The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-08
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION Of AM n02Tg CAROLINA DAILY

possibility Of future capital. Zap
plause).
Il have quoted from two American
authorities | want, in an ascending
scale. to reach higher authority still.
LET me uuote to YOU what that man
| whose words have entitled him to be
called the wisest of men, Solomon, said
| on this subject. Give me neither pov-
| er+s nor riches: feed me with food con-
| venient for me; or lest | be poor and
| steal. and take the name OF my 6od
| IN vain
| ~ want you 10 remember unat SOTO
| mon regards not the extreme, put
| I was about to say the golden mean
| 7 will say the golden mean-l VIII
| saw the golden and silver mean rather
| daughter and applause). lie REGARDS
| tbat condition best which Is not at
| ether extreme but dies in between the
| extremes. Neither great riches nor alb
| iect poverty furnishes the soil IN when
| grows the best civilization. Those
who are oppressed by poverty lose am
| h;fion. the aspiration, the lofty pur-
| pose that is necessary to lead one on
| to the greatest achievements; and
| those who possess too great wealth
| lose the necessity for labor, that labor
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| developing of that which is best in the
| human race. Solomon was right,
/ therefore. when he prays this >interme-
| date condition. The great middle
| classes are the bulwark of society, and
| from the middle classes has come al
| most all the good that has come to
| bless the human race. (Applause).
| THE GREAT COMMON. PEOPLE.
~Let me recall another compliment,
| paid to the common people. You know
| when we use that term there are some
| who say that we are appealing to the
/ passions of the masses; there are some
| who apply the name of demagogue to
4 ANYBODY who speaks of the common
| people. NV friends, let ME call your at
/ tertion to the fact that when the meek
| and lowIy Nazarine came among men
| preaching peace on earth, good will
| towards men, he was not welcomed
| by those who were describd as people
who devoured widows houses, and for
a pretense made long prayers. Gap
plausel But when he gave that great
| commandment that Thou shalt love
| thy neighbor as tf1yself, who listened
| to him? The Scripture tells us, and
| in so doing pays the highest compE-
ment ever paid to the masses. The
Scripture tells us that The common
| people heard him gladly (Applause).
And the common people are the only
| people who have ever heard gladly any
person who preached humanity and
equal rights. (Applause).
There are three forms of govern
| nsent best known among men. There
| is a monarchy, where a king rules
| by right divine; there is the aristoc-
| racy, where few control, and there is
| the democracy, which means the real
| people themselves. Why is it that the
| strength of democracy do not use it
| il, a party sense, but in a broader
| sense-has always been found among
| the common people? Why it is simple
truth. If man has a high position for
/ great wealth, he may be able to stand
and keep on the good side of the king.
| If he has great influence, he may be
| one of the ruling classes in an aristoc-
| racy. But you are not willing to
| leave any form of government to your
/ children, except democracy, in which
| each citizen is protected in the enjoy
| ment of life and liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. (Applause).
"The great common people believe
| in a democratic form of government
| because it is only in a democratic
| form of government that they are able
| to protect their rights and advance
| their interests so far as government
| can advance human interests
| OBJECT OF GOVERNMENT.
''Let me dwell for a moment upon
the object of government. In this
land it is our boast that our govern
| ment derives its just powers from the
consent of the governed. What kind
| of government will people consent to
when they are free to consent? There
| is one kind of government above all
| other kinds that they love. "a voice
| "Bryan's rnment'-Applause
| and government which knows no
favoritism. A government in which
| every man, every citizen stands on the
| same plane, and where the govern
ment treats them all alike without re-
gard to position in society or even
without regard to wealth; a govern
ment which gives equal rights to all
but confers special privileges upon
none. "a voice-"Good boy'') that is
| the kind of government that appeals
| to the affections of the common people.
There are two things to be CON
that in the enactment of legislation
you shall be careful to give no advan-
tage to one person over another, if
that advantage can be prevented. In
other words it is the duty of govern
| ment to avoid acts of affirmative inius-
tice; but that is only part of the bust
ness of government jefferson has
stated the other half OF it. He says
that government must restrain men
from injuring one another. That is
one of the important duties of govern
ment, to restrain men from injuring
one another and the government that
fails to restrain the strongest arm
that can lifted from injuring the weak
est citizen in all the land is govern
ment which fails to do it's whole duty
(Applause.)
Il was passing through Iowa some
months ago and got an idea from
some hogs. (Laughter.) An idea is the