The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-31
mR. BRYAN SPEAKS
Al q Biz "Harmony Dlaner" al Man,
tAskei Essch. Mass, 10
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ner given by the New England Demo.
cratic League at Nanlasket beach,
Mass on the 2ilh inst, Of which tho
following il partial report:
HARMoSY pINNEHs AND uIsCoEp.
In view Of numerous harmony din
nors sud The discord they have created,
il may not be out Of place to consider
the basis Of harmony. The word
"harmony" is euphonious, aud the
idea which Il conveys is a delightful
one. Harmony! How Il soothes the
car and calls up visions Of peace aud
love and Joy Harmony, whether
among the heavenly bodies whose
movements make the music Of tho
spheres OF among the bodies terrestrial
with their conflicting interests aud
varying moods, whO can resist its
claim Ur dispute It's swayG
Harmony Is bat . synonym Tor
order, and Is not the result Of chance,
but product OF ineEorable law. The
musician must learn the scale aud
properly arrange the notes or harmony,
no matter how earnestly wooed, can
never be won.
Harmony 10 government Is likewise
the result Of fixed and interchangeable
rules. Jeffrpon states two of these
rules, namely, absolute acguiesenco 10
the will Of the maiorily and frcquen,
elections. The second aids the nrsl
by giving hope of remedy from pres.
enl Ills, however gricrous. II he were
living to. day bis observation probably
weuld suggest third rule, namely,
the entertainment Of the will oi the
the methods 90 direct, so fair and
SO honest that the minority cannot
doubt that that will has been actually
expressed.
jefferson also laid down the rule.
by which, and by which alone, iol
harmony can be secured within a
party. say real harmony, for Thai
harmony cannot be considered worthy
Of the name which, like the harmony
temporarily existing between the con,
ideuce man aud bis victim, Is pur.
poscly employed for deception and in,
jury.
AgIsTOCEATs AND DEMOCRATS.
The great founder ui the Democrat
ic party, whose profound philosophy
sounded all the depths Of humar
nature and measured the height ant
breadth of human government, not long
before the end Of bis eventiul life
said in letter to Mr.. Lee that Their,
were but two permanent parties. thJ
arisiocraliC and the democratic; tina
these two parties existed IN ever
country and that where there was free
DON TO think speak aud write, ,he5l
parties would become apparent. viii
the atistocgalic party be claSscd "thos,
who feat and dis,rust the people aut
wish To draw all power from them int,
The hands Of the higher classes. Wal
the democratic party he classed .'thost
! who identify themselves wilh-jhe peu
pie have confidence 10 them, chcri,l
and consider them as the most honest
and safe, though not The most wise,
depository Of the public interests
Every well Informed student Of his
tory will recognize this distinction Il
every community you can draw lin,
separating the ari,tocrAl from lh'
Democrat. Ii will not be pcrpcn
dicular line, nor will 1t be horizontal
one; II will not separate those o.
illustrious lineage from those Of hum,
bic birth; it will not separate the ricl
from the poor; i will not separate III,
educated from the uneduca;cd; It vii
not be along lines Of vocation OF occu.
patton. but Il will separate those "wigl
the tastes, spirit, assumption and ira
diiions Of the aristOcracy" "from those
who believe In Government controlled
BY the people and favor political and
legal equality
JEFFERSON WILL BORN AND RICH.
Jefferson was born Of refined and
well-Io-do parents; he was even rich
for one 0f that period, aud be wa,
educated far above most Of his as.
sociates; no was lawyer aud bis
social connections were favorable to
arislocralic ideas, but he was Demo.
crat. lie believed in the brotherhood
of man; he asked for no privilege that
could not be granted to all; ho claim.
cd no rights that all did not enjoy,
and he sought for himself no govern
mental care that lac did not demand
for others. lie believed in the rule OF
the people, in their capacity for self.
government and Ia their right to the
control OF their own affairs.
lie did not doubt that they would
make mistakes. but he knew that they
would bear punishment for their own
mistakes with more eomplacenOy than
they would endure punishment for the
mistakes Of others, aud he was Ger
tain that their errors would be amin
territorial ones. lie knew that rs they
found no profit IN bad laws,
they would strive to correct thcm aud
would profit by experience. lie was
a friend of everything that helped tho
people and The unrelenIing foe Of
everything that Injured them.
lie was identified With tho masses
and considered that In so far rs by In.
bcriiance or by his own efforts be
possessed any advantage over Others
no held that advantage rs trustee for
those less fortunate. The people loved
him because be first loved them. lie
organized party that has lived for
moro than century, aoa he so I'M
pressed his ideas upon the party that
no defeat, however Overwhelming, has
been able 10 crush It's spirit OF dis
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