The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-07-29
4 horse to be ambassador for an ass.
 --Love's Labor Lost.
Mir. Bryan's Nantasket Speech.


 AS comment comes in upon MT. Bryan's speech at Nantasket Beach it begins to be seen how deeply he touched the public pulse when he showed that the republican party is the party of privilege. controlled by aristocratic or rather plutocratic in- fiuences, while the democratic party is or should be the party of the rank and file of the country. He went on to say:
 'One aristocratic party in the country is enough. Democratic success must be won, not by initiating the republican party. but by exposing It; not by mak- ing the democratic party aristocratic, but by convincing the people that it Is really democratic, and can be trusted to defend democratic ideas and to cultivate dem ocratic ideals.'
 And then be said that compromise in such fundamental matters is im- possible. We cannot do better than to quote his own words:
 How can inc opponents of aristocracy and plutocracy be united for a success ful attack upon intrenched privilege? Not by making peace with the enemy; not by initiating their works. their methods CT their phraseology, but by an honest straightforward appeal to the American Ieople upon platform that can be trust- ed Already many of the republicans are s.avering. but they can never be won to tie democratic party as long as they can say that our rarty is as bad as theirs Not by surrender. nor by compromises not by equivocation, not by ambiguity not by yacillation Is the victory to be won. put by bold, constant, persistent, steadfast defense of the interests of the people at all times, under all circum- stances cnd on all questit ms. To lose faith in the omnipotence of truth. Upon this basis we cannot only harmonize all who ara democratic in sentiment and sympathy, but we can draw to our party these of the opposition who cherish dem- ocratic ideas. but have been misled by republican arguments"
 That this is true is shown by the attitude of the independent republican papers. Says the Springfield Republi can:
 Once again Mfr. Bryan appeared as an attractive popular orator, and his differ entiati )n of the two great parties that must always exist in such a republic as CUTS was clear and philosophic. true to history and pertinent to the situation as
 
 democracy as 1t must be in essence and alignment, little fault can be found with MT Bryan's address. Tho clarity and simplicity of his manner of appeal strik- ing here as always. The art of appeal ing to the great mass of citizenship was his beyond other speakers.
 The speech related wholly to funda- mental differences, and it should be read and reread by every American citizen, for 1t defines with absolute accuracy the position of the two great parties of the country-the one tread ing in the footsteps of luxurious Rome, and the other endeavoring against powerful influences to draw the repub- lie back to the principles and the ideas of its founders. The contest between the two must go on to it's logical end. 1t is the moneybags of the few against the rights of the many, and no sophis- try can change 1t. MT. Bryan exposes all such sophistry as few men have done. He speaks not only with clear ness, but with rare courage. He calls l.nngs by their own right names. He is direct, plain and truthful through out.