The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-29
SOME GOSSIP ABOUT
THE PEERLESS LEADER
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

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Bryan Mr. Bryan preached five
sermons in Louisville in one day and
j. was he consensus of opinion of the
thousands who pushed and damned
and crowed 10 get to hear him that
Moody az a preacher OF the gospel,
could moi be mentioned in the same
class as Mr.. Bryan. He simply
harmed his hearers and As a cOnse-
Quence there was much talk among
the delegates TO the Assembly that
the logical candidate of the Demo-
orats for President was Mr.. Bryan
A Presbyterian minister from one
Of the largest cities in the North, and
a Republican,. after hearing one of
Mr. Bryans sermons, said that he
had made up his mind that Bryan
was the nations most useful citizen
anu 'HC "c.l 'Huipptu man III tHt
Presidency, and that if he did not
wear the cloth he should give a grea.
zeal for the opportunity TO go to Bal
t;mOre as delegate and vote for Mr.
Bryan for the presidential nomina-
ton and then return home, canvass
his city for him and vote for him in
the election. A minister from a
smaller city. but Bryan man all
wool and yard wide, who had
been supporting the Nebraskan ever
since 1896, said: You are good
example of the American voter.
About this time before every election
everybody in the country is for Bry-
an. The Democrats are for him TO a
man and thousands of Republicans
swear that if given anotherOppOrtun-
ity they will join with the Democrats
and make Mr.. Bryan President
But when the time comes round to
vote and when the Wall street mon
cy begins to work out in the states
and when the corporation lawyers
begin 10 tell that four years of fam
inc are in store, hat all the mills
and factories are going to close
down, you will change your mind
again and will vote for the Repub-
lican nominee This particular
minister went on to say that all OF
Roosevelt's present popularity and
the only thing that had enabled him
tc overthrow Taft in state after
state and particularly in the Presi-
cents home state of Ohio, had been
the fact that he was merely stand
ing on Bryan's platform. Those
who heard the minister believe
that he has a pretty accurate line on
the situation. 1t is Il fact that
many of the delegates to the Assem-
bly, told Mr.. Bryan that he was the
logical candidate aand that he
should be nominated at Baltimore.
Apparently Mr.. Bryan paid no heed
10 these statements and said that
he had made himself perfectly clear
as To his attitudp
For the past sixteen years the
country has had no man whose time
has been more thoroughly engaged
than Mr.. Bryan's. tie has been
busy every minute. but with all the
work tina, he has done. with all the
strain and the fatigue that he has
undergone. his Kindness, his
thoughtfulncss and his tenderness
Lave been ever present. and those
VINO Know him in cities, towns and
villages from the Atlantic to the Pa
enc can testify that on any of his
visits he is never too tired and il is
never too late for him to pay a call
on a sick friend or to send Thought
iul message TO some one detained
from greeting him and shaking his
hand. His memory is remarkable
story is told here that demon
stratcs this. The story goes that
about year ago he met al a big
meeting in Boston Rev. W. NJ. Bruce,
oi the Hope Rescue Mission i'm this
city. Mr.. Bruce has done a splcn-
did work in Louisville. at the head OF
the Hope Rescue Mission. The
particular aim of this mission is Ia
provide home for wayward men
Mr.. Bryan heard of the work tina,
Mr.. Bruce was doing and said
The next time | come to Louisyill,
! am going ~ call at your mission
! am going 10 make talk 10 III,
inmates of your home" Mr.. Bruce
thanked MIR BRYAN but naturally
took II as mere pleasantly and
never expected 10 see the Peerless
One within the portals of his hum
Tie mission in Louisville. After
Mr.. Bryan had preached some four
or i've sermons here and had con-
elude dial of his engagements he
locked at his watch and found tha;
II Was lo:3o p. m He remarked