Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-23
MR.. BRYAN IN THE SOUTH.

MR.. BRYAN IN THE SOUTH.
During his recent trip into the South
William J B-yan visited Due West, S
/ c., the educational headquarters of the
"seceders," or psalm singing Presby
t.liaus OF the South, and the Associate
( Reformed Presbyterian, the church
paper # that denomination, speaks OF
the m4u and his visit in the following
erms
Bryan has come and gone. In Due
West, place Of culture and refine
ment, his name shines only the brighter.
'iic met every expectation. While here
ae made three speeches. Two in Frs
6ipe auditorium and one in the chapel
oi' he female college. These speeches
vaIl, d in l,Dgth flom five minutes to
TWO hours. Que did not go awsy
sonderirg wherein lies this man's
2rratness.
"a glance at the man shows splep-
BIZ, spf cimem of manhood His smil-
.g. beumlpg coun!euance catches you
a. once. The arlless simplicity and
.omiIity Of Re man are very striking.
q &c j. not an atom Cf egotism about
m HIS very pr senle inspires YOU.
The LAST halt oi nis speech on bi-
F., lsm is lnll Ct humor and it
a,,ls on YOU in the Mark
an syle This speech was two
ur- loug. The audience was .
-patn-Uc one throughout. 1t indi
.c1.ei : approval of Mr.. Bryan's tell
!4- p.lnt- by ir quent and loud cheers,
D aSiug al TIMES into campaign hur-
ais IL his buts's o(oratory the mans
$50 le frame would quiver. There is
S., -locerity and candor about him that
tirs your respect whether you believe
t's doctrine or not.
A. 3 religious journal this paper has
,arty politics and does not pro-
u.unc. upon the merits OF the question
IF uue,aluzm We wish, however, to
,a, = me things about Mr.. Bryan as
..u6lic speaker. All who have to aE
pear before the public on platform or
10 the pulpit may learn something from
nm
"He is strikingly simple in manner.
lie spoke for two hours before an audi
r;ce oi 1000 people and held their un-
yscari, d tention TO the very last word;
and yei there wasn't Stage trick, nor
int of dramatic rom beginning to end.
lie stood quietly, and stood right in his
uanks. If he moved six inches from
his d,sl position we did not discover it,
aud we sat within five feet of him and
watched him closely. A good object
lesson he WIS
simplicity OF st,le was another
strong characteristic of the address. The
audience vas mixed one, old anG
Young, educated and uneducated
the subject was 4 dry one, in,
volving the discussion of purely
economic principles, and their al
phca,iou, and yet ali were interested
~, d Interested to the end. The speech
a9ounded in illustrations drawn from
every day life. Some of them were
onst apt and telling.
Again, his earuestness impressed
sou There was winning sincerity in
every utteruuce. You might not agree
Wi'h him You might feel that he was
sadly mistaken, yat his honesty was
iramspareut. He seemed to believe,
and believe with all his heart. To him
the issue Was tremendous one, aud
involved the pre- sperity of the nation.
He was not fighting for party tri-
ump, hut for the suprema y of great
principle.
His happy and reverent use OF
Scripture wos unusual in political
speaker. There was no 1jppancy or
levity in his biblical illusions. He can
teach some preachers that We have
read after, in this respect. Then, too,
there was respectful treatment OF
those from whom he differed. He
spoke strongly, but there was no abuse
or denunciation of his opponents.
When he spoke of a 'gold-hus' he apol
osfz-d for the use of the term.
"Whstever one may think OF the
foanc'a theory which Mr.. Bryan sup
ports, even though he earnestly rejects
1t. the great orator is we'll worth hear
Ing Tnere were most wholesome les.
sons to young men in the stvle and
manner OF the address, and Erskine
College congratuates herself that she
w,s privileged to hear the eloquent
expouent Of bimetalli,m on her own
platform