The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-20

time divide the people. want To speak
for moment OF one who Is the source
of our ins. ssation. a man so great In his
ideas that. while he is the patron saint
OF one party, he is loved by those who
have never assumed the party name OF
the party he founded
II repeat that Jefferson was a man OF
ideas. We are applying his ideas to-
day In the questions which arise. They
were not all applied in his day. They
have not all been applied since his day.
They will not all be applied in our day,
for the work Of civilization is a never
ending work.
Sometimes people think that only on
the battlefield can a man show his pa
triotism. j thank God that live in
a land where peace has her victories
as well az wars. glory that we live
I'm a land where every day presents an
opportunity for man TO show his love
of country, and / thank God that we
live in this generation where the grand
est principles are presented that have
ever been presented to any generation
since the history OF man began. dis
tinguished citizen OF the nation spoke
not long ago OF strenuous life. and APP
piled his idea TO policy that gives this
nation an opportunity 10 go forth with
musket and with cannon and carry its
ideas by force TO other nations. /
thank God that peace I'm this country
gives an opportunity for all the siren
nous life OF the people. II we but be-
gin to apply TO our daily conditions the
principles which we all accept, the
theories which we will not contradict,
there is room enough for work for several
generations yet TO come. Thomas JEFF
ferson believed In the people. and he was
the first great believer I'm the people.
II appreciate the fears expressed by
our toastmaster-no one will deny the
evil tendencies OF the times no one Will
deny that there are abuses so intrenched
In government that IL is difficult to
dislodge them. But my friends, as
Jefferson believed in the people. SO We
can believe in the people. Some one
has said that the American people may
sleep until the last half OF the 18th
hour, but when they do wake up they
can do more in the last half hour than
can be done in the whole day In any
other nation.
Jefferson believed In a free press, and
no one udu lilcu NbiiHldiu VI
the malignsncy of the press that he
believed TO be free. but he believed I'm
1t as his followers believe in IL today;
believe I'm II because IL Is better that a
paper shell publish lie than that II
shall not be permitted to publish the
truth He believed in the right OF trial
by Jury. and that men should not be
tried before judges biased by their sur
roundings. or their education, or their
interests. He believed in the education
OF the people.
II am glad that Jefferson believed I'm
universal education. am glad that
he believed that the security of the state
was best and greatest when there was
not a single living soul who could not
appreciate the benefits of free govern
ment. Jefferson was right. Every
child born in this country should have
the privilege OF an education.
Jefferson included among his great
est achievements the writing OF the Dec
leration of Independence II was the
greatest document ever penned by hu-
man hands" The audience listened
intently as the speaker read Abraham
Lincoln's eulogy OF the Declaration of
Independence. When the speaker said
that both Lincoln and Jefferson were
repudiated when the Declaration of In
dependence was departed from. he was
greeted with applause. Mr.. Bryan con-
tinued:
Jefferson carved from the mountains
OF eternal truth the four great pillars
upon which all free government must
rest That all men are created equal,
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rights, that government is Instituted
among men 10 secure and preserve these
rights and that governments derive their
just path from the consent Of the gov
erned.
81 have not agreed with all that has
been said tonight in regard TO the solu-
tion of the problems that confront US.
but my friends. however we may differ
in the application Of this doctrine, We
should all be willing to apply II every
where and IL we find ourselves wrong
upon investigation. we should be willing
TO correct our errors. i believe that in
the great struggle that Is going on. the
American people, with intelligence that
has never failed. will apply those TO solu
ton OF the public questions and that
solution will be right. The great trouble
that we find is that government Is
perverted. that the instruments OF gov
ernment are used for private gain
and for public plunder. our govern
ment is the best on earth, not because IL
has no faults. but because people can
remedy the faults when they see them.
Government rests either upon the con-
sent OF the people OF upon force. II
cannot rest upon both. At this time we
may we'll 60 back 20 this fundamental
principle and let IL be the guide 10 our
conduct.
Let US GO back 20 the fountain OF
the fathers and drink from the fountain
whose source Is near to the blood Of the
revolution: 1nose principles that sur
vive until this day; let US apply them and
then. my friends, this nation may enter
upon a future M for = nations glory"
When Mr.. Bryan closed there was n
mighty demonstration. Men and women
made frantic efforts 90 shake him by the
hand. and IL required the services OF sew
eral policemen TO rescue the speaker and
escort him 10 "a reception room. He re-
mained until the crowd had largely dis
bersed and then with MIR Walker he was