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AUGUST 6. 1925 immammrmmm miih iib p??wii i mini BRYAN BECAME FARTY LEA- j v i OER AND IDOL OF MILLIONS : -! WHEN ONLY 36 YEARS OLD v In arfl the history of American pol- e' itics there arc few names which carry that brilliant lustre of spectacular u effort which has become a part of the memory of William Jennings Bryan. ? His fife for almost 30 years was a v' h panorama of national sensations, piled one upon the other. At 36 he be. . n fame almost over n?gm not only the leader of his party but the idol of millions. Three time- he carried the \ party standard as its choice fot the highest office of the land, in another ^ presidential year -?1912?he reaped much of the credit for placing Wood- j row Wilson ;n the White House and in almost every other national lb mocratic convention in a generation he -was in the very center of every storm that cairn . ^ As a recognition, many said, of %N his long leadership. President Wilson .] mad*- him secretary of state?A post a from which he resigned two years lat- s. er under th?. most sensational of eircumstaiices because he felt the r.a- y tion was verging toward participation in the European war. World ( Vpeace always had been hi> passion in ^ his earlier years, just as in his later! ^ days he made the espousal of relig-1 j ion his all absorbing conrt-n and t turned his talents to an attack on ( evolution. Throughout all his active years has, followers clung to his standards in , unswerving devotion for the man and ? his ideals, while his enemies reviled , and hated him. calling htm ignorant; and misguided in both ids economic , and his religion His great pow i ??f . eloquence, which first brought him y to a place of national prominence. r?? mained unimpaired for many year- t but toward the last his old time brilliance on the platform and stump { began to dim perceptibly. j Although lu found time for many \ venturesome excursions into other fields, politics was b: forte, and the story of his life work is almost a his- i fcoiy of the national political cam- * pa gns that began when the Chicago 1 Democratic convention of 1896. stam pedid out of a deadlock by hi? "cross i of gold" speech made him its can- 1 did ate for President. ISrynn went to that convention as 1 editor of the Omaha World-Herald 1 and a former member of the house but entirely unknown to any consid- ' arable portion of the rank and file of 1 he party. Nevertheless, he took with him an unfaltering faith in his } deftiny. and as the leading candidates | ?now forgotten?began to muster I their strength for the fight, he turn- 1 eu to some of his intimate friends in the press stand and remarked that he himself would be the nominee of the convention. None of them be-: i lievt'd him and very few of them believed that he was speaking serious- , Jy- j, It was but a few hours later that he set the convention wild with his speech for free silver and that night a group of delegates hired a band and went to serenade him at the old South Street hotel, where he was staying. He arose from bed, s!ipj>ed Valuable B BOONI 7 ~ ~ On the above day an known as the W. E. price. A wonderful < Immediately after center of the prosper been subdividided ir We are sure the subdivision v ing this sale a splendid succe: Absolutely the ideal spot tc In Boone will dotible, treble 01 blic interest REMEMBER ___ MISS BETTY MARTIN, the and laughs. Bring the ladies i CASH PRIZES SALE WILL BE CONDUCTI Agenta ? MHHmnn I a 3 pair of trousers over his night urt, and in bare f??et. received his isitors with a wann hand clasp and smile that soon enough was to be mc famous the world over. liis first campaign against McKin y was epochal for its fiery earnestess. and not until the votes had been minted did he believe it possible he ould be beaten. In 100^ with .Vciinley again for his opponent, he dopted *'Imperialism" for his paralount issue and for a second tune Lumped the country in a vain effort .? r.-ach the great goat of his ambiion. After this second failure many of be leaders within his parly turned way. and the nomination f?.ur year.-* iter of Aitor B. Parker, was a biti?r disappoint merit to him. In that otiverition he made a spectacular ight against the forces that he dela red were handing over the party to Vail street, delivering a speech which -as regarded almost universally as he swan song his career. Yet in not her four years the pendulum had wung nacK again ana rsc vas n? undated as the opponent of William !. Taft. The part he took in the Baltimore tin vent ion of 1012 was of a piece tith the spectacular strain that ran hrough and through his whole carcei tising on the convention floor at v. ime when his long time friend Champ "lark was within reach of th nomnation he denounced the ( lark fores for accepting the support of Tnm itanv. rod declared Wail Street was rying onre again to fasten its tal>ns on the Democratic party. The rcictioii to Wilson who had been runiing well behind, was instantaneus. tud Mr. Bryan was one of the first o be named to the Wilson cabinet. Phe breach between Bryan and Clark lever was bridged. As secretary of state, he came uni? r attack many times, was ridiculed >y many, both at home and abroad for his policies, hut always loyally supported by hi:- friends and finally made his exit from the cabinet rather haii sign a note to Germany, prepared by Mr. Wilson himself on the sub marine outrages. It was after a long talk between he President and the r.ecortary that he resignation was announced. Sum molted to the White House on -i night June morning Mr. Bryan entered the president's private office tin ruffled, apparently believing that by throwing his powers of persuasion on lo the scale, he could convince hitchief that the note should not be seiu. Alter mey nau utiueu aiune 101 an hour, Mr. Wilson presed a buttor on his desk and a negro usher enterid to find the president calm and silent and the secretary nervous and voluble. "Mr. Bryan want a drink of water," said Mr. Wilson. When it was brought Bryan'.* hand ivas so unsteady that he upset a part i?f it as he raised it to his lips. He demonstrated later in many ways that he had been cut to the quick by his failure to avert what lie believed was a warlike gesture by his country and by his parting from the man he had helped lift up into a greater leadership than he himself had been able maaaaaammmmmmaaam usiness and t, W- C. d hour we will sell one tv Shipley building. This b opportunity lor the spec; this sale we will sell tf ous and progressive towi lto a number of high cl. ,*ill meet with your approval and we Located on Boone's only paved s ? live, close in, and we wish to *PP< r even more in the near future *o w THE DAY AND HOUR. BRAIN queen of the clouds, America's gn and children *nd see this wonder ?ir ED BY PITTS BROTHERS?Twin ( rHE WATAUGA DEMOCK \ Vi to attain. He did not oppose Mr. Wilsons re-! nomination in 19i6, but the party candidates of 1920 and 1924 were ' he.-en over his ? pposit?on. He went on a vacation trip the most of the campaign of James M. Cox but he took the stumD for John W. Davis in 192J. At San Francisco in 1920 however most of his energies were directed toward the writing of a platform rather than the choice of a candidate His fight this time was for a bone dry plank, and he teok the speaker's stand in its espousal. In old-time form, his face shining and his eyes a-iiiht. he sent his rounded periods roiling and toli^lung through the 4*ii -it convention hall and when the eh was ended the i.-g:.*.. y him an ovation that lasted foi an hour. His intimates say that until tht vote was taken he tirmiy believ ed that once more he bad stampcdm] a rational convention, but it was on-( i> tin* tribute of a party for a?? old and tried friend, lor the plank he :./}v?*cat' :1 WO: lost. dVtnvhelmimjly. \< r. more spectacular was his part in no New Vork convention of just >oar ago. A membei of the sub-com :?.?Uee wbicb drafted the platform he va i?! th?* thick of the- fisrht ovo; the league of nations a?>d th Ku Khix ! Klan At the end of one futxl- uilnight session of the subcommittee when the members had a^rterl t?? ?ep orate for a few hours* rest, he rose ii> ai> place at the coram t??. (abb* and i-k d his colleague:- to remain for a .LciJR JEc&fc.jq m m -A' ^ ' .... ..:. *' TOM HI* tr- nARUN *UOH la * RlDI ^ WILLIAM ro 1 HE PICTURE WE AL ING TOM "RIDERS OF THf Wednesday and Admission 15 and 35 Residence P SAll P, M. /o- story brick building lo< uilding is being sold by M jlator. le old Muster grounds loi n of Boone. This propert\ ass ideally located home invite you to look this property over treet and in one of the best resident..r ? . l i . j i , ai k o every nomt keener ana mvenor re invite you to t?H your friend* cn<) BALLOON ID NEW, BIG RED WH1 enftest lady balioonUt, will lake the di i> And-meet the thousand* of people w! TERMS UNI) Auctioneering force* of America. Heat CAROLINA -k? ihUrsf>aV? SoonE. N c. moment H'hile he l??d in piayer Tfcvn 'da with bw.*d > ^4. ?e*k-od p?l.vuU?n*?' t for guiita icr i? *eo dark hour o? d*-* rr< censioo arid bitt> anc Lr took th< .' .m r -C. .. conv *-V. one oc6asit>a t.? de^eV^itj Williani G. McA<to& ker mil MEAT CAMP Dr V- A Deator preached at the us Mou:.: / <mi Lutheran Church last haSunday the Mr Xoah Wmebai'^or went. o u? State.:vilie . . week and accompanied 1 bir. daujrhter Mr?. Frank Greene who rai underwent. an operation there for ap- uvi nemiieitis koine 1 i ? Mr. i har'e.- Muretz, business hkiig i of Oh?tr':oUe m .i wit . v :11-<! r ritive heM Sunday last. CA Mi ? nra A-If coat M F d Ms. Sh v- rd o Biowin? Rock wort. Viiitor? here ia:t Monday. M' 1- Morfttz of Boone wa?. < P v tor on Meat Camp Sunday. ? Mi Mae M i!.-on of Beaver Dam. mmm now a .-tudent at the A. S. X. > nt ! :he week end with her sister Mr: . Ar. e Wiij-on. M K.Jnu Moretz visited at Boone a. t MofiJay. We were jrlad to see seven a! folks from other vicinities on Meat Camp last Sunday. Mr. P. \V. Moretz of Boone spent a part of last week here in the inr of his farm and other business. Mr. -John Bfcaeh has exchanged his oror?":*:y here, eor.MM.injr of saw mil), , WKidM?IMIMHIi III ivA w- * :-**rv-y " R.i or 7ml i'URI'U jAGc" X S P t I A L ? .1. HAVE BEEN WAITFOR MIX in : PURPLE SAGE" Fhuvs. Aug. 12-13 PASTIME THEATER 1_ roperties V AUG. 15j| | cated on Depot Street almo: r. F. C. Ward, trustee for W ^ated on the Boone Trail H r is being sold at the req ues sites, and is known as one ; as this property beiorigS to every citizer e sections of the towrr, and every lot a< to look lhi? property over before the *ai everybody to Bveer us on the grounds on ASCENSION TE AND BLUE PARACU irc^evii from the iky in the biy: pai to will bo there. SUALLY EASY tkenn?It'? worth your time. LAND CO. asaa?HHBBn?HMBmanBaHi PAGE THREE 1 iter hiiJ work ?hop, also some real twi at this .>iuniasr s session- of the ftti -id residence to Av \ M. Appalachian State Normal School at *sr of \ ilas for a farm there. : Boone According to figures pubi v. r we hat1 to see Mr. Beach, lished 2: ?h< annual catalog of the . ? welcome those ivfeo -me institution .verity-three county teaB. F. Laney of Lunoir has ta- cher- took the summer course at tract to manufacture another Boone. The school which devotes its e feet of lumber from the big entire attention to training teachers ?f the L. .. .. Lumber Co. thc puS , .cboo,s of the I v Hope. Mr. Laney has the , ? . . f , according to the officers, has had an t and systematic outfit that !.?)'( in the ... 'ion. taking nnusua'Iy successful year. hundreds t ??ber IfeeWi the stump and of teachers from all over th state ling Ihe lumlvtr .n pack. being in aJi*r dance. Th Seinity ha.- net had a fruitful whHc ,e,?ba county it :< ail. n at this writ in a tor almost a , , ... ... ... bv school authorities, has one nf tho ' v and the cor;, crop is suiter; much and a! their . csreta- 1n.c-st eras c teacher- in the - ate, ti accordingly. the intci* * * ?i in summer traixi ing at Boo- would seem to ind'eate TAW BA COUNTY WELL . ^ ,fc ?r , . REPRESENTED AT BOONE .ith their <ititicates hut are com (Hickory Time--Met.-.>ry) (inning th-:- : raininfr an<l raisirlK the Catawba county \va> . r-jnre.-en- -'.andard - he work do The Charlotte Observer is carrying more high clan features ?n connection with receiving the latest news from the ASSOCIATED PRESS, the CONSOLIDATED PRESS, and the NORTH AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE, than any other newspaper pjhlishcd in the Carolinas. !f you are not a reader of Carolina's bic^est and foremost newspaper, there must he a reason If the Observer knew the rca son, no doubt, you would he a reader. 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Send copies to My reason for Not reading the OBSERVER is [ Name Address MOTION 1 st in the heart of Boone s business district, g P, and A. P. Moody and will be sold at your ighway just ?i couple of blocks from the hub t of the County Board of education, arid has : of the best subdivisions ever put on in Boone i of Wd.T.ugt county we want to solicit your cooperation ir. mak beautiful -k human eye ever yisioned. e and make your selections as we are sure every dollar invested i the day ot this sale as it being public property should create pu TE rachute. falling from 3,000 to 5,000 feet. Great thrills, screams BAND CONCERT Hickory, North Carolina
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