Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-04-22

the elements Of our l,pu,aIir n WEO PIE
dominate here tonight can accomplish
,aSting good"
Mr.. Bryan had t. rails, his hand many
times before his acmir,rs would give
way. and they did So only vixen tired out.
| The women particularly Were .uthusiaS
! Tie in their greetings. Mi B!yaN s"!d:
/ Il had an opportunity Il few lights
aso TO apply certain fundamental prin-
/ ciples To some Of the questions ht fore
/ the public. But tonight | think that il
| is only fitting that shall ,ontine myself
to the principles which We all believe in,
| hut which We do not always apply t.
/ these questions. which from tim" 10
! time diviia the people want 10 speak
for moment of one who is the sour
of our inspiration. Il man 50 great IN his
ideas that, While he is the pauu s"iHt
I of one party. he is loved 10y those Wh"
| have never assumed the party name OF
/ the party he founded.
| Il repeat that jefferson w?s man of
| ideas. We are lTp,yiag his ideas to-
4 .iay IL the questions which al iSe. ThcN
were not Ill applied IN his day. TiieY
! have not all been applied since his day.
They will not all be applied in or day.
for the work of civilization is 4 rcvrr
ending work,
Sometimes people think that only on
| the battlefield can man SHOW his IA
! triotism thank God that live in
IA land whevc peace has her Victories
as we'll as wars. glory that we Nv"
in Il land where every day presents an
opportunity for Il 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
tnguished citizen of the nation spoke
not long ago of strenuous life. and ap-
piled his idea to policy that gives this
nation an opportunity To so forth with
musket and with cannon and carry its
| ideas by force to other nations.
thank God that peace in this country
! gives an opportunity for all the siren
uous life of the people. # 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. 1homaS Jtl-
ferson believed in the people. and he was
the first great believer in the people.
/ Il appreciate the fears expressed by
, our toastlnaster-no one viii deny the
I evil tendencies of the times: no one will
deny that there are abuses so intrenched
in government that it is difficult to
lisloGge them. But, NY fri, nds, as
Jefferson believed in the people, 50 wo
can believe in the people. Some one
has said that the American people may
sleep until the last half of the 12th
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 amy
other ration.
jefferson believed in a free press. and
no one had reason then to complain of
the malignancy of the press that he
| believed TO be free. but he believed in
it as his followers believe in ii today;
believe in it because it is better that Il
paper shall publish Il lie than that it
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 lie believed in the education
of the people.
Il am glad that jefferson believed in
universal education. ! am glad that
! lie believed that the security of the state
was best and greatest When there was
not single living soul who could not
appreciate the benefits of fire" govern
raent. 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
laration of Independence. 1t was the
greatest document ever penned by hui
man hands" The audience listened
intently as the speaker read Abraham
Lincon's eulogy of the Declaration of
Independence. When the speaker said
that both Lincoln and Jefferson were
lepudiatcd when the Declaration of In
dependence was departed from. he was
greeted with applause. MIR. Hryan 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,
that they are endowed with inailcnabl"
rights. that government is instituted
among men to secure and preserve these
lust path from the consent of the gov
crncd.
Il have not agreed with all that has
been said tonight in regard to the solu-
ton OF the problems that confront us,
hut, my friends. however We may differ
in the application of this doctrine We
should all be willing to apply it every
where, ard if we find ourselves wrong
uuon investigation, we should he willing
to correct our errors. | believe that ir
the great struggle that is going on, tbs
American people, With Intelligence tina,
has never failed. will apply those to solu-
ton of the public questions and thal
solution will be right. The great trouble
that We. find is that government l.
perverted, that the instruments OF gov
ernnlrnt are used for private Ealf
and for public plunder. Our govern
,nent is the best on earth, not because IL
has no faults. but bccause people car
remedy the faults when they see them
Government rests either upon the con
sent of the people of upon force. L
cannot rest upon both. At this time We
may well go back to this Fundamental
principle and let it be the guide to ou'
conduct.
Let us go back to the fountain ot
the fathers and drink from the fountain
whose source Is near to the blood of the
revolution, those principles that sur
vive until this day; let us apply them arC
then, my friends, this nation may entel
upon future tit for & nations glory
When MIR. Bryan closed there was q
mighty demonstra ton. Men and womer
10. off tn = a IL. h m nv /,
hand, and ii required the services of V
cral policems to rescue the spe aker anC
escort him to a reception room. He re-
NAMED until the crowd had largely dis
persed ard then with Mr.. Walker he wa:
driven to the Hotel Batholdi. AS h
emerged into the street and got into hi
carriage he was greeted again will
cheers by several hundred people.
Mr.. Bryan said he was more than dc
lighted with the cordality of his recep