Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-20

II produces. No government has
right to give right or franchise
created by the people IN pcrpctuity and
pcsteriiy, has right to spit upon such
a grant"
n. q. Nciso OF 81. Louis spoke next.
and was followed by William Temple
Emmett. MFR. Emmett closed with
reference 10 Col. Bryan. II created a
tremendous amount Of enthusiasm and
then followed another demonstration
similar TO that given on Saturday. Il
continued for aomc moments. and some
one shouted God bless you. Billy
Bryan" whcrcat the crowd got up
again and yelled and chccred for sew
cral minutes.
Mr. Bryan had 10 raise his hands
many times before his admirers would
rive way. and they did so only when
tired OFT. The women, particularly.
were enthusiastic In their greetings.
BRYAN's SPEECH.
Jefferson was man OF ideas. We
are applying his Ideas. We nre apply
linz his ideas 'odny to the questions
which arise. they were not all applied
In hia day. they have not all been APP
piled since his day. Some people think
that only ON the battlefield can a man
show his patriotism. I thank God that
| live In land where peace hath her
victories ns well as war. I glory that
we live In a land whore every day
presents an opportunity for man to
show his love for his country. And
thank God that we live In this genera
tlon. when the grandcHt principles are
presented that have ever been pro-
scented 20 any generation since the hts
tory Of man began.
"a iistingulshed citizen OF the ma
tion spoke, not long ago, of the Hircnu-
Gus life and applied his idea TO policy
that gives this nation IN opportunity
to go forth with muakct and with can
non and carry It's ideas b. force to
other nations. thank God that peace
IN this country gives an opportunity for
all the strenuous life OF the people. n
we but begin to apply to our daily
conditions. the principles which we all
accent. there II room enough TO work
Tor several generatlons yc, TO come.
"rl" Federation Independence has
condensed Into few sentences the
principles which must undcrllc "A gov
eminent such az ours.
LINCOLN AND JEFFERsoN.
My attention was called yesterday TO
the lannuage used by Abraham Lincoln.
In the euloRy ~ the Declaration OF In
dependence. This IL an opinion Of the
present gathering and want TO con-
tribute To the spirit Of tho occasion by
th'NAhk NMAA NNNAN NNfh
OF the work ~ the greatest Democrat"
The audience listened lntcntly aa MIR.
Bryan read from u volume ~ Lincoln'a
speeches. when the speaker said that
both Lincoln and Jefferson werv re-
pudlhtcd when the Declaration Of In
dependence was departed from. he was
greeted with great applause. He con-
tinued:
II can turn 10 the words Of Abraham
Lincoln and repeat them aa "a NJ culoFy
OF the Declaration OF Independence. be-
cause cannot conceive words that are
more beautiful or morc true. lilo said
how wisely he gucHscd.-that the time
might come when some man or party
or Interest might set up the doctrine
that only rich men. or only white men.
or only AnRlo-S Saxon white men are en-
Titled to those privileges bless
inHH enumerated IN this chart of our
liberty. Aud I read thcrr sentences to
you tonight. not that you shan be COM
PEELED 20 accept the Declaration OF In
dependence. but that you may be com.
PEELED 10 rcnudintc both Lincoln and
Jefferson. when you leave the Declara..
ton OF Independence. u.ong continued
npplaunc).
PILLARS OF TRUTH.
Jefferson carved from the mountains
OF eternal truth the four great pillars
upon which all free government must
rest. that mon nru created equal; that
they are endowed with inallenable
rights. that governments arr instituted
among men To secure and To preserve
those rights. and the governments de-
rive their Just powers from the consent
OF the governed.
~ sometimes hear people complain
because business II disturbed by the
agitation OF public questions. There II
n way TO crcnpc it: let ur have a mon
nrchy, and then there viii he no dis
turbance OF any kind Of business: we
can simply serve and b. happy. hut his
tory has shown that whore one or a
few think for all the people and act fof
all the people. they also enjoy for all
the people. aud N We would enjoy tho
rights Of life and liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness. our life must DO a
constant warfare anunst wrong.
"Jenerron never uttered trucr say
inF than when he declared that CONF
dcnce IN the parent Of dcspotlsm. and
that FREE government exists In Jealousy,
and not IN confidence. II you elect a
public servant and 70 TO sleep. the
danger II that he may become more
wntchful OF hlu Interests than Of yours
and when I hear people complain that
our government II u failure. generally
md them proposing the wrong remedy.
They say our government " n failure
because the people cannot be- trusted
I reply that In - far Ms our govern
mont has been disappointing, II II be-
cnusc the people have not had n sum
Client Hhnr~ IN their own government:
that the faults OF our government are
not In the people, but In those WIN mis-
represent the virtue. the intelligence
and the wishes Of tho peopie." Great
applaune).
4 GREAT DEMONSTRATION.
when Mr.. Bryan closed. there was a
mighty demonstration, Men and wo-
men made frantic efforts 20 shake him