Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-12-27
FAINT HEART
Never Won Fair Lady.
Democratic Principles
Sure of Success.
Col. Bryan Tell Followers
to Persevere
Until They Have Won Their
Great Battle.
Nebraskan rendered Ovation BY
Jeffersonian Club.

William j. Bryan was the guest OF
honor lnst night at the annual banquet
of the Jeffersouian club. 1t was at
tended by 800 representative Demo
Gratis from Nebraska and other states.
1t was the first public appearance of
Col. Bryan since the close Of the last
campaign. The subject assigned to
Col Bryan was Principles Live" In
part he said:
.At this banquet, surrounded by
neighbors who have been my frieIds
for ten years, may be pardoned for
saying word of a personal nature.
Five times you have voted for me for
public otiice--twice for Congress, once
for United States Senate and twice for
the presidency and no candidates ever
received more loyal support than you
have given.
whether shall ever be candidate
for Office again is q question which
must be determined by events. NO
one can speak with certainty Of the
future, for ones destiny is not known
until his life's work is complete. l
shall be content if it is my lot to aid
in the triumph of the principles while
others enjoy the honors and bear the
responsibility of office.
f"The holding of public Office should
be an incident and not the extreme
aim of the citizen. 1t should not be
an end, but the means for the accom-
plishment Of purpose.
"The presidency seemed desirable be-
cause it would have enabled me to
give effective aid to certin reforms
which l believe to be necessary to the
public welfare. but defeat-even a Sec
ond defeat-does not lessen my interest
In this reform, and time may prove
that my work is to advocate rather
than to execute.
''The Commoner will give me an op-
portunity to participate in public dis
pursuit will furnish as much intellec-
tual enjoyment as l could have found
nthe White House, and in addition
thereto will give me more time for
home pleasures.
''The principles for which we con.
tended in the last campaign still live
in the last campaign still live, and we
who believe in them must continue to
fight for them. An election does moi
change principles: 1t only determines
what principles shall be for the time
being applied.
''The believers in tariff reform die
not abandon their faith when the high
tariff doctrine was indorsed at the
polls, neither did protectionists wher
their cause suffered loss. The advo
Gates of the gold standard continued
the fight for monometallism for 2;
years in spite of the platform declar
ations of all parties In favor Of {
double standard. Shall we, who be
lieve in bi-metallism lose courage be
cause our opponents have profted b.
an increased volume OF money, thu
admitting the economic principle 70
which we have been contending.
"The defenders of trusts did no
lose heart when all parties denounced
combinations in restraint of trade
Shall we give up the fight becaus
monopoly has triumphed by stealth
Must we now advocate an imperial pol
icy because our opponents have wol
a victory by denying that they are i'm
perialists? A colonial system involve
surrender of our theory of govern
ment and the people will understan,
this as soon as the system is put int