Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-02-27
THE GREAT coMMONER.
How Vim. ]. Bryan was Received and the
IMPRESSION he Made on His Recent
SDeaking Visit Into Canada.

ce ntly madea WISH TO CANADA. LII edcH
of the three chief cities, Montreal,
Ottawa and Toronto, he received an
enthusiastic reception. In each OF
these cities he addressed large audi
ences composed of prominent politi-
clans, lawyers, doctors, clergymen,
lead ers in and business, and
the great bodies of students who throng
the Colleges and Universities of these
cities. And it is a matter of public in
terest to know the impression which
this man, who has SO long stood in the
white light which beats upon the can
didate for the Presidency of our Coun-
try, and who has won golden opinions
from the elite of all people b world
around, made upon our sturdy and
stolid and somewhat Unconditional
neighbors to the north. In Toronto he
addressed two great meetings., and
of the man and his messages, one OF
the ablest Editors of that city say in
his paper: T. say that he made
a splendid impression is to put the
truth in the mildest form. Those
WIZ dGC0luSo CAO SdAdu1dA C1uO 1oLSh-
con, or the great gathering in the Uni
C~onvocation Hall on Tuesday
of last week expecting to hear a sam
pie of the oratory which swept the
famous Chicago Convention in 1896, or
to hear q disquisition on American
politics, were disappointed. What
they did see and hear was a sane,
strong man, to whom the unseen
v~erities were the great realities, and
| gifted with such a marvellous faculty
for lucid, and clean cut expression that
he scarcely seemed to be eloquent at
| all. They saw one who is a big figure
in the political life of his country, but
in whom the man is bigger far than the
politician. To hear such a man speak
in the ideals which must govern all
the relations Of life was something to
impress one with the utter
and worthiness of anything less than
the highest. And the important thing
was that the speech was not simply
fine phrasing to catch b popular
ear, but an expression of his deepest
thought. He has not one code OF ethics
for the platform and another for the
political caucus. To him he success
achieved by any dishonorable means
would spell failure. Such a message
as he gave in 'Ideals' could not fail to
act as a moral stimulus upon young
men with their careers to make"
OF the great meeting on Tuesday
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it given to address such an audience
as packed the great C~onvocation Hall
of Toronto University on Tuesday
evening of last week. The large ma
jority were students soon to enter the
great hurly burly of life. But there
uished specialists, journalist, jurists
OF repute, minister's, merchants and all
sorts and conditions of men. The
temptation was strong to choose a
theme in which expert knowledge or
eloquence might be displayed. But it
was also an opportunity to speak OF
that which underlies all lite and makes
genuine success in any department of
activity possible. Mr.. Bryan resisted
the temptation and chose the oppor-
tunity. Grouping his thoughts around
the central theme Of 1.-THE Prince of
Peace" he unfolded his own working
creed and gave reasons for the faith
that is in him. To the microscopic
specialist it might all seem too general.
TO the professional apologize some of
the arguments might seem not of the
most modern type. But it was a splen-
didly clean and refreshing statement
by an eminent layman OF the creed
that has given steadiness and virility
to his own life. b significant thing
was that without resorting to any
tricks Of oratory he held the unbroken
attention of more thar two thousand
young mon, charged with animal
spirits, for an hour and a quarter. The
day is passing in which indifference to
the things of the spirit OF sceptecism in
regard to the fundamentals of religion
can be regarded as a mark of superior
intellectual fibre or higher culture. It
is coming to be more closely seen that
the irreligious nan is one who has al
lowed the highest side of his nature to
become atrophien, and is just so much
the less a man. Mr.. Bryan was not
ashamed to speak q good word for
Jesus Christ or to commend Him 10 all
who desire to make the most and the
best of themselves. 900 It is safe
to say that the coming presidential
election in the United States will be
watched with even a keener and more
| RYmpathatic intareet than In the mast