The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-08

was bond of sympathy between them.
He knew the names of his employees. He
came in contact with them and sympathy
sprang from head to heart, and this SYM
pathy was an influence that enabled them
to agree upon amicable terms. But times
nave changed. Instead of the employer
with few employees we now have great
corporation with it's thousands or tens of
thousands of employees. 1t is impossible
for the employer to know his men. 1t is
impossible under these conditions that
shere should be that personal sympathy
between them which controls their con-
duct toward each other. What must we
DO! There is but one thing that we can
do. Where that personal acquaintance
has disappeared and, therefore, injustice
has crept in, society with it's paramount
interests and overshadowing rights can
step in and by law supplement that con-
dition, that relation and substitute JUS
tlce for force in the settlement of those
difficulties. (Applause.)
Now 1 appeal to you to take the inter.
est In government that you ought to take.
l want you to take an interest in politics
l am not here to tell you what opinions
you should hold. l am not here to sug-
gest to you what measures would in nv
Judgment bring relief, but have n right
as IN American citizen, speaking to
American ctizens-I have right to saw
to beg of you that you shall recognize the
responsibilities which rest upon YOU as
citizens and prepare yourselves for the
Intelligent discharge of every duty inn
posed upon you. Government was not
instituted among men to confer special
benefits to any. CA voice: GOOD boy
Go 'ernment was instituted for the pro
lection of all citizens in order that they
might enjoy the fruits of their own toll
and results of their own exertion And
1t is the duty of governments to make the
conditions surrounding the people as
Pheasant, as agreeable rs possible and You
must have your opinion and by your votes
must have your influence on determining
what these conditions may be.
MY friends, if you find large number
of men out of employment you have Il
right to enquire whether idleness is in
hlcted upon the human race by natural
laws, by the act of the Creator or whether
1t is due to legislation which is wrong:
then it is not only your right but your
duty to change that legislation (Ap-
plause.)
Now, when you come to use the ballot,
want you to remember that that ballot
was given to you, not by any man who
employs you, not by any man IN loud
and continued applause) ca voice: 1--WE
will remember your that ballot was
given to you by law. You had it before
he employed you; it will be yours when
your employment ceases. You do not tell
him that II he does not vote according to
your opinion you will quit working for
MN. daughter, applause and cheers
And yet you have just rs much right to
tell him that rs he has to tell you that
you have got to quit working for him if
you do not vote the way he wants Won to.
(Applause.) My friends, when | say this
L am not afraid of offending anybody. be-
cause if there is an employer in this coun-
try who believes that he has n right by
paying wages to control the vote of those
to whom the wages go, l say ii there is
such an employer, l cannot offend him.
because that man cannot be offended at
anything: Great applause.) have
known of men who thought because they
loaned man money, as long rs they held
ms note he must vote as they desire him.
am not afraid of offending any man
who is of that opinion. Great applause
My friends, in this world, people have
Just about as much of good as they de-
serve. At least the best way to secure
anything that is desirable is first Co de-
serve 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 dc it.
Let me leave with you just one part
ing word. Let me urge you Whatever
may be your views on political questions,
whatever may be your ideas as to the mol
icies proposed from time to time, by vari-
Gus parties, let me urge you to make It !
your highest ambition to prove yourselves
worthy of that greatest of all names an
citizen. l thank you.n Great
applause.)
Mr.. Bryan took the $50 train on the
burlington road for Lincoln, Neb., stop-
ping Mt Aurora, Ills, for n twenty minute
speech at about 6:30
An Associated Press reporter handed
Mr.. Bryan copy of Mr.. Watsons speech
delivered to- day at Dallas, Tex
II have nothing to say on the subject
at present" said Mr.. Bryan. - do not
care to discuss tn