The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-24
SEC. Of STATE DRYAN's
. LECTURE At THE PARK
A Magnificent Audience Greeted The
peerless Commoner" Last Thursday.

NOi' 'illoih d. DIfdIy Secretary OF
State, accompanied by Mrs. BRYAN, ar
rived at Mountain Lake Park last
Thursday morning, where the great
"COmmoner delivered his lecture in
the afternoon to an audience numbering
nearly three thousand people.
Col. and Mrs. Bryan, upon their ar
rival at the Park, went directly to the
Mountain Lake Hotel where they were
guests of DIR. c. w. Baldwin at break
fast. They remained at the hotel until
nearly noon and were the centres of
interesting groups of hotel guests and
residents of the Park and county. The
autograph of Mr.. Bryan was much in
demand. Shortly before noon Col. John
L. McGraw, one of the Democratic
leaders of West Virginia, and a close
personal friend of Mr.. Bryan, whose
summer home, ''Rosemont. is located
at Deer Park arrived at the hotel in his
touring car. With Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
and DR.. Baldwin as his guests he re-
turned to Deer Park where dinner was
served at Col. McGraw's home.
/ Following the lecture IN the afternoon
Col. and Mrs. Bryan were guests of
Mr.. and Mis-. G. S. Hamlll, who took
them down over the State road in an
automobile, returning to the Park at
six O'Clock where Rev. and Mrs. Bald
win entertained them at supper. On
the automobile trip Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Gilmor S. Hamill and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Semmes Hamill.
At nine O'Clock in the evening Col.
and Mrs. BRYAN visited the auditorium
where a motion picture show was in
progress. He witnessed the exhibition
with great relish At its close a line
was formed and all had chance to
shake hands with him. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan returned to Washington on the
the midnight train.
The subject of Mr.. Bryan's lecture
was The Making of a Man. 1t was
delivered in the big auditorium. Over
1900 residents paid 81, 70 cents and 80
cents each for seats. The total receipts
were far in excess of $3.50. The receipts
would have been larger but for the
thunder-storms and rains which visited
the mountai ms throughout the forenoon.
The audience listened with close atten-
ton to Mr.. Bryan's speech and frequent
ly broke out in applause. Every man and
woman who heard the eloquent speaker
was delighted. They were unanimous
in their expression that they got the
worth of their money and that Mr..
Bryan had earned his fee.
The lecture was the first of regular
course to be delivered here during the
summer season. 1t was not William
Jennings Bryan, the Secretary of State,
or Bryan, the thrice defeated for presi-
dent, or Bryan the leader of his party,
who spoke. 1t was William Jennings
Bryan, evangelist, who took the plat
form and who for nearly two hours
thrilled his audience with a sermon
teeming with deepest religious senti-
ments, thoughts and arguments. He
would be a matchless preacher if he
had sought the pulpit instead of the
political platform for display of his
winning eloquence. Indeed, Bryan. the
evangelist, is superior as a speaker to
Bryan the campaign orator. The in
spring thoughts to which he gave
expression must uplift the American
people and must repay the country for
his absence from Washington.
In introducing Mr.. Bryan, Dr. Bald
win said: I'VE have with US today "A
Christian statesman. After PRAYER,
DR.. Baldwin introduced Col. John T.
McGraw, who, in turn, introduced Mr..
Bryan. Colonel McGraw referred to
Mr.. Bryan as the leader who had blazed
the way for civic righteousness and
principles of better government. His
ideas and ideals are the principles of
political parties of today.
when the time comes to write the
economic and political history during
the last twenty years" said Colonel
McGraw, there will be only one name
on the title page, and that name will be
that of William jennings Bryan, the
greatest living American citizen. :"
(Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan then said: 81 am not
ashamed of my connection with politics
during the last 25 years. The science
of government has been my study
during my life, and | expect it to occupy
my mind and activity during the re-
mainder of my life | have been
instrumental in the management
of political party. l have taken
part in framing platforms. Important
as your work in the political world,
there is one subject far more important,
that subject is man himself. We have
been far more concerned in perfecting
the instruments with which man works
than with man himself. We are trying
to produce the best types of domestic
animals used by men. This is all right.
To illustrate, have been interested in
the Improvement of Jersey cattle. Any
thing from New Jersey looks good to
me (laughter)