The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-27
is LIKE SAINT PAUL
BRYAN Is DETERMINED TO KNOW
BUT ONE TRING.

BUT ONE TRING.
And That Is, the Poor Laboring Man and
Rim Cruci6ed Upon a Gross of Sold
Dins His Doctrine Into the Ears of th'
Illinois College Studeptry-And If They
Don't Think This is Fair-Shake Coun-
try, just Let Them Look at Him-No
Place to Make Political speech But it's
Such Chance as He Seldom Gets.
Jacksonville, Ill., Oct. 26.-Perhaps the
noisest demonstration that ever was CIV
en- anyone within the walls of the chapel
OF Illinois college was the one paid VIII
liam Jennings Bryan this morning by the
Students 81 mis- alma mater. Shortly af-
ter 10 o'clock he spoke to the students
Of the college from which ne graduated
and the applause which greeted him
seemed out Of place in the room devoted
TO devotional exercises Of the institution.
His address, while of a political nature
and a defense OF the double standard
theory OF finance, was 80 automatically
given that no student within his hearing
rould take offense at il.
DR.. Bradley gave short Introductory
address, saying that of the distinguished
alumni Of the Illinois college VINO ilau re-
fected honor upon that institution, no
bne stands and no one ever stood in such
public distinction as the guest of the
morning.
After Mr.. Bryan's address, DR.. Brad
lev announced that in honor of the pres
ence OF the distinguished guest the stu
dents would observe the rest of the day
as holiday and he called upon the mem
bers of the Sigma Thi TO escort Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan TO the carriage and as a
guard Of honor through the grounds OF
the institution.
In his speech at the college, Mr.. Bryan
said:
BEGAN 1T IN COLLEGE.
'~The man who forgets his mother,
loses the respect of all good people, and
50 man who leaves college and forgets
his alma mater can hardly expect 10 en-
Joy the esteem of good people.
II remember that 1t was here, as a
young man, that l began TO study the
subject of political economy; and it was
under the great leader that we had in
this college for so many years. DR.. Stur-
tevant, that / became first interested in
the great political question of the day.
[ remember his teachings, as l listened 20
him al that time, a boy, and for many
years / could find no better arguments in
defense OF one Of the questions before
the public than his book-a text book in
the college7preSented
IT always go with pleasure before col
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pleasure before the students of this col
Eese; because man in pubic life must
expect to have his motives misconstrued
and his purposes doubted. yet l know
somewhat about how young men feel and
/ believe young men VIII believe me
when L tell them my study of economic
questions has been with one single pur-
pose and that has been tc, find out what
bolurions Of public questions were best
for the majority of the people.
NOT INFALLIBLE; OH. NO.
NOW we have differences of opinion
and it is proper that there should be
charity SHOWN to one another, because,
you know, none OF US are infallible; we
Rre all apt TO make mistakes. But 1 do
believe those who desire most 20 ascer-
tain the truth and who labor hardest to
ind out what is best will come the near
est to arriving at a just conclusion, and
that no one who desires 10 know the
truth, who desires TO do the best that
Dan be done, ever objects to hearing from
On who may differ from him. You know
truth does not exist IN seclusion. Truth
comes from the clash of ideas, from the
comparison of views. Error is the only
thing that fears public discussion.
Truth has power within itself by which
IL ProPagates itself, and after all there
is nothing onnipotent but the truth. And
ncv, while we differ here. as young men,
upon various questions which arise, l
know that you will agree with me when
] say that in the long run, that policy
which proves TO be best is going 10 he
adopted and that those who attach them
selves TO the righteous cause are sure to
triumph al last.
FEELS LIKE INSTRUCTING.
81 never get among young men without
feeling that ! ought TO impress upon
them a lesson that was impressed upon
me, and that is, that when a man he
lieves he is right he can afford to stand
alone; ne can afford to be called any
thing; because il IS not what people cali
one that determines character. II is
what you are yourself. In the study of
this question now before the people. /
want TO cite you TO two or three things
that DR.. Sturtevant said, in order that
you may apply those things in the study
Of this question; because i believe that
the great difference there is emong peo-
pie comes from the application or misap-
pllcation Of truth. Now, in this cam
paign, We are trying to find out what is
the best kind of money. Some say that
one kind of standard viii give the best
kind of dollars: others say that another
kind OF. standard viii give the best kind
of dollars.
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