The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-04-01
BRYAN A BUSINESS NAN.
Ffr'ancsai Success Shows Him q Polit.
ical Captain OF adustry-Income
Some 800, 900 q Year.

Hss'sssCsSA ouCVSSS SIhOSVS A1ItO u t'OIlts
lcal Captain Of Iadustry-Income
Some 100000 q Year.
James Creelman. In Parsons.
From that bitter nots ce awakening
wprldlinGss to the develop ment of Mr..
Brsan IN well-cut fr.,ck coat. un-
bagged trousers, four-in-haid cravat
and an income estimated as something
like $4,000 or $4,000 year. with
political prestige that rises superior
to consequences and conn els even
his enemies to fawn like sranie!s. his
growth has been largely a conver-
sion Of Politics into clean. practical
but goias private business
Nor Is there the slights st Lnfriendly
ain. In .his statement: merely an i'm
partial consideration Of Interesting
and slgo'hcant facts concer ming one
Of the most sngular ami con. manding
personalities in American history.
. Mr.. BRYAN takes SO per cent. of the
ticket money when he lectures. 1t
dots not matter whether his lecture is
for the tenefit Of q church. hospital,
an asylum or an entertainment bu-
reau. his shsre Ii not less than ane-
half Of the receipts.
He does not charge ary thing for his
strictly political speeches nor TOR his
attendance at Democratic banquets. In
these m alters he siv.s lis services
Without pay. But IL wIil te seen that
the activity and enthus'lsm of his DO!
htical followers. ana the consequent
attention paid to his plans. move
ments and views IN the local newspa-
pers. save the cost OF adsertisins and
help to draw paying crowds to his
lectures This has occasionally tempt
ed the snvicus to scotf at the title of
his fayorite lecture. ''The Value of
Moral Idea"
After all. man must live and
make 'provision for his family and old
ags. So. too. when one opens Mr..
BryaR's Commoner on the threshold
OF this momertous year he reads
stirring headline: "wantsd--An Army
Of q xiuion." :
Beneath this encouragement the
leader Of the Democratic party thus
appsals to the suffering reopie Of his
country.
"wia YOU snlistf WIN you become
. recruiting oficer. trying to enlist
others? VIII YOU help organize this
army OF million to wage 4 strong
and winning battle for the triumph of
Democratic principles? Victories,
both OF war end peace. are not the
results Of chAnce-they are the re-
suits Of organixation. Of careful plan-
nins' Of thorough equipment and of
Already the lines are forming for
the campaign Of 1905. The f,rst
skirmishers have been ordered for.
ward. AZ they advance. let the work
Of organization bs pushed. to the end
that when the battle opens the forces
Of Democracy may bs prepared for
general advanoe@an advance well or.
sanissd. well planned ana we'll equip
ped.
"A million earnest men ere needed
to take hold and help ir this great
campaign. II you will he one, pre-.
vail upon - many othera as you can
to enlist"
II 10 then explained that the way
TO ,oin the army of mi.lipm earnest
patriots 10 to cut out the accompany.
ing coupon and send II to the con.-
honer. "accompai led BIZ so cents :
thus making you q subscriber to Mr.
Rryan's paper ard swelling his ad.
vertising revt nues. /.
Mr.. Ryan has receivsd $500 apiece
for short Newspaper articlec-inoney
paid In advance. 1t II sAlf that. he rot
10 cents q word for his ,scent writ.
ten debates with Senator i3everiuge In
q magazine.
Yet before he was a,mi,ated for
prsstd mt Mr.. Bryan's average In
come ~ q lawyer was ab'ut $1,000 a
year. ard his salary as oolisiSal edi-
tor OF the Omahs World Herald at
the time OF his, aomiaation was only
$500 Q year.
This ability Of Mr.. Hcan to accu.
,nuiate money while honestly spread
Ing his doctrines and keeping up the
spirit o: his followers II a ne cessary
crollar,' Of ris stern ana ur. .mpro-
missing attitude toward tr, s,s and all
mcnner Of plutocratic cvil-doers From,
q political standpoint his system Is In
the nature Of an Invention.
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