Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-01-09
4 CRITICISM OF sENAToR BRYAN.

Florida by Governor BrOWafd to MI
the unexpired term OF Senator NAL
Tory, deceased, has given out a most
remarkable statement for publication.
This statement has been printed In
many Of the newspapers Of the coun-
try, and as we have seen no contra.
diction or denial Of It's genuineness,
the presumption is that It Is authentic.
Among other things the young
gentleman makes the following rather
rash prediction:
al am going to make the people Of
my State the best Senator any State
ever had
I'VE devoutly and sincerely hope that
the young mans prophesy Of himself
may come true, yet It seems TO us
that 1t is q very rash statement for
young man to make. and we are ex-
tremely sorry that he was fresh enough
10 do so.
80 far az we are aware Mr.. Bryan
has done nothing TO foreshadow so
much greatness.
He has made no great speech on
any Of the grave and vexing questions
Of State or national Import, 80 far as
We know, outside OF his own commun.
Ity, and II he has made any there
they have. not been printed, or II
printed. did not attract very general
notice.
80 far as we are aware he has
made no striking nor profound contri.
buttons to any OF the newspapers.
magazines, or other periodicals Of the
country, Offering solution for any Of
the absorbing problems that have con-
fronted US for the past decade.
"He was at the head Of Broward's
campaign committee, and distributed
straub's cartoons-about $4,000 Of
them.
I'VE are told that Mr.. Bryan bust.
cd an Ice trust In Jacksonville.
Mr.. Ed Davis did that In Ocala but
II was not regarded such an over
whelmIng performance as TO cover his
brow with a halo OF glory.
Indeed, so many things of this sort
are done by the members OF the Ocala
bar that they attract very little atten-
ton, ana are looked upon as q matter
Of course.
"Prophesying tLat he Is going to
make the best Senator any State ever
had II seems TO us that Mr.. Bryan
Is assuming q very huge contract, for
some OF the States have had Senators
whose greatness has been reflected In
nearly every page Of the nations his
tory--men who are remarkable for
tuor erudiuon, oratory. magnetism
and patriotism.
Massachusetts had Daniel Webster
Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, Rock.
we'll Hoar and others whom the Old
bay State holds In precious memory
South Carolina had Calhoun,
HAyne and Hampton. and a long list
o; others who shed effulgent and i'm
perishable glory on the proud Pal.
mettO State
Kentucky had Clay and Breckln.
ridge, aud Crittendon and Carlisle.
whose fame rests eternal with that
OF tho nation.
Clay was younger man when he
received the appointment to Ill out an
unexpired term IN the Senate OF the
United States. but he had already won
national reputation by the part he
played as member OF the Legislature
and n member OF the constitutional
convention OF his State. whore he bold
" advocated the abolltion OF slavery.
"All the States have made valuable
contributions 10 the Senate OF the Uni
ted States.
There were jackson. johnson, Har.
ris aud Carmaek. from Tennessee;
Davis and Foots. from MissiSsiDpI:
benjamin aud Eaaatis. from Louisiana. |
Houston. from Texas: YAncsy, Morgan |
and Pcttua, from Alabama; MeDufAs.
I oomha, Gordon and HIM from GsoF.
STA; cass, benton. HeRdriekA VOOF.
hees and Vest from Missouri. sheF>
man and Thurman. from Ohio; Doollt.
tle from Wisconsin, Dewitt Clinton.
Fillmore and cOnklihg nom New
York; Rayard. nom Delaware; I'd
manda from vvTmoat. blaine. from
Maine: lnsallL from Kansas; Yulee.
Mallory Gather and scnl and Jones