The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-14
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| of Mr. Bryan aside. he was besides
| a perfect animal. At his meals, he ate
| heartily and slowly and WELL enjoying
| his food with great RELISH and speaking
| with more comfort just after eating.
| Wlth as little affectation as a boy, ne
! took hearty bite just before getting
| into Raleigh. saying when told that he
| might get fresher food in Raleigh, that
| ii did not matter. so it was something
| good to eat. and he had barely finished
his meal when the train rolled into the
station. Every organ is perfect, and
his powerful heart and perfect nervous
| system respectively make him rally al
most instantly. even ont of Il deep sleep
as at Statesvile. and fall into a quick
sleep after much mental effort. But af
ter deep. sweet sleep such as he got
on that side-track out in the country near
Goldsb"4p. his-eyes sparkle like fine old
wine, and there seems to be depth and
volume in them, that volume that re-
spends to impression like deep cool
pool TO the quickly changing lights and
shadows Of Il day of feecy flying drift
clouds. Those who were with him that
morning near Goldsboro will probably
never forget the appearance of the man.
His humOr was not flashing, but it was
pnrvasive like the sunlight of spring
| day. the fire of his eye was not sudden.
| il was rather a deep winter-glow; his
philosophy was not some startling prop
| osition. but rather the simple flowing Of
the root that starts in the home, and
his simplicity almost rose TO perfect
| trustfuness.
To me the greatest qualities seemed
TO be his constant fOrgetfulness Of SELF.
These two qualities, it seemed to me.
| gave his sentences now and then much Of
that pathetic suggestion which those
who heard him cannot fail to recall. In
them ! think lay the parentage of that
dignity which was such a gracious dig
nifty familiar with no one with which
no one was familiar The newspaper
! men, who had travelled with him from ,
Lincoln, hardly knew him better than
newer acquaintances. And in this phase
comes the universally and equal-sided-
ness of the mans qualities. But DR..
Charles ID. McIver. who is very close
observer. made an analysis, part of
which covers this universally. DIR. Nc
Iver. after his Ashevile speech. was
talking To a friend about the secret of
Bryans power and said: First. he is a
man of no one State; no one listening
to him can say he is of any one State;
Vance suggested North Carolina. Dan
e. Virginia. Alexander III. Stephens,
| Georgia. but Bryan does not seem to
| suggest Nebraska any more than he does
North Carolina: he seemed to be one
| of us. Second his sincerity. Third, pow
or of judicial statement
Another point should be noted: Mr.
Bryan during his whole journey through
! the State did not utter one complaint
! because. doubtless, he did not feel one.
l l.
have room for complaints. It's cham
hers are all occupied with other feel
| ings Whatever he was asked to do,
he did it without hesitation; if he was
carefully looked after he seemed to en-
| JOY it: if not. he took it as if ii were
a matter of course
| And face and head. a study of which
eludes the pen. The dip at the mouth
corners was enough to put the whole
crowd in fine humOr; and when his lips
break apart. and his eyes turn sidewise
| TO his friends as if he would enjoy the
fun of it with them. he seems to be smil-
ing or laughing just because the thing
is absolutely funny in itself, not because
he is saying it. If his brow contracts
a trifle and the line of his wide mobile
mouth begins to straighten into plant
line. he is Passing from the smile to the
regions of deeper meaning. Then the
change of his eyes is a beautiful study.
They are not terrible in their earnest
ness. hut appealing in their earnestness:
| the light suddenly passes from the
though-light under which the fight has
| been kindled and warmed to the feeling
like that plumeS his deepest propositions
with beauty that thrills In this phase
| there lies poetry. which is much the
cause of his musical flow Of language.
as well as the cause Of the unconscious
ly triumphant bearing of the man when
, | he feels that he has announced a truth
| | and has clinched it. The contour OF his
; face shows strength. mobility. self-re-
f | lance. self control and emotion. His
t chin comes forward like a reserve force
= | to what he says. He makes no haste:
!. | he makes no STACEY, rhetorical pauses.
: But he makes the pauses that give effec-
, tive music to his utteranccs. and which
| at the same time give the people time
5 to think between them. This is the
, | judicial side of the man to which Dr.
! McIvcr referred.
= Propositions ripen to their full pro-
portions when housed and warmed by
@ | his personality. They come to their
c full growth in this man. He was made
i to talk to the people; hence it ceases
: | 10 Df an ART WlIn MIN. lie was made
4 to feel with the people; hence his one
ness with them is no odd thing with
r him. To the naturalness Of his powers
T. Perhaps. must he ascribed the freedom
: from breakdown which would overtake
/ other men. who looked upon thought as
I | work or mixing with plain people as con-
{ descension. There he maryland all
have heard of them-who have said tTlat
i, this man has been raised up of God TO
go among the people and lead them.
+ His type does not come often i'll a CEN
tury. and when it does come and the
people are robbed Of the man who is
''the people" in himself. then comes the
waiting time Of another crisis and the
/ man who will come to meet it. When
l. the people and the man are met as in
9 William J. Bryan. there is great reason
r for the people to say that God Almighty
:. is taking hand. and that. though this
!" cloud be dark. and that one ribbed with
; lightning. the bow Of promise must be
d sure. They know that about four times
d in century a William J. Bryan Is due.