The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-16
Episcopal church. prayed for the bles-
sing of the
GOD OF WASHINGTON, JEFFER-
SON AND LINCOLN

amid uproarous applause
During the course of mis- remarks MI
Bryan said:
Il have no disposition to talk poll
tics today. Returning to the scenes
which surrounded my early home the
memories of other days crowd out all
thoughts of subjects upon which we
may differ. 1 remember with such
grateful appreciation the kindly feel
ing which has abounded, regardless of
church and party lines, that l shall not
say one word to divide upon any sub
ject those who are assembled here to-
day. This is the home of my birth, Of
my boyhood, and my early manhood.
Three blocks south, L first saw the
light of day. A mile to the northwest
1 lived until 1 was %, and L shall never
cease to be grateful 10 the parents VINO
took me to the farm ana there allowed
me to develop the physical strength
that is needed in the campaigns which
we have to pass through. 1t was in
this court house that 1 first gained the
AMBITION TO BE A LAWYER.
It was in this court house that made
the first political speech L ever tired
to make. 1t was in the fair grounds
near here, that [ spoke for the hrst
time on the Fourth of July. Ii was 10
this city and to this paternal roof thdt
brought her who has promised TO
share iife's joys and sorrows WIN me.
And all of these happy associations
arise before me today, and leave me no
desire to think of other things. L can
not forget Salem cannot forget those
whose kindly faces smiled upon
me before fortune smiled can noG
forget the spot near blythe silence OF
the dead, where tine ashes of the tatheT
whose upright life has been an lnspIr-
alton, and whose counselS fingered III
my ears when he was gone; the spot
where rest the ashes of q mother as
tender and true, as patient, as seltIe
and loving as God in his infinite love
ever gave to man. 1 cannot forget this
home nor these people. And L can say
no more today than to express IN
words. which if not elaborate, Will pc
sincere, the deep and heartfelt thankS
for these tokens, these manifestations
of good will. There is
AN IDEAL PLANE IN POLITICS
and I believe we stand upon it here
todav. We differ in opinion, we differ
as to- .arty policies, but we meet TO-DAY
recog bltq g those differences, and yet
feeling~nc charity toward each other
We areI y imbued with the same
spirit. Weaall possess the same am
bition We want a government OF the
people, by the people and for the PEG
pie and though we differ as to the
means CT carrying it out, we can differ
as honest citizens, differing In Juog-
ment and agreeing in purpose.
II thank the Republicans who nave
assembled here; l thank the Prohibl-
tionists as much as l do the Democrats,
because at last, my friends when these
questions which arise from time to
time upon the surface and disturb the
thought and agitate the people, nave
passed away, we all agree In lHese
great fundamental principles when
underlie our form of government. We
believe that
ALL MEN WE'RE CREATED EQUAL,
not that they are equal in talents or
in virtues or in merits, but we agree In
this. that wherever government comes
in contact with the citizen and Whef-
ever the citizen touches government,
all must stand equal before the law.
We agree that government cam be no
respector of persons, and that its
strength its maIchiesS strength, must
be the protector of the fortunes of the
great and the possessions of the poor.
and tfat it shall stand an impartial
arbiter between all of IT'S citizens. We
must agree on this. We agree that
there are inalienable rights, the rights
which government did not give, rights
which government cannot take away.
We an agree that governments are IN
stituted to insure and preserve these
rights. and we agree that governments
derive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. We know no d1-
vine right of kings. The people gath
cred here and in assemblages like this
all over this broad land, are the
SOVEREIGN SOURCE OF ALL
POWER.
| These citizens are the substantial
foundation upon which rests our form
of government And while our citi-
zens appreciate the responsibilities of
citizenship and strive each in his own
way and according to his best just
ment to bring civilization to higher
ground and make the government
each year a more fit expression of the
virtue of the people, as long as this is
desired by all, we can agree in the
fundamental principles, though we may
differ in these minor points which
separate US. It was here 1 received my
first instruction in democracy / do
not use it as a party name. 1 mean
it in broader sense, that democracy
that recognizes the brotherhood of
man. 1t was here I learned the truth
Of the poets language: Honor and
fame from no condition rise"
THE clothes do not make the man
and we all but contribute to the ma
TONS greatness, and all who have the
good of their country at heart, it mat
tiers not what their station in life, what
their ancestry, what their surround
ings, all these stand upon common
ground and all are citizens. ZAP
plause) It was here, too. that
learned that principle that must go
hand in hand with a broad democracy,
THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE;
that every man has right to wor-
ship God according to the dictates of
his own conscience, and that no gov
eminent like ours can attempt to die
tate how a man shall serve or worship
his God. Great APPLAUSE These are
the basic principles upon which has
been reared the greatest nation of his
tory. l am believer in the progress
of the race Talk not to me about
crises through which we cannot pass.
Tell me not of dangers that will not
be overthrown; obstacles too great to
be overcome. We know none SUCH A
brave, heroic a patriotic people will
be ready to meet every emergency as
it rises. Each generation is capable
of self government and I believe each
generation VIII be more capable under
our institutions than the generation
which went before. Abraham Lincoln,
in that greatest of his speeches. said
he had an unfinished work. Every
generation receives from the preceding
generation an unfinished work.
THE WORKS OF MAN ARE IMPER-