Show J I f BRYANS POPULARITY V V V Vf f The organ orp ora never allows a day to pass without a sneer sn er at It t ti i 1 Bryan or Jr r a vicious assault a ault upon pon some champion of oC bimetallism There are areV V i f t Republican newspapers which denounce such tactics and deplore the mis mistaken f taken zeal which prompts prompt thorn V VV V it The Chicago for Instance close to Mc inley y and strong 1 for gold as U it Is known to be declares deck bs s that every sneer at Bryan Bryun is Ic an un insult I ii to almost half halt che he voters of this republic r public It says further Mr lr Bryan Bryun has V V r sincerity a winning personality intellectual Brilliancy eloquence t md and the elements are so mixed in him as to produce the best possible i j t He is besides the leading lending exponent expo nent of a principle which gives him a aI I 1 influence where the principle is held while his character gifts V j i nd md attainments secure him the liking of the people who regret the principle V There is something in the words Of the which corresponds f with nith ith a de conviction in the hearts of the people and the truth of all admit except those e who are blinded by partisan prejudice or consumed with v ith Lh hunger for federal pie Further along the V V says sa s tAt At one time there was Wag a very natural disposition to ascribe his prestige to a single speech but the speech was merely his opportunity Since k it he has proved preyed his powers as an o tor many times and he has j V stood st K d the doser scrutiny of the public which is attracted but not domi dominated I i JUtted by oratory We have known men m n even more brilliant t on the platform h i who vho never got beyond the part of ot performers in a campaign show With all aU V their ability they could not command respect because they th y did not possess 1 those moral qualities which the American people desire in their political V IJ aden aders of the presidential class clus Mr Ir Bryan Is clean clenn of speech and act He Heij I ij has nothing to explain He Is i honest in his convictions What That he lacks most lj is a lively humor and m this sometimes does a politician more harm than f good as ae S S Cox used u ed to t confess ruefully ruet Uy Much lIuch is ts Americans enjoy a joke they prefer perlous men In high hi h places And in conclusion our Chicago contemporary cont administers this rebuke to its unwise coworkers for tor Republican success When therefore all things V are taken late iato account it Is clear why Mr Bryan is popular x and no one 1 f should nOW feel teel disposed dl po ed to grudge him the position he has hns won |