The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04
BRYAN AND THE YALE NEN.
WHAT DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER Has TO SAY
OF THE INCIDENT.

WHAT DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER Has TO SAY
OF THE INCIDENT.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco Cdlt-SIR:
The mud-throwing sheet engineered by Silver
Willie, the boy editor having devoted consid-
cradle space to adverse criticism OF the recep-
ton given by Windy Willie, the boy talker.
by Yale men curing his recent attempt to
wave the branches in the City Of Elms, it
would please few old Yale men OF this City
TO have THE CALL reprint the following ex-
tracts from an editorial in the Sun OF Sunday
last:
We have read carefully all the reports of
the proceedings of the Yale students which
New York They agree in their statements OF
the main facts, and therefore Ii may be as
sumed that they are accurate
What did these students really do? On the
day that Yale University opened It's new col
lege year Bryan came to New Haven and pre-
pared TO address great crowd at the Green,
adjacent 10 which are the college buildings
or the center of the university life, in town
OF which the university is the great and distin-
gushing feature. The students gathered in
strong force, as was natural. Practically they
were on their own ground. They expressed
their feelings against reputation with the
vigor and yociferousness of youth; ana they
it; and the sentiment 70 which they gave
utterance was honorable TO them. The boys
made great noise, cheering for Mckinley
and yelling and ieering at reputation. so
that Mr.. Bryan could not be heard for several
minutes II they had applauded him inces-
sanity for even full half hour would there
have been any complaint Of their preventing
him from starting out in his speech? Has not
q crowd in the open air as much right 70 hiss
as TO cheer? At what period in our history
was that privilege taken from Americans?
These dissenting students; the reports agree,
did not offer any personal violence 10 Mr..
Bryan or anybody else. They did not throw
rotten eggs al him or otherwise assail his dig
nifty, but merely shouted their college cry
and yelled derisively. They did not like the
cause the speaker represented. They de.ested
and despised both it and him; and they made
known their feelings noisily.
II IS said that "the position of g candidate
for the Presidency of this great Republic car
ries with il the right 10 respect from all citi-
zens, no matter 10 what party the candidate
may belong or what may be his political
creed" But it carries with it no such right.
No one, candidate for President or anybody
else, is entitled TO respect unless he deserves
IL Should q candidate on aplstform of rank
and frank treason 10 American freedom be re-
eeived with honor simply because ne is can
didete +? This is arrsnt nonsense
When Mr.. Bryan began his speech he pro-
their fathers. Would they not have been con-
temptible fellows if they had not resented his
words with all the force of expression in
language of which they were capable2 Trest
such man with respeeil Il would have been
disgrseeful TO them II they had kept silence
II he had right to talk had they not an
ton OF courtesy preventing them from utter
ing their indignant and derisive dissent
He offered himself for criticism and he has no
reason 70 complain because be got ii.
Tne Yale students did right. They NAV
have been boisterouS beyond the measure OF
necessity, after the fashion OF college BOYS;
but the spirit animatlng Them WAS wholly
honorable, wholly commendsble. Their
fathers have good reason 10 be proud of sucn
sons.
The Yale students detest Tepudiation. and
all honor 10 them for the feelingl When they
come forth from their little college wcrld into
the broad word Of society they viii make
burden OF duty to the Republic when, in the
cruel snd relentless order OF nature, il must
be transferred 10 their shoulders by their
fathers. Truly yours, HOWARD K JANES
1922 Pine street, october 3, 1896.