The news & observer., 1901-01-15

the integrity of the Republic of the
Fathers-when from one end of this vast
country to the other, in great cities and
in country hamlets his voice was heard
in passionate pleas for the rights of God S
porate greed and financial injustice, in
prayers for the honor and faith of our
Republic for our common humanity
l second the nomination of the man
who, in the hour of defeat, is able to say;
Il shall be content if it
is my lot to aid in the
triumph of the principles FOR which we
contend, while others enjoy the honors
and bear the responsibilities of office. -
Who declares that Principles will live, .
and that we who believe 10 hem mi st
continue to fight for them; q man who
in defeat is infinitely greater than the
victor-the strongest living friend of the
common people, such as you are and l
am, upon whose shoulders has fallen the
mantle of the father OF our Democracy
that apostle of human liberty, who, more
than a century ago, said:
II have sworn upon the altar of Cod
eternal hostility against every form of
tyranny over the mind Of man." Even the
mantle of Thomas Jefferson-the mantle
of the God-inspired author of the De-
claration of independence, in which holy
instrument It IS declared that "all men
are born free and equal" Only one in
spired of God could have so written then.
| said Godinspired. l spoke advisedly,
because some there be who not in
spired of God, but instigated by the Devil,
have declared this great declaration of
equality of man lie and that Jefferson
the author of it was monster.
Every man like Jefferson is a monster
indeed to the advocates and possessors
of special privileges
would that my vote
to be cast here today could put Just such
monster as Jefferson was. into the
White House for now we enjoy all the
forms of liberty and some of it's sub
stance.
| second the nomination of William Jen-
nings Bryan. who is walking in the foot
steps OF Jefferson. and some of these
days, when the people awake, will sit in
Jeffersonian simplicity in the White
House
Then VIII We and all OF our conquered
provinces enjoy. as our fathers enjoyed,
the substance of liberty in full.
Mp WOOTEN SECONDS.
Mr.. Thomas c. Wooten, of Lenoir, closed
the speeches, nominating Mr. Bryan. Mr..
Wooten, it will be remembered. led the
ticket in November. and he proved him
self concise and forcible orator. The
key note of his remarks were the words
of Vance "The Spirit of Democracy is
immortal" Mr. Wooten showed that the
man who says William j. Bryan is dead
forgets the great fact that true principles
never die, and Mr.. Bryan remains a DOW
erful factor, because his principles can
not perish In defeat Mr.. Bryan is still
strong, like Clay, he had rather be right
than be President. True statesmanship
must rest on benevoence, that man VINO
represents true constitutional rights
must hold the man above the dollar. Mr.
Bryan is eternally strong because he be-
lieves and trusts humanity; the life Of
the man is based on benevoIence. 81
nominate Bryan. not as dead man but
a living issue, and the man who leads
Democracy must espouse the principIes
which he represents and has contended
for" Mr. Wooten was highly compli-
mented.
Messrs. 0verman and Blair acted as