The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-07-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASH NGToN, ID. C.. July Is
Nix. EpIToH:-IIon. William Jennings
BRYAN. of Nebraska. the democratic candi-
date for President, needs no Introduction
to the democrats of the United States, al
though he is only IS wears old-thc young
est man ever honorcd with the Prcsidcn-
tial nomination: his two terms III Con-
greSs did that thoroughly. He was mem
Der of the House i'll the fifty second and
tifty-third Congresses and would probably
still be Il member if the republicans had
not gcrrymandcrcd the first district of
Nebraska, which he SO ably represented.
In each of the Congresses in which he sat
he had the honor, although he was one of
the Youngest members. of making the
speech which was most widely circulated.
The first of those speeches was delivered
March 10th, 1892 and was against the
Mckinley tariff law. That speech made
his fame. and may he considered a. hay
inr been one of the direct causes of his
having been nominated for President by
the Chicago convention, and was more
widely distributed as il campaign docu-
mcnt by the Democratic Congressional
Campaign committee than any other
speech on the sub cct. and he became in Il
dav one Of the most talked about men in
Congress- The other speech was made at
Int tNtId StSSlon ol N'l Sl' -. ''tlit'i w "
peal the purchasing cl.use of the Sherman
silver law and was against repeal. That
speech was at the time and is still regard
ed as one of the ablcSt arguments ever
made in either branch of Cong rcSS for the
free coinage of silver, and millions of
copies have been sent ont by the silver
men, and it will probably be even more
widely circulated durinr the coming cam
paiTn.
Mr.. BRYAN is thoroughly democratic in
his manner and WAYS of living is easily
approached. always atfable. but never
"saggv" He is il member of the Presby-
terrain church and when in Washington he
always attended with his wife, the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. His
wife is, like himself Il lawyer, but she
didn't study law with the intention of
practicing but merely took the diploma in
order to make herself more companionahle
to her husband Mr.. Bryan is poor and he
never makes any attempt to appear other
wise. When in Washington. he and his
family-wife and three children-occu-
pied apartments in the house of IA resident
of the questionable section in the imme-
date vicinity of the Capitol building. and
with the exception of an occasional lee
ture before the Y. VI. c. A., in which he
takes Il deep interest his time was devoted
to his Congressional duties and to study
After he made his first speech and became
IA congress >innll linl. Was lin rtnl society
| tried to cntic.' him and Mrs. BRYAN within
its silkcn coil. but it WAS time wasted. He
felt that he had something more important
to do than to exhibit himself at fashion
able social cntcrt tinmcnts.
Mr. BRYAN was thus described Il few
months a-o when no one had any idc;
that he would he the cand Lutte this wear
ut any rate: BRYAN is il collegiate scholar
and has stored away in his ca ,'acious Gran
ium much of the golden grain of wisdom
and little of the hu>kS, and it is all thcr,
for use, either as argument or embclli>h
ment Some men ar" :" ugly and 50 un
calmly that it is Il positive disadvantage /,
them AZ public speakers. Some men are st
handsome and graceful that they are ON
good terms with the audience before they
open their lips OF the latter class BRYAN
is shining example. His appearance is {
passport to the affections of his fellow
men.
Hon. Arthur SewalI of Maine, who has
been nominated for Vice President
gives the ticket Il geographical balanc,
which will unqucStionahly add strength t,
it. He has had wide experience in poll
| tics, having been prominently identified Il.
| a member of the National Committee Will
| the management of every democratic ma
tional campaign of recent years. Mr.
Sewall is Il successful shipbuilde- and bust
ness man.
1T is generally believed in Washing tor
| that the populist and silver convention:
which are to meet at St Louis next wees
will endorse Bryan and Scwall and tn,
democratic platform.
| There is much talk in Washington o
the probability of President Cleveland ano
| the members of his cabinet joining Will
the sound money democrats in IA movement,
| for the nomination of an independent dem
ocratic ticket on "A gold platform, but it i:
based more upon con lecture than upon
| feet. 1t is. of course, certain that a con
| siderable number of men who have been
democratic leaders will refuse to support
Bryan and Sewall and the Chicago plat
| form-that was indicated by the refusal o
the most of the gold men to take any fur
| Their part in the convention after the,
were defeated on the platform. But vii
they carry any considerable number o
democratic voters with them: That i
| the important question. Senator Call, q
Florida, now in Washing ton was asked i
he thought the gold democrats would bolt
He replied: Many of the leaders will, bu
the masses will not. The trouble is tina
the leaders are not in touch with the mass
es and do not know what they feel. Tn
banks and the big newspapers will oppos,
Bryan and Sewall but that will help cleo
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