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MILE-STONES IN CAREER OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
SPEECH THAT WON
FAME AS AN ORA TOR
FAMOUS PERIOD IN SPEECH
OF CONGRESSMAN BRYAN,
... rSSfi «swr«B s
Destiny, tadI and disheartened, thought the battle was Mat. Ha called to
* d r “"2™ er , b 2 y * n d Ordered him to beat a retreat. .The lad replied:
1 *SIre. I do not know how. n*aaaiu.. a. l> _
from th# *treet of P«ri«. In the face of an enemy proud and con
fident, the president hae wavered. Engaged in the battle eoyal between
the ‘money power and the common people/ he hae ordered a retreat. Let
him not bo diamayed.
"Let the charge be ordered, and the air will reaound with the tramp of
men scarred in a aoore of battles for the people’s rights. Let this com-
mand be given, and this Marengo will be our glory and not our ahame.”
(Applause on tne floor and in the galleries.)
Was Delivered in Con
gress August 16,
1893,
When William Jennings Bryan en
tered congress as a representative from
Nobraeka, he was practically unknown
rave to the people of his own state. On
the floor of the house he was soon rec
ognized as a forceful and ready speak
er, but It was not until hla great
jperch against the repeal of the Sher
man law on August 16, 1893, that his
wonderful oratory sent his name click
ing over the wires throughout the
country.
It was this address, known long af
terward as the "drummer boy" address
from a quotation he trumpeted through
the house that brought William Jen
nings Bryan first Into the eyes of the
nation. It waa delivered In the heat
of a long debate In which several of
the foremost orators of the house had
made their supreme efforts.
The young orator was interrupted In
the early part of his address by ques
tions Intended to confuse him; he was
badgered by the opposition with every
trick of the floor, yet when his time had
expired and the speaker's gavel rapped
upon the desk, the applause which fol
lowed Mr. Bryan’s pause swept friends
and enemies alike, and the time was
extended indefinitely. At the close of
his address the gentleman from Ne
braska soared Into ahelght of eloquence
such as the walls of the capltol have
seldom heard since the oratory of ante
bellum days, and only the magnificent
voice of the young orator from the
West could have been heard above the
great hall
Sonic extracts from that address are
herewith reproduced from the Con
gressional Record of that date.
The Address in the House.
“.Mr. Speaker, I shall accomplish my
full purpose If I am able to Impress
upon the members of the house the
far-reaching consequences which may
follow* our action and quicken their ap-
P» latlon of the grave responsibility
which presses upon us. Historians tell
us that the victory of Charles Martel
at Tours determined the history of all
Kui ope for centuries. It was the con
quest ‘between the Crescent and the
' roHs,’ and when, on that fateful day,
the Frankish prince drpve back the
followers of Abderrehman, he rescued
the west from ’the al-destroylng
grasp of Islam,’ and saved to Europe
lt« I'hrlNtian civilisation.
"A greater than Tours Is here!
my humble judgment, the vote of this
house on the subject under considera
tion may bring to the people of the
West and South, to the people of the
United States, and to all mankind, weal
or woe beyond the power of language
to describe or Imagination to concede.
“In the princely palace or In the
humblest hamlet; by the financier and
by the poorest toller; here, In Europe
»nd everywhere, the proceedings of this
congress upon this problem will be read
and studied; os our actions bless or
Fight, we shall be commended or con
demned. The president of the United
States, in the discharge of his duty as
he sees It, has sent to congress n tnes-
fnge calling attention to the present
financial situation, and recommending
the unconditional repeal of the Sher-
tnnn law as the only means of securing
relief. Some outside of this hall have
Insist,,! that the president’s recom
mendation Imposes upon the Demo-
cratio members an obligation, as It
**re, to carry out his wishes, and over-
zenlous friends have suggested that
opposition to his views might subject
the hardy dissenter to administrative
ilhple.isure. They do the president a
treat Injustice who presume that he
"•mid forgot for a moment the In
dependence of the tw*o branches of
congress. Ho would not be worthy o
"nr admiration or even respect if h<
demanded a homage which would vio
late the primary principles of free rep
resentative government. • • • •
Not >• He Honest? But is Hs Right?
“The president has recommended nn
unconditional repeal. It Is not sufll-
f l*nt to say that he Is honest—so were
the mothers who, with misguided teal,
threw their children Into the Ganges.
The question Is not*'Is he honest?’ but
'h he right?’ He won the confidence
r,f the toilers of this country because
** taught that ‘public office Is a public
trust; and because he convinced them
his courage and his sincerity. But
*re they willing to say, in the language
rf Job. Though He slay me, yet will I
T [ust Him.* Whence comes this trre
Mtlhl. demand for unconditional re
Are not the representatives here
J near the people and as apt to know
their wishes? Whence comes this de-
"•M? Not from the workshop and the
farm, not from the workingmen of this
country, w*ho create Its wealth In time
of peace and protect Its flag In time of
war, but from the middlemen, from
what are termed the 'business inter
ests,’ and largely from that class
which can force congress to let it Issue
money at a pecuniary profit to itself If
sliver Is abandoned. The president has
been deceived. He can no more Judge
the wishes of the great mass of our
people by the expressions of these men
than he can measure the ocean’s silent
depths^ by the foam upon Its waves.
A Magnificent Period.
"There are thousands, yes, tens of
thousands, aye, even millions, who have
not yet "bowed their knee to Baal.’ Let
the president take courage. Muhlbach
relates an Incident In the life of the
great military hero of France. At Ma
rengo the Man of Destiny, sad and dis
heartened, thought the battle was lost.
He called to a drummer boy and or
dered him to beat a retreat. The lad
replied*:
"‘Sire, I do not know how, Dessalx
has never taught me a retreat, but I
can beat a charge. Oh, I can beat a
charge that will make the dead fall
Into line! I beat that charge at the
Bridge of Lodi; I beat It at Mount
Tabor; I beat It at the Pyramids. Oh,
may I beat It here?’
"The charge was ordered, the battle
won, and Marengo was added to the
victories of Napoleon. Oh, let our
gullant leader draw Inspiration from
the street gamin of Paris. In the face
of an enemy proud and confident, the
president has wavered. Engaged In
the battle royal between the ‘money
power and the common people/ he has
ordered a retreat. Let him not be dis
mayed.
Tribute to Cleveland.
'He* has won greater victories than
Napoleon, for he Is a warrior who has
conquered without a sword. He re
stored fidelity In the public service; he
converted Democratic hope Into reali
zation; he took up the banner of tariff
reform and carried It to triumph. Let
him continue that greater fight for 'the
FORMER VISITS TO CITY
OF WILUAMJ. BR YAN
His First and Only Lecture of $50,000 Tour
Delivered Here Ten Years
Ago.
Judge SIMs Bryan was a natlvo of Culpeper county, Virginia, where three generation, of hla family had
preceded him. While not In any sense pioneers, for they followed rather than led the wave of settlement, the
Bryans have always been Inclined to abandon the renters of population and seek their fortunes In newer and
ruder communities. The son comes naturally by his love for public life. Judge Bryan sat for eight years In the
senate of Illinois, to which state he had early removed, mode an unsuccessful race for congress, was In 1870 a
member of the constitutional convention which gave his state her present basic law, and was for twdlve years
Judge of the circuit court. In 1852 he married, at Salem, Miss Marla Elisabeth Jennings.
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MR. BRYAN;
HIS DEFEATS WERE VICTORIES
Some Biographical
Facts About Atlanta’s
Guest.
Among the lesser known heroes of
mythology is one Antaeos, fi wrestler,
who, when In combat thrown to earth,
gold and silver coinage of the constltu- aIway „ aro , e with greater strength
than before. Not without relevance
may Mr. Bryan In his political career
be likened to this deml-god, for a calm
consideration of his public llfo makes
It the Inevitable belief that his defeats
have by chance, by destiny or what
not, been turned Into victory.
In 1890, at the age of 30, Mr.' Bryan
became for the first time candidate for
office. He aimed high as a starter, be
ing Democratic nominee for congress
from the First Nebraska district. Al
though It was normally Republican, he
carried the district by a plurality of
6,000 votes. Two years later he again
made the race and was elected with
only 139 votes to spare.
In 1894 he was Democratic nominee
for the senate. The land slid about
that time and Mr. Bryan was over
whelmingly defeated.
Then he went to newspaper editing,
being one of the writers of The Omaha
World-Herald. He kept at this till he
went as delegate to the Chicago con
vention. There was a split In the res
olutions committee on the money plank
of the platform. A majority declared
for bi-metallism. A minority report
was presented. .Mr. Bryan closed the
debate for the majority or free silver
forces. He closed his speech with “You
shall not press down upon the brow of
labor this crown of thorns; you shall
not crucify mankind on a cross of
gold.” Defeated for the senate, ho was
nominated for the presidency. He was
defeated, It need hardly be said. Again
four years later, ho was defeated, and
In 1901 he was not considered at the
St. Louis convention.
Yet, at that convention, he wns re
garded os the strongest mnn In the
party, and today he Is generally re
garded ns certain to be next Demo
crutlc nominee—or else runner-up.
As to his life—the details have been
prosaic enough up to his thirtieth year.
There was little of the romantic In It.
Juet hard work. But In those plodding
days he was working eighteen hours a
day, preparing himself for the two
great opportunities that eventually
came to him anil by tHe magnificent
seizure of which he established himself
os a statesman.
The Bryan skeleton In Who’s Wht
reads like this:
Bryan. William Jennings, editor:
horn Salem, III., March 19, 1860; early
education In public schools and Whip
ple Academy; graduated Illinois f’ol-
tlon,' to which three national platforms
have pledged him. Let his clarion voice
call the party hosts to arms; let him
but speak the language of the senator
from Texas, the reply to those who
would destroy the use of silver:
this hour fraught with peril to the
whole country, I appeal to the unpur
chased representatives of the American
people to meet this bold and Insolent
demand like men. Let us stand In the
breach and eall the battle on and never
leave the Held until the people’s mone)
shall be restored to the in.'nts on equal
terms with gold, as It was .'ears ago.’
Let this command be given, and the
air will resound with the tramp of men
scarred In a score of battles for th«
people’s rights. Let this command ho
given, and this Marengo will be our
glory and not our shame. (Applauai
on the floor and In the galleries.)
The Parting of the Ways.
"Well has It been said by the sena
tor from Missouri (Mr. Vest) that
we have come to the parting of the
ways. Today tho Democratic party
stands between two great forces, each
Inviting Its support. On the one side
stands the corporate Interests of the
nation, Its moneyed Institutions, Its ag
gregations of wealth and capital. Im
perious, arrogant, compasstonless.
They demand special legislation, fa
vors, privileges and Immunities. They
can subscribe magnificently to cam
paign funds; they can strike down op
position with their all-pervading In
fluence, and to those who fawn and
flutter bring ease and plenty. They
demand that the Democratic party
shall become their agent to execute
their merciless decree.
•'On the other side stands that un
numbered throng which gave the name
to t|ie Democratic party, and for which
OLD BRYAN HOMESTEAD
REMAINS MUCH THE SAME
WHEN BUIL7 IN 1792
The old Bryjn homestead, built by
the great-great-grandfather of William
J. Bryan, the Democratic candidate for
president, still stands on Oventop
mountain, at the eastern base of Mar-
vey'a rock, the highest peak of the Blue
Rldgo mountains, practically the same
as wheiL.lt was constructed, 114 years
ago, by Joseph T. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan In 1753 left the tidewater
section of Virginia and pushed west-
ward. Oventop mountain—then urn
named—appealed to him as a perfect
place for a home, and there he settled.
From his door he could look down
through a beautiful valley, now dotted
with gracing herd* and fine farms
made fertile by the mountain stream
that winds Its way to the waters of the
Rappahannock, while nround him were
all the conditions necessary for a set
tier’s livelihood.
The Bryan house, after the fashion
of the time, was built of heavy, notch
ed logs. Cracks and crevices were Ail
ed with mud and water. Thus It stood,
weather-stained and storm-shaken, un
til: about eighteen months ago, when
the family that now occupies the place
determined to Improve its appearance.
The ell, however, Is now os It was when
first constructed.
The barn stands on a small eminence,
almost directly In front of the house.
The rains and snows and heavy winds
of nearly a century and a half havo
sadly marred whatever beauty tho
sturdy old structure might have once
had.
county In 1806, having made a will by
which he, after providing for his wife.
Nettle Bryan, and two maiden sis
ters, who lived with' him, divided his
property equally between his children,
James, John, William, Aqullla, Lucy
and Elisabeth. Ho was at the time of
his deuth some 65 or 60 years old.
James, his eldest son, was the only
child married at the time of his death,
but they all married shortly thereafter,
one daughter marrying a Mr. Duna
way and the other a Mr. Baldcck. In
one year after the death of William
Bryan his real estate was divided
among his children, and to 'John, the
grandfather of William Jennings, was
allotted the tract of 216 acres near the
town of Sperryvllle, and by reason of
Its location perhaps the most valuable
portion of the estate.
In 1807 John Bryan was married to
Nancy Llllard. He lived on the old
home, place until 1826, when he sold
out and with his faintly removed to
the then western part of Virginia, now
West Virginia, on the banks of the
Ohio, near the mouth of the Qreat
The Llllard family lived In the same
neighborhood with the Bryans and are
supposed to be of Scotch origin. A
large remnant of the family still Ive
In Rappahannock and Culpeper coun
ties. Thoy are people noted for their
courage and Integrity.
This Is the fifth visit of Mr. Bryan
to Atlanta. He first came while a
member of congress, and then again
ten years ago, less three months and
two days. Ills reception then was os
brilliant as that of Thursday, a decade
later.
’The First Battle,” that campaign of
1896, had been fought and William
McKinley had overwhelmingly tri
umphed. But the matchless oratory of
the Nebraskan, concreted In the thrill
ing "cross of gold, crown of thorns"
climax to the Chicago speech, still held
tho people of Atlanta and the South In
enthusiastic tliralldom, and the defeat
of the hopes of the Democratlq party,
bringing the most Intense disappoint
ment to Dixieland, did not In the least
diminish the admiration the people had
for him.
So, a brilliant Idea struck Captain
V. E. McBoe, of Portsmouth, Va„ at
that time general superintendent of
the Seaboard Air I.lne, anil one of the
best known men In the South.
About ten days subsequent to the
fateful Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, Captain “Bunch,” as he
wns known to everybody, wired Mr.
Bryan, offering him 160,000 to deliver
fifty lectures. Mr. Bryan nccepted,
and Atlanta was named as the city for
the premiere.
On December 23 Mr. Bryan addressed
one of the most brilliant audiences
thut ever gathered at the Orand opera
house. Every seat In the house, from
pit to dome, was occupied and hun
dreds were forced to stand. It was
the biggest crowd that ever henrd a
lecture In Atlanta, with the possible
exception of that which greeted Henry
M, Stanley.
Yet that was the flret and the laat
lecture of the series Mr. Bryan de
livered. His own verdict of the lec
ture was that It was a failure, and he
Insisted on withdrawing from the con
tract and canceling the forty-nine
dates remaining.
Mr. Bryan’s lectnre was on ’The
Ancient Landmarks.” Read today. It
would be regarded as applicable to
present conditions and as a powerful
yet temperate arraignment of modern
evils In economic and political affairs.
Yet as a lecture It was a flat failure.
It was an essay of strength, but there
was In It none of the oratorical fervor,
none of the burning eloquence of his
famous speech In congress, which In
one day transformed a provincial law
yer Into a national figure, and his
Chicago speech, which swept a Dem
ocratic convention olt Its feet and made
him the presidential nominee. The
public expected to be thrilled, to be
transported Into a realm of mental In
toxication by flow of oratory. The pub
lic expected figures of speech, and got
statistics. It expected frills and furbe
lows and got plain fabric all wool and
a yard wide, albeit woven by a master
hand. .
Mr. Bryan 1 was Introduced by the late
Judge Hal T. Lewis, who had seized
the opportunity at Chicago and had
nominated him for the presidency.
Governor William Y. Atkinson was
master of ceremonies.
The social side ef his visit was bril
liant. A luncheon by the Young Men’s
Democratic League was the first fea
ture of the day. W. J. Mallard, at the
head of the league then, presided. A
reception at the governor's mansion
followed, and after the lecture Mr.
Bryan was entertained by the Fulton
Club.
It Is significant that In the ten years
at have elapsed the personnel of po-
Ical ascendency In Georgia has
changed completely. Those who were
then most prominent officially and so
cially In the reception to Mr. Bryan
will this year be inconspicuous In ex
tending tho glad hand. As a politician
expresses It, “It's another gang.” Yet
Mr. Bryan seems to -have lost naught
by the changes of time, In his mastery
of the people.
Two years later Mr. Bryan passed
through Atlanta, stopping to make a
notable address at the state capltol.
The hall of representatives was packed .
unto suffocation, hundreds stood out
side In the corridors, Just catching now
and then a word or phrase of the
speech he made, and untold others sac
rificed supper to be able to see him as
he passed on his way to deliver the
addrese.
There seems to be no diminution of
that homage from Atlanta and Atlan
tans.
MRS. BR YAN STUDIED LA W
TO ASSIST HER HUSBAND;
IDEAL WIFE AND MOTHER
Famous American Fell in Love With Mary
Baird While They Were in College
* Together in Illinois.
lard Bryan, and for whom the father of
the candidate was nnmed, left Virginia
about the same time the Bryans did.
About a half mile from the old home- He went to Mississippi and became a
stead, to the west, In a narrow, rocky
road, Is the old Bryan meeting house.
It Is a large, rambling structure, In
about the same condition as when the
great-great-grandfather of the presi
dential candidate worshipped there
Ith his family and neighbors.
Tho Bryans are very devout Baptists
To Think Well Means
Success
Healthy Brains Are Made Or
Grape-Nuts
"There’s a Reason.”
It has assumed to speak. Work-worn
anil dust-begrimed, they make their
sad appeal. They hear of average
wealth Increased on every side and
feel the Inequality of Its distribution.
They see an overproduction of every
thing desired because of the under
production of the ability to buy. They
can not pay for loyalty except with
their suffrages, and can only punish
betrayal with their condemnation. Al
though the ones who most deserve tho
rostering caro of government, their
cries for help too often beat In vain
against the outer walls, while others
less deserving find ready access to leg
islative halls. _ . „ „
Battle Hymn, “Home, Sweet Home.
•This army, vast and dally vaster
growing, begs the party to be tt« com
panion In the present conflict. It can
not press Its claims 'mid sounds of rev
elry. Its phalanxes do not form in
grand parade, nor has It gaudy ban
ners floating on the breeie. Its bat
tle hymn Is 'Home, Sweet Home;’ Its
war cry ’Equality Before the Law.’ To
the Democratic party, standing be
tween these two irreconcilable forces,
uncertain to which side to turn and
conscious that upon its choice Its fate
depends, come the words of Israel **
second law.glver:
•••moose ye this day whom ye will
serve.' What will the answer be?
Let me Invoke the memory of him
whose dust made sacred the aoll of
Montlcello when he Joined
I The dead but seepterad sovereigns who
still role . ,
Oirr spirits front tlielr urns.
“He was called a demagogue, and
his followers a mob, but the Immortal
Jefferson dared to follow the best
promptings of his heart. He placed
men above matter, humanity above
property, and, spurning the bribes of
wealth and power, pleaded th# eause
of the common people. It waa this
devotion to their Interests which made
lege, Jacksonville, valedictorian, 1881
received degree master of arts 1884;
Union College of Law, Chicago, 1883;
married Mary E. Baird, Perry, III.. Oc
tober 1, 1884; practiced law Jackson'
vllle, 111., 1883-1887; since then at Lin
coln, Nebr.: member congress 1891 -’95:
received Democratic vote for United
States senator In Nebraska legislature,
1893; nominated In Democratic conven
tion for United Staten senator, 1894,
of the old school, and, Judging from
the fact that the church will seat about
800 persons. It Is evident that tho
neighbors were nearly all of the samo
faith. . „ ,
The building to this day la called
the "old Bryan church,” ns It was from
the first, from the fact that the Bryans
either built It complete or were the chief
contributors to the expense of putting
up the house of worship. Upon this
point the neighborhood traditions are
conflicting. ,
Stories of the great devotion of the
first Bryan to the principles of liberty
—both religious and civil—are still
handed down to younger generations In
tills vicinity.
er of the candidate,
te great-g
i, died In
Culpeper
his party Invincible while he lived, nnd
will make his memory revered while
history endures. Ami what message
comes to us from the Hermitage?
When a crisis like the present arose,
and the nntlonal bank of his day sought
to control the politics of the nation,
God raised up Andrew Jackson, who
had the courage to grapple with that
great enemy, and by overthrowing It,
he made himself the Idol of the |>eo-
ple, and reinstated the Democratic
party in public confidence.
••What will the decision be today?
The Democratic party ha* won the
greatest success In Its history. (Hand
ing upon thlB victory-crowned sum
mit, will It turn Its face toward the ris
ing or the setting sun? Will It choose
blessings or curses—life or death—
which? Which?" (Prolonged applnuae
in the floor and galleries and cries of
■Vote! Vote!”)
but was defeated by John M. Thurston:
editor Omaha World-Herald 1894-'96;
delegate national Democratic conven
tion 1896; wrote the silver plank In tho
platform, made a notable speech and
was nominated for president of the
United States; traveled over 18,000
miles during campaign, speaking at
almost ever)' stopping place; received
176 electoral votes against 2<1 for
William McKinley. In 1897-’D8 lec
tured on bl-metalllsm; raised In May,
1898, the Third regiment, Nebraska vol
unteer infantry, for the war against
Spain, becoming Its colonel. Again
nominated for president In 1900 by
Democratic, Populist and sliver Repub
lican conventions; "Imperialism” was
declared by platform to be the para
mount Issue; he made an active can
vass. but was again defeated, receiving
In electoral college 156 votes against
292 for William McKinley. After the
election he established the weekly po
litical ‘magazine. The Commoner. Last
year he embarked on his tour around
the world, for articles on which he U
said to have received 150,000, the big
gest price ever paid by a news syndi
cate. He visited the Philippines, Japan
China, India. Russia and other Euro
pean countries.
wealthy planter, but died early In llfo
tain Benjamin Llllard, lived and died
In Rappahannock county.
Captain Benjamin Llllard died about
1870, nnd his descendants of the male
and female line live In the counties of
Culpeper and Rappahunnock. Con
spicuous among these Is P. H. O'Rran-
non, who at one time represented the
county of Rappahannock In tho state
legislature.
He Is an extensive land owner, as
well as the leading merchant of Hper-
ryvtlle. These, together with the other
descendants of the Llllard family, are
about all the Virginia relatives Can
didate Bryan lias.
John, tho grandfather of William
Jennings, was the.last to leave the old
state. He sold out In 1828, when the
father of William Jennings was four
years old, and started West, but, as If
reluctant to leave his native state, halt
ed on tho banks of the Ohio, where
both he and his wife, Nancy, died, the
wife dying In 1830 and he In 1836.
Upon the death of John Bryan hla
family scattered through several of the
Western states. 8llas Llllard Bryan,
the father o'f William Jennings Bryan,
went first to Missouri nnd lived there
for a year or two with an older brother,
who had previously settled In that
state. There he sought to obtain an
education by working a part of the
year and going to school the remainder,
as was tho custom In those days. After
a year or two he went to Morion coun
ty, Ullnolr, where he taught school for
a time. Afterwards he went to col
lege, was graduated, studied law and
began the practice In 1857, soon rising
to prominence In the profession.
lie held various positions of trust
and confidence. He was a state sena
tor, superintendent of schools. Judge of
the circuit court for twelve years, and
was a member of the constitutional
convention.
Such was tho Virginia ancestry of
the Democratic presidential nominee,
ills mother was of good New England
stock, a woman of uncommonly good
sense. Such unions have In moro than
one case produced some of tho greatest
Intellects and wisest statesmen of our
country. The lire, enthusiasm and
earnestness of the Southron, commin
gled with the peralHtcnt energy, forti
tude nnd perseverance of the New Eng
lander, seem to produee men fully
equipped for tho highest attainments.
To say that he home life of a great
man typifies the Ideal home, life of tho
American cltlxen la to name the crown
lng glory of his career. And to say
that such Is the good fortune of Wil
liam Jennlnga Bryan; tp recall that
the blamelessnese of his private life
hoa never found a detractor, and to
learn that he himself declares that al
ways In the heat of action, in tha
tension of supreme effort, be baa found
his Inspiration at home, Is to feel an
Immediate Interest In the personality
of Mrs. William Jennings Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan, as the prospective mis.
trese of the white house, la doubly
Interesting.
Were College Mates.
After a pretty romance, which laated
through the years of their college life
In Jacksonville, III, Mlsa Mary Baird
and William Jennlnga Bryan were mar-
lied In 1884. Their marriage did not
Interrupt their student life together.
On the contrary, the union was but nn
Incentive to Mrs. Bryan, who entered
with full and ready sympathy Into
every detail of her husband's profes
sional life. When the all-abiorblng
Interests and manifold duties of moth
erhood claimed her time, Mrs. Bryan
continued to be the comrade of her
husband. Under his direction, she stud
ied law, taking the course prescribed
by the Union College of Law, Chicago,
and being admitted to practice In 1888
before the supreme court of Nebraska.
To Help Her Husband.
What a momentous accomplishment
this seems, In view of the fact that Mrs.
Bryan had neither need nor Intention
of practicing the profession, her aim
being to keep pace with her brilliant
husband, and to enable herself to com
prehend more fully and sympathetical
ly the work to which he waa then
recently to Mr. Leavitt, the well-known
artist, the romance having begun while
Mr. Leavitt waa painting Mr. Bryan’s
portrait. Mrs. Leavitt hat recently
made an ambitious venture In play-
writing, her play, "Mrs. Holmes, De
tective,” having made Its appearance
shortly after the arrival of Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan from abroad.
The second daughter, Orace Dexter,
le a moat attractive young woman, and
la now a student at Hollins Institute,
In Roanoke, V’a.
William Jennlnga, Jr, la a boy of
nearly 17.
"The older girl,” Mrs. Bryan hoa said;,
'Is like her mother, the younger strong
ly resembles her father, and tho son I
seems to be a composite photograph of •
both parents.”
' Prospective “First Lady.”
It Is Interesting to speculate upon •
regime with Mrs. Bryan aa mistress of
the white houso. She has never been.
In any sense, a society woman, having
chosen to devote her life to more seri
ous Intorests. Although the fashion
able society life of Washington would
probably be distasteful to her, she
would prove a powerful stimulus to
the woman who has no alms. Wo can
easily Imagine that with Mrs. Bryan
as mistress of the white house, such
substantial qualities as Intellect, energy
and worth of character would be in
vogue.
MANY ARE RILLED
IN ENGLISH WRECK
giving the greater part of his life. Mrs.
Bryan’s energy and enthusiasm further
led her to take up her pen, and Mr.
Bryun’a flret book, ’The First Battle,’
written by her. In this she says naive
ly, “A prise always fired William’s
ambition.” And she then tells how
he good naturedly but persistently en
tered every contest which school and
college afforded, and how a defeat only
Increased hie determination. When vye
recall Mr. Bryan's public life, the little
story becomes highly significant.
Representative Club Woman.
Mrs. Bryan has been for years
representative club woman, and Is an
earnest advocate of the reforms which
women's clubs aim to accomplish. She
believes that "organisation” should be
the slogan of the twentieth century
soman. # '
Our admiration becomes love and
reverence when we turn from Mrs.
Bryan, club woman, scholar and lltera-
tcur, to Mrs. Bryan, wife and mother.
She has been. In the truost sense, the
helpmeet of her husband, and the wise
and gentle counsellor of her children.
Indeed, whatever Interests seemingly
extraneous to her home life she may
have hud, these have hut rounded that
development necessary to fit her for the
most sacred offices .«f womanhood.
Thren children, all of whom are now
living, have been bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan.
Ths Bryan Children.
Ruth Baird, tbs elaeat, was married
Bodies of Victims Horribly;
Burned in the
Debris.
London, Sept. 20.—Ten persona kill
ed and sixteen Injured is the latest
estimate given of the casualties in the
wreck last night of the Scotch ex
press on the Great Northern railway,
near Grantham. v
The locomotive and several coaches
were dashed over an embankment.
Fire broke out In the wreckage. Many
of the victims taken from tho wreck
were horribly burned. As in the re
cent Salisbury disaster, the wreck oc
curred on a curve. The train should
have stopped at Grantham, but failed
to do BO.
Students Off to College.
Hpeelal to The Georgian.
HawklnivlUe, Qa., Sept. 20.—Misses
Sarah, Alice and Christine Smith have
gone to Shorter College, at Rome-
Misses Anna Waterman, Elsie Ragan
May Phillips, Reba Jordan and May
Caldwell go to Brenau at Gainesville
and Misses Ruth Jelks and Knto Lewi*
will attend Monroe Femalo College at
Jfomtbu _ .