The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-08
DIGNITY OF LABOR.
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in order that they might enjoy the
fruits of their own toll and the results
of their own eXertions. (Applause.)
And it is the duty of governments to
make the conditions surrounding the
people as pleasant, as agreeable as
possible, and you must have your Opin-
ion and by your votes must have your
influence ON determining what these
conditions may be.
MY friends, if you find large mum
Der of men out of employment, you
have right to enquire whether idle
ness is inflicted upon the human race
by natural laws, by the act of the
Creator, or whether it is due to legis-
lation, which is wrong. If it is due
latiOn which is wrong. If j. is due
is not only your right but your duty
to change that legislation. (Applause.)
y
Nov when you come to use the bal
lot l want you to remember that that
ballot was given to you, not by any
man who employs you. cloud and con-
tinued applause. "a voice: ''We will
remember you.') That ballot was Civ
en- to you by law. You had it before
he employed you, it win be yours when
his employment ceases. You can not
tell him that if he does not vote ac-
cording to your opinion you will quit
worlalPg for him. daughter, applause
and cheers.) And yet you haye just as
much right to tell him that as he has
to tell you that you have got to quit
work for him if you do not vote the
way he wants you to. (Applause.) My
friends, when | say this l ann not afraid
of offending anybody, because if there
is an employer in this country who
believes that he has right by paying
wages, to control the vote of those to
whom the wages go, | say if there is
such an employer. | cannot offend him,
because that man cannot be offended
by anything. Great applause) l have
! known of men who thought that be-
cause they loaned man money that,
therefore, as long as they held his note,
he must vote as they wanted him to-,
or risk foreclosure. (Laughter.) / am
not afraid of offending any man who
has that opinion because the man who
would use a loan to intimidate a citi-
zen, has yet to learn the genius Of
our government. Great applause)
A PARTING WORD.
My friends, in this world, people
have just about as much of good as
they deserve. At least the best way
to secure anything that is desirable
is first to deserve that thing. If the
people of this country want good laws,
they themselves must secure them. If
the people want to repeal bad laws,
they alone have the power to do it. ~
LET me leave with you just one part
ing word. Let me urge you what ever
may be your views on political ques-
tions, whatever may be your ideas, as
to the policies proposed from time to
time, by various parties, let me urge
you to make it your highest ambition
to prove yourselves worthy of that
greatest of all names-an American
citizen. / thank you" Great ap-
plause.)
Mr.. Bryan took the $3.50 train on the,
Burlington road for Lincoln, Neb.,
stopping at Aurora, Ill., for twenty
minute speech at about half past six.
There were about four hundred peo-
pie at the depot to see his departure,
but there was no demonstration.
An Associated Press reporter hand
ed Mr.. Bryan a copy of Mr.. Watson's
speech delivered to-day at Dallas. Tex.
II have nothing to say on the sub
ject at present" said Mr.. Bryan. SCI
90 not care to discuss it."