The Irish standard., 1909-06-19
BRYAN DOWN AND OUT!

BRYAN DOWN AND OUT!
Our esteemed contemporary, the
journal of this city, announced on
Monday that the National Democratic
Magazine" published by Sam H. Wood,
OF Minneapolis, has called upon Will
liam j. Bryan in its June number to
step down from his high pedestal and
give somebody else chance to lead
the Democratic party to a glorious VIC
tory.
WHO is Sam Wood and what do you
know of him as a Democrat?" asked
the writer of those in the Irish Stand
ard office. Never heard of him before {"
they exclaimed. Looking in the city
directory for 1907 and 1908, the H.
lustrious cognomen Of Sam H. Wood
was conspicuously omitted. Starting
for the newstands. we ascertained that
the National Democratic Magazine for
June had not yet been delivered
though it was then the 18th day of the
month. ANY number of the magazine
for May left?" we asked. yes" We
took it and turning the first leaf (the
magazine is not paged) we found the
following particulars Of Sam Wood, as
given by himself:
Sam H. Wood is So years old. He
has had q large extensive business
career. as banker. broker, merchant,
real estate dealer. manufacturer and
cattle and sheep raiser. He has pub.
lished several magazines and papers
Is the author Of several books and
pamphlets, one of the latter being u
currency bill prepared wholly by him.
self for presentation in Congress-"
In the preface to the autobiography
cal sketch, he says, II know myself"
and as we do not personally know
him. we certainly accept everything
he says as being absolutely true. We
have no reason to question his veracity.
On the title page of his magazine
we fnd in quotation marks the motto:
Truth is mightier than the sword
but where he got 1t we are at a loss
to determine. Bulwer Lytton in his
play of "Richelieu" makes the great
French cardinal say that 1.-The pen
Is mightier than the sword" but Sam
Wood knows better. If he had used
Truth Is mighty and will prevail" It
would not attract our attention; but
we excuse him because Of his versa
tility as banker, broker. merchant real
estate dealer, manufacturer. cattle and
sheep raiser. pamphleter, author, ETC.,
ETC.. etc. He ought to be careful. how
ever, when using quotation marks Or
some ill-natured competitors may say
that he does not know the proper use
of them, as Henry Ward Beecher said
of James Anthony Froude. the lying
English historian.
| Now. what is the matter with Sam
Wood? He publishes a little monthly
magazine under the brand Of democracy
in a city where a Democratic daily
could not live, and opens his battery
upon William ]. Bryan and other pop
ular reformers. like Senator LaFollette
Of Wisconsin. He wants to get his
magazine advertised. and the Journal
prints a column of his rigmarole about
William ]. Bryan. Let us hear what
he says:
THE Democratic party will insist
upon your retiring from the political
arena before the battle Of 1912. When
l wrote you that manly letter on June
8. 1908, looked upon you. as a great
man. When you refused to give con-
| sideration to the advice, 1 looked upon
it as a human mistake but when later
your jealousy and selhshness were
shown in the treatment of Governor
johnson. your slurring notice Of the
National Democrat. your refusal to
publish its little seven-line advertise
ment. and other actions. the question
naturally came, Is Mr.. Bryan really
as great a man as we thought him p
Democrats look for you to retire from
the fight: but if you will not do so,
they will be compelled to ask you to-"
1t appears he wanted the Commoner
to donate its space for advertising his
magazine-only seven lines-and the
unsrateful publishers refused! What
ingrates. they are! He gets free space
in the Journal to assail Bryan and
other reformers. and to praise Johnson