The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-21
Bryan to .Newsboys.
A Pleasing Feature of His
Sunday in Detroit.

DETROIT Oct. lS.--The rule estab
lishea by Wm J. Bryan to avoid
any public utterances on Sunday was
broken to night when he spoke brief
ly to a crowd Of newsboys at the
newsboys' hall. He did it to obige
his friend and supporter, Col. G.
Butler, president Of the Newsbcys'
association.
At Mr. Bryan's request the affair
was kept very quiet and outside of
the little vendors few visitors only
were present This was his speech :
"Boys. l did not come to make
speech to- night, because this is the
day that | rest. and have felt the
need of having a day of rest mere
recently than ever before. But |
came because never like to decline
an invitation to be present at any
place where an endeavor is being
made to do good And | don't
know Of any work which is better
than that work which is done for
boys We were all boys once-and
some of US not so very long ago
and when see boys am reminded
of what one of our Presidents, ]
| think it was Garfield, said that you
could not tell what responsibilities
we're buttoned up under the vest of
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owe are not oursel, es responsible
for the surroundings of youth We
are born into this world and the sur
rouudings meet us and to a certain
extent they effect US But beyond
that we have much to do with shap-
ing our own course. What we
amount 10 in this world, depends
upon the ideas which we have Some
one has said that person who aims
at the stars will shoot higher, which
simply means that those who have
the highest ideas will accomplish
most A meeting of this kind where
they teach you patriotism, where
they teach you regard for each other,
respect for each others rights, neces.
sarily elevates your ideas, gives you
broader views Of life, and those
views will help you to accomplish
more. Now, in this country in
which we live, boys are more blessed
than in any other country on earth,
because the boy in this country has
everything open to him 4 boy in
this country may accomplish more
than ne can in any other country.
There are times VIXEN human life, or
many human lives will depend upon
the action of one person there are
times when the welfare of the COM
munity will depend upon one person /;
there are times when the welfare of
the nation will depend upon one per
son. and when you remember how
influential one person may become in
the destinies OF the nation, how USE
full he may be to his fellows, to so
ciety, you can see that if a kind
word or act should be the cause of
getting that boy started right. lead
ing him up to take advantage of his
opportunities what results may fol
low.
81 want you to remember that no
good ever comes to boy or man from
doing wrong and that right always
pays. l know it is hard always to
believe, but if you take the bread
view of life and its possibilities you
will find that it always paye to do
what you believe is right. |; is
always necessary that you should try
tc find out what right is, and the edu.
cation which you receive in the
schools enables you to see things and
understand things. and then desire to
do the best thing leads you TO take
advantage of the opportunities that
are offered to you. feel interested
in you boys who are starting out SO
young to make living Some of
us, instead of having to depend on
our own exertions we're carried tor
ward by others l am not sure that
you who begin this life of independ-
ence and of necessary activity so
early have an advantage over US who
did not; but whether you had the
advantage or not, if you improve
every opportunity that comes, and
let your motto be Treat every one
as you would have that person treat
yon,' and to make the best opportn
nifty of everything that comes in
yonr reach and do nothing that your
conscience will condemn you for,