The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-13

The Fourth OF July was essentially n
Bryan Day; North and South Tie
Democratic leader was himself among
the Georgians during tho day, at
Barnesville and Atlanta, and his
speeches wero cordially ana enthusiasts
tlcalIy received. Mr.. r. b. Hook,
editor Of the Augusta ChrOnici", made
the following report OF Brymn's speech
at the Barnesvill" chatauqua:
1t was IL o'clock in the splendid Hu,
ditorium, seating 1900, when Mr.. i5ry-
an arose, aftcr'a complimentary intro
duction by Hon. CLARK Howell, G"Ur
gia's member of the National Demo.
cratic committee: hIr. Howell said au
eloquent Georgian had placcd Bryan
in nomination for the pres sdcnuy, AId
he needed no IL: reduction to a GQuryi.,
audience. He ei.id Bryan WAS already
sure of reDOmir3t;un, and tho Chir&pu
platform OF re enactment. He OUT
lined, briefly, tho l"sition Of thu DE-.
mocratic part on trusts, "which h4va
now becoua cpidGuitc,' aud on gXVIu.
sion or imperialism, anu then .AJru
duced Mr.. Bryan as the champion OF
,buue of the people.
:. Mr.: Bryan was at his. best, /" p"r-
feet health and voice, and lOr two
hours held mixed Audience Of IA.
and women, yCung and olJ. without
apparent effort to himself, or u ulU-
L, menus flag Of interest on the parG Oi
hia audience in his argumcntatlvc 4 So
:. :.cussion: of the political questions of TIL.
d y. He said. he never Jlied 10 discus
public questions lp a a'non.phrti&an way.
lie holds views that arc well Fn0Wu,
and 1t would not be frank to seek 10
conceal them. lie claimed tut one
virtue, desire TO know what IL Orst Cur'
the country, and Il determination 20 up
Lincoln spoke aI & :ttysburg nc didu't
spend time euiOG .zing The dead, bU&
urged the living to con5ccraty l.en
selves to tho mainta'nanco Of Lhu ..rln
ciples for which be dead had fought
so that government oi thC pGOrl., by
the people and for the people mtghj
not pass from rir> the cArth; uAu j.
seems TO mo:wU CAD do nothing DGtgui
on this day than cOusccratc Oui selves
to the preservation OF the Uriu ..ptc.
upon which, Onr government VA,
founded.
He analyz ID Ia Declaration Of iuGc~
pendencc and the four great pr,NCi-
pies: 't4rst, all men are created tQua5 :;
second, they rcaeld owed with in.,tcn.
able rights; .thjrt, governments a.,
instituted among mon TO sGcur9 th9s
inalieuablc rights fourth, govern
ments. derive thoir powers from til,
consent Of tho governed.
: He took up the question Of taxation.
declaring that to maintAin q sy&tH.
that takes - N }"c rom ore man }niu
he ought TO- pay ,atu 50 les: from a.,
other than he ought to contribute &,
the SUPPORT OF the government j.
equivalent to cnriching one nr&M iruh
.,f No, =
by law. He urged the income .@y t.
correct this eyll. Our .HOv4run.IJ L.
placing the dollar above the man, uns>
while unlimited in SIS power IN ua4..
ing with men, ills limited III It's pow.
to deal with property.
He next took 'up the silver Question
and made, with telling force, atm
ments with which readers qt B.y~u
speeches are already !aln.tiuc, IL
said no question is dead in Wnici lD,
people aro Interested, and the p,0p;-.
are always Interested in Whnf 'rc&,iv
concerns them. 10 those NuOpl, Wis
declare VIC nave never had tnC duuEI-.
standard he replied only give is uJuH
what we had ana cH!l it wh"l EDu
please. On the QuCs tiuu 0; the C&l @ ~
l6 to |, he said IL would be time /;
arguo this when any party dGCi&. 10.
different ratio.
lie next took up trusts and Cgn-
demncd strongly this menace - iu.
dustrial Independence, cnforcin,, HI.
points by telling nrRu.nent ana &pt
illustration:
imperialism. was the next QUESTION
discussed. He said it was TN" new
policy that. WAS aemandingya ya tnndj"G
army Of O0,000 'mcn, and that lXpan.
sion does .nOG describe it. .Ext4ns on
oh /,
population, but Imperialism cStah.iahc,
o heter0geheous government oycr
Heterogeneous peoplcs | Gon'L Eaut
US to bring unucr this Yovcrnln. nt Il
single country where VIC cannot read
the Declaration Of Independence. ul
quoted with ,tine effect from d.
Howard Taylor poem:
Did our liberty. bell ring I'm VAIN
Was our declaration q lie -
Must we turn to tho old .wDrlci' again
With tho penitcnt prodigaLe Cry"
EmphasizlpKtahia ef1qUont idea, he
said Have wc been fu'so for 100 years
in saying the people c0ntro! and gov
crnm nts derive their Just p0wur,
from the, consent Of tic Ruvurncd 3.
This nation rs not q .utOdlGal Chi!G
asking for & place among The Rired
servants OF royalty, and GOD grant thai
the crowned beads .oi tflrope nl3T
never kill the fattcd cali To Wri1ym>
this prodtgal republic back 10 Luc
ranks Of empire.
He urged against missiphary wocN
with cannon, and didn't believe IN
shooting r,eligiod .iito any body. .,..DA
ridiculed tho theory OF munifG8t dyH.
tiny, and natd -he didn't belJ6ye.. III u
policy that"'lma}tes a'chiGKrn thief OFFS
man because ha wakes up in reach Of {,
chick on r0Ost. .;'Fhe fact, shat we uc,
in Manila and.cah take the pnillpDiias
by force, against the Will OF the pug
pie, does not justify us:: in doi6& "a
How much a man steals may b. Il mat.
tor of opportunity w hothGr he steals
at all is matter of princfplc. tic
maintained that The adcption of Ihc
Bacon rcsoluHQn, giving the Same as,
surance to tho :Eniiippines that was
given to the Cubans, would have pro
vented all shedding Of b!Dod at Ma.
Mia, IL is never tCo lutc 10 DO riHhy,
and he has no patience with The theory
that we must first su bdue Jho FAtpiHo.
and then tell them afterwards w.nn,
our national policy will be-! TnIs