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The Commoner
VOL. 14, NO. U
MR. BItYAN IN OSHKOSH
Probably no public man In Amor
lean history has boon so universally
popular In all sections of the country
as William Jonnlngs Bryan. Henry
Clay was for a time the idol of the
pooplo and Stephen A. Douglas, the
"littlo giant," swayed th0 multitude
as tho hero of the hour, but neither
of thorn retained his hold on the poo
plo like Mr. Bryan. Mr. Roosevelt,
tho militant, tho man who always
'kills seven at ono blow," is his only
rival in tho present century, and Mr.
Roosovolt appeals to an entirely dif
ferent olomont. While Roosevelt
stirs tho popular mind with dynamic
forces that sot In motion tho public
spirit and patriotism of tho people,
Bryan wins popular applause by
moro peacoful and homely methods.
Ono carries his point by tho force of
a whirlwind, while the other pro
duces an oqually strong effect by
something like warm sunshine that
molts tho worst opposition before it.
Liko Clay and Douglas, Bryan has
novor roached tho presidency, and it
is doubtful if he ever does, but the
man who can load one of tho two
groat political parties for three cam
paigns in the strife for. the. presi
dency must havo ability and merit
that marks him above common men.
Aside from his gift of oratory, tho
ono thing that has endeared him to
tho public is that he has always la
bored for tho common man. Real
dnmoprnf,y, belief in the people, has
novor had a bettor exponent in Amer
ican history that this same Bryan.
The progressive movement which has
swopt over the whole United States
in the past twenty years owes more
to Mr. Bry; than o any other man.
To bo sure, he hs manv times mixed
with his progressive principles '
tain heresies iha.L tho people readily
detected, and so tho country each
time was saved from grave dangers
that might have imperiled our pro
gross had ho been succpssful, But,
fust the same, Bryan was perfectly
honest in bis belief, and, rather than
waver from what he thought was
right, he wont down to defeat like a
knight of the middle ages. The Bour
bon element in tho democratic party
never liked Bryan. Ho was never
popular with tho wealthy Wall street
democrats, but, naturally, no won
tho admiration of tho common people
regardless of party, an admiration
that promises to endure wnilo life
lasia. There is much in him and in
his history to make him popular. No
taint of grafting or corrupclon over
attached itself to hs name and all
his public eitorts have been puc forth
in tho interests of the people and not
of tho wealthy classes. If ho could
not get the nomination for president
in 1912, ho controlled tho nomina
tion and gavo it to Woodrow Wilson.
As secretary of state we have sonio
times found reason to criticize him,
for ho was a beginner in a field of
action quite nev to him, but his hon
esty of purpose has never been called
in question, and history will give him
his deserts. Like Abou Ben Adhem,
Bryan's name is not written in the
list of presidents, but when it comes
to "one who loves his fellow man,"
Bryan's name leads all the rest. By
that unwritten formula which gov
erns mankind in matters of liking
and disliking, the people know that
in Mr. Bryan they have a friend and
they lose no opportunity to show
their esteem for him. That Oshkosh
has been selected as one of the cities
to be visited by the secretary of state
is a matter for congratulation. He
should have a reception tomorrow
suited to the man and the city. He
is one of our great men, and, regard
less of partisan feelings, Oshkosh
should give him a hospitable greet
ing. Mr. Bryan, you are welcome!
come in and make yourself at home!
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Secretary McAdoo, by ordering the
federal reserve banks to open, on
November 16, fourteen days sooner
than tho time set by the .federal re
serve board, has again shown his
Alexandrian resentment of restraint
and his courage and forcofulness.
The new banking and currency law
was signed by the president Decem
ber 23 last. Some unavoidable delays
intervened, some time had to be al
lowed for organizing, but Secretary
McAdoo was unwilling to counten
ance unnecessary deiay. Since the
European war Btarted or since Au
gust 1, there has been every reason
for haste. TVe war has affected
America more than it should have
done more than it would have done
if tho federal reserve banks had been
operating when the outbreak oc
curred. Where there has been so muck
timidity and so much political panic
breeding it is refreshing to encounter
such an exhibition of courage and
energy in high places as Mr. McAdoo
has shown. America has at hand an
instrument that will save the finances
of the country and enable the country
to bo of real Bervice to the whole
world in time of stress. Although
financial leadership is being changed
in a time of great urgency, there is no
need for such extreme caution as
was being displayed, for the new plan
is not a wild experiment but Ib based
on accepted facts, it places control
of banking and currency in tho hands
of tho people aud talceB it out of the
hands of a few capitalists who have
for a long time manipulated the nub
ile wealth and enterprise. Instead of
being used in speculation and for the
ga'n of a few these are now to be
used legitimately in support of coin
as tho solid foundation of currency
and credit.
Delaying putting such an instru
ment of good ip the handB of the peo
ple for a single day longer than is
necessary would bo a mistake. Tt
was created for just such an emer
gency as impends and tho restoration
of commerce and industry depends
upon the vigor with which its ad
vantages are used.
The federal reserve bank is one of
the triumphs of tho Wilson adminis
tration. Dubuque (la.) Telegraph
Herald. A REVIVAL AT CROW
Commissioner Sells, unannounced,
arrived at Crow Agency on October
6. During his visit he gavo tho en
tiro reservation a most comprehen
sive survey. He rode, at tho very
least, five hundred miles in all direc
tions, examining schools, calling up
on the missionaries, inspecting the
irrigation work and the cattle indus
try, visiting Indian homes, meeting
the Indians in council, talking with
them individually and listening al
ways wilh the utmost deference and
patience to their wishes or- com
plaints. In nearly all of his trips he
was entirely unaccompanied except
by a driver. Nothing escaped his eye,
and he asked information of every
one with whom ho came in contact,
no matter how humble, As a conse
suence, there is probably no one more
generally familiar with conditions on
tlie reservation than the commission
er himself.
The results of his. visit are already
apparent. It is not merely in ma
terial improvements already under
way, but in that indefinable gain in
spirit, in stamina and purpose. He
has talked with force and directness
to the Indians, making them feel that
they have a sure and sympathetic
friend, but that friendship means
mutual confidence and obligations;
that he intends to do his part, but
they also have a part to perform.
To employees he has made it clear in
wisely chosen words that he has no
sympathy with the selfish equation in
their work, and that the ideals he
wishes to have dominate are those
of patience and co-operation, effici
ency, and sympathetic service. A
broader spirit of helpfulness toward
the Indian himself, constructive and
vitalizing, characterizes the commis
sioner's attitude; it is the human s'de
of the problem which appeals to. him.
Superintendent and Mrs. Estep
gave a reception in his honor, this be
ing the only entertainment for which
he allowed himself any opportunity.
The residents of the village were all
invited, the employees remaining to
hear the commissioner speak after
the reception. The other official vis
itors on this occasion were Chief In
soector E. B. Linnen, Special Agar
Fred S. Cook, Dr. C. R. Dewey and
Mrs. E. E. Newton.
Crow is again on the map, but the
color of it is changed from black to
the red of courage and new purpose.
From The Tndian School Journal,
TJ. S. Indian School, Chilocco, Okla
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to- In full at tfmo o sale. Tho coal and aphnlt un
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COMPARABLE TO LINCOLN
Woodrow Wilson Is Abraham Lin-
Lcoln with educational advantages
born and bred in different environ
ment. The same primitive virtues,
refined and set in order; the same
directness, sincerity, and tenacity of
purpose; tho same uelf-forgetfulnoss
in thought for the country. Lincoln's
exterior characteristics were picture
sque becaiuj back of them lived the
man. It is Idle to contend that had
tho roilsplitter done his sums on a
blackboard in a well-appointed school
room instead of on tne back of a fire
cmuvm in uiu muttering ngnt or a
back-log, it would have been a dis
advantage. His life among back
woodsmen and frontiersmen gavo
him Insight to the character of the
more primitive man, the foundation
strength of a new and expanding
country. Missing this, except by
study, Imagination, feeling, Wood-
row Wilson Knows the men of the
world. In neither instance was en
vironment, education of opposite
kind, ablo to keep back development
The quality of manhood asserts Itself
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