Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-07-05
Bristol, where Mr.. Bryan lectures
tomorrow night.

| "SNouub VI N1E. DRY an auUreSS
at POcahontas, which, owing to
a lack of space, we were COM
PEELED to condense:
The stand was very taStefully
decorated with United States flags
and combinations of red, white
and blue with stars and stripes,
sometimes together and some
times placed separately. A con-
Spicious ornament directly behind
the speaker was a United States
shield with the motto, written
diagonally across the lower part,
"Virtue, Liberty Independence. 4"
The old howitzer on the hill top
doomed away and some enthusi-
aStc citizen fired several shots
from his revolver to emphasize
his satisfaction. A few stars glim-
mered in the sky, which grew
clearer as the night came on and
gave promise of no interruption
from rain or other bad weather.
Mr.. Bryan soon made his APP
pearance and and excited Scotch
man, loyal subject of King
Edward VII, called for three
cheers for Bryan. These were
given with a will. An officer of
the y. Nj. G. A. introduced Hon.
VIM. +. Rhea, who, in a few
words introduced Mr.. Bryan as a
man "who still holds first place
i'll the respect and affection OF a
large part of the American peo-
lple. The speaker expressed
his embarrassment at the kind
ulogies that che could not come
up to, that it made him think of
an incident of his life when he
was making some political
speeches in the West, he had an
lrishman 10 introduce him to his
audience. The Irishman had
been told to say little beyond, 81
have the pleasure to introduce
Mr.. Bryan attorney at law" and
81 was" said Mr.. Bryan, "then
anxious to have my friends in
that section know that | was
practicing law and expected a
little profit or glory otherwise.
The Irishman said; "Ladies and
Gentlemen, Mr.. O'Brien will now
spake." The speaker said he
always considered that the best
introduction he ever had. Mr..
Bryan continued, 81 want to
present an idea to you, that idea
OF conquering nation, what il
means and how a nation can con-
quer. | believe in some kinds of
conquests-in a strenuous life, if
you please, in generous rivalry.
All OF us need something to slim
ulate us in the battle of life. A
county should strive to be the
best in the State and a State to
excel others in the United States
III all that goes to make people
great. So it is proper that there
should be rivalry. go further,
| want this nation to be con-
quering nation.
GLOW can nation conouer
the world? A ration is nothing
but groupe of individuals. The
same rule of right and wrong APP
plies in the case of a nation as
applies in the case of an individ-
ual. " You will find in every COM
munity some Cne who is regarded
as the best man, who has the
respect and affection of every one
to whom men defer in disputes
and whose decisions are acquie-
seed in because people believe in
true mems characters and worth.
In the>same community you will
also find the opposite character
the bully, braggart and boaster
Each of these men erercise some
influence on the community
Which exercises the greater anc
most healthy one?
"In all moral problems the
Bible is the best law book from
which to get the principle of ac-
ton. | shall, at least, draw from
its pages inspiration in regard tC
the principle of my actions in thi.
life. know of no better book
"You will find my text some
where in Romans. | don't know
that am able to tell you exactl,
the chapter and the verse, but j
: is better to know the exact word,
than the place from where tn,
words are taken. The words are
"Be, not overcome of evil, bu