Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-12-11
HOW THE HEATHEN RAGE.

Mr.. Bryan has been much feted in
England and Ireland. Our ambassa-
dor to the court of st. James, Mr..
Choate, gave him banquet, and Lords
attended. Mr.. Bryan was most felici-
tous in his utterances, and his bearing
led to the opinion by some that he was
really a human being. The Lord
Mayor of Dublin showered courtesies
CD him, and whithersoever he went be
was the observed of all observers.
Many distinguished Democrats on this
side have been much outraged by the
action of Mr.. Choate and his guests,
and the Lord Mayor. Distinguished
Democrats of that class who in 1896
saw cause to exalt themselves exclu-
sively in their own estimation, by a
noble effort for Republican supreme
cy, have fiattered themselves that the
day was not far distant when Mr..
Bryan would be hanged as an anarch-
ist, or if not. that he would certainly
be condemned to penal servitude for
life for some most henous crime. Dis
tinguished Democrats there be of the
1856 type who tremble with rage when
they read that in England Mr.. Bryan's
presence was noted at all. There is no
telling how furious distinguished Dem
ocrats Of that 1896 variety can get
when Mr.. Bryan's name is mentioned
other than in terms Of derision and
scorn. Distinguished Democrats of
what is sometimes termed the 1896 or
"yellow variety" draw invidious dis.
tinctions between Mr.. Bryan's acts
and those of other mortals. Now mad
Mr.. Bryan been mixed up with Mr..
John p. Morgan in a bond deal, with
million or so rake off, or had be desert
I'd his PARTY and "fiunked" on the
tariff Issue; or had he defeated the
national ticket, and scattered the par
ty as locusts before a wind; then Mr..
Bryan would today ne a great man and
the yellow variety of distinguished
Democrats would be bowling for his
nomination for president. But Mr..
Bryan has unfortunately not measur-
ed up fully to the standard of these
distinguished Democrats on these ma
terial points, and hence the distin-
guished Democrats Of the yellow vari-
ETY. are not in mood to think well of
him, but they are very ready to burst
with anger because others do not
speak of and regard him as they do.
Unfortunately this brand of Demo
Gratis has difficulty in convincing the
country that they are always right.
We are told by such that these civil.
ties to Mr.. Bryan are just those which
would be shown any other distinguish
ed American on the other side. A few
distinguished Americans we're over the
pond this summer and we have not
heard that any of them attracted more
attention in London than the King of |
Italy, in fact we are greatly mistaken
if they attracted more than passing
attention. Those distinguished Dem
ocrats who are SO furious in their |
hatred Of Mr.. Bryan are not peculiar
In this. When one person does another
a scurvy trick the person VINO is the
offender, is the onea@ho holds malice,
and becomes the others implacable
enemy. Many distinguished Demo-
Gratis of the yellow variety did Mr..
Bryan scurvy trick in 1895. and they
are ready, willing and anxious to do
him another now. and ever Since. 1t
Is from this source, not from the Re
publicans, that most of the mean
things said of Mr.. Bryan come. These
are the backbiters, these persecute and
1efile him, these protesting to be Dem