The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-11

any man on the tickct-just half rs
many as Bryan.
Before the election OF 1894 Mr.
Bryan refused denomination as con-
yressman and campaiged for election
TO the United States senate. His plat
form for tho 1o to 1 free coinage Of
silver caused Morton and other admin
istration to fight him bitterly lie
was, however, nominated by the state
Democratic convention Two joint de.
bates, at Lincoln and at Omaha re-
spectively, with John NJ Thurston,
the Republican candidate for the sem
atorship, attracted much attention.
The legislature was, however, Repub-
lican, and Thurston was elected
During the past two years and es-
pecially since his defeat for the sen
ate, Mr.. Bryan has been lecturing on
financial topics in every state in the
union and for some time past he has
been engaged upon the editorial force
Of the Omaha Worl1-Herald, in which
paper he owns a controlling interest.
Mr.. Bryan married in 1854 Miss
Mary f. Baird, the daughter Of mer.
chant Of Perry, H. She was a student
in the annex OF Illinois College while
Bryan studied in the college They
graduated simultaneously, being vale
dictorians Of their respective classes.
She studied law and vas admitted tc
the bar in Nebraska. She is writer
OF much ability and president of the
Lincoln Sorosis They have three
children-Ruth, II; William, 6, and
Grace, G.
In a recent interesting sketch oil
Mr. Bryan, Champ Clark, the Mssour
orator and statesman, after drawing
a comparison between samuel J. Ran
dall and Mr. Bryan, thus describes the
latter:
'ln four years's service Bryan es
tablished a far greater reputation
than did Randall in the same length
Of time. Indeed, it may be said with
out any extravaganza, that when
Bryan quit congress he had as wide
spread fame as Randall had when hC
died after twenty years OF congress-
Whether the Nebraskan plowed hi.
ideas as deep into the minds Of men a,
did the Pennsylvania is an entirely
different question, fof as late as 1891
the line of cleaveage made ty Randall
in the Democratic party on the tariff
was easily discernible to the naSeC
eye, when seventeen OF his disciples
bolted the Wilson bill, and several
others had the will to bolt, but lacked
the courage.
Bryan is a collegiate scholar, anC
has slowed away in his capaciout
Uranium much of the golden grain oil
wisdom and little OF the husks, and II
is all there for use, either as argumen
or EN- bellishment Some men are sc
ugly and ungainly that il is a positiv,
disadvantage 10 them as public speak
ers, Some are so handsome and gracefu
/ that they are on good terms with the
audience before they open their lips
| OF tue latter class Bryan is shining
example. His appearance is a pass
port to the affections Of his fellow
men and he never disappoints the ex
| pectations SO early aroused
While he was not an active o
avowed candidate preceding the con
vention, his friends were not unawar
that in the chance Of politics condi
tious iRht become such at any mo
ment that his nomination would be
cnme the logical one
Sz'ee years ago, In n Republican
national convention, James A. Gar
d-li ma e speech nominating JOIN
sherman, ~ OHIO The cheering del
ega,es forgo' sherman and, charmed
! bY einQueure, ined the gifted orator
Garfield, ,he standard bearer OF tn
/ party Chicago was the scene OF that
memorable convention and when, ol
Wednesday, William Jennings Brya
arose in the convention in that sam
city and, while making that wonder
fully eloquent speech in behalf Of tn
white metal was given so glorious a
ovation, il became apparent to ever
student of political events that bis
tory was about to repeat itself, 70
who should be more logically'the car
didate than he, who, in the memora
BILE debate on the repeal Of the Shel
man bill in ls03, declared that silve
would be an issue in the campaign o
1896 when would be elected pres
dent who would not veto silve
measure for, said he in closing;
"You may think that you haU
buried the cause of SHOer and Que
it's grUUe rolled the UetO stone, bu
no sepuiohrs Was ever yet Stronl
enough to impnSOH a riqhteou
cause; it tUW rise again and in it
rising bless mahkiHd. "
Bryan and Victory.