The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-01-24
APPRECIATION OF BRYAN
AN old FRIEND WRITES IN PLEASING Vein OF
THE GREAT C0MMONER

liam Bryan City Post from which
we take the following extracts
Primarily Mr. Bryan wel-rounded man. Many who have
do fill the public eye may inspection public aspects
while their private lives left shadow Such men are
like made be placed in nces front of
statesman philosopher while the back but uncarved ugness
But the Nebaskan you any you always
whole Every phase Of his character will sustain
study and nothing need be surred all com
mendable.
have known him well for nearly twenty years In 1890 he
the young country lawyer leading the Democratic foro hope
against Congressman Connel in the First Nebraska district
oro hope that his genius victory as splendid
unexpected During the campaign a representative
to Modern Woodman council where he met E E Murphy of
Leavenwor then and of the leading Democrats of
sas Mr. Murphy greatly taken with Mr. Bryan and invited
him be guest and speaker Democratic held
that fall under the auspices of the Leavenwort
The invitation accepted conditioned upon his being elected He
elected and and and spoke and conquered
has been his from that hour My acquaintance with him
from that night and each other nequenty during
succeeding years
In the spring or early Bryan wired me to
meet him route from Lincoln Kansas City, the interview
thus occasoned he told he thought strongly being candidate
for the presidency urged him be candidate
place. and pointed out to him things which indicated
that he could win both the convention and at the polls But he
said mo. The majority of party leaders think Bland is
stronger and you know John the before any man.
During that conversation requested that delegate
national convention told him would
thought The think best
ons had changed that Mr. Bryan thought he could with pro-
prie candidate for place head the
Mr. Byans close friends unknown but fortune kind
Nebaskas place the convention having
been given by the national committee the Gold Democrats; the
Bryan delegation the contestants
Mr. Bryan asked that be named Kansas representative
the credentials committee So he kindly put he would have
champion that would do battle earnest So named for
felt little didnce, be readily imagined
by any mschance the Bryan delegation should
what of hopes? But the fates continued kind The first
that before application admission
beraons by the representatives of the Chicago press Now the
Chicago newspapers had silver target
species of missile rbald dcule abored libel
feeling bit when the application presented seized
the opportunity say things. The things seemed please
my associates the committee my surprise
chairman So it CHANGED that perhaps the strongest Bryan
the convention strongest senmen became chairman of that
important committee
What followed of all OF course he was seated,
and the supreme hour to- aye lowered above the occasion
Mr. Bryan judgment of himself is largely with
that world He is generally thought kind verbal
neomancer and times he marvellous But his notion
pressed several found in what he said
when together in City Il
consider myself eloquent that word ordinarily used Such
strength have speaker lies things The people know
and they understand all say And while
the first part that quite agree
the Read Of his speeches anaca, and it
will at once appear simplicity clarity distinguishing
Sesqupeday be charged against his speeches
All simple that only he who may read but the slowest
linking understand Like Goldsmith his vocabulary
argey Saxon the tongue of the plain people and both have dem
nstrated that little Angczed
make verbal gampt great enough for the greatest OF the
mgual
been charged with being Bryanopie unreaoning
Bryan do think that my judgment has been unduy
biased That biased degree, 1 concede want to be
The who is biased favor of his friend is
friendship of that friend But do think my bias
blinds me- recognize that while mighty good he still
of his weaknesses his character its strength
Irshism He change when changed
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