The herald., 1896-07-16

away. we all agree in these great funda-
mental principles which underlie our
form of government.
I'VE believe that all men were .cre-
eked equal-net that they are equal irt
talents. or in virtues, or in merits, bu
we agree in this, that wherever govern
mani comes in contact witht the citize N,
ana wherever the citizen touches the
government all must stand equal be-
fore the law. We agree that ssovernn lent
can be no respecter of persons. and that
its strength, it's matchless strer 18th,
must be the protector of the fbrtun es of
the great and the possessions cf the poor.
and that it shall stand an iml?arti al ar
bitter between all of it's citizens. We must
agree on this. We agree that. the re are
unalienable rights. the rights vvhic gov
ernment did not give, rights Whic h gov
ernment cannot take away. We all
agree that governments are ms tituted
70 insure and preserve these rigf its, and
we agree that governments derf We their
tust powers from the consent of the
governed. We know no divine lights or
kings. The people gathered hei e and in
sssemblages like this all over II lis broad
land are the sovereign sourt ,e of all
tial foundation upon which rests our
form Of government. And while our
citizens appreciate the resp onsibilities
Of citizenship and strive, eacfl in his own
way and according to his best judg-
ment. to bring civilization to higher
ground and makesthe 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. 1t was
here I received my first instruction in
democracy. do not use it as party
name. I mean it in a. broader sense
that democracy that recognizes the
brotherhood of man. 1t was here 1
learned the truth of the poets language:
Honor and fame from no condition rise
The clothes do not malte the man, and
We all but contribute to the nations
greatness, and all who have the sood of
their country at heart, it matters not
what thei rstation in life, what their an
Nestry, what their surroundings, all these
stand upon common ground and all are
citizens. IApplause.)
ut was here, too, that I learned that
principle that must go hand in hand
with a broad Democracy-the freedom
Of conscience; that every man has
right to worship God according to the
dictates Of his own conscience, and that
no government like OURS can attempt
to dictate how a man shall serve or wor-
ship his God. (Applauise)
"These are the basic principles upon
which have been reared the greatest
nation in history. I am a 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 verthrown-obstacles too great
to be overcome We know no such.
A brave, a heroic. a patriotic people
will be ready to meet every emergency
as it rises. Each generation is capable
Of self government, and believe each
generation will be more capable of self
government under our institutions than
the generation which went before.
Abraham Lincoln. in that greatest
of his speeches, said we had an unf1n-
ished work. Every generation receives
from the preceding generation an up.fin-
ished work. The works of man are. i'm
perfect. We shall labor on from age
to age. We shall not reach perfec ction
but if we do our duty we shall leave the
world better than it was when we en-
tered it, and every generation will en-
Joy the blessings bequeathed from the
generations passed My friends, with
such gathering here, and not here
alone, but throughout theentire land,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
the lakes to the gulf, a people such as
confidence for that wisdom, that in tel
Ngence and that patriotism, and that
courage to meet every hour of danger.
Enthusiastic applause.) But must not
talk to you. Permit me again and again
to thank you for what you have done for
me,for the words which you have spoken
and the kindly expression which I see
on every face. We know not what may
be the result Of this campaign. We shall
go forth and do our duty as we see it.
But what shall be the result cannot be
known nutil after the votes are counted
But no matter what the result is, wheth-
er this campaign results in my election
or defeat, time cannot rob me of the
delightful recollection Of the confidence
and love of these, the citizens of my
boyhood days. I thank you"
THE NIGHT MEETING
SALEM, Ill. July 15.-It threatened
rain in the evening and the night meet
ing was not as large as it otherwise
would have been. The bands were out
however, and there was display of
fireworks. l.. N. Kagy who presided,
upon calling the meeting to order, an
nounced that the Nebraska Populists
had endorsed Bryan for president. This
caused great applause.
Mr.. Bryan, in the course of his remarks,
said:
We have come upon times of great ag-
ttation, and there are some who are quick
to condemn the agitator, but, my friends,
agitation is the only means in a country
like ours through which redress can
be obtained. They say those who preach
reform are stirring up discomfort. !
remind you that discomfort lies at the
bottom of all progress Those who are
entirely satisfied never desire anything
better. If our forefathers had been
contented we would today be under
British rule. applause and cheers)
1t is only because they are not salts
fed at all that they became free and