The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-23

When I say large heart" and not
large force purely mental" l say ii
with i1expressible reverence for the
heart feeling.
1T is the heart and not the brain
That to the highest doth attain.
Humanity needs such men Practical
politics need such men, The oppression
of the people calls for such adventurous
defenders. The aching bodies of ,thous
anlis of baby factory workers in the
south, and adult workers in sweat
shops, mines and mills in north and
south. call for such generous Knights to
win their freedom-to grant them pure
air. blue sky. time to eat. sleep and
grow, time to learn the alphabet.-for
upon the intelligence of the people the
foundat tons of our institutions rest
With such knightly fighters there Is
sometimes more blood in the heart than
in the brain. Such men counterpoise in
the infinitely bitter battle of life the
men whose work they endeavor to undo
whose gift is keener intellect, but
whose blood is at times pumped through
their anatomy by some other mechan-
ism than a heart. In acute, astute lead
ers and founders of positive politics the
heart commonly subserves the head In
Mr. Bryan's case there is, 1 suspect.
reverse of such conditions. In fact the
private life of our high-priest of silver,
his unspotted integrity, and his likeness
looking out of this frontiSpiece with
lace IldI mas III II MUCH llldl ID All
gelico painted of men who lived in the
centuries of faith-a capacity of soul to
give up self and to work and suffer for
others.-all these quite Independent of
public acts. would bear out such eSti-
mate of Mr.. Bryan's powers
In this book is shown no strength OF
original Judgment There is no distinc-
ton of thought or expression Every
thing has been said before in social,
political and economic questions that Is
.vrTrr
and is true: nothing could be commoner-
Possibly Mr. Bryan may by such ex-
preston approach the humdrum con-
tingent of his followers. But so mag
netic a leader should rather lift that
dividend to himself He should not sac
rifice to the heavier remnant of neigh
bors the estimate of the more critical
world There are few instances where
imaginative touch refineS and exalt the
little articles. Among the best are these:
1T is secret influence which is con-
stantly corrupting government and Sc
curing special privileges for the few at
the expense of the many"
THE tyranny of organized wealth in
increasing influence of money in gov
eminent, society and the church
The whole tenor and teaching of the
article 'Plutocracy in Education. from
which this second quotation Is taken.
are most admirable But thinkers ard
fighters have long ssid the same I saw
nothing in the book approaching the
sentence Illuminated with emotion that
won Mr. Bryan's nomination at the
Chicago convention.
We have need OF leaders great in hu-
mainly. men lifted to defend the weak.
the suffering and the unargumentative- 1t
is in This work. which has prize of
Office and no patronage, but which Is
greater than any political figure or any
office within the power of politics to
provide that Mr.. BRYAN may possibly
find his greatest labors. He is still a
young man. and a life work is before
him KATE STEPHENS.