The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-03
A NEW ESTIMATE GIVEN BRYAN
A Mighty Moral Force in American Politics His
Simplicity of Mental Habit-MeIowed and Not
Embittered by Time

delayed till passions cool are not likely
ever to be fought; and that when i'm
partial inquiry has informed the world
of the rights and wrongs Of an inter-
national dispute, the world conscience.
without any formal court, will reach |
and make felt a verdict that no nation |
would dare oppose.
Mr. Tafts peace program included |
this idea (fOr which he gave the Dem |
ocrat credit) but left the investigation |
to be invoked by eithor party.
That is not suff said Mr..
Bryan, "inasmuch ~ cited
neither party might a.. :,
it might be regarded as al. F2tc
of weakness or of unwillingn.
stand by what they believed to "
their rights. 1t ought to be provided
for as a matter of course SO it will
not depend upon the request of either
party, and all nations should be bound
by an agreement to submit these Ques-
tiOns before declaring war or COM
mencing hOstilitieS.
The investigation should be held by
a body which would make a report a
reasonable time being given in which
the report could be made, and it
would be proper to Stipulate that there
would be no change by either party
during this time; that is, that a party
shall take no advantage of the delay
| materially to alter it's strength.
"Such an agreement ought to sAe
made with every other nation, putting
us therefore in the attitude of extend
ing the same offer to every nation, big
or little, and my own conviction is that
| if this nation entered into such an
agreement with other nations, it would
practically end war. I doubt If there
would be another war.
"The sort of treaty I suggest would
be an announcement that the time has
come when civilized nations cannot be-
gin shooting at each other until the
cause of the shooting has been investi-
gated and announced to the world. 1t
would give an opportunity for the
Operations of all the peace forces of
the world and time for public opinion
Ito act. When a man is mad, he talks
about what he can do; when he is
calm he talks about what he ought to
do. This plan does not require that
you surrender this right to decide for
yourself what is q question of national
honor; it provides for nothing but in
lvestigation and publicity and reserves
ward. That right will never be exer-
cised unless the cause will stand in
vestigatiOn and publicity"
: He speaks without malice of such
treatment even as that one night
lnanucu Out W IllIIl NY oONCIuOI HaS
er, of Nebraska. Mr.. Thayer long his
political enemy, was presiding at {
nOn-p partisan mass meeting at which
Mr.. Bryan was to appear. When Mr.
Bryan took his place on the platform
the Governor pretended not to recog
nize him and asked his name. The re
ply was William Jennings Bryan.
! "Oh, Mr. Bryan" said the chairman
81 am glad to meet you. Do you speal
! or sing?
!. On a much earlier occasion, when h
I was indeed unknown, Mr.. Bryan wa
given an amusing introduction to al
audience. He was just out Of school
A Democratic meeting was being hell
in the public square at Jacksonville
: ILL., The scheduled speakers were stOy
in arriving, and the crowd grew III,
e patient Some one on the platform
g suggested to the chairman, venerabl
a citizen of the town, that there wa
e lDresent young man who was maxim
II "a name as an orator, and that ne b
called on to fill up the time. Tn
e Young man consented. How shall
introduce him?" whispered the chair
a man. "Oh, just say that we will no'
/ hear William J. Bryan, rising attor
ney OF this place" The chsirrla
, turned to the audience, obtalne
+ |silence, and announced: 1--WE will no1
n have the pleasure of listing to WI
liam Rising Bryan, jay attorney {
t. this city