The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-10
DEMOCATIC PARTY
MUST STAND FIRM
HON. w. j BRYAN's Sp sEOu Ar the
BAnOUEr.
Money Power Not Omni potent A Service Is
Rendered Mnnkind 80 Long IN tho
Party Kepresonis Constitutional
Government.

Vhllan y. bryan spoke nero tonight
at the jackson Day Banquet, which
was held this evening, at his sug-
gestion, in order that he might keep
engagements ut Boston and New
Haven later in the week His sub
ject was "Steadfastness," and be
said in part:
Among the traits of character
which distinguished Andrew Jack
son, no trait was more prominent or
more helpful to his country than
steadfastness. When he believed q
thing, he believed it. Where duty
led, he followed without questioning
When he decided that anything
ought TO be done, he did it, aud no
power could overawe him. He did
not have in his veins single drop of
anything to win blood. When Mich
olas Biddle declared that through
the national bank he conld make and
unmake congresses, Jackson replied
that that was more power than any
' one man ought to have in this coun-
try, and he then began his war
against Biddle and bis bank, which
resulted in the overthrow Of that great
finanoier and the institution which
he 80 automatically controlled
Others we're afraid that Bidde's in
fiuence, if antagonizod, would defeat
the Democratic party, but Jackson
saw in it menace to his country and
he did not stop to consider what ef
feet an attack on the bank would
have on himself or on his party. He
won, and we revere his name and
celebrate his day.
"Benton, in reviewing Jackson's
work, said that, as Cicero overthrew
the conspiracy Of Cataline and saved
Rome, 80 jackson overthrow tho
bank and saved America We shall
observe this day in vain if we do not
gather from the life Of jackson in.
spiration and encouragement for the
work which lies before us. Today
the Democratic party needs to loarn
from the hero of New Orleans The
lesson of steadfastness; it needs to
learn from him not only that to be
right ls more important than TO be
successful, but that to be right is the
best way to insure success.
"A party must have principles or
it can have no claim upon public con-
tidence; and how eau it commend it's
principles better than by standing
: by them. Who will have faith in the
creed of a party if tho party stands
ready to barter AVA, it's creed in ex-
change for the promise of patronage?
A hating, vacilating course not only
fails to invite recruits, but it alien,
ates and drives away Veterans.
"AnOther reason for stpadfastness
is found in the fact that no one can
tell until the attempt is made what
obstacles courage can overcome. The
bold and fearless triumph where the
timid fail. The victories which live
and light us on to the noble deeds
are the victories snatched from the
jaws of defeat by intrepid spirits who
preferred death to retreat.
"There is profound philosophy,
as we'll as religious truth in the
words: "He that saveth his life shall
lose it," The party that has no hi h.
or purpose than to save it's own
life will die because it deserve to
die, if need be, for the sake of q
great cause will live because it de-
serves to live.
Who says that the money power
is omni potent and that the Demo
- cratic party must compromises with
it or surrender to itp Not until hu
man nature is entirely changed can
the fnanciers be lntrusled with the
guardianship of the producers of
wealth; not until greed becomes just
can the money changers construct a
system for themselves which will be
fair to anyone else. A top can be
balanced upon the point only when
it is in rapid motion, and 80 the great
financial structure designed by Wall
street for the benefit of Wall street
will stand upright only 20 long as it
can keep whirling; the collapse will
come when the speed is slaokened.