The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-11-06

nation, n Bacon a ~profounder In
teilect- But Bryan, upon a phyique OF
the most vigorous and massive kind,
inspired by a s~tupendous vitality, which
will keep him IN good condition for
sixty to come-had superimposed
a brain of the healthiest, keenest and
mos capable sort competent to tackle
any subject and reach a just conclu-
sion on Tt In addition, ne had colossal
f1rmness and an unmitigable viii; he
| had thorough belief in the goodness of
his cause, and in himself as it's cham
pfon; m finally he understood the
people, loved them, was in III with
them, won their confidence to an ex-
tent and to a degree OF enthusiasm that
can not be paralleled in modern times.
Therefore I say he was the strongest
all-round man I have known"
Mr.. Hawthorne wrote this last sum-
| mer. The physical manifestations were
marvellous in 1896. They are more
marvellous in 1900. Up to the 10Th OF
| October, he had made, according to the
| Philadelphia Times, 2S5 speeches, had
covered IA states, visited 2S5 cities, and
shaken hands with 10000 people. In
Indiana alone he Travelled 700 miles,
made q speeches, touched q counties.
passed So towns, held 81 receptions,
| spoke to 100, 900, sent $4,000 words by
telegraph. Since then he a almost or
quite doubled his record to the Doth of
October. 1t is now claimed that Teddy
Rough Rider beat Bryan's record. DR..
| Homer NJ. Thomas says:
I'm general Bryan has been making
| extraordinary anvasSes As mere
~ $500 l0.- H4,-1 49,
full examples of endurance. A good
singer can sing through rusty vocal
chords and his hearers nay not even
suspect the disability"
DR.. Oscar IA King, a distinguished
professor and neurologist, says:
Bryan as this gift of repartee, but
1t is easy to imagine that he would
not court the interruptions of enemies.
So this, with the yea of excitement,
tells upon any speaker, according to
his constitution and temperament
physically, too, the work Of a great
campaign on the railroads tells upon a
speaker. There S a loss of sleep always.
Towns through which a train may pass
in dead of night often turn out crowds
who at least awaken the candidate.
Then the exigencieS of an itinerary
force him ITO get up early and go tc
bed late.
But wen if a man sleeps Soundly this
night through on a railroad train he is
not rested as he would have been lac
he slept in a stationary bed.
"Above all this, as in the case of Mr..
Bryan especially, the weight of being
the head of a party's machinery is dis
tressing. He has more than the details
of his own tour upon him. kilograms,
letters and all the machinery of modern
correspondence bind him ITO his party's
management and obtrude upon him
when he should be resting
Col. Bryan is the best rounded states
man now before the public. He is thor
oughly honest and trustworthy. He is
frank, bold, earnest, resolute, brave.
He has opinions and convictions, and
he will stand by them always, any
where. You know precisely where he
is at" You cam lay your hand upon
him any hour. He is no political wealth
er cock. He is a man of wisdom and
conservatism He is a wise, safe, hon.
est and is forever on the side ofs right,
of the people. He is the ablest man
of his g in this country. He has no
no peer among politicians. His speeches
show his moderation and wisdom at
every turn. His text in his great
speech in New York at Madison Square
Garden, was Remove not the ancient
landmarks which h fathers have set"
1t was Biblical and safe. We believe no
living man commands today so much
of the admiration and confidence and
love of the American people as William
]. Bryan commands. 1t is all based on
character, on service, on consistent de-
votion to principles, on faithful adher-
ence to what is right and fair and just
and honorable. He is indeed the one
great commanding Tribune of the peo-
pie in the last year of this most pro-
gressfve, inventive, aggressive century.
The New York Journal lately said this.
n with it we close:
Recall the text of Mr.. Bryan's speech
and then consider the origin and the
record OF Mr.. Bryan: Remove o the
ancient landmarks which thy fathers
have set In other words, stand by
the constitution and the Who Ameri-
can theory OF government, including
the competitive system as against the
monopoly system
"Mr. Bryan's record in public life
ought to to him the support of
every partisan passion. The ~tenacity
with which he has chung to the dead
silver question is simply a sign of an
ultra conservative mind Had he been
a weak demagogue like his opponent
he would have abandoned it as Mr.. Nc
Kinley abandoned it, simply to secure
the nomination for president. Mr..
Bryan fought in congress for tariff re-
FORM Eight years ago he introduced
a bill at washington intended to pre-
vent h growth of private monopoHes.
He was not a candidate for president
then and had no reasonable hope Of be-
ing one. His was the first voice raised
in protest against Mr.. McK1nley's mad
policy of colonial adventure and mill
adventure"