The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
Bill Hrp'S L6ff6r

written for The Weekly Constitution)
AWAY back In the 40s when James ks
Polk was nominated at Baltimore lof
president the mail came to our little town
three times a week by stage III DrouShS
the news in an Augusta paper. MY iathor
was postmaster. and when he tore OH
the wrapper TO read the news to the
waiting people and gave the name OK
Polk as the nominee my good old nor
wegsan friend. Mic Omnberg. thre" ~
hat up and shouted: He is de man-oc
best man. He will beat Mr. Clay out OF
his poots. Meester Snit, vot DID you
say heeS name vas?'
That is faith-democratfc faith. am
Just that way about Bryan, only know
his name. "Clarum ct venerable nomen'
Was there ever a grander. purer states-
man on the American continent! was
there ever partisan aspirant for the
presidency who stood so far above all
rivals that no one presumed TO question:
his right to the nomination and this not
withstandng his defeat in the last racer
What manner of man is he that without
effort political intrigue he has for four
years stood pre-eminent the choice OF the
democracy of every state? Without fear
and without reproach. his will has been
and still is the Will of the party. SIN
cerity. earnestness and purity of char.
acter In private and In public life have
enthroned him in the hearts of the peo--
pie and my faith Is like Omberg's. He
will beat Mckinley out Of his poots." AS
to lis running mate. Senator Tfllman Is
right. 1t doesn't make any difference
so Ee is a democrat and a gentleman.
Bryan doesent need a helper. In horse
talk. running mate Is teaser. an ex-
otter. stimulator put on the track to
make the racer go faster II possible
Bryan Will get as many votes In New
York without Hill as with him Hill and
Croker ouarreled and each told the truth
on the other. They are exquisite politi-
clans. Bryan Is a statesman. There are
thousands of US who believe that all
these wars have been precipitated for
party purposes and the blood of our boys
Is crying from the ground Our southern
people nave lost faith in the ability of
the administration to extricate the coun-
try from this mountain of trouble. we
must have a change and that soon, or the
mountain will get bigger. This admin
istration begon with war on in Its heart,
for heretofore wars have been popular
with the people and kept the war party
In power and gave the manufacturers up
north plenty to do. What a muss have
they got in Cuba and Porto Rico and the
Philippines. annexing a few more million
negroes to give us trouble and killing
them by the thousands without a cause,
and raising big rumpus II we lynch one
down here. And now We are about to
be involved I'm this war with China-a war
that no doubt was precipitated because
of our aggressions on the Philippines and
the English on the Beers China sees
that the motto of the Christian nations
Is; Let those take who have the power.
and let those keep who can"
For fifty years England has forced Chi
ma to buy her opium. grown and made in
Inoia for English merchants, until the
product now amounts to 100000 q year.
And now China is taking her revenge.
For may years past Russia has been dis
cussing the partition of China just as the
partition OF Poland was made and dis
cussed for
Freedoms shrieked
When Kosciusko fell. and Poland was
divided out among the powers"
China has brooded over all this and the
time came for a terrible revenge. But what
about our missionaries? My wife, who
Is my running mate. is much exercised
about that. for she is a great missionary
woman and attends every meeting and
takes her money along. L told her not
long ago that dident have much faith
in the conversion or the Chinese for
there are thousands over here, right un-
der the sound of the Sabbath bells. and
not one ever attend church or has ex-
pressed any concern about his soul. Lacy
Churchill reported to her society that IL
had spent G3l0.0c0 in twelve months in
AN effort to convert the Jews in Poland
and she was satisfied they had converted
abandonment of the work The religion
OF the Chinese IS old as that of the
Jews ard sticks to them close but still
the missionaries do report healthy prog
resS and are refining and reforming the
children and doing much charitable work
among the poor. That's all right or IL
seemed TO be so. but now IL is all wrong
1t makes anY people Jealous for for
eigncrS 10 come in with new methods and
begin to dictate to their needs and
manners and religion. We wouldent
stand IL a week. We can hardly stand the
MOrmOns. who pretend to be Christians
But We are going TO elect Bryan silver
or no silver. for he is an honest man and
his wife Is his running mate, a beautiful
and impressive woman If the picture of
her face is a true one. We VIII all reioics
when thew are domiciled in the white
house The silver question cant c1,t anv
figure for the next six years, so let IL go
along. Mr.. Bryan's devotion to II fs he
cause he IS of Irish descent and disltkes
England's domination. but he knows that
cant change It FOR many years to
come.
Then here's 4th OF july to Mr.. Brvan
and Mrs. Bryan and Miss Ruth. their
pretty school girl. and the little bow and
the baby. / want TO see some children
playing In the white house yard When
that good time comes I am going to see
the family If I'm alive and I'll walk IN
without knocking. I'm not afraid 10
venture in anv house where I see Dretty
children IN the front ward