The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-06-24

in Chicago. Both deny an endorsement
Of the Susan B. Anthony direct federal
suffrage amendment.
Bryan the one Central Figure of the
Convention
One writer says that pacifsm and Bryan
stood out as the dominating spirit and
personality of the convention. He adds
that nobody seemed to care about pre-
paredness,' and while the platform en-
dorsed the maintenance Of an army suff-
GENTLY large to protect the nation s rights,
mention of it was always perfunctory and
apologetic.
The presence of William Jennings Bryan
in the convention as newspaper reporter
and alternate caused considerable uneasi-
ness in the breasts of those seeking har-
mony This man, who had dominated the
Democratic National Convention Of four
years ago. and who, by the power Of his
personality and persuasive eloquence, had
practically placed Wilson in nomination at
that time, had been refused a place this
year even as a delegate from his own
state.
Since his resignation from the President s
cabinet at critical period, he had been
regarded by many as bolter, and there
was even talk Of his running with Henry
Ford on a -at-any-price ticket. So
deep is his hold however, upon the mem
bers Of his party, and so great is the es-
TEEN with which he is held by the nation,
that one observer remarks that no delegate
could have been blamed at the close of the
convention if he had been a little in doubt
as to whether Wilson had been nominated
Or Bryan.
The only spontaneous cheering of the
gathering was for the man who had thrice
been the nominee Of his party for the
highest office in the gift Of the land. The
one question heard was "What will Bryan
do?"
In answer to repeated calls for speech
and being given the privilege of the ros-
trum in response to the insistent demand
of floor and galleries, he electrified the con-
vention with the only great speech de-
livered before that body, and which, in its
plea for peaceful relations with other ma
tions drew forth laundering applause
The following utterances not only show the
Christian courage Of the man but will live
in history as classic of American oratOry:
My friends, believe that there is now
before this country an opportunity such
as no other country has ever had since
the beginning Of time I believe that God
in his providence has reserved for the
United States the honor and the task of
lifting the moral code that governs indi-
viduals up to the level Of nations and
making it part of the code Of all nations
Christ before Plate
''There is picture which has attracted
attention wherever it has been seen-the
picture of Christ before PLATE. PLATE
represented the power of the Roman gov
ernment, and back of him were the legions
of Rome. Before PLATE, helpless un-
armed, stood the Apostle Of Love. For
his triumph, they nailed Him to the tree,
and those who stood around mocked and
jeered and said, He is dead But that,
instead Of being the end, was only the
beginning.
In few centuries the power Of Caesar
was gone and his legions forgotten. The
power of Christ, however, increased until
hundreds, yes, thousands of millions Of
people, have taken His name with rever-
ence upon their lips; millions have been
ready to die rather than surrender the
faith that He put into their hearts. He
has become the great factor Of all history,
the glowing figure Of all time