The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04

been room for believing he didn't mean
what he said; not word of II.
In No. s Mr. Bryan. alludes to the
sending OF the monetary commission 10
Europe. Observe how the thumb indi-
Gates the direction the commissioners
have gone. In he says: ''They will
say to the crowned heads, we are in a
bad condition, the result of our mon
etary conditions. We want YOU TO
know that you have benefited by our
distress, but (using 100 understand, II
you don't want bimetallism, we viii
wait forever for you to say you do,
or words TO that effect That hand IS
held up as though in warning, to the
people the commissioners are talking
to, Now don't for heavens sake say
what you were about to-"
No IL illustrates the Bryan hand on
the hip. Arms akimbo. as it were, al
though not so pronounced a position
as the average speaker would USE
That is about the pose he would take
when, after telling an apt story and
making his deduction, he would swing
his hips and remark pleasantly: Now,
isn't that a weighty argument for
them TO make in support of their posi-
tion?"
Mr. Bryan used No. IL when he said:
Now we viii presume a river which
has two different sources. That right
hand motion indicated the river away
in the distance. 1t would not have
been proper TO have pointed one finger
in the direction, that would have been
too definite and the audience would not
have appreciated it. But in this case
the idea and the gesture were closely
associated.
Thirteen illustrates the position of
Mr.. Bryan's hand during the act OF
taking a drink of water There isn't
anything haSty in that action. The po-
sition indicates elaboration, lack OF
undue haste, method. It's a pleasing
study in itself, just that act of hand
ling a glass of water. 1t shows a del
icacy of touch for one thing. He didn't
grip the glass like man who hadn
touched water for two days, although
he doubtless wanted it badly, and
therein demonstrated self-control on,
there are many things which close
observer can note.
When he said, 1.-The poor have
rights Mr.. Bryan didn't shout as does
the average sand-lotter. and throw
both arms in the air. Not ne. He eX-
pressed himself mildly and used gesture
a. Holding his hands in that position,
he told what those rights are. En-
blowing both hands, as per 10, ne eX-
planned his ideas as to the best meth
DDS OF securing them When he de-
.Clare0 VIC MdnltQ tAC Li%1 e-i-NA
limited coinage of both metals, he USED
is. That was clever, too. Sixteen 10
one, rs it were.
In IL Mr.. Bryan said: I'VE are told
that the increased facilities for trans
portation all over the world have for
ever killed high prices And then by
the use of IS he explained how the coz
porations came in and asked the farm
ers for more bonds with which TO build
railroads. mo great reform ever came
from the upper classes. is emphasized
by 10. closely followed by 20. as ne
dropped his arm 70 lend expression to
the sentence. In q he averred there
could be no permanent benent by reg
islation which makes people hungry
and in % he defined the difference be-
tween good and bad laws. pointing out
Imaginary conditions, as he progressed
Think out these things, was the ad-
vice ACCOMPANIED by %. and a satls-
factory conclusion was reached Wnen
he thrust his hand into his pocket IN "a
The balance of the positions shown
were sketched by the artist at RAMON
and were used in other portions OF the
address
AS will be noted. study of his man.
ner of gesticulation is interesting. ana
tho-e who observed him closely VII!
readily remember the easy manner OF
making his assertions pointed and
pertinent, by the use of the hands