Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-21
BRYAN's BIRTHDAY.

HKYAN's BIRTHDAY.
The people Of Lincoln. Neh., have
just celebrated the flfty-fourth BIRTH
day of william Jennings Bryan The
marvel Of IL was that Colonel Bryan
denied himself the pleasure Of travel
Ing hair across Tho continent to mako
@ speech. be pleading press Of public
business as the reason for his abb
aence.
II liz well that Lincoln should pay
homage 70 Mr. Bryan, for Il was he.
ns tho "boy orator Of the Platte" who
put That little city on tho map ana has
kept Il on the map for twenty years.
Also, lot It bo said that Mr. Bryan
has been a good citizen who has done
his duty according 20 his lights That
his Hight often has been darkness 81
tho fault Of his head rather than Of
hla heart
Colonel nrson'a greatest asset and
his most pronounced defect has been
his fatal fucnoy as n phrase maker
which made aecnfac5 Of thought un-
necessary Ia holdins the attention Of
popular audience AS BENJAMIN Dis
iarli said Of Gladstone when hc hear
his own voice. aho becomes lntoxl.
Gated with the cNubcrancc OF his own
Norboalty' AlHo. q d probable That
tho laureate Of somcrulle. Mass, had
air Bryan Ia mind when DE wrote.
ihow ! love it eiddy gmglc.
How ! love Dos fluent How,
How ! love 10 wind my mouth mp.
How loAr CD hear Il go"
but MI Bryan can no more hclp his
love for hls own volec chan he cam
help his Wide mouth. ms Roman nose.
hla bald head or hiH desire fer money
lie came by them naturally And with
IT ull hc d % good citizen and has boon
a distinct benefit 10 tho country
liut 20 keep the record straight.
there are some things he said ln hls
letter 90 the mnquctcm Co his own
credit ana some things those ban
quoters said Of him in their speeches
that hardly bear the scrutiny OF the
unbiased historian
For instance. Mr. Bryan takes 10
himself credit for putting the amend
ment for the direct election 81 United
smtes senators into effect Tho
amendment Wns submitted while Mr.
TAFT was president and while me re-
publicaus had o. good working major
ity iu the senate. Tho lost state ratl-
fled "a shortly after Mr BRYAN became
secretary Of state and he had The
purely ministerial duty az ptumuleot-
ing the completion uf republican
measure Tho arbiluiien treaties,
with the signing of which he compl-
mcnts himself Woro negotiated during
the TAFT administration hs hia predc.
censor Mr. Knox. and their cenfrna-
ton Was held up Boa the senate by IA
combination uf democrats ana rcpub
leans
Governor Cox. of ohio. md other
speakers az the banquet congmtulat.
I'd Mr BRYAN because he had lived TO
zee an the vcrs flower Of hs mag
uincent manhood the yiudicatlon of his
cause" 'Whon ono goes back To the
campaign of 1896. recalls tho obuse,
utilization ana misrepresentation and
then Views the present and soca the
adoption OF practically every prucl.
plu Of government enuuciated ot ihal
time Governor Cox SAID nc cannot
hu BOO impressed with the lhoarht
that NAue Mr Bryan was uut elected
g. lAs presidency tho hou0rs uf Thar
high office mc NOT comparable 70 his
triumphs
Iei us see Air BRYAN made DIS
flsht n 1N9e ou tho .frep uud mAm-
ited coinage of silver ut thv ratio of
sixteen 60 one without waiting Tor tho
ald er eony.ut of ANY other nation
1hai irsHo BIAS hot uIumnhed sbd f
Nr Hpun were today io attempt To-
have % endorsed he the democratic
mIts, there would hy another l,uer
FROM Woodrow WILSON heplug that a
eccrtain gentleman from Nebraska
may br nortCd into rocked hat
Tho neNt Hut of Mr Bryan. thar
az 1900 Was f.r the immediate n-
dependence 81 tho Philippine" lIa
own party noN on'rhepo tor tbs m-
dependence ~ tha Hpnos after
uight years mort # Training under
thc American nag added Go me sA-
teen years they have hasa already lt
was declared by resolution IF sons.
ate. with tremoado4 republican
majorlty aud approved e. rapupll.
can president that ihe Fl.pnos
should be given Independence when.
ever theY shall ID lifted fQr b. ff
Nir Bryan was right then. thurr
should be no delay IN pormhuns the
llAplnos 10 hoist their own tlug "a
lA.a. Eat tsl roers's 90 ~, pre-
,oso 10 confer that alleged boon dur
~ their known lease 81 power
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