The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-28
BRYAN'S FIRST BATTLE
THE NEW BOOK WILL BIZ
THROW on THE PUBLIC IN
A FEW DAYS
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SOME SPECIAL FEATURES Therein.
Sketches by Mrs. Bryan Which Dwell
Extensively on the Capacious En-
franco TO Her Husband Face.
700 Other Features.

1901 Other Features.
Chicago. Jan. 25.--The last pages OF
the FIRST Battle" the Hon. William j.
Bryan's book, have gone TO press and w.
u. Conkcy & Co., publishers, expect to
have the first copy bound In about a
week. The book cmbodics story OF the
campaign OF 1896 It's important events
and issues and includes the most note
worthy incidents Of Mr.. Bryan's famous
tour II also contains the principal ad-
dresses and documents relating 10 the sill.
Yer movement and some of Mr.. Bryan's
speeches. Considc. able space is given to
his connection with the silver agitation
while in congress and prioI to the Chicago
convention and TO a discussion Of the
election returns and an analysis Of the
political situation. Ono of the interesting
features Of the book Is the sketches writ
len by Mr.. BRYAN. who thus describes
their first mce,ing:
my personal knowledge Of Mr.. Bryan
dates from September s, 1879. He was
ihcna entering upon his junior year. |
saw him first in the parlor OF the young
ladies' school, which | attended in JACK
sonville. He entered the room with
several other students, was taller than
he rest and attracted my attention at
first. His face was pbic and thin, pair
of keen, dark eyes looked out from be-
meath heavy brows, his nose was promin'
eEt, too large TO look well. l thought, a
broad, thih Tipped mouth and square
chin completed the contour of lis face.
iIc was neatly. though not fastidiously
rcsscd and stood firmly and with dignity.
| noted particularly his hair and his smile.
The former black In color fine In quality.
and parted distrcssingly straight the lat
Ter expansive ind expressive. In two
years the smile has lten' the subject or
considerable comment, but no one has
seen the real breadth of the smile who did
not sea il in the early days. On one o.
casion a hc6rtlcss observer was heard TO
remark. that man whispers III his own
ear But that WAS cruel observation
In regard 10 the criticism TINT MI.
Bryan had not distinguished himself, she
says; Those who suggest such things
should observe that he began practice 1T
- and left of Mt 10, and during that
period became more than once scii-sup-
porting. Also his career in congress.
She concludes the sketch thus:
Giving a sketch of his character and
his mental endowment would be beyond
the scope of this article, ! may be- jus.
titled, however, In saying that his life
has been one of earnest purpose with
that sort of genius which has been
called capacity for hard work"
1.-The First Battle is dedicated to the
lion. Richard L. Bland Of Missouri,
4 In IN II Wan of Intrn N nj tha
Hon. Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado, whom
ihe author considers 'thc foremost
champions of bimctnlhsm in their re-
spcctiye parties"
The early chapters are devoted to an
account Of Mr.. Bryan's connection with
the silver movement and the develop
inent of the silver sentiment. Then fol.
low chapters devoted TO the republican
and democratic national conventions, in
clueing the memorable contest over the
Chicago platform Referring to the
fact that the concluding sentence of his
speech had been widely criti- |
,'ised, Mr.. Bryan says:
II had used the idea (cross of gold and |
Town of thorns) in substantially the
same form in Il speech in congress, but |
lid not recall the fact when | used II in
he convention. A part of the speech |
vas cxtcmporapeous. and parts of II had
Dccn prepared for another occasion"
4 chapter Is devoted to the silver party |
and another to the popuist
In one. entitled triple Demand for
Financial Independence, bimetallism IN
hus defined:
I'm a speech made in Ohio, | think, in
1917, Senator Sherman used language
like this-l quote from
1.-The parity between gold and silver
ran only b. maintained by the use OF
goldias n standard, also silver in limited
quantities as n limited legal tender. This
,gln properly be called bimetallsm.'
This definition of bimctalism has
within the last four years become quite
common among those who favor the gold
standard, but are not willing to be known
as monomctallists. Bimctallism means |
two metals just Ms certainly ms the word |
bipcd means nm animal with two feet |
IL means the use of two metals AS n
standard money and to bc standard
money they must be treated alikr. If
To use gold MS Il standard, with silver coin
in limited quantities as limited legal
tender, Is bimctallism. then England
now has bimotnllism No system can
be- properly called bimetallism by the
use of copper in limited quantities ms
limited legal tender with another metal
II was the attempt of the opponents of
free coinage to misconstruc the terms
formerly used that led to the declaration
III specific ratio. Then. too, many in.
sisted upon calling themselves bimetal-
lists who were unwilling 10 vote for hi
metallism without an international agree
mcnt. This made it necessary to adopt
some means of distinSuishmcnt between
independent bimetallsts and ;ntcrm-
tional bimetallstS."
Interesting incidents of the tour cast
and west are given. Another chapter
is given to boiling democrats. In this
connection he says: