The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-18
MR.. BRYAN, MORAL PREcEPToR
AND PRAcTiCER

AS a moral theorist VIM. j. Bryan,
present secretary Of state. has done
more public. preaching, through the
press and from the rostrum, than any
public man living on this continent to-
day or who ever lived on 1t In the
past. With his four presidential cam
paigns, fifteen years as Chautauqua
lecturer eighteen years as titular head
OF the Democrats party, hundreds of
newspaper interviews and as editor
and owner of the Commoner, he has
had wide and varied opportunity for
instructing the other man how to live
and shape his course through life so
that he may be able TO read his title
clear TO future possessions safely de-
posted where thieves do not break
through and steal, and how he may go
down to his grave loved and esteemed
by his fellow man and kinsmen, and
with monument to his name erected
In the many worthy and selfsacrificIng
public deeds which he has done. OF
these many opportunities, 1t may be
safely said Mr.. Bryan has never al
lowed one OF them to pass without maxi
Ing the most Of 1t for himself by
preaching to the other fellow. The
question OF Mr.. Bryan's sincerity has
been raised a number of times by his
own acts, but the latest, and probably
dearest evidence of his hypocrisy, is
his connection with the San Domingo
appointments and the letter which he
wrote to Mr.. Wick, which has Just been
given publicity in the investigation of
Sullivan Mr. Bryan having always
posed as a strong advocate OF civil
service reform and a defender of the
merit system" Elsewhere In this
issue Is given a complete history of
our relations as a government to the
santo Domingo government by Lyman
Abbott of the Outlook. one of the fair
est and ablest writers in any country,
which will tend to emphasize the glar-
Ing Inconsistencies OF Mr. Bryan's
preaching and practicing OF political
morals. This Is also strikingly set forth
In a parallel prepared by the New
York Sun from extracts taken from the
Wick letter and editorials In Mr.. Bryan's
own paper, the Commoner The Sun
calls 1t "The Litany of Brotherly Love
and Disinterested Service" and It is
here reproduced:
THE possession Of power breeds arr
rogance In little mInds."--W. J. Bryan.
"Can you let me know what positions
You have at your disposal with which
to reward deserving democrats? w.
j. Bryan.
"Man 10 put on earth not to absorb
from his fellow men but to spend him
self In their behaif."--W. J. Bryan.
"You know how valuable workers
are when the campaign Is on."-W. j.
Bryan.
MAN finds that his happiness, 40
we'll as his greatness, Is measured by
what he puts Into The world rather
than wiat he takes out Of It."-W. J.
Bryan.
'And how difficult 1t is to find suit
able rewards for all the deserving
W. ]. Bryan.
"christ furnished us the highest ex-
ample Of giving, but even the humblest
Of us may take inspiration from his
life and make our own lives fruitful
and full OF satisfaction by rendering
helpful service."-W. J. Bryan.
Let me know what is requisite. to-
gether with the salary and when APP
pointments are likely to be made
w. ]. Bryan.
UNLESS Christianity 10 a failure and
IT'S founder fraud, mankind must look
to the teachings OF the Nazarene as the
hope OF struggling humanlty."-W.
). Bryan.
.'Can you let me know what positions
you have at your disposal with which
to reward deserving DemocratsT w.
]. Bryan.
Peace will be assured In proportion
as men learn to regard each other as
brothers and to treat each other 40
). Bryan.
"You know how valuable workers
are when the campaign is on."-w. ].
Bryan.
"The doctrine OF love 10, after all, the
only growing doctrine In the world; II
Is the only force to which there can be
no permanent opposition; It Is the only
weapon for which there Is no shield.''
Nv. J. Bryan.
And how difficult II Is to find suit
able rewards for all the deserving
w. ]. Bryan.
Life Is not to be estimated by what
you get out OF II; II Is to be estimated
by what you put into NV. J. Bryan. |
"Let me know what Is requisite. to-
gether with the salary. and when APP
pointments are likely to be made"-w |
j. Bryan.