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Mi". Ilryan expressed a desire to mi
ewer. '
' The reason I em answering l
not for the benefit of th court."
hp Mated. "It Is to keep lhene
gentlemen from suylng I was
.; afraid to meet them and let thorn
question mo. I want tho Chria
1 tlan world to know that any atho-
' 1st, agnostic, unbeliever, cun ques
'tton me at any time as to my he
', lief In Cod, and 1 will answer
him.1
ostium ted to total 10.(100:
"The humblest citizen of all the
land when clad In the armour of a
righteous cause la stronger than all
the hosts of error."'
"American civilization will Imprint
Itself upon the hearts of all who lone
for freedom."
"Awake, oh, ancient law-giver,
awake."
"Break forth from lime unmarked
sepulchre and speed thee back to
cloud crowned Blnul."
I "Millions for defense, but not one
cent for conquest." .- .
I "Truth will vindicate Itself; only
- error fears free speech."
. "The people who iu 177(1 rejected
the doctrine that kings rule by divine
Wight, will not, In this generation, sub
scribe to the doctrine that money la
omnipotent."
VINriII3HTKU, Tenn.. July 27.
(A. P.) llefore leaving here Hat
urdny after delivering nn address.
William Jennings Bryan who died
suddenly in Dnyton yesterday made
the following statement, to a re
porter: "If I should die tomorrow, T
.Despite tne tact 'r- """"" rnmpllshed In the greatest cause for
Mr. Hryun figured In numerous ,t. humanity ever known,
ter verbal exchanges during ho K K V of
(rial, they also engaged In a '"''. ,.,.,,.., of , mst
number of friendly conversations.
- fli-ut lo 11
Mr. yarrow w u.. """"" . well done.
:oii)g forward wllh a tribute
nr. nrvun. unon tne news ui
few weeks, I could truthfully say.
jatter's death was received.
Marrow I'ays Tribute,
v, have known Mr. Urynn
since lS'JU and supported him
twice for the presidency," Mr,
,' Barrow said. "He win a man
of strong convictions and always
espoused his cause wllh ability
i and courage I differed with
' him, on ninny questions, but
always respected his sincerity
and. devotion. I nm very sorry
',) for his family and for his friends
whn loved him."
Geq-ge W. Itapplcyen, who brought
Sketch nt llls rnrccr.
Virtually dominant In the demo
cratic party for nearly 16 years,
i William J. Ilryan wns three times
, nominated and defeated for the pres
idency. Then, like Elijah of old, he
cast his mantlo upon the Klisha of
Princeton nnd exerted a potent In
fluence in bringing nbout AVoodrow
. Wilsons' first nomination for tho of
fice to which ho, -himself, had vainly
aspired.
Known In his youth as "the sllver
I tongued boy orator of the Platte,"
It was Mr. Bryan's eloquenco in his
ueo-ge w. iiupp..-,. w,, ...... . , h
charges against Scopes In order that ,,. convention In
the aml.evolu Ion Inw mig it ne
hrought to a test was one, of the
first of Dayton's cl Izens to c ,11 a ,,ili00i00o Jotes . In nnt
the Bryan home after tho commie- . .
His career has been likened to that
of Henry Clny. who also was three
times nomlnuted for the presidency
Tho former secretary of state was
111, March 10, I860.
1 1 ,. ..oven ifii mitt - -
he had been invited to cnll at tho
commoner's homo last night for a
, ,1.- ( lie.,,,..
told Mr. Itogers that ho appreciated '"""y -
r. I , i, i, . , i...... mi hi too, became secretary of state.
th t I I Clay, he was too conscientious, con-
.. vVtft, was Thrrfllcnrd. "latent and scrupulous for a poll.
. During the Scop's" tr It wa, tlrtan and that the famous Whig's
not generally known that Mr. Bryan's declaration I would rather bo right
life bad been threatened. In Chat- than be president " well described
tanoogn Inst night, Captain Marion ln
Perkins, who wus In charge of a '"
-..h ... i.i..ii.nnn.. oiir hero born. In Salem,
during the, trial, stated that many His father was Hllas Llllurd Bryan,
threats had ' been made against Mr. n"ve of Culpepper county, Vii-
Bryan's life. ' Most of ' the threats Slnla,. a lawyer and Judge The son.
... r,i,..,.n m h siii.1. after graduating from Illinois col-
Itnd the authors were thought to K'ne In 1881 nnd Union College of
have been fanatics. Chicago. 1888 entered the law
The fnllen champion of religious orrice of Urnnn Trumbull, former
orthodoxy lay this morning on a United States senator, subsequent y.
cpuch by the front window of tho he removed to Jacksonville, III.,
Hogers home, a silk-like covering "here he practiced law until 1887,
over his qlnsslo features. A breeze when, he settled In Lincoln, Neb.
stirred the covering ns a few friends During the presidential campaign
viewed the body, peaceful and so- of ,1888 young Bryan's speeches In
rene, as though in a happy slumber, behalf of the democratic ticket nt-
Mr. Bryan never looked more life- traded attention mid In 1880 he nc-
Ilko 'than he did today. His lips cl"el nomination for congross In
we're set in', the accustomed deter- the Klrst Nebraska district, a repub-
mined little lines with n slight sug. Hcnn stronghold, "because, no one
...Hon of -omin.r umli. The else would have It." he said, since
Clarence Darrow and William J. Bryan, Under
Flag of Truce, Poe Together at Scope' Trial
- i'it e -s.'
This photograpli was taken during a
lull in the tcinpesiuous proceeding
which marked the trial ai Dayion.
law in teaching evolutio..C Torrid
weather prevailed and Darrow. chief
of counsel for Scopes, and Bryan, chief
assistant in the prosecution, tnrew
Tenn., of Professor John T. Scopes i aside their coajs in the sweltering
on a charge of having violated a state; court room,
day the Idle mills, the social unrest' democratic nominee suffered defeat
and low wages to the scarcity of. polling 0.409,104 votes to Tnft
money and the "Idle holders of idle
cnpital in "Wall street." he continued:
"The individual Is but an atom: he
is born, he acts, he dies; but iirincl
078.908 and receiving 162 electoral
votes to his opponent s 321. '
Notwithstanding Mr. Bryan's
verses In politics, It is said, he was
pies are eternal; nnd this has been j a "good loser."- Of 'Presbyterian for-
a contest over a principle, navins bears, optimistic nna oi a .cua.vun
behind us the producing mnssis of;nnture, his setbacks failed to make
this nation and tho world, supported him lose faith In his future, ho re
by the commercial Interests, the la'
boring Interests nnd the toilers every.
where, we will answer those who
demand n single gold standard by
saying:
fused to become discouraged. For
the next four years, or until the
cnmnnlKn of 1012 which resulted 'n
tho election of President Wilson, Mr.
Bryan continued to edit IiIb news-
"You shall not press down uponlpaiter nnd to attend the councils o!
the brow' of labor this crown nf(n8 pnrty.
thorns. You shall not crucify man.
kind upon this cross of gold."
The convention wus stampeded for
his first campaign his home in
Lincoln was a Mecca for prominent
democrats, where Mrs. Bryan,
Bryan, who was nomlnnted over' acholarly woman, formerly Miss Mary
eight other candidates on the fifth
ballot, following a speech by a
Georgia delegate In which the elo
quent young orator was referred to
as "a Haul come to lead the Israel
ites to battle." Subsequently Bryan
received the nominations of the Peo
ple's and Natlonnl Sliver parties.
All Records Broken.
The nominee broke all speaking
E. Baird of Perry, 111 . who naa
m-cntlv nidod her husband in his
politicul enreer as a charming hos
tess. Tho Bryans had threo children,
one son "and two daughters.
Always In demand as n lecturer,
esneclnllv nt Chautauquns, Mr. Bry
an's Income was augmented by his
writings for newspapers and maga
zines and his authorship of several
records In his first campaign, travel-: hooks. The latter included "The
ling more than .18,000 miles and; first Battle." (1897): "Under Other
making nbout 600 speeches in 27 Klags." '(1904); "The Old World and
states. Ho polled 6,502,925 votes to j m Ways," ( 1907);' "Heart to Heart
McKiiiloy's 7,104,770 and received j Appeals," (1907). :in addition to his
in the electoral college 176 votes to Nebraska home, Mr. Bryan after his
his opponent's 271. Although do-' final defeat for the presidency, estnb.
touted, Mr. Bryan remained the ushed residences In Ashvllle, N. C
loader of his party and, after tho and Miami. 'Fla;
Spanish-American war - in 1898, In; few months before the time for
which he commnnded the 3rd Ne. J the 1912 democratic nntlonnl con-
braska volunteer Infantry as its convention, Mr. Bryan publicly announc
onel, he opposed the permanent re-' ed ho would not Ire a candldnte. de
tention of the Philippine Islunds by during he was "ready to enter upon
the United Stntes. ", c-ampaign In '-behnlf of a true
' In 1900, when ngaln nominated for, democrat with even more vigor than
the presidency, he nindo "nnll-lm- ! that with which I 'have fought at nny
perlnllsiti" the paramount lssuo, but' time on my own behalf."'
refused to omit an explicit party ' Fought for Wilson,
declaration in favor of free colnnge , Woodrow Wilson at this tlnile was
or sliver in tne party platrorm. TniB governor of New Jersey and had at
time ho was dofeatcd with a popu- tracted the attention of the Ncbras
uhout world peace, led him In the ex-
U-ess of his enthusiasm, It was said,
to public sFeech and acts that had
hrought upon him a great deal of
hostile criticism. Before the Unit,
ed Htaies entered the war the Ne
bruskan had pledged himself to ac
company an expedition financed by
Henry Ford, the Michigan manufacturer,-
to Europe for the purposeof
'getting the boys out of tne
trenches." Mr. Bryan later ohnnged
his plnns and did not go. Subse
quently he was accused of uninten-
ionatly aiding the propngnnda. of
the central powers by his speeches
and writings. Karly In the wnr he
declnred it was "fomented" by. profit
seekers. In nn Address In Han Fran
cisco he said that 'for the United
Stntes to go to war . with Germany
would be like challenging a mad.
house."
Some time before this he was re
ported-' as being opposed to permit
ting the United States to make any
loans to the belligerents. When the
United States picked up the gage of
buttle thrown down by , Germany,
however. Mr. Bryan promptly de
clared "she must be defeated at all
costs," and offered his services to
President Wilson ns a private soldier.
While secretary of state, Mr. Bryan
was often nbsent from Washington
as a lecturer and this subjected him
to no little amount of raillery In tho
press. In a public statement he said
the $12,000 salary he received as a
cabinet officer was insufficient to
meet- the ordinary household de
mands upon his . purse and he felt
obliged to supplement his income in
other ways. One of his most popu
lar lectures, was . "The Prince of
Pence." - . . '." . " '
When he entered the cabinet, Mr:
Bryan astonished Washington by an
nouncing that grape Juice would be
substituted for alcoholic beverages
whenever tho secretary of state and
Mrs. Bryan entertained the members
of the diplomatic corps. Indeed, Mr.
Brynrt in his' long advocacy of tee.
totnllsm wns credited by many with
having done more than nny other
American outside of the prohibition
pnrty, to force the adoption of the
eighteenth amendment to the consti
tution making the United States a
"dry" nntion. From March 1918" he
wns president of the national dry
federation.
gently closed lids over the eyes It -ns believed no democrat could ttr voto o( ,350,133 ns against 7,- knn. it wns sald.i by reason of his
. which hurned niercinalv when tho win. Ho wns elected and served from
great man was In action, was added 1891 to 1895. Ho wns made a mem
to the effect of perfect contentment, her of tho important Ways and
In the .front room, across the Means committee in his first term. -hall,
Mrs. Bryan rested In bed, Her) I""'0 Silver Advocated,
nttendanls said she slept llttlo, . If Two speeches In this period gave
at all, during the night, nlthough Mr. Urynn nationwide prominence,
she lay quietly most of tho long one against the policy of protection,
hours, delivered fin March 10, 1892, nnd tho
It was In the-room Just In the other against, the repeal of the nil
rear of where his widow Iny today ver purchase clause of the Sherman
that the commoner breathed lute act on August 10. 1893. In the lnt
yesterdiiy, his last breath, unwntched ter ho advocated "the free and un
by the eye of man. Later he was re- limited rolnngo of sliver. Irrespective
moved to where he reposed today, of International agreement, nt a rn
'ln the parlor of tho simple home. Ho of 10 to 1," a policy with which
Children Am Called. his name wus afterwards most prom-
Definite plnns for tho removal of Inently associated until he entered
the body nnd the flnnl services still the cabinet or Prosldent Wilson,
were lacking this morning. Atten- The first nomination of Mr. Bryan
dants reported that Mrs. . Bryan for the presidency at the democratic
waited further Infornuitlon from her national convention In Chicago pn
children, the first of whom, Mrs. July 10. 1896. has since been char
Owen, Is expected to arrive In Day- acterlzed as one of the "miracles" of
ton tomorrow morning. It wns the American politics. The nominee,
bellof of her friends that tho funeral after serving, in congress, had run
party would not Icavo Dayion until for the United stntes sennte, and
tomorrow nnd more nrolmtilv not been defeated by Senator John M.
before Wednesday when the movo- Thurston of Nebraska. Abandoning
ment would bo begun toward Wash- the law, Mr. Ilryan became editor of
Ington. . 'the Omnlm World-Herald and chum.
The natlonnl colors were dlsplnyed plotted the cause of bimetallism ns
throughout tho town's business por- vigorously with, the pen us he had
tlori today, flying nt half stuff In upon the forum. He had been beaten
honor of the dead. . for a third term in congress on the
Kvory protection nnd comfort were Issue of "sound money" and when
207,623 for his opponent. He re. "progressive" legislation. The fight
celved 155 electoral votes to Me Kin- on the floor of the Baltimore con.
ley's 292. . volition, led by Brynn against the
Mr. Bryan returned to Lincoln, Tammany .men In the New York
and started tho publication .of a delegation, Is a matter of history,
weekly political Journal called "Tho Despite the fact that Champ Clark,
Commoner." Four years later, 1804., speaker of the house of representn
although not actively a cnndlduto tor tives. led on 27 bullots for the noml-
the nomination, which eventually nation nnd had a clear majority of
went to' Judge Alton U. Pinker, be ino which ordinarily would hnve
vigorously opposed democrui y's "con-j nmdo him tho party's candidate, the
servntlve" attitude. Nebraskan's eloquence nnd persis-
Tbc ITcrloss Lender. I tence ngalnst "domination of the
Tho Interim between this porlod nnrtv bv Wall street" resulted In fall
and the next presidential election of ul.e nt tnc MlBsouriun to get the
1908 wns occupied by Mr. Biynu, 1 necessary two-thirds of the conven
now known by inuny of his followers tn nd in the designation of Wll
as "The Peerless Loader," In sevorul son, ,
enterprises that kopt him III the
public eye. ' Notnblo nmong these
was' Ills trip around the world on
which he started September 21, 1905.
Accompanied by his wife, son nnd
a daughter, Mr. Ilryan first went to
Japan, and Chlnu, where ho wns hos
pitably entertained nnd innde' nu
merous nddresses.. one of which en
titled, "The White Man's , Burden,"
wns commended by the Jnpnneso
Amerlcnn society. The Bryans were
presented to the emperor of Japan
and wore everywhere accorded the
honor of foremost Americans. Later,
tho party went to tho Philippines,
where Mr. Brynn's views on Filipino
independence were welcomed. Dur.
Ing this visit the snvuge Mores of
being given to the- widow by a the time enme for the nntlonnl con
group of her chosen attendants, who ventlon Ihla question was rending .Mindanao Island crented the Ne
forbade callers to speak with the both big politicul pnrtlcs. . There' braskan a "dutto" or chief of one
bereaved and invnlld woman. 1 were frco sllvor republicans, ns well of their tribes.
Bryan's Famous Utterances, us democrats, but tho nomlneo of
"You shall not press down upon tho the former, Henry M, Teller of Colo
brow of labor this crown of thorns, rndo, threw his support to Bryan
You shall not crucify muiiklnd upon , when the Nehrnakun won the noml
a cross of gold." nation nt Chicago.
From speech In Chicago convention I The "cross of gold" speech by
in IS'JI) which won the first of three Ilryan, which has been quoted often-
presidential nominations. er. perhaps, ihun nnv other of his
Lcnvlng tho Philippines tho pnrty
went to liidln, the Holy Lund, Tur
key, Auutrlu-Hungnry, Germany, Hus
siii, Itniy, Norwuy, Sweden nnd other
European countries, fliinlly arriving
in London on July 3. 1906. ' Meun
whlle Mr, Brynn hud "Interviewed"
King Kdwnrd VI 1, the Kmperor of
Aty neart Is In the grave wllh our words, .and which made him a rival Russia, and other potenntos, the
cause.. I must pause until It comes nf William McKinley for the presl- j Count. Leo Tolstoi and had mudc nu
back to me." idency cutno at the close of a de.lmerous speeches, all of which were
Comment after defeat of 1920 dry bate on the floor nf the convention , reported In tbt American press nnd
l"anK' In advocacy of n free silver planlt. which Inspired a desire on the part
I would rather hnve the anathemas .Pn nationally prominent In the of democrats nt homo to give him a
nf tltoso misguided democrats than
nave to answer on juiiKitient uny tor )nmM
u limy uinicniiruni linn a nasi UO'
serted.
Mr. Bryan and Miv Wilson held
many Ideals in common. When Mr.
Wilson wns elected president he 'np
pointed Mr. Bryan secretury of stnte.
The two years Mr. Bryan occupied
a place nt the head of Mr. Wilson's
cabinet were yenrs of perplexity end
stress. The Mexican embroglio, the
Japanese antl-ullen land controversy
In California nnd the' correspondence
with Germany' nnd Austria-Hungary,
antecedent to America's entrance Into
the war, were problems that gavo the
Nebraska statesman .-many - sleepless
nights. -
During his term -of office, because
nf nn insult to the United States ring
and the refurai of "Dictator" Hucrta
of Mexico to fire n salute as an apol
ogy, American troops were despatch
ed to Vera Crux, which was enptured
April tl. 1914. Subsequently the
soldiers anil warships were with
drawn, Huerta was deposed and
constitutionalist government under
Venustinnn Cnrranzn, who wns fn.
vored by the administration, wus set
up in its stead. ' - , . '
At the height of the anti-nllen
Innd controversy In California Mr.
Brynn Journeyed to the Pacific const,
where he held several conferences
with the governor and delivered
speeches before the state legisla
ture. 1 -... .
ItcMgmitlon l Sensation.
Mr. Bryan's resignation from the
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party hud preceded him, and op- great reception 'which wns done upon
the plunk unless It should his return to America the following cabinet, which m-iirrtri on turn, a
provide for bimetallism by Interna- September. 1918, came as a thumlerclan out of
About this tint. Mr. Brynn came . clcnr ,ky w, kn0WI) tner0 hH(,
tlonal ngreenteitt. The situation W'tis
Hon of 1921 1 against platform on the l."""e when .'.ho NhK. "en only out for world disarmament, an Ideal becn disagreements between the pres
a.-..-.,i.i,. r if.. m, vi... i... """ oia ono year more man wnicn is sum 10 nave prompted nn Mml ...j ... ,.-,, c.i)ln,. Btticfr.
', tho constitutional requirement fur drafting In. 1913, when he became but that the breach hsd gono be
Ja president arose lo speak. I secretary of state, of the pat iK;mr yom, nc(1!nB wn, no, by the
r.-,-. JIH...J u. uiru; .Ti(, ....... .u i.mro i.vu.jr un,,,,, . publio mind, ciermnny's aggressions
denunciation of tho Ku Klux Klnn hy
name.
..U'h.H M,A tat,. 1111,1 . D .... .. f
.... flhlMMN t,an It, ntl.lt, l.ft '
Th. ..nlnllnnl.t tb.t aoose. tl,.. nw,.i' ,'',d ready for compromise,
Not I'nlled States and foreign nations,
times la the best scientist."
so the delegate from Nebraska, There ''by which all disputes were to be
rYotn his last speech made nt Win- " hl" 'J0 whe" ne bf'an to an lmp,tlal Invest!-
cheater, Tenn., Sunday.
.In sienk.
gating commission for a year before
''Any' atheist, ngnostlr, unbeliever. 1nc slM-''''h Tluit Won Nomination, hostilities could begin." This hns
can question me nt any tlmo as to my1 1 wou tiepiHaumptuous. inueen, neen regnraeu ns .Mr. itrynn s great
hellef In (1ml and I will answer hlni. l"'"rt m"elf ngalnst the dls- est achievement for thirty foreign
The Bible la good enough to live by ' "usul"hed gentlemen to whom you nntlons, Including the central pow
and tn die by." I nnv' listened," he mid, "If this were era, and representing iree-fnurlha
From his cross-examination by " mere measuring of nbllltles; but of the population of the earth, he
Clarence Darrow In the 8coH cvoln- ,nl" nt" contest between" persons. came signatories to the document
Hon trial.
j The humblest cltlsen In all the About a year Inter the World War
"There, was never a vear slnct my land, when dud In the armor of broke out In all Its fury.
first nomination In which t could not righteous cause. Is stronger than all . Xomliuiliil Agnln.
have made a million had I tnken the 'he hosts of error. 1 come to speak In Taos Mr. Urynn was again
Sinn of privilege nnd favoritism." '" 'u In defense of a cause as holy named ns the democratic standnrd
riiiitiinntlna In mar. regarding; s the cause of liberty the cause hearer. The campaign was waged on
rumors that he was a millionaire. of humnnity!" the prlmlpat Issue of opposition to
ttnd her ruthless K-bnnt Policy wre
daily drawing tho Vnlted Stntes Into
the vortex of war. Mr. Brynn seemd
pledged to peace. The tlmo came
wheij President i Wilson's notes to
aermnny had to tnke n flnnl tone
and. with the sinking of another
Ameiicnn ship nnd nn ultimatum
front the 1'nlted, states. Mr. Ilryan,
who hsd previously declared "There
Is nothing final between friends,"
sent his letter -nf resignation to the
president. Mr. Wilson, deploring his
action ns a "personal loss," In reply,
accepted his secretary's withdrawal
from the rnhlnet stating that they
both sought the ennte end, but by
different metho.'
umors inai ue wan n iiiiuiuiiiiiiv. ' - ." ; .uiuervni metnois," .
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