The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-04
s.BR.Y AIN CONFIDENT.
That We Shall Ultimately Win
5.i-..0 the Fight.
vlLL ADVOCATE OR EXECUTE
He Declares That o Destiny Alone
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The. annual banquet Of tho Jeffer-
sonisn club Of Lincoln, Neb Wednos-
ncsdsy night at tho Lincoln hotol
brought together noarly three hundred
representative men Of tho Democratic
and Populist partiee Of Nebraska, to.
gethor with number Of leaders from
other Statos. (. y, n.
VIM. j.. Bryan mado his first ap-
pesranco at a public gathering sinoo
tho election and tho greoting accorded
him in his homo city was novor moro
hearty and spontane GUS. NJ
The speeoh Of John w. Kern, do
feated Dem ooratio candidate for govor
nor OF Indiana, arou cd tho banquetors
to q high pitch Of enthusiasm by his
laudation Of Bryan and his outspokon
criticism Of those Democrats whom ho
accused Of contributing to his Dry
an's) defeat. His donunoiation Of
Domootata who offorod "gratuitous
counsel to Democracy though he
montioned no names, was accepted by
tho crowd. as a reforonoc to former
President Cleveland
Mr.. Bryan, whose subject was ''prin
eoiples 1.-Two" said in part: .'At this
banquet, surrounded by neighbors who
havo beon my friends for 10 years. /
may DO pardoned for saying word OF
personal nature. Five times you have
voted for mo for public ofice-twioo for
congress, once for tho Unitod States
Senate and twice for the rosidenoy--
and no candidate ever received moro
loyal support than you have given,
Whether | shall cver bo O oandi.
date for offioo again is question which
must be determined by events. Ones
destiny is not known until his lifo's
work 10 complete / shall bo oontont
if it is my lot to aid in tho triumph OF
tho principles while othors enjoy tho
honors and bear the responsibility Of
office. I. &. !.
"The holding Of public Office should
bo an incident aud not the extrome aim
o. the citizen. Tt should not bo' an
end. but the means forthe accomplish.
ment OF q purpose. $5;%
Tho presidency aeemod desirable be-.
cause it would havo enabled me to give
effective aid to certain reforms which
| belieye to be necessary to tho public
weliate, but sdefoi ts- -oYen II 4 second @ as1
feat--does not lel son my interest i
this reform, and limo may. prove that
my work is to ad iooate. rather than to
execute.
Tho Cccc,..oner will give me an op.
portunity to participate in public dis
oussions, and am sure that an edi.
torial pursuit will furnish as much in.
telleotual enjoyment as could have
found in the White House and in ad-
dition thereto will give me moro timo
for homo pleasures. ..y H ,.f
THE principles for which we con-
tended in the last campaign still live
and We who believe in them must con.
tinue to fight for them. An election
docs net change principles; it only dc.
termines what principles shall be for
the time boing applied. ',s
The boliovors in tariff reform did
not abandon their faith whom tho high
tariff doctrine was endorsed at the
polls, Mother did proteotionists when
their cause suffered loss. The advo.
oates Of the, gold standard continued
the fight for monomentalism for Is
years in spite OF the platform deolars.
tions Of all parties In favor Of double
atandard. Shall we who believe in bi.
metalism loao courage because our op.
ponents have proated by an increased
volume OF money, thus admitting tho
economic principle for which We have
been oontending? 4
defenders Of trusts did not LOSE
heart when all parties denounced com.
binations in restraint Of trade. Shall
We give, up the fight beoauso monopoly
has triumphed by steAlth2 Must we
now advocate an imperial policy be-
oauge our opponents have won victory
by denying they are imperialists?
a colonial system involves o sur.
render of our theory of government
and tho people will understand this as
soon as tho system Is put into corpora.
tion. 1.-TWO Wero to consult our inne.
diate convenience and comfort wo
would mover oppose wrong Of any kind,
for oil warfere involves q temporary
sacrifice, but this is our government
and must be transmitted unimpairod to
posterity. We have no ohoioc, there.
foro, but to stand steadfast, como what
may.
.%;ii,"If We aro successful in diyerting
preaont tondonoies and in carrying the
government to it's old foundations -we
shall rojoioo in tho victory and profit
by the reforms secured. I am conti-
dent chat wo shall ultimately win.
But II the trend toward plutooraoy oap.
not be, checked, 1t 10 still better that wo
should bo defeated in o righteous un-
dertaking than that We should join
hands with those who are ignoring tho
inalienable rights Of man."
Chinese Burn Christians.