Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-11-02
ANOTHER SURPRISE.

surprised w. j Bryan by visit
to his home Mt Lincoln. Neb.
Though that visit was remarkable
for its brevitv, it became national
in its Importance. In those briet
moments, willie standing on tho
famous porch with Mr. BRYAN, some
intrepid photographer appeared on
the scene with his snapshot camera
and before Mr. Bryan or Mr. Mutch
Ter could escape into the sanctuary
of the house they were snapped
The photographer silently stole
away with his negative secure aud
his fortune made.
The photographer wasno ordinary
artist. He was a student of Nation
al politics. He knew that the whole
nation was waiting with bated
breath until it could be absolutely
and beyond possibility of question
assumed that Mr.. Bryan and Mr.
Mutchler were ohums aud that Mr..
Mutchler approved of Mr.. Bryan.
The only way, the artist reasoned
that it could be demonstrated math-
ematically that such was the fact,
was to suddenly catch these two dis
tinguished statesmen and national
characters together upon the porch
of Mr. Bryan's house.
No one in Elston among Mr..
Mutchler's satellites was taken into
his confidence that it was his pur-
pose to pay visit to Mr.. Bryan
1t had not been published in any of
the large metropolitan journals that
this visit was one of the important
moves upon the chess board of poll
tics. 1t was not even intimated in
any of the numerous newspapers
owned by Mutchler Yet the sur
prising photographer seemed to di-
vine when Mr.. Dlutchler would be
standing upon Mr.. Bryan's porch,
and snap him so that Howard will
be booming down the corridor of
time in juXtaposition to Bryan.
Thus again was Howard ''surpris-
ed" 1t is not publicly known how
much this surprise" stands him.
The picture has been spread
throughout the length and breadth
of the Eighth congressional district
1t is our pleasure to possess one,
and if none other could be had, this
office would not part with its copy
for wilderness of monkeys.
The picture is a perfect work of the
photographers art. One would al
most imagine that Howard knew
that the picture was to be taken and
was posing. 1t seems as if the pho
tographer was saying "Smile, but
don't talk. He has, by inspiration
almost, caught this characteristic ex-
preston upon Howard s handsome
countenance. he has painted upon
this picture the perfect outlines of
that magnificent head in which is
evolved all those surprises which
are startling the political world, If
you look intently into the eyes of
Howard, as he looks upon this pic
ture, you do not know what is com
ing next. All you know is that she
has something up his sleeve" In
order to appreciate this in all its
force you must bear in mind that
this picture was taken about the LIST
day of July, 1900.
Now this picture is the shibboleth
with which he hopes to be elected to
Congress. 1t is being taken by his
followers and henchmen in every
home for purposes of adornment as
well as proof positive that Howard
is the real thing-"Me and Bryan
we were taken together, you cannot
see one without the other lam the
regular Democratic candidate for
Congress it does not matter how l
got it, you must vote for me. l
have had my picture taken with Mr..
Bryan on it, and if you are in favor
of Mr.. Bryan, you must take me too.
You cannot frame the picture and
hang it on your walls without Mr..
Bryan being by my side" This is
powerful reasoning, one can now
readily understand why Howard has
been dubbed ''the Silent Thinker. "
But think again Howard, you gave
out as your only Uttefance when
nominated for Congress, il Septem-
Der, at the United States hotel at
Easton when you were surprised"
at your nomination. Your friends
smiled at this speech and your enc
mics were unkind enough to doubt
your statement. They knew from
previous history that the Pike ooun-
ty delegates to congressional confer
ences were not in the business Of in
dulging in surprises. simply for
the sake of making other people
happy.
They were only in the business of
making Themselves happy. You
were known in the past to have con-