Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-09-03
THE BRYAN Of TO DAY.

In reply to a Request from the New York
World Chairman Norman E. Mack has
Prepared an Appreeiative Article Con-
trastlng the William J. Bryan of 1896
with The Bryan of the Present Time.
What Mr.. Mack Said of the Leader of
Democracy in the ]Forld Article Will Be
Read with Interest by Voters Every
where, and Is Given Herewith:
No other man in public life has grown
as William ]. Bryan has grown during the
past twelve years. Aud l say this with
out disparaging the high qualities of she
man as they were revealed TO his intimate
friends during his first campaign for the
presidency. Mr. Bryan was conscientious
shen as now; then, as now, he was eloquent
in public speech, resourcefui in debate and
faithful in the championship of meas ures,
which, in his view, were for the general
welfare. But since then Mr.. Bryan has
grown in such way as to make the Bryan
OF 1896 appear as a STRIPPING when compared
to the Bryan OF 1908
This growth is particularly noticeable
among men who, through intimate political
association with the man, have had every
opportunity for close observation, and this
growth is she natural order Of a career
fraugbt as Mr.. Bryan's has been, with the
elements that make for the development
and the maturity of high class citizen.
"Mr. Bryan revealed to Nebraska Demo-
Gratis his fine characteristics when be won
his spurs in battle for tariff reform; and
then during his first term as member of
Congress he captiyated his associates in the
House and won the respectful attention of
his eountrymen generally through one Of
she greatest tariff reform speeches eyer de-
ligered in the American Congress Then
he revealed himself to the members of she
Democratic convention of 1896, while in
the ensuing campaign considerable num-
Der of the American people came to know
him well during contest which, for sub
lime courage on the part of young man
lighting against the greatest possible odds
is without parallel in the history of pop
ular government
'iBut those who thought they knew him
as Congressman from Nebraska, and those
who thought they knew him during she
presidential campaign of 1896 learned more
of him in The single glance they obtained
when on the day following The 1886 election
he stood erect among bis countrymen and
showed by the manner in which he met de-
feat shat be had 10 him the stuff out of
which heroes are made.
at goes without saying that man hav-
ing passed through Mr. Bryan's experince
in 1896 and having four years later been
again nominated by his party only to meet
defeat must have had within him the ele-
ments for substantial progress When we
add 10 all this the experience through
which Mr.. Bryan has gone during the past
eight years then we need nos find it diff
cult to believe that there has been going on
in this country process of character devel-
opment in order that in critical period in
the history of free government great occa-
sion may be provided with matured man.
Republicans who have carefully studied
the danger signals just now visible in this
republic Of ours feel as Democrats do, shat
the occasion is at hand and those who have
the privilege of present-day acquaintance
with Mr.. Bryan feel also that in him the
American people have the man. They feel
that Mr.. Bryan of 1908 is a well seasoned
patriot, admirably fitted by experience as
by character-by conversation as well as by
courage-for the head of national admin
istration during which peace and prosperity
will be restored to the business and INDUS
trial world y