The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-16
BRYAN THE TIIEortIsT


and yet It is impoesibe not to do 80. His Inn
practical mind. conHnnuy engaged In theories
and always despisluk the practical side of iife,
battles ms constantly And yet az q mere In
dlvldual no moro practical man lives Mr.
Bryan, IN his quarter or a century Of public
nfo has accumulated fortune. Rarely has the
public been fortunate enough to hear the silver
tongue ot the great commoncr without paying
a goodly price for It, excepting on those occa-
sions when itr owner was seeking votes for
himHelk
Tho man Is a contradiction lie is constantly
asking from others and from tho government
much more in the way OF unselfishness than
he has ever becn willing to practice. fIe,oAam-
poned base money with all the srdor Of cru
nader, yet IN his private affairs he hedged
against the day when 1t might become a fact
He assailed the successful business men OF the
country with viclousncss that carried convic-,
tlon; yet all tho while he accommodating az
fast AZ possible and soon took up his habitat
on the Fairgrounds OF Florida side by side with
the idle rich.
lie made gestures OF righteous indignation
against the Germans while he was secretary
OF state. then sent verbal message that the
words he used not to be taken literally.
The country has known Bryan more intimately
and for longer period than any other man
now living and yet we do not know the man;
unable to accurately classify him.
Ia he cheap demagogue. impractical dreamer,
political adventurer OF unspupulous, mentality,
or is no an idealist consistent and sincere In
his public life; a grasplng selfish christian"
in his private iife7
The cause OF these anamadversions In to he
found in tho gcntlemans address before the
World brotherhood congress Wednesday. "our
nation" said Mr.. Bryan on that occasion, has
such opportunity to. serve the world
,as to other nation throughout his-
Tory" Fincl Wonderful
But what Is the opportunity? To forgive
its debtors That's all The Washington gov
ernment Is to serve humanity by canceling tho
$40 900 900 900 owed Il by the European ma
tons II matters nothing to tho eminent hu-
manitarian that the money does not belong TO
the government to be dispensed In gratuitios
or used as y bribe. but wrunG from the
people under the hysteria of war for the pur-
pose OF winning the war, aoi under the solemn
pledge that It would be repaid by the nations
to whom It was loaned.
But Mr.. Bryan is perfectly willing to break
faith with the American people II thereby the
old world can be bribed into doing something
And yet the doctrine is bn the piece Of cloth
from whence came his Willingness to keep
Americans off the high seas rather than face
'rouble.
The man has faith In money no question OF
that Almost divine faith Never fight for a
principle, purchase It. That seems TO be the
BRYAN idea Doubtless he would urge that all
,omnlaintA OF the classes should be healed by
giving them the money regardless!
What Ia the man - Fabian, freebooter or
| tool7
Ot course he does not understand that a
| cancellation OF the foreign debt would end for
| all time old world credit in the western hemis-
| phere. Perhaps he doesn't carel