The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-06-02
Charges for Announcements.
The Real Bryan.

"Wiil someone please stand ND
ard explain this man Bryan-The
Phoonix who arises from the ashes
OF defeat stronger. better loved
han eyer?" This question was ask
ed i'y p ittsburg. Pa, man in a
letter printed in the Christian Union
Herald This man had seen, to use
his own language, "a wonderful
thing come to pass He had seen
William J. Bryan Tfouted by us
fasteners rs a wild-eyed distuber
of the peace entering Pittsburg,
ga city which gave the biggest COM
paratiye majority against him of all
cities in the nation and greeted by
an enormous crowd with an atten-
ton and enthusiasm that passeth
description, holding them under the
spell Of his marvellous eloquence for
more than two long mortal hours,
and sending them away cheering
and thinking" "All this, mark you
SAID the Pittsburg man, lin the
CITY Of Pittsburg, intensely republi-
can, conservative tariff loving Pitts
burg the stronghold AID center
alike Of his democratic and republi-
can enemies If this can occur In
Pitisbprg, what must DO his hold
upon the people in communities
where the what is right doctrine is
not reyered as here" From these
scenes the Pittsburg man turned
and IL utter p6rplexity asked. what
. is the explanation of Bryan?" and
then added: "a magazine writer
attempted pecently to explain him,
but whom the article was finished
al he had pro, IS lhat Bryan
has made q few honest dollars out
OF his political career, though tho
writer did not sufficiently emphasize
The phenomenon chat political ca
leer has at last resulted in an hon
est if comparatively small fortune.
Bigger fortunes than Bryans bavo
been made through political careers
before EoN, but We have never at
tempted tie describe them as hon
eh
W hat is the explanation OF Bry-
an?' asked the Pittsburg man. Is
1t honesty? There are many honest
men in the nation who have not his
wonderful hold on the hearts Of the
people j. itlptelec? His is not
ihe most powerful intellect in the ma
ton, strong though it is. IA it his
eloquenoe : We are still under The
spen Of bis incompaiable voice. cut
ting Wii and forceful sentences but
We know that his eloquence does not
explain him. "Is il the romantic
guilty of the career that began
when the editor, just returned from
reporting The convention which nom
mated his opponent, Selling the dra q
matte, critical moment, thrilled sew
oral hundred men into nominating
an obscure lawyer and write TO the
highest office ia the land? HarlIyl"
Nor in lac opinion Of this Pittsburg-
o. is the explanation 10 be found in
the combination Of I'll for of the
suggested explanation honesty in
tellect, eloqueuce aud the romantic
quality Of career For, in the opin-
lon Of this writer, The combination
could never have brought about the
event dorTbed above in Scotch
Irish, conservative. Pittsburg We
haye watched and studied. Pitts
bugs political audience for several
vcer aud Ve have never seen the
BIKE .hat which greeted Bryan. SO
rsbbie bat % fine body Of repeesen-
tstiro thoughtful men; not merely
curious but attentive with on ernest
attention that was not disturbed by
loc magnetic attraction ct hs per-
ataHtv They h-lmojas men liz