The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-15
From the same office Is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
WHAT A PENSACOLA EDITOR
THINKS OF BRYAN

Editor Frank l.. Mayes, OF tn
Pensacola Journal, one of the dele
gates to the Democratic convention
writes a very interesting article 70
his paper on the convention, and o
William Jennings Bryan he has tn
following to say:
II have met Mr.. Bryan on severa
occasions and have heard him speal
from various platforms as have thou
sands of Americans everywhere. Blu;
Mr.. Bryan on the lecture platform
and Mr.. Bryan in the forum of poll.
tics are like two separate and dis
tinct persons. The Bryan of the
Chautauqua circuit is a quiet, com
EaniOnable, eloquent gentleman, al
ways entertaining but rarely offend
ing, preaching higher ideals but sci.
dom attacking The Bryan of the
political forum is action persOnified,
terrific in his verbal Onslaughts. I'M
compromising in his advocacy Of prin-
tiplc. uniinching ana defiant in the
face OF odds either small or great
en- the one hand an Ajax defying the
lightning; on the ct her love hurl-
ing his thundcrbOltS into the cmbat-
tied hosts of the enemy.
"Advcrsarics. admiring his strength.
may question his motive. Little
minds, incapable o, understanding /,
Erea' unscliish dcsOl ion to princjplc
may dcprcciatc his leadership and his
power Eut millions of mon. all oyer
thls country and in foreign lands to-
day attest their devotion TO the man
ana their confidence in him and in
the principles he represents.
No private citizen trayrlinp
around the globe ever received the nj
fcntion accorded this great American
The crowned heads of the old world
CAME down from their thrones to
greet him. Philosophers. roformprs
statesmen sought him for advice and
counsel. lie dominated Tho prco,
world peace congress and he wrun.
applause from the members of tlla
English parliament.
FOR sixteen years the header of
the American Democracy, he has r,.
formed not only his own, but the Re
Iupllcan party as well Every pro-
Er'SslN' policy for which either
stands today. every progressive law
paced upon the statute books since
'"'"' was advocated by VIM. !. Bry-
IN before II was adopted. Every good
hihS OF which Theodore Roosevelt is
" auNoratc now was championcd hy
ryan long before Roosevelt learned
nat reform was popular.
No man in the history of mo !.
ora has had 50 many strictly prr-
'"'l foll"Wefs aS has Mr. BRYAN To-
aN No private citizen anywhere
oSN'Sses III" iniurnrc and poNor j.
nat this ono American cxcrts o,.r
nose who believe in him. Withou, !
lice. without organization. without i,
le power ~ money. h, has but IA i,
'eak aud Millions hang unon his /.
ords. From The crusader of 'e6 IA, ,.
as grown into the statesman of :.
w Three times the standard u
'ar'r "l his party he red as no lead =,
had ever done before ana as nom, :,
libciN 10 i" again Defeated N :, !,
'uiS elsht Years ago in his efforts -
saw ~ party from the domino IN
'h oI MAI street. hrlted t. Sc, the il.
hdldai" whom jbc mt,rc.t is had -
minated ruth'cs+ly abandoned ana i.
'ns''ertd 'y iar tey mon vino -
We hin. over E.laas protest. tb.I =.
imitation. Victorious al i:a,ti,aor ~
'"' Yfaf~ later ht ,oabmplates to- :.
y as be rcsali 90. his ic...rshia =.
riE pnr-ra tta.a. i,..ar,.tsu.
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