsY h.fa. bath 81 f8n-
sx,la aud tasnaha. TAcFe we've n a. per-
cons AZ thD Omaha raeetlts- AthauRh Ar
prvaa gave ntfia Rttentton Is legislative
candidates. the people were allowed 20
sxfsFeS~ - ballot tbeEr nvefsremees for
afnigssl States senator. Thefa are - All
Democrats tl Nebraska Mere thaa - essl
>asees Indicated him a. thesr vhelce and
eulv ssa Natc8 SCR NJ Ehsrstcr. III.
LEGISLATURE isnarrA this - Pfsssl5sg.
on his RETURN housc fgoua Washing ass
CITY. ia Marcf iSsSs the psopln 81 ftsss,elFs
ave him reception. with Bands. paroles
ard exercises AZ The opera h0usa. The 6sy
he returned ~ was Is yasrs cid. ana 80
turnout of cltsaeps. Fes&Fa5eas q party.
RASe 20 tla4I BIRTHDAY = acsaanstT.stI
eaalnx lie said n intsnaet N arvals
Alfaself 20 hts profession. Cats ftr AS
services az a speaker fer silver weTo toa
Atrarg for him - resist. however. sna se
has xfyen aiach tine tn thai Nei8 speak.
tnx IN olsle ard nearly al TIE stases Ness-
Marss ARD "a the South. lie aas also sS-
pveS~sa himself vigorously IN mat ard
ether tatsfe sarscs ga sAa ee,uaans os the
sanxha Woxl4-ttesasa. 90 = AlcA BE wHs