The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-06-07
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN.

McArhurs Periscope: William J. Bryan heard the means from out the
Of the children of all warning nations who reside in these United States. He
opposed this nations entrance into w and did all that a la could do, hon
orabl, to prevent u entering the fearful chasm. For that he was dashed
as a traitor and abused Is one having lost his mind. When we was de-
ched and the final step taken, Bryan offered himself IS a private soldier and
placed himself and his property at the order of the government. We now
learnfrom y. S. Secretary of Agriculture Houston that Mr. Bryan will come
and increased food production. This he will do at his own expense, sacrifc-
ing his personal income that he would otherwise receive, to serve his country.
who are Tng their seryices. their incomes and and their eMm tin inn - the @y
eminent free of charge, the Periscope would be pleased to have him stand up
The above article has been going the rounds of the Democratic press and
is just a fair sample of the slush which is being handed out by the Bryamtes.
What a sacrifice. Mr.: Bryan going west to urge upon the people the need for
S q mattara e. fas+-a Mr. hs sr- vztz nt las bzen delivering lee:
lures iron Chautauqua platforms and has been getting large sums of money
1r MS work, IL fact we presume that he is drawingdown more money for
his lectures than almost any other man O. the public platform today. In one
received $3.50 for about anhours talk and the paper of that city in publish
ing an article regarding his lecture uses this heading: Little Patriotism in
Here is what another paper of the sam city has to say, after heading the
some intG@tin items to the editorial page of the Stockton Record, verse be-
ing included Last Saturday he contributed something he calls verse hbre,
in which Bryans visit to Modesto forms the text:
William Jennings Brine is a patriot. A great patriot,
W. We greatest 1 sm este ee0% 4a%a Gp patriot aa in nth the land
1t affords Brine opportunity to lecture.
The best thing about his lectures is the money.
Brine gets it-frst.
Its a fine patriotic tour
Brine gets the first $3.50.
Tn s sat aSassa Of sh % snssr rp 5ss s 4 ss city
The remainder.
A fine patriotic tour, impeled
By the most lofty-almost holy-princples.
Brine stars, not being sandwiched in this time
Between the Swiss Bell Ringers,
The Yoders and the Prize Calf.
As I said before, war is fierce.
so ar som people, mentioning no names
No. not one, .
I didn't say "ferce" before?
Well, no matter. You know what I mean.
And I have to smile
When I think of Bob and Dill.
You know the show-one gentleman kicks the other
In the stomach and everybody laughs.
And Brine lectured at Modesto,
That's why / smile.
Klb and Dill company played there the sam night.
And the silver lined orator from the Platte
Was the opposition.
He had to stop at 9 O'Clock.
To let the pe-epul go over
To the opera house to see the
Klb and Dill show!
don't think it a very edfying spectacle
tt For the former Secretary of State
To be running around competing
With a vaudeville show, do you?
Anyhow, not unless he is the stronger competitor.
However, he had his share of the gate
Before the lecture began.
So he should worry. g.
Mr.. Bryan is getting to be quite a Joke so far as his services tn his cmnt,
is concerned, but from a financial standpdnt-as a lecturer-he is a bowling
success as he is able to gather in the coin.
Sworn testimony in a New York court of law shows that the exnenses of
great labor meeting at which Mr.. Bryan delivered IN imprisoned speech tina
we be Except out Of wal" were paid with German money. Most people will
freely admit that Mr. Bryan did not know that he was playing the German,
game; but all people will recall that he va often warned, that, whatever hi
motive, his action was certainly helpful to the Geramn cause. The German
spy system in this country, its ramifcaions and the acuteness of its instru
ments have always been a subject of conjecture. We are nov learning thai
they were very efficient; and there is reason to believe that thew still exist +
som extent. The administration would do we'll to apply some of its enerpie
70 ferrehng tut and destroying these agencies of espionage and propaganda
instead OF trying tx get plenary powers w the honest and patriotic press
the country.
When the matter of the raising of postage o. newspapers came up in tn
House q washington, Congressman Young, of this state worked and vote
against any raise, but where was Congressman Norton? Was he there
was he absent? At least the records show that he was not voting with M,
Young: The publishers of North Dakota will eventually call upon Mr.. Nor