Bryan (the Boy Orator of the Platte) Unveiled (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Bryan (the Boy Orator of the Platte) Unveiled In 1896 the Hon. William Jennings Bryan, a comparatively obscure congressman from "The Black Water" State, was selected as the standard bearer of the Democratic party. He had rendered no service to his country prior to this event that entitled him to the distinguished honor thus conferred. In a day he became the leader of a great political party by accident, not by hard earned battles fought nor victories won. He simply made an effective speech at the opportune or psychological moment, in which he boldly defied plutocracy and cajoled the mob, and as a result an hysterical convention offered him a kingly crown and threw the mantle of greatness upon him! "Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and upon a third greatness is thrust." It may be said, with some degree of propriety, that the Boy Orator of the Platte earned or achieved his greatness at the time by his talk. No one denies Mr. Bryan's ability to talk. This is universally conceded. He can talk upon any and all subjects with equal facility at all hours of the day or night, and his capacity for speech is apparently inexhaustible! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.