The Nome nugget., 1925-08-01

l to speak to you in defense of holy as the of liberty-the cause of humanity
 Then charging the evils of the day--the idle mills the social unrest and the low wages-to the scarcity of money and the idle holders of idle cap ita in Wall Street. he continued:
 ''The individual is but atom; he is born he acts he dies but principles eternal: and this has been contest principle. Having be- hind the producing of this nation and the world supported by the commercial interests the laboring interests ard the toilers everywhere will those who demand single gold standard by saying:
 ''You shall press down upon the brow of labor this of thorns You shall not cruelty mankind upon this of gold
 The convention was stampeded for Bryan who nominated eight other candidates on the fifth ballot Although defeated the election Mir Bryan remained the leader of his party and after the Spanish American War. in which he comma ndei the Srd Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Colonel, he opposed the permanent retention of the Philip pine Islands by the United States.
 In 1900 when he was again nominated for the presidency he received l55 electoral votes to Me- Kineys 2s2
 In 1908 Mr. Bryan again named the Dem- ocratic standard bearer against Vim. Howard Taft. and boiled 162 electoral votes to his opponents 321
 Notwithstanding Mr. Bryan's in politics. is said that he good loser. He refused to become discouraged.
 In addition to his Nebraska home. MT. Bryan. after his final defeat for the Presidency established residences Ashve, N C.. and Miami Fla.
 MT. Bryan greatly responsible for the nom inaton of Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and the twoI held many ideals in common When MT. Wilson elected president he appointed Mir Bryan Sec retary of State.
 Mir. Bryan's resignation from the cabinet, which occurred on June 9, 1915 came as a thunderclap dsagreements between the President and his Chief cabinet officer that the breach had gone beyond healing realized by the public mind. Ger many's aggressons and her U-boat policy daily | drawing the United States into the vortex of war Nr Bryan seemed pledged peace The time came when President Wilson's notes to Germany had to take a final tone and with the sinkikng of another American ship and an utmation from the United Mir Bryan. who had previously de eIared There is nothing final between friends his letter of resignation to the President MT Wilson deplorng his action 'personal loss " III stating that they both sought the same end but by different methods.
 The zeal of MT. Bryan to bring about world peace led him in the excess of his enthusiasm. it said. to public speech and that brought upon him great deal o hostile criticism He was accused of unntentionaly aiding the propogand4 the Central Powers by his speeches and writings
 Bryan reported being opposed to permit ting the United States to make loans the belliger ants. When the United States picked up the gage of battle thrown down by Germany, however, MT. Bryan promptly declared, she be defeated at all costs" and offered his services President Will son as a private soldier.
 On his entr nee to the cabinet, MT. Bryan as juice would be substituted alcoholic beverages whenever the secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan entertained the members the diplomatic corps Indeed, MT Br in his long advocacy of eetotal- ism wa: credited by many with having done more than any other Ameracn outside of the Prohibition party. to force adoption of the Eighteenth Am endment to the Constitution. making the United States a "dry" nation. From March 1918 he was president the National Dry Federation.
 Surviving the deceased commoner Mrs Bryan, One son Vim. Jennings Bryan, Jr. and daugh-