The sun., 1896-09-08

] hn0Ther, G0VcTnncnT
restrain the stron gest from njuring the weakes
is government which fails to do its who'll
| # was passing through Iowa some month";
| ago, and got an idea from some hogs. Laugh
ter An idea is the most important thing tha
our ideas from every sourcc.. Riding along II
| the cars noticed a number of hogs roofing in
% Ss ifas SP 70 tns E.. E..ua tho. .hss
es,,Eoyns s god dss OF p1opeTty s1d 'hs "a,
| farm. and I remembered that We had rings Ia
the noses ofour hogs. And whyr Not TO keep tn,
| hogs from getting fat, for We were more inter
| lLauEhterl The sooner they got fat, the etoonsr
| we Killed them. and the longer they were In
getting fat the longer they lived.
:" Bat why were rings put in the noses OF these
hogsl SO that while they we're getting fat thev
would no, destroy more property than they wer.
ernment-one of the important duties OF the
Vow. my friends, don't consider this a re-
nection on your neighbnr; tLaughter;, cries,
form Of government @ 10 bave Jastiee and TO
govern as the people deserve. Ours is the best
,S ,5sm OF Eoretnnent 6eGnuse S, !, possible iTr
gence. the highest virtue. and the patriotism OF
all the people. But let me warn you against
eminent. Andrew Jackson said that there were
no necessary evils In government; that evils
existed only in its abuses. He wna right, my
friends. tCheersl There are no necessary evils
In government, and no man who understands
the, the adySntaEe Of GoyernmEent @ E VIII raise his
against which we have = right to complain.
There are tho.e who would denonnce one criti-
"A disturber 10 one who breeds discontent. I
want TO say to you that discomfort lies at the
sSsisted You ~ never e go forward T Il Is only when
you are dissatisfied with your conditions that
you try to improve them.
There 10 this difference between our form OF
government and the monarchical form. IL you
are discontented under monarch you can Pc
garded. discomfort under u monarch may end
In despair or II may end IN revolution. Discon-
tent under our form OF government ends In
ballot.
:. l am not going to violate the proprieties of
partisan qae.tions But desire Ds 10 csi al your at
tention to certain broad questions which cannot
by pisy e p.oee Of ns
right every wrong. And II the people have not
the Independence, il they have not the inteli.
Rence. TO right their wrongs at the ballot box.
they have hot the courage to secure their rights
in any other way. ICheers.
country which made it i'm possible for the people
TO q, use @ the ballot which they had: Ihroush Ger.
dhSEs 10 20 reel: 10 sr were
der our institaton'. whst did i% they s"e d9f u"
ganized labor standing at the head Of the labor
ing man because they secured for the people OF
and voice. You are all right, Wilie."l
That ballot did not come down TO you from
above. That ballot Is result OF your own de-
The laborinR man to-day enjoys the advantage
OF the Australian ballot because the laboring
man OF this country compelled the adoption OF
the Australian ballot. tCheers.I
nov. my friends. among all the agencie,
rights of this country. believe that the labor
organizations stand first. II has brought the
pare their. views. where they could unite
strength. whero they could combine their infiu-
ences as an organization. and We have the labor
Ing organizations to thank for many blessings
they have secured for you. tPro!onged ap-
plause.l Now. my friends. some have criticised
There are some who believe that banks should
Join an association. that railroads should join
should join associations, bu, not the iaboring
men. Yet the laboriug mans association has
been the means by which he has protected him.
self in his warfare against these other associa-
tions. The laboring organizations have done as
much good for society as any of the other organ
lzations have done or will do tAppause.l
II want TO speak here of the principle OF arbi-
their employees. That principle has been forced
upon the attention of the American people. and
believe in 1t. Arbitration is simply an extern
sion OF the idea Of the court Of justice. 1t is
fore whic n men may come to settle their diff
ferences instead of resorting to violence TO set
Now, my friends, when you come to use the
ballot want you to remember that that ballot
wa. was nPt given to you hv any man who employs
TO you. though. That's no dream"l That ballot
was given to you by law; you had It before he
ployment ceases. You 10 not tell him II he does
not vote according 70 your opinion you will quit
have s'r as s mucs rsE, aha & But
he has to tell you that you will have TO quit
working for him II you do not vote as he wants
Sou to.
When l say this am not afraid Of offending
any body, because II there is an EN- poyer in this
country who believes that Ii, has a right BY
paying wages TO control the vote to whom the
wages go he is a man who cannot be offended.
have known men who thought that because
long as they held his note thai lie must vote as
they wanted him to or risk foreclosure. am
not afraid OF offending any man who has that
opinion. because man who Will use loan to
ntinidate citizen has not learned the genius
Of tho institutions under which We live.
poriant truth than this: That your ballot is
your own to do with IL what you please: and
that that there Is nobody that must be satisfied with
lCr!es: "You'Il be satisfied with
Al this point the limb of 4 tree upon which A
Is was sitting fell to the ground. Mr.
'Well. at. least the man who fell did not
make the inistake that some men are making;
ne DID not saw on the lint he sat on like some
men who are trying TO destroy the production
Of labor. lGreat applause.
1t is said vigilance is the price of liberty
Yes. not only for the nation, but for the indi
liberty. A citizen who Is indifferent is a citizen
who is apt to be misruled The citizen who is
watchful has the best chance of living under
good laws and wise and henefcent institutions
Let me leave with you this one parting word.
Let me urge you, whatever may be your views
on political questions whatever may be your
IDEAS as TO policy proposed from time TO time
BY various parties. make it your highest ambi-
tlon TO prove youUeif worthy Of that greatest |
Of all names, an American citizen"
Mt. Bryan was applauded literally through
out his address and he was treated with good |
natnred familiarity: The crowd called him
- >, Miily' Billy; old boy" and " Honorable
BIZ" and told him TO " Hit 'em again." and to |
: Give em another" whenever he caught the |
fancy Of his audience.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech. |
Ehich was the only one made. there was a |
crush in the rear OF the platform where the |
'psaker tried 10 get away in his carriage. |
Hundreds pushed in front Of him and grasped |
his hand whether he liked il or not, |
md there was a delay, OF afteen minutes
before passsgeway could be cleared Hun
ireds rushed on the platform in their sagerness
o get near the nominee. and there was immi- |
lent danger OF u collapse. Policemen finally got |
sronnd and into Mr.. Bryan's carriage and drove
m the people who clung 10 the vehicle until the |
Dad was reached,