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The Commoner
JULY, 1915
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Presentation of Portrait of Judge Bryan
The Sajem, Illinois, Republican of
Juno 24, 1915, contained the follow
ing report:
"Monday afternoon, at one-thirty,
tho portrait of Judge Silas L. Bryan
was presented to thS"Bar association
and Marion county by "Aunt" Molly
Webster, in the circuit court room
with Judgo Jett present. This por
trait of Judge Bryan was sent hero
by tho Hon. W. J. Bryan and subse
quent arrangements were made to
present it to Marion county to occupy
a place in the art room of the court
houso along with other portraits.
"Circuit court convened at one
thirty of said day and then gave Way
for tho exercises that attended the
presentation of the portrait above"
described. The Bar association con
vened in formal session with the Hon.
E. B. Vandervort, president, presid
ing. Hon. J. E. Bryan read a letter
from Hon. William Jennings Bryan
presenting the picture. "Aunt" Molly
Webster was then introduced, who
spoke to the audience as follows:
" 'To the Judges, Lawyers and Su
pervisors of Marion County.
" 'Gentlemen:
" 'William Jennings Bryan has
asked me to present this portrait of
his father, Judge Silas Bryan to the
citizens of this -county, to be placed
on the walls of the county's court
house. For several reasons it seems
to me eminently fitting that the por
trait of Judge Bryan should be
placed on these walls. First, he was
a prominent lawyer of the county and
tho only district judge ever elected
from Marion county. He served this
district for a number of years and
he was the father of the man who
has attained national fame as a lead
er of one of bur great political par
ties. A man who has been in pol
itics for a quarter of a century and
has been subjected to all sorts of
criticisms during that time, but in
spite of all ridicule and slander which
has amounted at times to almost
persecution he stands today before
his God and his fellow men a man
with clean hands and a pure heart.
A man of whom his worst enemy can
say nothing against his irreproach
able character. And I am sure we
are glad indeed to have the portrait
of his father on these walls, since I
know as do others here this after
noon that William Jennings Bryan
has inherited many of his sterling
qualities from his father. As we look
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upon this portrait it seems but a
short while since Judge Bryan was
among the living and wo recall clear
ly those traits of character whish
made him the strong man that he
was. We remember him best for his
love of his fellow man, his unswerv
ing devotion to right and duty and
his unbounded faith in God. I recall
now his habit of kneeling in prayer
daily as the clock struck twelve re
gardless of where he was and of what
he was doing. The poor and needy
were never turned from his door,
arid many a boy struggling for an
education found a friend indeed in
him. Whenever he took a stand on
any question he studied the matter
carefully and when ho was convinced
he was on the right side no power on
earth could change him. Although
he was a stern man he was a just one
and with it all he was very tender
hearted. His home was known to all
the vagrant train. He chided their
wandering but relieved their pain.
To relieve tho wretched was his
pride and aim, his failings leaned to
virtue's side. And so in behalf of
William Jennings Bryan I present to
you this portrait of his father, to be
placed on the walls of the county's
court house. May the parents of to
day strive to instil into the hearts of
their children the Christian virtues
that so enriched the life of Judge
Bryan is my prayer.'
"Speeches of acceptance were made
by members of the Bar association,
the first of whom was tho senior
member, T. E. Merritt. Ho spoke in
the highest praise of the life of Judge
Bryan and pointed out the virtues in
which Judge Bryan excelled. He was
a man of redoubled honesty, judicial
in his temperment and a man of the
common people. Tho senator asked
that as Judge Bryan was the first cir
cuit judge of this county that his
portrait should bo hung in the circuit
court room abovo the bench.
"Tho next speaker presented was
Judge Dwight of Centralia, who made
a very able speech in eulogizing the
character of Judge Bryan. Ho snoke
of the peculiar way in which Judgo
Bryan tried lawsuits and his unique
way of reaching decisions. His re
marks were most complimentary and
very forcibly presented.
"J. J. Bundy next expressed the
sentiment of tho Bar association in
accepting this portrait. He cited the
acquaintance that his father had
with Judge Bryan as he used to hear
his father speak about him. J. J.
Bundy is too young to remember
Judge Bryan in his days of most
activity. He said that while he diff
ered with the judge in politics that
this occasion was far from any such
program, and that as a noble citizen,
an honest judge, a man of strong
character ho joined heartily in ""ac
cepting this portrait and wished that
it might be placed in the art room.
".Judge Jett made tho closing re
marks in a most fitting manner tell
ing about hearing his law tutor in
Hillsboro discussing the said Judge
Bryan. Judgo Jett instructed tho
sheriff that he take charge of the por
trait and hang it as lie may sec fit.
"Thus closed a very unique but
short program."
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NO CENSORSHIP ON MR. BRYAN
From the New York World,
June 1'6, 1915.
The World has received letters
from various readers urging the New
York newspapers to follow the ex
ample of a southern newspaper which
has announced that it will not print
Mr. Bryan's name or Mr. Bryan's
statements.
The World can conceive of no more
shocking abuse of the freedom of the
press than such a censorship imposed
by newspapers upon a public man
with whom they differ. It is bad
enough when the press is gagged by
the government, as the case is in Eu
rope, but a press that deliberately
Prussianizes Itself is unworthy to be
free.
No newspaper disagrees more em
phatically with Mr. Bryan In what he
has done and said than The World;
but the day will never come when
its columns are closed to him or when
he is refused the right to present his
cause to The World's hundreds of
thousands of readers.
The Bryan egotism, like the Roose
velt egotism, has often been a great
public menace. But that is no
reason why Mr. Bryan should not
have his day in court. If the Amer
ican people are not intelligent enough
to arrive at a correct judgment of his
conduct from his own words, they are
not intelligent enough for self-government.
If they are able to measure
his offense, every statement he Issues
will strengthen the case against him.
In any event, The World's columns
will remain open to Mr. Bryan, as
they have always been open to Mr.
Roosevelt and to other politicians
whom it has been compelled to oppose
in the public interest. Nothing would
more quickly destroy .public confi
dence Jn the honesty and fairness of
the American press and deservedly
so- than a newspaper censorship up
on public men by way of punishing
them for their actions and utterances.
Such a press could not bo free. It
vould have sold itself into slavery to
its own passions and prejudices.
PARABLE OF THE TENDERFOOT
Chicago Tribune: Mr. Bryan is
credited with the following parable
as an answer to tho question of
vhcther he intends to remain In pol
itics: "Once upon a time a tenderfoot
Journeyed into the south on a hunt
ing expedition. He lost his way in
the backwoods. Presently he came
upon a cabin. In front of tho cabin
sat an old man. The tenderfoot said:
'Hello!' Tho old man said: 'HeUo1'
The tenderfoot said: 'Have you lived
hero all your life?' Tho old man
replied: 'Not yetl' "
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