The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-13

In the game direction with che people and
Just a little ahead Of them. not enough
ahead to be out OF sight, but just enough
ahead TO be in front; and we have found
that man ceases to be a leader when
no ceases to have followers, and he
ceases to have followers when he differs
with those who have IN the past fol-
lowed INN. IN other words. we have
learned after all that man Is only great
as he helps 10 bring success to a great idea.
and the people only love man when
they can through him advance what
they believe their nations welfare, and
they believe that they will share in that
welfare.
ST AN a SERVANT
Bat let me say word IN regard to the
duty of the representative. If were
asked to name motto that should be
ever present in the minds OF representa-
lives who act for the people, ] would
suggest this motto: 81 am a servant.
The representative is not there to repre-
sent himself: he is there to represent
others: he don't act for himself; he acts
for others: and If every representative
would keep in mind at all times that he
is servant of those who send him. and
not the master of his constituents--!f he
would keep in mind that he is there to do
what they would do II they were there,
and not to dc. what is best for himself.
representatives would make fewer mis-
takes than are made by them.
say to you that the representative Is not
a blessing-he is necessary evil. Laugh-
ter.) There Is more virtue in the people
than ever finds expression through their
representatives. Applause) The people
never grant away sacred rights: 1t is the
representatives who sometimes barter
away the rights of the people for the
favor OF those who ask them. CAP
plause)
INFLUENCE OF WEALTH.
believe that there is u wrong esti-
mate Of the compatibility of the repre-
sentative. whether he be in the city coun-
Gil. the State legislature, or the Federal
Congress. / believe that comparatively
few men receive money directly in return
for their votes or influence. think that
the most dangerous thing that the rep
resentative has to contend against Is the
influence Of aggregated wealth, which
comes to him with the offer to aid him
in reelection or the threat to defeat him
If he dares TO stand by the people. (Ap-s
plause.f Now, Democracy is not a me-
mace to property. I contend that De-
mocracy simply draws the line between,
honest wealth and predatory wealth.
The Democratic party is simply a menace
to the man who wants to eat the bread
that somebody else earns without paying
for the opportunity. daughter and ap-5
plausc.) l believe that every question
now before the country can be solved by
applying to that question the doctrines
taught by Thomas Jefferson. Thomas
Jefferson was a leader because he not
only thought out the problems Of gov
eminent, but he applied the principles to
the conditions then existing. just as 1t
has been said the Democratic party at
Chicago applied Democratic principles to
the conditions then existing.
THOSE WHO LEFT.
I know that in some of the cities some
of the rich Democrats left US in 1886. L
don't know enough about localities to
know whether there were any here or
not, but know in some places there
were. daughter and applause) I can
divide those who left us into two classes
those who left because they knew what
they were doing and those who left be-
cause they did not know what they
We're doing. Iaughter.) Those who left
because they knew what they were doing
are not likely to come back. because the
Democratic party has not charged, and
therefore they cannot come back unless
they change, and there are some of them
am afraid will not change. But those
who left the party because they did not
know what they were doing-thoSe who
left US because they did not realize the
struggle in which we were engaged-will
come back
We are accused of trying to set the
rich and the poor against each other.
On the contrary, we are trying TO bring
them together: and II I know my own
heart, 1 have no higher ambition in
this country and in this life than to
teach both rich and poor that hnrmony
between the classes can only be secured
oo1, c1a N{1 c1o
justly. = =
HIS OTFENSES.
The sum of my offending is that !
have insisted thnt the financiers have
never been given the right to do the
thinking for the rest Of the people -
But I have contended TINT it would not
do to place the control Of government
entirely in the hands of any class. And
I say that God never created the
financier to do the thinking for the peo-
pie. and If illustrate it by telling you
that If He had intended the financier to
do the thinking for the people He would
have given brains just to the 1inancier
and to the other people simply backs to
bear the loads that the 1innncier would
put upon them.
Need 1 say that / want also to tell
You that do not believe God made
the farmer to do the thinking for the
rest of the people, nor did He mike the
1aborer to do the thinking for the rest
of the people. do not believe He made
any class to do the thinking for all the
rest
WHERE TO BEGIN.
In 1896 We lost the trading and the spec
ulating classes because those people did
not realize that they We're destroying the
foundation upon which their prosperity
rested. There are some who commence
at the wrong end of society TO build.
What would you think of the man who
in building a house would want to build
the roof first and then hang the roof to
the house? And vet he would be no more
unw1se than the man who goes on the
theory that If you just take care of the
financiers their prosperity will leak
through on those beneath them. the
great struggling masses.
These are the ones by whom all pro-
gress must be measured, and I want a
civilization that will embrace within its
benefits those who work in the kitchen as
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