Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-31

the home coming of William ]. Bryan
Is an impoi tant and significant event
-cne of the most important in the po-
litical history of this country.
Mr.. Bryan is private citizen, "a
commoner.' He has been twice the
nominee of the Democratic party for
president of the United States and
than one year ago he started out un-
ostentati tiously for a tour of the world.
No crowd and no band of music at
tended his departure. He went away
almost alone and without creating q
ripple On the surface of public affairs.
His going was merely that of distin-
guished private citizen, bent upon an
excursion at his leisure.
How different the return!
The whole nation watches with alb
sorbing interest the approach Of MS
ship off Sandy Hook. Thousands greet
him as his yacht slips into New York
harbor and casts anchor. Tens of thous-
ands march in procession behind his
tions in noisy welcome of the home
coming of this Nebraska citizen, this
uncrowned king, this American with
out an Office.
What has happened in the mean
time? What does it signify?
Mr.. Bryan has done nothing, said
nothing, since his departure that would
arouse in the hearts of whole nation
such an outpouring of gladness as that
which accompanied his arrival yester-
day in New York city. His letters
have been those of an American gen
tleman quietly engaged in looking
upon the affairs of other nations, and
surely have attracted small atte ltiUn
from either politicians or the people
generally
Nothing has happened to Mr.. Bryan,
but something has happened at home.
Such an uprising on the part of the
people on behalf of a private citizen
never before occurred in the whole his
tory of this government, and its cli-
max and the reasons for it are worthy
of a careful chronicle.
The people have suddenly grown
weary and disgusted with the aero
battles of the fatheads, the weird do
ings of the Don Quixotes and the wild
threats of anarchists, who guise them
selves as peaceful revolutionists," only
to undermine and destroy.
The people have suddenly become
lappreciative of the fact that the gov
ernment of this great country must be
restored to its old moorings and agair
made safe, sane and constitutions l
; They are sick of the Roosevelts who
ride on broncos, with pikestaff:
against windmills; sick of the Hearsts
who dupe and deceive for personal ag
grandizement and stir up strife 10
the purpose of achieving power; sicl
Of the Republican machine, grown ia
and stout and autoeratic under it
systematlzed robberies of the peo
PIE and inflated with the none.
received from the nourishing O
and hypocrisy. deceit and chican
cry of those would-be leaders VIII
have for year past been doing vaude
Vile stunts to encourage the hauntin
of the red flag of terrorism, to the djr
grace of the country and the DANCE
of civil liberty.
Things have been happening sine
William j. Bryan went away.
Corruption has run riot, politics ha
gone amuek, knavery has been un
earthed, the thieves and robbers i
sheep's clothing have been forced jus
far enough into the open to show ho1
many more OF them are intrenched 1
power and how vastly in need thl
country is Of the leadership Of an hon
est, sincere, courageous man win
would rather be right than be presl
don't.
So the whole country turns. wit
one voice and almost as one man. I
William j. Bryan as the embodlmor
Cf popular hopes and aspirations.
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