The weekly soliphone., 1915-05-28
THE OUTLINES OF A PIGMY.

THE OUTLINES OF A PIGMY.
The idea that Champ Clark has "snuooeo w. e.
BRYAN is mistaken one. True enough the secretary
of state was not included in the list OF names OF people
to whom invitations to the marriage OF Carks daughter
were sent but in displaying this evidence OF httehess
Mr. Clark has once more taken occasion in his amateush
wav to impress seriously upon the minds OF the Amer
can people the fact that Bryan was coecttha ne was
acting upon patriotic impuses-when he went TO balt
more three wears ago and turned the tide OF political bat
te in favor of Woodrow Wilson Had not been Tor the
work of the Nebraska Commoner, Champ would oe
astride the White House lounge today debating the poll
CIV of hundred million people through Crisis that mas
not been paraleed since the birth of the nation His
righhand men would have been agreeable to the Tam
manv leaders, and w. ]. Bryan would not have been IN
the cabinet to represent he today represents, the
highest ideals of highminded people. Perhaps the
cartoon published by ST. Louis paper Immediately a1ef
the adjournment Of the Baltimore convention has never
ceased to haunt the Mssourian. In that cartoon Mr. Bry
an was shown asride the democratic donkey proceeding
homeward in lesurely manner. he wore large SOM
brero and across his broad face was written smile OF
so+;sfact;on His trusty rifle lay across the pommel %
his saddle while dangling from each side OF the donkey
were the Missouri hound dog and the 1a1nmahy usel
Thew were securely tied together by the tails anu were
especiav and intensely dead Bryan had done MS "oi
we'll he had succeeded in his aim to free the democfac
narv from pluocratic CONTROL and in dong TINS II mao
been necessary to STAY the uog ua' o"iioo " ~ ~
of the Tammany Bengal.
r-,t 1ono ago Champ Clark addressed the state
+ooc 49, convention in Little Rock 1t has been SAID
+bat e was drunk at the time the address was deVereo
that friends sat upon each side Of him fearful lest ne
should reel from the stand religious publication IN
the canta] cv wrote of the incident and it is not I'M
probable Mr. Clark has heard of the article referred TO-
IF he has made denial has not been pubsned IN Arka
sas II is insisted that drinking is favote pastme Win
Mr. Clark and that upon number Of occasions ne has
delivered addresses while in liquor-befudded menta
and phvscal condition. Assuming that this is true, is 1t
anv wonder that gentleman of Bryans type should fee
constrained to oppose him for President! is 1t any Won
der that Bryan went to Baltimore, and, acting Wltmm
his RIGHTS as citizen and delegate to the convention
appealed to the men who represented the masses OF the
voters of this nation to discharge their obligations 10
those who commissioned them in such manner that shame
and remose could not attach in after years. No wonder
Clark winces when he hears the name of Bryan The
two men are different as is positive from negative
While Clark in all seriousness may be typical OF the
hound dog Bryan is typical of that higher civilization TO
which intelligent and patriotic men aspire, and, more
than to any other individual to him is due the credit for
democratic success and democratic emancipation. The
Predetermined may jeer and laugh at his grapeuce di-
plomacy; they may think him too mild in thought and
grasp the larger problems thrust upon the de-
partment of state at Washington, but his friends al
ways point with pride to the work he has done in council
with Woodrow Wilson to guide footsteps in paths of
peace while at the time demanding the respectful
consideration to which may rightly lay claims 1t
Bryan who appealed to Wilson while the recent German
note being worded to be patient courteous and say
nothing that might embroil the masses in bloody con-
fict And to Bryans office will first come the German
reply and by him will be transmitted to the President
So long w j. Bryan secretary of state the American
people may and do feel assured that any conflict into
which we are lead will be just one