Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-08

with him have sleeping car to them
selves, where they are safe from inter-
ruption, each, man having section as
signed to him. In addition to these
two cars there is a baggage car.
The question is often asked OF those
who know Mr.. Bryan, How does he
Impress you? What sort of a man is he
behind the scenes? These are questions
to which it is difficult to answer moro
than specifically. But this much can
he said. Mr.. Bryan is man who loves
his country. He seems to have sue
| ceeded in divorcing his own personality
| from the Issues. Ii ne is elected 1t will
be the triumph of great cause. Ii he
| Ia defeated he will ACCEPT defeat as a
| philosopher.
The Democratic leader is man of
| the kindest impulses and absolutely
incapable of animosity. He is firm and
| settled in his convictions almost to
| fault. But he is tolerant of those who
do not agree with him, and his patiencs
and courtesy never fail.
| 1t is said by his intimate friends that
| his private character and home life are
| without "a blemish. He is q deeply
religious man and close student of
the Bible. His favorite hooks are the
works of Jefferson and Benton, and few
men are better acquainted with the
political history of the United States
His speeches at political meetings
show him to be not only one of the
grea est orators of the day, but one OF
the most ready and adroit debaters in
the country. In this respect he is
superior to what james G. Blaine was
in the latter's hest day. The skill with
which he receives and answers ques-
tions and Turns hostile Interruptions
to lis own advantage is unexcellPd.
Mr.. Bryan's power Is quietine
noisy audience and disarming hostility
is marvellous. In his, also, his courtesy
mover fails. No man has been the obiec
! of more abuse and yet he never returns
, it in kind. His language is always
! parliamentary. He is harsher toward
J Mr.. Hanna than anyone else The two
men are absolutely antipathetic.
In one respect Mr.. Bryan has been
singuarly misunderstood. He is repre-
sented as an extremist. On the con-
trary, his ultra conservatism is one Of
S his most striking characteristics. His
, views ON the currency question may be
regarded as an exception. But even in
: This case, the ratio between gold and
silver which he insists upon has beer
II century, and he wishes to conserve il.
Aside from this one question every
J. policy Mr.. Bryan insists upon in this
S campaign is the conservative rolic,
J. md was the policy Of the Fathers oil
i he Republic. Take each article in tn,
d Republican policy which Mr.. Bryar
announces and it can be shown to Et
y an Innovation. 1t has been the polio.
I. of the country to annex territory which
e can be built up into States MIR. Bryal
vt is in favor of that. But the annexation
N Vt colonies which cannot and Ought no
ie to become States is n new policy Of ex
a tremists, and Mr.. Bryan opposes it.
ID The monopoly of business and trad
1t ny trusts is an innovation, and Mr.
al Bryan opposes it. The theory advance,
and practiced by the Federal Court
,s that the men can be deprived of thei
y right of trial ny jury is,an innovation
Mt and Mr.. Bryan opposes it, The main
to vocated by the Republicans, is contrar
% to all American traditions, and MI
Il, Bryan opposes it. And so it goes.
n. The number of letters sept to MI
in Bryan during the campaign is simpl
sy enormous. At the present time hi
es SO rotary says they average two {
Is. three thousand day, and as many q
IT. six thousand day have been received
If Only few Of these are written b
cranks. Many incluse clippings an
re many give suge estions some of whic
he ara said to be excellent.
of Compared with his meetings fot
oh years ago Mr.. Bryan says those Of tn
nd year are far more satisfactory and al
er larger. The REPUBLICANS, he says, al
he less aggressive ard the Democrats ha,
more confidence. There has been,
lot says, marked accession of COLES
on and professional men to the party tn
Die year.
Ir. Tho meetings all along the rou
me traversed by Mr.. Bryan have been ma
Is velous fer their size and enthusiasm
81. One newspaper man who has been wit
al him from the beginning of the car
Tvs pagn and who Ienresents neutrality
inc the contest said the other day that
is was really afraid to give rroner Il
at counts of thu meetings in Illinois,
diana and Ohio. Anything like tr,
id account of these m etings, he sal
ley would read like the grcssest kind of 9
ep. agperation. The enthusiasm was wi
ar. and the numbers OF people enormous.
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