Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
Preparing His Coming Madison
Square Garden Effort With Care.
SUPPORTERS UNEASY ASTO THE RESULT
They Are Anxious It Should Read
Well in Type.
A AUDIENCE ALL RIG H T

The news from Lincoln represents Mr..
Bryan as taking the greatest pains with
the speech he is preparing to deliver at
Madison Square Garden, in New York city.
He hopes to make it the equal in effective
ness, II not in dramatic force, of that
which secured him his presidential nomi-
nation. He is assured Of an Overwhelming
audience, for, however unpopular his
cause may be in the metropolis, curiosity
alone will swell his numbers. He is very
remarkable young man. He has one ex-
traordinary and unprecedented perform
ance to his credit, and the desire will be
general to hear him try to score the sec
ond time.
Uneasy as to the Result.
Some Of his most ardent supporters are
a little uneasy as to the result. They con-
slider that, fluent and attractive as he is
he has set very difficult task for him
self. They are thinking less of the orator
than Of the ovation. 1t will be the SUBJ
stance of the thing rather than the man.
ner of its delivery that must count this
time. The people assembled in the gar
den may applaud the orator, but the real
effect to be produced must be on the coun-
try at large, reading the speech next
morning in cold type.
A Challenge to Battle.
Mr.. Bryan's presence in New York will
be challenge to battle right in the enc
my's country. That is always a bold per-
formance, and it calls for high spirit But
not too high. Mr.. Tillnen tried 1t a short
time ago with a mixed result The popu-
lists applauded him. but many silver demo-
carts denounced the speech. They consid-
cred that he had been needlessly offensive
Severe as he was, however, he had only re-
peated there what he had been saving
afout Wall street and the New York in
huence in politics everywhere else. 1t was
that the popuists liked SO much. They en-
joyed the fact that he had said it TO their
faces" and hadn't, for any reason been
mealy-mouthed about it. Bravo, Till
man. was the shout that went up through
the whole of the populist camp.
Watched by Populists.
Mr.. Bryan, of course, is not Mr.. Tillman
He is man OF different temperament to
begin with, and then he will appear in New
York as a candidate for New Yorks suf-
frage, along with the suffrages of the other
states. Mr.. Tilman was merely a visitor
haranguIng crowd which had assembled
to hear red-hot deliverance. But Mr..
Bryan. Who Is soliciting popuistic support
Will be expected by the members of that
party throughout the country to speak very
plainly. His opinions are well known His
presence in New York will be for pur-
-, anu ma pti pose 70 speak TO tne
point in silvers behalf. He has said some
very pointed things about Wall street and
the New York influence in politics in his
speeches and lectures throughout the south
and west, and even here while in Congress.
The test, therefore, will come in the line
he draws between his deliverances as an
ag1tator and as q candidate for President.
The democrats do not expect him to go as
far as Mr.. Tillman did, but how far short
OF that can he afford to stop without in
curing the criticism of the populists who
have enthusiastically indorsed the Tilman
style of invading the enemys country?
Must BE Well Done,
The Madison Square Garden meeting will
be bold stroke, having something that
goes with dashing young candidate in 1t.
But those who are behind it realize that the
whole play, to be successful, must be well
done. A poor performance. or one with too
much ginger in it, will mar everything