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MR. BRYAN MEETS
TRUE DEMOCRATS
Entertained by the Yodia Mu's Dem
ocratic League.
WARM WELCOME GIVEN HIM
Governor Atkinson. Mayor King. Mr.
Hoke Smith. Mi. Clark Howell
and Others Spetvk.
The lunnehem tendered Mr. Bryan
Wrdneeday by the Yoong Meo’* BenuM rasf -
J jrague* was the must notable event of the
day.
After breakfasting *n ,he private tuning
mom with Captain Bunch Mcßee and s*-v
--• ral friends. Mr. Bryan was driven to the
executive mansion. where he talked with
Governor Atkinson until just before noon.
The goverror read the resolution of the
house of repnesentatitves and the senate
Inviting and welcoming Mr Bryan to Geor
gia.
"I am always r<"» a hearty welcome In
Geon: a." said the N- braskan "I fri • more
attach, d to this state than any out
ode of my own There t< an atmosphere
of cwrdta'ity and southern hospitality here
which I like.”
In the meantime the members of the
fcwx-ntle league who w. re to meet
Mr. asMmbled in th* parlors
of the KnnhctßL
Awaiting Mr. Bryan was Fortner Secre
tary of the Interior Hoke Smith. He gave
the XH.raskan a cordtai ««*• ting, and the
tw. .‘alt. I t.---th.r for a f w minutes.
H>»n Cl»rt Howell »»» among the last
to ...me ..... Mr. Iryanta cta.rful smle
rr.-w laiT-r It was the "rM time he had
s- n Mr I! ’■wel! -ime the m> moraide acene
•f ib. Chicago convention W-dne-lay the
two gra i-i hat .- warmly, and di»eusr.-d
f„r ~ few a '- ’ ~1’ “ lra, “*
1 I red F”hcr ihetr last
It swarty I o’cto* k when those who
1 »J t~-en invited to met Mr. Bryan filed
t .to tho bcakfaet hall of the Kimball,
where the luncheon had ben prepared, at
w l-i. h was pr- ---nt the governor, the mayor
and a hundred and ally of Atlanta's most
j.r.<mlcent eK z.-ns.
The table was in the sha|*® of the letter
T Mr. Bry .n was seat.-d at tbo head; on
»i - right sat lT.od.it W. J. Mallard. Hon.
J!.,! T. lawjs. Hon. Clark How-11. Judge
Andy CUlhoun. Mr Jack Spalding nnd
Captain Bunch M-ltn- on hss left were
rim-emos- W. -Y, Atkinson. Hon. Itolwrt
Ju-rnv-r. Hon. Hoke Smith. Colonel J. J.
Mt-ld e'.-..,!.- Hon. I’orter King. Major
IdvinxslMM Mims nnd Mr. Will Black.
-1 presided enu-ef ally.
When th* time for speaking came he In
tr -Its in a clever talk Mr Jack Spalding.
Mayor King s Welcome.
In behalf -f the eity Mayor King wel
come*. Mr. Bryan. He raid:
"I r tn proud, as the mayor of the Lmplm
City of th-- South, to Welcome here this
Rupert among mv-n."
Mayor King delivered a telling tribute to
the pers.iaal life and cbatwter us Mr.
■ lie has carried our cause almost to
Victory." !.e -ai-l. "The applause of nations
*r.- ;. him from the Rock -s of th.- great
w-'t to th- summits of the Appalachians.
1 ias- heard Mr. Bryan when the sentl
n---it ..f th.- pwt was stirred The last time
1 evswd h.m s,*-ak was In Milledgeville sur
r err.o. d by r» tw-uoty <»« Georgia girls.
] bav • n * - p • ore v» hr -r him on -
m»»re and I offer him. In my humbl- way.
the li-. r.H-t W.-1-- ns to Atlanta.” (Great
T- - house shook with ap.oausc when Mr
Bryan re -» to re-pot d.
Mr. Bryan's Speech.
The utterances of Mr. Bryan at the
banquet were more important that his
leet-are jest, night. The last was of a formal
and studied nature. At the banquet h»- was
surrounded by a crowd of fellow demo
crats, most of them repre-senttag the r ime
prill Iples f..r which he had fought, most
of th. ra offering their support in •~.u«e, Ise
■nd«.-rtook t• > start anoth-r campaign.
Mr. Bryan spoke in a natural tone of
vo -e He did not i-r.-ak into any .-motional
flights he did not attempt any high out
burst of oratory. What he sail was d.-
1 t.-re-l tn an earnest, sincere way that im
i *!| • it th-: l-t-.-i a t ls«rd.
Tvward lite last of Ms speech be warmed
up and r»>» more vehemence to Ms utter
on r* than before.
‘The last three month*.” *e said, “were
to me like a dream. 1 am s -arvi-ly able to
re-ai.re the events which have transpired.
a;.,l threoigh whi t> he have parsed during
tire last t-s nranlM. I remember coming
here to Atlanta three years ago when we
were gathered hero at about the some
tune and 1 re-e about me the some faces
that l-i’ i-i me then At that time I met
>vur goycrn-sr here who was no*, yet placid
in so. n a hgii ctauou of command. 1 then
met Mr. King, before he was mayur. also
air. Spalding and Mr Clark How r. skm
a work for tie d.m-.-rath: party
during -Jre ■ ampaigu 1 r*-o«gi..ze and aje
pre- -a e. Si-.- e tiavt Umo many events have
transpired, but 1 wish to a.-sure the people
of Atlanta mat I have not forgotten their
kindn -■>« t--r their l. *--ita».ty. i wont to
ki> that It I believed half the good things
that were said about me 1 would tm
t-» stuck, up t’Ca.t 1 mould an.-arvely speak
to you. 1 would be like the boy who pray.-d
for his sweetheart So mu« ti that she nimily
became an atigr-l and got above him.
• Hut 1 » sb to aisute you that 1 do not
take thu isi a rs-mai tuaisn.tr. end when
1 hear wha: has been su-d alout me of
a aMm-iim--ntar> nature. 1 alinbuie it to
the str.-ssgC. of the Sue- whan I have ad
wrauid anu tor -»hi-h i have fought. I
•or. strong in she caua. for which IM |a-o
--pl« of this great country ha o be-n fight
ing. The only thing that worries me Is
lest I snO! .1-1 not so ll.e as to justify the
good will of those nsecn.blad and others
who have tdfrred to me t.i. r er tire fr..-nd
ahip. I say that I am trout-led lest I should
make some m.sr.ike. act I wish t-> say to
you thst If I make an ert.-r it will not be
one of a premeditated kind.
Mr. Bryan’s Views.
"I d;d not n« w vs-wa because I
wvs nonui. d«d Three years asv* when I
rim" thro.igt. herw—« stranget In a strange
land, and I wan that In th- biblical sense—
-1 *dvo--atr-l the san -t pnn iples fur whk.Ji
w*- have fought and tor Which we shall still
tight I want to sag to you that while the
money quesilon tuus l»—n l; - paramount
issue yet It has been but ttre test question.
We f«jund tn the campaign that we had
to fight nut only the g»' h-ugs. but all ene.
mies of popular g«ver:>n.- nt. a..4 ell foes
of true democracy. We found that every
oppressed cttixen was sending up a silent
prayer fur the sake of <• ir <«•■. but that
-hose who believe in the -iominm-n us f..r
--e gn id-sre were bending their efforts to de
feat our success.”
Just hen* Mr Bryan called up the mw
eag- of Bayard when he cabled: "I, to
gether with all london. rejoice that Me
li-nicy is . teCl-l.”
"I will say this, mr friends.” he contin
ued. "that if you study how the contest
was vb-w—l In foreign lards you wII un
derstand just what we bad to contend
against. You have s» - n feeling arous-4
tn the campaign through which we have
just passed. It Is the tirst campaign in
which the people have been urour--I to the
eense of their owr. situation. They have
railed up to you the question of taxation
and schedules, but deeper than the ques
tion of sciredul. s and taxation is the ques
tion as to whether the p.ople of Am--rica
r‘> ill have a vm . in this i -<’ie. or wh- th.-r
rhe money kin? shall throttle the hopes of
the ma’s-- tLoud spplau.-e.i
Feit Like An Apology.
"Put I must conclude ”
Cries of “Don’t stop,” "Go on." eame
from al! aleait the table.
Mr. Bryan hesitated fur awhile.
“1 ha*o cume liorei” ho said, "in a kind
of non-partisan sense. I am not expected
to say anything but what Is strictly prop
er; but with these surroundings I cannot
resist the temptation to tell what 1 think of
the condition of affairs.
"I fed like offering an apology to you
for my presence in this town, but there
are some things I would say that I could
rot say it* any* other way. I w-ant you all
to feel that 1 have a higher ambition than
to be elected president of the United
Htates. I'll tell you. my friends, 1 don't
want to be considered a candidate for
president of <he United States. 1 don't
care to sit on the stool and behave myself
fur four years.
Refers to Hal Lewis.
■*| was taken up suddenly and nominated
by this g.nlleman here.” he continued,
pointing to Mr. Hal Lewis by- his side,
• without my knowledge or consent. 1 do
nut wish you to consider me a candidate.
When we come to 19U0 we will have a right
to nominate whom we please. I want you
to count mo out and taku the man who
represents best the cause for which you
are lighting. I believe that In the end the
right will triumph.
"Some one said to me the other day that
the republicans would steal our thunder,
and that they would incorporate our prin
ciples in their platform. 1 replied that
nothing wculd give me greater pleasure
than to eee the cause for which we fought
carried cut. Nothing would delight mo
better than to see them do what we failed
to do. and 1 hope that the republicans
shall be able to carry out our principles of
bimetallism. (Applause.) By bimetallism 1
in<-.in the free and unlimited coinage of
stiver at the ratio of IS to 1, for I know of
no other ratio, nor have 1 heard of any.
If the republicans bring this I shall rejoice
and Im- exceed.ng glad. 1 tell you this, my
friends, that if the republicans, with their
legislation, shall bring prosperity we shall
enjoy it, auil if they fail we shall call upon
them to explain why th. ir goods were not
up to the standard. I am glad, I say. to be
h<re, ami I thank you fur the great kind
n> -s you have shown.”
At the conclusion of Mr. Bryan’s*speech
three cheers were proposed for Bryan, and
the Kimball resounded with yells.
Hal Lewis Called For.
Hon. Hal Lewis was Introduced by Pres
ident Mallard.
He s.-cm«<l rather surprised that he wa
called on nnd s|ioke briefly, being followed
m a f'-Jt words of welcome by Major Liv
ingston Mims.
Mr. Hoke Smith Is Heard.
Hon. Hoke Smith was call*.! for and
made a strong speech of three minutes,
telling of th- wekonu- he offered Mr. Bryan
and stating his regard for the guest as a
man.
"I take pleasure,’* he said, “in Joining In
the coni la 1 welcome that has been extended
to Mr. Bryan. I do not hesitate to say at
this time that while we may disagree on
some points. I am heartily In accord with
the public, sentiment which places Mr.
Bryan as a man head and sjiould -rs above
his fellow men. There are no praises given
him as a man and a gentleman which do
not find In my heart a ready rcsimnse.
"Whatever I might have thought of the
cause he advocated, then- was never a mo
ment when I doubted his convictions and
his unswerving loyalty to the people us
this country. I join with you all tn giving
him a cordial welcome.”
Hon. Clark Howell Speaks.
Continued cries of "Howell!” "Howell’”
Howell!” eatne from all parts of the hall.
Botno of the guests had la-gun to disperse,
but they returned to their scats and waited
until Hon. Clark Howell, who wits passing
celt the door, was calhsl back by l'res|<|ent
Mallari. Mr. Howe.l walk-d to th. front,
taking his stand Just tn front of Mr. Btyan,
an.l deltver-d an emphatic talk of five mln
ut-s. Ilbsrally Interrupted with applause.
Mr. Howell said:
"It is needtaßs for me to say that I join
most heartily In the welcome <-xtend< <l iur
d u rah d visitor today. This »- i *iw ••*
• • not only et moi fat» who, ju
to the party’s national coiiv--ntion. agr.i-4
v.itii thu prim4pl«t> enunciated by it* |.lat-
I- nn. but as well of tIMM-e who. difi ilng
trum some ot Uu*so principles, yl. l ied to
the expressod judgment of the party and
did their duty as loyal democrats It is
with su h significant harmony as this that
the d-miMtragy <-f Georgia greets our elo
«1 i-nt lead« r and H-dges Itself to continued
s ipis.rt of democratic principles and to
contend fur the suprt maz y of th>* party. It
is art omen of future success ami a voice
of encouragement witch pledges the
strength of the pirty.
"Am loyal Am-ri-iui citizens, contending
for th-- good of rhe people am! struggling
! >r tbo success of the cause which w.> be
lieve meant the pru.-i* ri-y of the mass-s,
w- submitted our ej.flms to the peof.le.
and winle r.ot vi< torious, the canvass m.ule
by th- greet Anu-ri- an who occupies the
h-.ul of this table was In many respects
■■■ notabie the • -'mtry I -- ever
known. With absolute defeat, humiliating
tn the scope of the disaster threatened,
► taring its in th.- fa. e Itefore the i'h!<-«-;o
convention, we liroiight together the ele
ments whh-h for a hundred years hate
f rm. <1 th* ba. ktiona ami the sinew of the
party; while not victorious, we ii h ist
re.tied the party from annihilation, am!
put it on a plane wh*re, confident in Its
own strength and . ons.-louw of the fact that
it Is tightir.g the battle of th- t><-<ph it is
destined to win, and that nt no distant
day. It may- be four years from now—lt
may lie eight v. ars. bef«>re it is again ns
•-iidant. It will Is- four years if th.* radiant
promises of prosperity which have le-.-n
held out by the republicans d » not mate
rialize. Th- party w hich is soon to take pos
s< -ston of th- government was enabled to
win by pledging certain things w hlch It
must do. It has promised bimetallism by
International agreement: it has promised
l*nrc;w-rity which Shall be contimd to no
emo section of H e country; it has promised
to put w .rk in the hands of nw-n who are
now Idle, and who throng th.* stre-t cor
t-r ■> not only ready, but eager, to earn
nn hoi-.-st living; it has promised to open
eur i.i.t<c:-s and to put the wti.-.t* <>f
Industry tn mutton, to raise the price of
th« pr--lu< t« of the farmer, to put agri
cultural Jiunsuit on a tauM whi.-h removes
It flintier from iu-rfdotn than It now is;
It has promised to turn ba.-k the advmnM
tld- of busuu ss depression ur.ul the sun
light of prosperity shall 1-ad the way of
our whole peoplo to renew«-l happiness
and gr-itcr • ontldenco In the Ivnefi. ence
■>t our insttttMJona. As one who loves his
country abov« Ids party, and who wishes
to s-e its material interests advanced, its
business prosper ami its people happy. 1
lira willtug to Lay aside partisan feeling
ami party allillalion. If that condition
{■Judged by the republicans la materlaiiz. 1
tn their administration us the country's
affairs. <Applause.) In contending for the
special pruadples enun«-lat.*d in uur plat
t..rm. we were not fighting for the Instru
i(i. in with wriM h we were seeking to obtain
a certain end. but the- object U ing national
prosperity, we are willing to Uy us.de- the
n.elh si we employed to reach It <f it • ;u. be
shown that the same end cun be reached
us well by any oilier route. But I charge
you as democrats that we are not ready io
surrender our guns until th- price of such
surrender shall have been paid. (Applause.)
W hen tin- nulls have lx-en opened, and the
f.u lories have l~ • n started, and the s>w
and i.amm-r have b»en put in rhe hands
of the tailoring men. and their wages have
msn raised to a just standard ami the
farmer ami the busin* ss min shall enjoy
th* just d sort with whii-h his efforts
should n-warded—then will w«- say. if
th. -e things are given us by the forth* om
aig reputdk-an administration, 'you have re
deemed your pl.dg. s and you ure entitled
to the renewed confidence of the people.’
“But. mark you. If these pie lees uro not
redeemed, if business and general depres
sion is io continue by such failure, then
we shall ring the clarion call for this
Henry of Navarre, nr.d placing the party’s
standard In his hands on « more, shall call
him to th-* front, and _w<* svi till o|s n the
new ..-ntury under denscvratlo ascend
ancy” (Applause.) ,
Mr. Colville Proposes a Toast.
Mr. Ful’on Cdville in an eloquent talk
propos-d a toast to the nominee of the
j ,rty He referred to the fprmep visit of
Mr Bryan In an appropriate way.
The toast was lils-rally r<-“t>omh-<l tn amt
the sentiment express d by Mr. Colvillo
tn ( i-*dly- applauded.
Mr 'I ,-n. «'obb was called for. He : poke
for a few minutes, after which the break-
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Good ni rning! Have you read Thoma*
fiiatcr's article for men on page 3, headed
"He Sends It Freer’
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1896.
“THE ANCIENT LANDMARKS.”
Continued From First Page.
benefit laid an unjust burden upon a man whom it dislikes. That is all unjust tax
at.on means and whethet It occurs in your city, In your county, in your state or
your nation, the result ie the eannt. It 1h an unjust burden on the man who is
overtaxed. Now. if you believe that taxation ought to be Just, then as citizens
you must examine every proposition which has for its object the collection of
taxes, whether it be local or national, to so« whether It is just In its operation.
Another thing: Suppose In the assessment of tuxes you assesa one man's property
low and another man's property high. What Is the resttle? It is merely injustice
in taxation. It is simply larceny under the form of law, and it violates the prin
ciple which J tirst suggested. Take the subject of appropriation. Y'ou will find
a continual struggle between two classes of citizens; between the tax eater and the
taxpayer. The difference between them Is the tax eater Is always on hand, ami
the taxpayer is seldom there; and the most difficult thing a public officer has to
do Is to stand as an impartial arbitrator between all the people who are not thero
and the orc man who is always there. (Applause.) And this is true, whether you
apeak of the appropriation in a city, in a town, a county or a nat.on. It is an
equal ?ont« st, and tinh ss the men res ponsible for the law making are at all times
on the alert, to see that the people who can speak only at the ballot box have, their
voices heeded, and to see that the man who favors an appropriation does not do
it merely because he gets the advantage of spending the appropriation. During
my brief service In congress I found that whenever there was a man who had the
six tiding of money he had great ideas of the greatness of the union. He wanted
everything done on a magnificent scale, and he could tell you what a great advan
tage it was to the community to have grand public buildings, great public im
provements to look at and to be educated by, but that man’s Interest was in
making a profit out of the education proposed.
HE TOUCHES THE MONEY QUESTION.
‘‘Now there is another subject, and I have to handle this subject with a great
deal of can*, because if 1 were to express myrelf in words too broad, you might be
able to gu-’ss my views upon the subject. (Applause.) 1 want to express myself
upon this subject In language so comprehensive that the man who differs from
nw In the application of the principle must agree with me in the statement ot the
principle. I have si»oken of this law of equality. I have spoken of this principle
which w e must apply to all legislation, nnd 1 have spoken of It in Its application for
for taxation, and whether for property or taxation, or collection of taxation as
scss«*d uj>on property, or unless with justice and fairness, it is taken from the
one and given to the other. 1 call your attention to the application of the princi
ple as applied to appropriations. There is one other question to which this must
be applied, and by the application of this pritwiph-. we must determine; we must
determine that question w hen it is finally d« termined. I stated the principle that
there ta only one way to determine what kind of mow tary standard is best, and
that is applying to it the principle that all men are ■•re tted equal and selecting
that principle which treats most of all the p> -pie with thw greatest Justice
No man. however much he may differ from me, will be able to oppose the state
ment. A man wito says that In the settiement of tha money question, we
should so settle It as to violate the principle of equality, would not Ito able to de
fend his argument before the community or the bar ot his own judgment.
We dit. r simply m our efforts to arrive at that system which brings justice to
most people of his country, and to the people of the world. I may say that in
usc< rtaining what monetary system Is best, there is but one test, and by that test
we must finally settle, lids question; and when we try to find what monetary system
Is the most equitable nnd the most just, we umst test it by the purchasing power
of the unit which it gives to society to measure all other things by. Now, tn the
end, after all the discussion, the people of ■:■.. country will select that monetary
system tn the long run—the people of tho countrv will select that monetary system
which gives the untt least changeable in its conduct among the people. If I should
tell you w hat system I thought would give that you might believe mo wrong. If
you told me what system you thought would give the host dollar, the dollar most
m arly honest, 1 might not agree with you, but when 1 tell you that the aim of
both of us should be to come tc the nearest approach to absolute stability and ab
solute Justice between nuui and man, you must agree with me in the purpose,
hawever you differ trom me tn the means of arriving at It. And it is only by tak
ing thep •■iticipte of an accepted fact, and measuring all systems by it, that we
can expect to arrive at a just or fair conclusion.
"Now, I realize that In all these applications of the principle we havo one great
difficulty to m et, and that Is the tiiten st which the Individual has, and that In
tnrest colors his judgment. If you tell me that man will ever reach a place where
selfishness Is entirely eliminated, I tell you that I cannot agree with you. 1 believe
that selfishness Is here to stay, and that any person w ho attempts to legislate, and
forgets to make allowance for selfishness is going to make a great mistake In
legislation. Nor do 1 believe that «cltishness ts an entire disadvantage. Selfishness
Is but the manifestation of the Instinct of self-preservation. It is the manifesta
tion of the instinct to take ( .ire of yourself, and we would not bo worth much tn
this world if we were without that Instinct, because if 1 were intent on taking
cure of somebody else, and somebody else was intrusted with the duty of taking
» aro of me, the danger is that my extremity might come when my guardian was
not there; but if 1 take care of myself and you take care of yourself, our guardi
ans are always present in the hour of danger. While selfishness is here, ami while
It will remain her®, and while 1 rather think that the Creator knew better than we
when tie put the selfishness here. I say. while It will remain here, yet the evidence
of Intelligence among people Is found hi their willingness to put limits to their own
selfishness in order Unit they may put ’ ntlts to the selfishness of oth«--s. I b-Jteve
that the highest selfishtiess Is/tound in ’ bat coiiiman<lin<mt, 'Thou shall love thy
nwlghlior as thyself.' That 1--, tlie hlgh-st selfishness, because by following that
Idea and applying that prlt. iple we secure for oxirselves the highest possible en
joyment. And in legislation. If w«> can but withstand the temptation to secure small
advantages at another's injury, we will by withstanding that temptation secure a
higher advantage by recognizing the rights of all others, and having our own
rights recognized tn return. 1 say this is the summit of Intelligence. This Is the
height of wisdom, and It Is In the following of that principle that we secure a
government which Is just, refusing to take advantage of our neighbor, and refusing
to allow- the neighbor to take advantage of us. each enjoying a mutual right,
each standing ready to protect tin- other in the enjoyment of the right, in order
that others may l»* protected also. Now. we not only have to avoid that which is
affirmatively unjust, but wo have to go further.
THE FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT.
"The government must not only avoid abuses, but governments must protect so
ciety. That Is, government nqist protect the weaker members of society against
tho'e who may Is* at th- time the stronger. The stronger person may be able
to ptot.x t himself, but the beauty of government Is that Is sulx«titutes law for
force. It substitutes right for might And this first prlnilple wihich 1 suggested,
the equality of people before the law has two branches growing out of It. The
first one which 1 have suggeste.l of avoiding affirmative abuses, the other of re
straining And, my friends, Jefferson, recognising, as few have recognized, the
temptations wh h come to iwoplc; understanding as few have understood the hu
man heart tn all motives, stated that one of the important duties of government
was the r. training of one citizt n from Injuring another. Every law that begins,
•Thou shalt not' is an act of restraint. Every law that begins. Thou shalt not’
Is putting limits upon somebody's selfishness; and. my friends, I want you to
fhlnk, I want you to consider. 1 want you to decide, whether the restraining power
of gov* rnm-nt is not needed more to*lay than ever Iw-fore In the history of this
rountry. If I were to go Into minute details, 1 might l« trespassing upon so.--
l.xlden ground, but when 1 say it is the duty of government to restrain every arm
uplifted for a neighbor's Injury. 1 want you to understand that tli.it restraining
power means that government should not only prevent one citizen from shooting
another or hitting another with a club, but that government should protect every
citizen from injuring nny other citiz. nin any way. directly or indirectly. And
there ar.* Indirect methods which un> more potent today for evil them nre the
diret m-thods of injury. More potent for evil because they grow up unnoticed,
i.’itil they b-ante S . .strong that it becomes a question whether the abuse can be
< - di. at<*.l Everybody seems to be so much opi»oscd to one ot these abuses that
1 think I can mention It.
"Then- ar.* very few people In any party who defend a trust. Thero are few
i«*ople who say that a f< w men ought to be permitte*! to got together to organize
to..mxrol the supply of an article, drive out competition, and then pray upon so
ciety Thor® arc very few people anywhere who would defend such a thing as
that; and if there is a person who would defend such a thing os that, he aln t lit
to live In any community.
"My frlen Is. the trust, and 1 speak of It as only a representative of that means
by which a cltizeai cun be Injured without the us > of a deadly weapon-a trust as
the representatives of these Indirect forms of Injury Is a growing menace to the
growing welfare of thus country, to the liberty of the people. (Applause.) Why,
because so far as there Is a power unchecked, so far us there is a power defiant,
that can come Into your business and bankrupt you, to drive you out of employ
ment th< n my friends, this government Is not doing Its duty in protecting its
citiz ns in'the enjovment of life, liberty and property, and the pursuit of happl
n<'S Why are t:.<-<* things permitted? Not because anybody defends them, but
iH .au-e p. opi. are indifferent to them. It is tiecause they are so engrossed in the
cares of this world they do not turn their thoughts to these subjects, and on
thmkmg of them do not recognize them, or the means of remedying them. If
you ask me how these things can be Improved, I say there are two ways.
"In the first place, they can be Improved through political action. There Is
not an evil ■ xistmg In this country today that is a necessary evil. Every abuse
of government can be eradicated; evfiry Uul law can be taken from the statute
book; every needed taw can l*e placed thero. How? By the people. Because, in
this country, the people at least govern; and If there is a bad government they,
and they only, are to blame.
necessity of political parties.
"Political parties are nee ssary. Ina government like this, without the co
operation of individuals in parties, action is Impossible. Hut I believe that there
is one lesson that ought to I- learned by our |MM>ple. 1 believe that we have now
gone far enough away from the war and Its issu.s-from the war and its passiona
te bo able to a-t with more patriotism, and to recognize party in a higher and
a better sense than It was possible a few years ago. (Applause.) It Is not an
end It Is the means for the accomplishment for an end. When we regard parties
as an end. then party becomes your god. and you become Its servant. When you
ngard party as a means, then you are the master, and It Is the instrument to ac
cwupUsh your Jccn*®. That is the only true Idea of parties, that men shall gather
togethcr. ill order that through the party they shall give effective expression to
tiu-ir id' ( And I w*ant to say to you that the man who belongs to a (tarty and
advocates things In a l<irty because he behoves them, no matter to what party he
belongs is a better citizen than th* man who is so indifferent to public questions
that he does not know exactly Where he stands. (Applause.) When a person does
not know exactly where he stands. It Is an Indication that he has not much knowl
edge of the question. When he studies questions and understands them and be
comes interested in them, lie doe* not find much difficulty in finding the party
through whi I* lie can best express his ideas.
"I < an look back on the campaign through which we have just passed and I can
glory in it, Iwcause I believe It has brought to the American people nn awakening
that means much for the purltieation of government. (Great applause.) I care not
what may be the immediate results of an awakening of the people. I have such a
profound confidence In the patriotism of the millions of people, in their intelligence
and n their capacity for government, that when once awakened. 1 am willing to
trust them on all questions, and I believe they will find out their true destiny
and their highest good. (Applause.) And the campaign through which wo have just
passed, which has resulted in the stirring of the hearts of the peopla aa they
havo seldom been stirred before, means much for the future of this country. It
means that tho peoplo will watch their public servants more carefully than they
used to when they were indifferent, and the more carefully you watch public ser
vants the better public servants you will havo. (Applause.) Jefferson once said
that but for public opinion all public officers would become wolves. I do not sup
pose he meant to make It a universal rule, so any friend you may have, would bo
excepted from the operation; but I am speaking of the general rule, that public
op nlon has a restraint upon officers, without which they cannot be relied upon to
carry out and perform the dut es of their office. More than that, Jefferson stated
In another place that free government Is founded In jealousy and not in confidence;
that confidence Is the greatest danger. That sounds harsh, but, my friends, it is
true. Free government exists in jealousy and not i.a confidence. You have confi
dence that everything will go well, and that confidence will be betrayed. But if you
are jealous of your l.berty, if you are watchful of the conduct of your public ser
vants, you will have public servants honest, because they can tell when you are
warning them; and if a public servant enters public office with the right spirit, ho
will be glad to be watched, because he himself will be glad to have a restraint
that will keep him in the right path. (Aplause.)
"So that I say that the campaign through which wo have just passed will, in
my judgment, be fruitful. I would like to see the people at all times awake on pub
lic questions. I would like to see the people able to discuss intelligently every ques
tion that arises. I would like to see the peoplo so Jealous of their liberties, so watch
ful of their public servants, that every citizen who enters public office would know
unless he discharges his duty he could never again secure public employment, no
matter through what party he Intended to secure It.
"1 say you can remedy the evils of government through legislation, through
parties, through political action. And Instead of boasting that you are not willing
to contaminate yourself with politics, just remember what one of the ancients, I
think I‘lato, said, that if good citizens neglect their civil duties they are punished
by being compelled to live under the rule of worse citizens than themselves. If
are not willing to exert themselves to secure good government, it will be
a bad government. But that is only one way. I believe that public opinion Is one
of the most potent things in this country; and public opinion can crush out any
abuse, as It can give license to any abuse; and. my frauds, no matter how insig
nificant you may think your influence is in polities, your influence is not Insigndl
cant in tho formation of public opinion. The newspaiwr i»iips to form iaii.lv:
opinion, but it only helps. It cannot be relied upon to do it all, and an intedigent
people will help to correct their newspapers, just as the newspapers h< Ip to cor
rect the people. AU these things join in to make public opinion; and, my friends.
I want you to remember that the public opinion of your city, and of your state
and of your nation is part of the work of your hands. If public opinion is such t..at
a man's conduct in office will have no effect upon his candidacy for re-election, you
need not complain it your children grow up to believe it will be just as well to
be dishonest as honest.
"it’ you throw your Influence in the formation of public opinion upon the
side of a strong, pure public opinion, it reacts upon you and aids you in the train
ing of your children, and if you refuse, you must not complain if the ideals
you set them have more influence than the advice that you give them against
those ideals. And I want to touch upon a question here, my friends, and in
so doing I want to apply it to all parties without distinction. I want to say to
you that one of the most pernicious influences that havo crept into our politics—
not into one party, but into all parties that have age enough to have abuses—
and it dees not take a party long to get old enough to have abuses—one of the
most pernicious abuses that we have to contend with in modern politics is the use
of money in illegitimate ways In polities. (Applause.) Remember what I say, it
is not confined to one party. If it were wo might consider ourselves fortunate;
but the contaminating influences of m»«ney in politics have reached all parties.
And, my friends. I think I am speaking the truth when I tell you that unb- s we
can crush out tho Influence of money—tlie corrupting influence in politics-we
have much to fear from Its continuance among us. If men spend money to get
office, there is a temptation almost too strong to resist to get money back after
they are in office. If we tolerate, if we encourage, if we permit it, it simply
means that having made the securing of office expensive, wo must permit ourselves
to be plundered to even a greater extent than the amount spent in securing the
elec'lon.
MONEY SHOULD NOT ENTER POLITICS.
“I can leave with you no better thought for your consideration than this:
That every citizen who loves his country, no matter what he may believe on po-
Utlcal questions, no matter what h s convictions may bo on the Issues which
make them divided parties, no matter what .his party name or bis party history—
there Is no better thought that I can leave with you than that every citizen
should use nis Influence to destroy the use of money In the politics or this nation.
In order that tho public servant shall simply offer himself as a candidate, having
his citizens to decide between h.m and his opponent, without each entering into a
race with the other to see who can most debauch politics. 1 say, my friends, that
these question* which are affected by public influence are questions which you
must take your part tn settling.
"If 1 have succeeded In leaving with yon the Idea that equality must be the
test of all legislation—if I have succeeded In leaving the idea that every just gov
ernment will protect every citiz. n in the enjoyment of life, liberty and in the pur
suit of happiness: if 1 have succeeded in leaving with you the idea that as citi
zens of the greatest nation on the earth you have a duty to perform In making
your government good and your laws just, 1 shall have accomplished all that I
could expect to accomplish in the course of a lecture. If I can leave in the m nds
of him who listens a determination to study ail public ques'ions— to be able to
discuss every Issue that arises, and a determination, no matter what others may
do, Ids Influence will be cast upon whic.t side he believes to be right, I will have
done all that 1 could hope to accomplish.
"My friend*, we live here, and not only we live l.«re, but our children are to
live here after we are gone. It is a s (ort-s gated policy to attempt to cure only
f , r ourselves. The Latin po* t beautifully expressed tiie idea wh* nhe said. We
ulant trees tho fruit of which we never expect to eat.’ Lam-oLii «*x;..* dit ; »
his Gettysburg speech, when he said that those wiio fell on that hi tl'-t.<■: 1 !•■ t
an unfinished work to those who survived. It vas an unfinished work. Every
mat. who dies leaves an unfinished w .rk. Every person coming upon tlte stage of
o-uon llnd- an iinimtstad work. W. labor !>■ r-, we do oar part, and »<• i -s
away. We h ivn done our duty only when we havo advanced that work as far as
Wlt ” l vi\.n Ur i’v°tjirTt success is nvcessarv. My friends, success is no measure of
‘,,,'er .m.-nt tl.a' has b- -it handed down to us by the fathers and w* can
L-f it make it better and remove some of the unper:. etiuii.s. Me ean carry
penci l it, m ninnir on i little higher ground and then turn it over to those
tins civiltza ion along on a i>u e g s n< w pnjoy|n; ,
"ho Z* fruits of trees planted be Is of those vvho
others d(d. vve ar. * of you “'at stlall 1 ' r 1:! '" i " 1 that you ar, ‘
tatan/a foundation' for those who . ome after you to build upon, and if you do
not lay it all that is good, and whether yc.i are
-If you do J out <ll J j''Z s ; h p tt .er VOU are able to see all of your .d-as
able to realize a l . (ii ' r ( . uti 5<)ll M . e it> you "-jq t , irn ami-yes.
rThtak‘l may say, >ou will enjoy-th. reward that comes to those who do their
dUI -I thank you my friends, for this opportunity of talking to you even for this
short t!m«. I' ■
nJ I'' i ‘ '
Bt i Wf EN TIMES WITH
THE FAHOUS NEBRASKAN.
J...
. *1 «fiv of vho coni -
re" d ainng tl tho »nts of the memorable
“uuvernor Atkinson loft shortly after the
tam-heon. Pre.dd. nt Mallard r.m.ain. 1
With other prominent members of the dim
ocratle association. n rter-
Mr. Bryan expressed a de.-irc In thus
noon to call on Captain and Mrs. I-.v. n i .
Howell, who were his hosts vv lien tlie .
braskan was in Atlanta two years ago.
He was driven to West End and received
cordially by Captain Howell.
During the visit Mr bryan asked what
had become of old "Uncle Jerry, a darkey
who has lieen with the Howell family for
seventy-live years. It was upon his form* r
trip that he made the acquaintance ot tho
old man, and stated yesterday that lu
often .-ailed to mind the time ' Lncle Jeny
entertained him with his stories.
Speaking of his visit of two years ago,
Mr. Bryan said yesterday:
"It was at Captain Howell s house and
bv him that my name was first really seri
ously discussed for the pres dentlal num na
tion 1 was not of the presidential age then,
but Captain Howell had an idea that the
line on winch I was then talking would
cause me to figure in the next nominatwn.
I really gave tho matter no serious thought,
but have often recurred to that conversa
tion and to Capta n Howell's suggestion
Mr Bryan was driven back to the hotel,
where he rested for a few hours before
his lecture. He had spent tho morning vvitlt
the governor, with the exception of a few
minutes during which he strolled up White
hall He mingled with the Christmas crowd,
and was in gay humor.
“I love to watch Hie people during a sea
son like this.” he said, "you can seo hap
nintss everywhere.”
Air Bryan dropped Into a jewelry store
and purchased a small scarf pin, which he
wore during the day.
"t have already done my Christmas shop
ping."' ho said,' "rianta Claus has b*on
supplied at my house.”
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Stone Gives Bryan a Horse.
Jefferson. Mo.. December 21.-Governor W.
.1 ! F
tueky thoroiri.: r..i sadd - : orse to L:n
coln.' Nel.r.(-i..: .- 1 Christmas present to
William J. Bryan
Ti.*- an m< - li. . k in color an-1 his
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A Free Gift to All Who Apply.
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By order of the board of direct;
W. A. HEMPHILL. Pre*
CHAS. RUNNE7TTE, Secretary.