The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-27

pie as long as Americans love truth and
virtue And his defiance of the money
power to always Cypress the people, as
expressed in tranScendentally beauti-
full phrase-"you shall not press down
upon the brow of labor this crown OF
thorns; you shall not cruelty mankind
upon this cross of gold"-will be treas
ured among the beautiful gems of ltera-
ture as long as the English language is
spoken.
Who thinks of traducing the memory
of George Washington because he marked
the frozen snow around valley forge with
trail of blood drawng from the feet of
his faithful followers as they retreated
before the legiOns Of George the Third?
Then why deride Mr.. Bryan because the
Democracy which he so CALAMITY led,
were defeated? He may yet be victori-
Gus. Is there a son of the South who
would speak lightly of the name of
"Stonewall' Jackson because he fell on
that fatal field at the Wilderness in 1863,
leading a charge for the lost cause?"
Is there a Confederate soldier with soul
so dead as to take the stainless sword of
Robert E. Lee and hack and batter and
deface the monument erected to his
memory in the capitol square at Rich
mond because he was defeated at Get
tysburg and was compelled to surrender
to overwhelming numbers at Appomat
toX? Then, / ask, should there be found
in all this broad and beautiful Christian
land Democrat SO utterly destitute or
gratitude and grace as to reproach Mr..
Bryan, our noble, true and brave leader,
simply because he was compelled to
yield to the overwhelming influence of
MANY?
So, then, as we love truth and virtue,
let us heroically stand by our principles
and honor those who have defended them,
even in the darkness of defeat, being as
sured that triumph and rejoicing will
come with the bright dawn of victory's
morning in the near future-if we remain
steadfast. AS sure as there is a God of
truth and justice, if we are right, we will
win; if are wrong, we should not
wish to win, and certainly cannot hope to
win.
A shifting of sails to every adverse
breeze, and changing of front at the ap-
rearance of every little, cloud that
threatens defeat, is unworthy of conf
dence and inconsistent with truth and
honor.
Would the principles of the Christian
religion ever have triumphed had the
early martyrs and followers of the faith
changed it to suit the great majority of
self-righteous Jews and unbelieving gen.
tiles who opposed its spread and threat
ened its overthrow and utter extinction?
Would Washington ever have thrown off
the yoke of British tyranny and oppres-
sion if he had changed his plans, at every
little breeze of discomfort, stirred by
ignorance and Misrepresentation, or
given up in despair at every little cloud
of defeat that darkened the stormy hori-
ION of his activities? Could Jefferson
have saved this country from the thral-
dom of centralized power in the Fed
eral government by a weak heart and
anything to win policy?"
And how did Andrew Jackson subdue
the nullifiers and free the government
from the smothering grasp of the ma
tional bank? Was it by compromising,
temporizing and vacillating attitude?
No, but by an iron will, and a courageou
course of conduct, tending to definite
purpose. And Mr.. Benton, in reviewing
Jacksor's works, said, as Cicero overthrow
Rome, so Jackson overthrow the national
bank conspiracy and saved America.
1t was by a stern adherence to the
cause of universal freedom that the
plain, unlettered Lincoln overthrow in
debate the scholarly and experienced
Douglas and became President. and the
shadow of negro slavery no longer dark
ems the fair name of America. So let us
ciples of plain truth and simple justice
and we shall yet drive from power in
our nation the party of trusts, of subsi-
dies and of Imperialism.
Very respectfully,
JAS. w. FERRIS.
Greensboro, N. c.. April %, 1902.