Evening journal., 1907-11-30
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
TAIRTY.rHIRp ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings

Our prejudices and predictions frequently the result
OF early training. the Of IT, or defective methods
OF imparting H. often sway and sometimes disort
Judgment In relation things and events TAX
ing place constantly around us And this Is often unfort
innate and almost always unpleasant and inconvenent
Ior us az some time other in subsequent exper-
e.cs % ana surroundings Thus when first heard OF the
late Robert Ingerso and his lectures reported
IN the newspapers and periodicals. and later when
heard Of them IN New York ana listened 40 his ,vea
and fimsy argument-if argument IL might be called
together with his unseemy jests mingled doubtless with
all ana altos -'ier meant only Ito split the
groundlngs la the attempt contradict and ridicule
the Word OF God said to myself Oh! what noble mind
IS here-pervertedl And thoroughly intensely
pissed the man. and all his words works and ways
ON every side ana in every aspect
But later when him in a political address I'm
Wilmington, to which / have alluded before 1 think
and afterwards met him socially supper
mad before only side of him; that worst
and unfortunately his most prominent side to be sure
but still only one side And while my dislike Of his
fu doctrines which it seemed to be his life work to
try to insti into the minds of the ignorant iterate
ther only hope in this word-remained in the
slightest degree found his other side genial frank
agreeable lund-hearted and manly man, and a
hshuul acquaintance and companion for evening
And so it in my experience with William Jennings
piyh' thous IN very much modified and less intense
ontagonism In respect early Impressions
hrst saw him from the gallery Of the House Represen-
that body The House in committee of the whole
as remember and Bryan had the floor engaged in
uhb o,patei ana was being interrupted and question
ed from all sdes.He impressed then as young "svas
puckler and "barn-sormer" from the wild wooly
49, WIN rugged, thouBh az times somewhat uncouth
oratory. but fully able care Of himself under an
circumstances and against all later during
e periods OF ms candidacy for President and his six
teen 70 one idiosyncrasies could but regard
MS political doctrines and teachings-especiay his nnan-
Sim aogmas-as unsound, absurd and ridcL-
ous And, must confess ] considered the man him
SELF Judging from some Of his public utterances, as
good deal OF demagogue These adverse criticisms,
however under the mellowing composing influence
OF time and better acquaintance though distance
IN later years became very much modified and more
temperate But last Sunday evening at his charming
lecture before tho Young Mems Christian Of
wilmington and their male friends. the change in my
opinion Of William Jennings Bryan. the man. and the
Christian gentleman and also in great degree the poll
tician, thorough radical completed For cannot
conceive how good a man as that inaenidcent I'd
dress convinced me that Mr. Bryan could possibly be
bad politician no matter how asray politically
from my point OF vew-the Democratic party might have
led him.
How wished that the noble band Of women who took
such an active enthusiastic effective part in our
late political contest prohibition under our local
option laws could have been there to hear himl But
perhaps sometime. when their right to vote which we
men 50 ungallanty and unfairly deprive them of Is ac
corded them they may have the opportunity to near
and he will be eauav glad to have them, bear bit t.
he Is too good politician not be; intimatng for
moment that he would not be glad to have them now
and hope his good Democratic friends in Delaare
IN campaign TO grant to women their right to votel
Il would require long and serious thought and consid
Grafton and great many changes some of the doc
uines ana principles and practices of the Democratic
principally change of heart"in myself to induce me
TO vote Democratic ticket at Presidential election
But since last Sunday evening have thought that II
ever should do it 1 would vote for William Jennings
Bryan very much in preference many Democrats
mat nave met ana heard Of in my time, and moreover
II can't have the opportunity to vote for Theodore
Roosevelt at the next Presidential eleconand not
peheVe cam am sorry to say-apd the Republican
party nomnates man who is 70 be favorable
sincerely and from conviction 10 the present policies and
principles OF this administration, and the Democratic
party nominates William Jennings Bryan il Is ouite nos
soe that my frs; Democratic ballot will be VIII
Ham Jennings Byan-uness the Democrats should nomi-
nate George Gray which hope they will do but fear
they won't
IL would be almost a miracle if they did so good
thins but this is of strange thrilling events
(ro be continued)