Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-09-25
WHY 1T WILL BE.
WHY BRYAN WILL BE ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
Some oi his Elements of Greatness as Told
by George F. Rinehart. Man Who Knew
Him Well. in the Midwes ern Magazine
for Sentemher

- NiHSHdl L run W HO N ne "
Him Well, in the Midwes.ern Magazine
for September.
Righteousness cxalteth nation, bu'
slh Is reproach to any pcople.-Ps. II
"A.
Mr.. Bryan is an optimiSt. He bc.
lieVcS the world is getting better al
tE" tune and il is impossible to be
around him great deal without
sharing his hopeful view of things
| confess that have caught the in
fection and believe firmly in the final
triumph of righteousness over every
form of wrong. That accounts fol
my unfaltering faith in Bryan.
The situation must be exceptional,
ly difficult if Mr. Bryan cannot eN
tract grain of comfort from it. Tt
illustrate this habit Of his. rccal
that one time was lamcnting til.
fact that Tom Watson. Whus,. ability
| 50 much admired, permitted his de-
sire for revenge to warp his great in
tcllrct and induced him to lambast
Bryan in each and every issue of his
magazine This was while Watson
was in New York, lending the weight
OF his numr to Col. Mann Of unsavory
memory in the publication OF Tam
Wilson'S .Nugr:in,. Mr.. Bryan did
not share my concern. Not IL shad-
ow crossed his smiling viSage. He
was borrowing no trouble He had
no regrets. His reply was eminent
ly characteristic of the man He said
simply that Watson was doing good
work. asked him how he figured
that monthly abuse of himself could
be accounted good work He re-
piled that Watson was there in New
York where in 1896 Organism was
called populism and that Mr.. Watson
was rapidly convincing the average
New Yorker that Bryan was not n
populiSt.
Having known Mr. Bryan intimate
ly for twelve years and shared his
confidence all of that time | naturally
feel closer interest in his welfare
than those less intimately associated
with him. That is why some people
can not understand my devotion to
the man as well as to his cause.
once said to him: Mr.. Bryan, dc
you realize what it will mean were
you to assume the role of the men on
horseback and say come on, boyS?'
His reply was prompt and decisive
That is just what Democracy must
try to avoid. Democracy must make
this government so good. so just, Sc
equitable that there will be no room
for the man on horseback. "
Personally, the great Commoncr is
the cleaniSt man have ever known
| have heard him on many occasions
both as speaker and rs listener.
have heard stories told in his pres
ence that were more or less "off col
or" The remainder of the CROWD
may have laughed, but Mr.. Bryan
never. He never told Il story that
could not have been told in Il parlol
in the presence of ladies'.
Not long ago, Mr.. Bryan attended
Il reception for men only. He told ;
number of witty stories and had the
crowd convulScd. \ stranger ap
pearcd in the crowd and entered into
the conversation and the general Civ,
and take of the occasion. BY and by
there fell from his lips a coarse re
mark. Instantly. Mr.. Bryan's firm
jaw closed like steel trap and hi.
expressive eyes snapped fire. Tn,
stranger was hustled out and Sevcra
apologies We're offered Mr.. Bryan
for the occurrence. Never mine
me, said Mr.. Bryan, the remarl
did me no harm; my concern wa:
for the boy waitin. to shake my hand
1t was not the sort of speech for ;
boy to hear.
: However, there is not space in thi!
magazine to tell anecdotes of thi.
marvellous man. must get down t,
, brief and concise reasons why h'
/ should be elected. have begun Will
, his optimism, his hopefulness, hi,
: belief in the ultimate triumph of th'
| right. | have suggested his persona
| purity, his wholesome cleanliness
, his high-mindedneSS, his immaculat,
ideals. These ought to recommend
, him toJrvcry man. woman and chilC
that believes in the upward trend
the higher view. the struggle for tn,
| souls $ disenthralnent.
As a thinker, Mr.. Bryan stands il
the foreground of the world states
l men. He is the only living man wh'
has the ear of every other man. Th
, legislators of the world love to sit a
his feet. He talks to them byinvita
? tiOn and they listen because of wha
he has TO say. He handles no sub
= lect which he does not illumine. II
= says what is timely and appropriate
grounded always in those principle
that are eternal. This is why he nev
. er mistakes
AS an orator he stands without
I peer. His style is that Of simplicity
/, While the composition of his Speeche
is prOSalc, it is effective. He is in n
, danger of being misunderstood. Hi
style is direct and forcible. He lead
). up to his climaxes through a series o
{ undulations that hold the intereS
q and burst at last into the full force O
, forensic tinality On the road to IN
conclusion he Is an agreeable enter
, taner. but when he reaches his eli
r max you feel the power of the super
q man. He is the ne pias "itra in th
= realms of speech.
: Mr.. Bryan is rs modest as he /
. great. He announces himself as
e moon shining by reflected light, il
e comparison with Jefferson. fror
e whom he has derives his inspiration
= yet is greater man than Jefferson
: He has been in no aggregation OF me
, the past twelve years in which h
e was not acknowledged the greatest
e When in the presence of kings, em
Il perors and czarS, he was a colossu
and they pigmies. Though the han
Of nearly every delcgatein in the Demo
!. cratic National Convention in l9O
Twas against him, he went out OF tha