Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-07-30
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN

What an extraordinarily end what extraordinarily
d4a % tic M s M zsver er%e all On his mondu career was he
spicuous figure than in these days OF his last h8hunS na al r
orned bv the nation years he had stood forth as the lead
great OF men and women and their ah III MN eouu
NOT be shaken his weaknesses and shoco
ngs by and excavations OF powerful ana mtege
opponents Surely such man has some OF tne qoaeS O s
Mr. Bryan preacher with considerable Of the actor and
after another and pressed them with all his eoquencc ana Ter
him all moral issues his IS no less true OF Irfe sve
woman suffrage the He always stressed the
al side as appeared to HIM atcry Of all the religious
side He was no economist no statesman though the fields Of
these he boldly Nenured lie was moT3l an eNaoe ana a.
such he welded tremendous tuence when mas eft us impress
upon country thought and life and will be felt or many years
lbs '9 ra p1 motives to have been good We think he
sently in this at least to serve the common people
greatest OF his time For 30 people would
flock to hear him subject His eoquence on one occasion
quence spread occasions doubtless won HIM his
first that magnetism such marvellous of
vayng with voice and seldom with those
president
Probably greatest specific service ever done the country by
Mr. Bryan in the decisive part he played at the Baltimore con
venon in bringing about the nominal ion OF Woodrow Wilson His
motives that monenous occasion have been varoqs interpret
ed sometimes unkndy but the result is what counted Mr. Wilson
would not have been nominated had been for Mr. ryan
NAV be said to have given IS one Of the greatest Of our presidents
time when could well have been spared at Wash
mcm5@e e mo % re # q"f" Il a ~b @ v [ n % f him 0f to re-
place OF honor among the notabe Is.s sons Of America
The foregoing from the State Journal and sums
the Great Commoner however there about him
that would emphasize Many people different political parties
had very high regard for him though they et they could
low him politically chiefly because of his socaed the time rad
cam However OF his radical ideas have long
been made laws OF the land for example suffrage and pro
bion. With the exception OF brief
period as secretary Of state his great influence has been exered
private citizen As has been stated politics he termed rad
cal but his religious life the reverse true he being OF the
conservative type The "sms prominent in socaed
gion OF the day in which he lived changed his belief
religion in his political e had to doubt where
he stood He would himself such subjects with all
force OF his oraorlca He divorced religion
politics lie combined
last at New York after the convention had swetered
struggled III the wrestling OF day
and INTO the night ind him long toward morning kneeng
the committee room along with other members of the committee
Divine guidance Fearless
he was equally in his religious life He did hesitate the
world know his stand That he lived the life proessed
there is absolutely doubt His bitter politically or
rgous able to dig the least suspicion
the cradle Ihrouoh
death the world has lost saunches defender righteousness
one OF the very greatest eous characters in modern history