Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-03

An ideal partnership between the late
William j. Bryan and the wife who died
recently is seen by many Americans
who believe that Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan
not only maintained home which was
! a haven during the political battles of
/ her husband, but also co-operated with
| him in public affairs.
| Recognition of the fact that "his
career was hers" is given by the Kansas
| City Journal-Post, which, in a review
of their joint career, states that mo
more loving couple ever shared triumphS
and defeats together; that when he
died the light of her life had gone and
she fingered only to finish his memoirs,
| touching up incomplete parts with low
| ing memory" That paper recalls that
"she had rich gifts, but she used them
only for him. and believes that "as
| they were inseparable in life, so they
will remain in the memory OF their
| friends"
Mrs. Bryan evidently was woman
| who undertook the responsibilities OF
| being a wife thoroughly and earnestly,
but not with irritating seriousness" de-
clares the Louisville Courier Journal,
emphasizing her belief in the necessity
| that a wife should show an interest In
her husbands work. The Madison
| wisconsin State Journal sees in Mrs.
Bryan "a woman of force" who was "a
real helpmate to her husband and
/ shared the CommonerS views on most
| subjects" and while she was a power
behind the throne, she never sought the
| footlights." Other terms with which
! that paper comments on husband and
wife are that their married life was a
great life companionShip" and that
| they "have left behind them memory
of an ideal marriage partnership"
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"The picture Of the two" according
to the Oakland Tribune, remains in
many minds. In their private life they
were simple folk. given to homely man
nerS. The wife who aided in shaping
that distinguished career which was
! Bryan's was no small part OF an Old
fashioned partnership" The Atlanta
| Constitution AYERS that 'the millions
who admired and acclaimed him came
| to associate her also in their adectlons
and veneration." The Constitution con-
tinues: Mrs. Bryan was an 1ntellec-
| tual woman, motivated by the finest
sentiments which ennoble womanhood,
and able to comprehend the issues
vital in her thought to a nations pros
perity and the worlds welfare. AS a
! loyal wife she contributed her enthust-
aSm and instructive wisdom to her mill
| tant husbands munitions. He gave to
her the devotion and Difference OF one
who knew the value of her intuitionS
and the sincerity of her counsels. Sell
dom has our country known pair Of
souls more honest and earnest ana con-
secrated to the good work they believed
helpful to mankind and acceptable to
divine purposes"
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"a faithful wife who shared his sor-
rows and diSappointments, his happiness
and his triumphs," is the verdict Of the
Houston Chronicle, which voices the
| further comment: Tin q day when
woman's place was considered most
emphatically in the home, Mrs. Bryan
studied for that most exacting of all
professions, the law, and was admitted
| to the Nebraska bar. A woman of great
mental ability and personal charm, she
remained strongly true to certain moral
| convictions. An active worker in the
temperance cause from earliest years,
Mrs. Bryan shared the opinions of her
| distinguished husband. It has been
said that she helped on some of the
best of those brilliant orations which
gave her husband fame. Whether that
be true or not, there is no doubt her
| intellectual comradeship enabled the
Nebraskan to acquire a better insight
into the mental reactions of feminine
America. To the large majority Of her
sex, William Jennings Bryan was more
! than a politician-he was a crusader,
fighting instinctively against those
wrongs which we're peculiarly their
own; a knight without fear and with
out reproach. To the woman who loved
him best he was all of that"
"She was close by" records the Port
land Oregon Journal, when the young
Commoner electrified a convention and
stunned the country with his marvellous
| speech, that made him the nominee of
i mis- party for President In 1896. She
was not far away when, returning from
Europe. New York gave him one Of the
greatest receptions in Gotham's history
. few years later. She shared with him