The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-31
BRYAN'S SPEECH AT BOSTON.
AN APPEAL FOR GENUINE
HARMONY AMONG
DEMOCRATS.
His Speech Created Great En-
thusiaSm Among the New

-Four thousand Democrats assemble
at Nantasket, Mass, not far from Boe
tn, and participated in distinctivel
" harmony " meeting, which had beer
arranged by the New England Demo
cratic League, new political organIza
ton that is expected to show 1T
strength in tho fall campaign. The
principal speakers were Edward M
Shepard, Of New York, Edward w
Carmack, of Tennessee, and William
). Bryan, OF Nebraska. A reception
was given TO these gentlcmon at the
Rockland house, and three hundred
members OF the League sat down 70 a
banquet in the great dining room of
the hotel. Among those at The dinner
was Miss Ruth Bryan, who is accom-
panying her father on this trip.
AT the conclusion of the dinnor the
crowd repaired to the mammoth tent
on the lawn in front of the hotel. LII
few minutes every seat was taken
and the canvas at the sides was re.
moved in order that hundreds who
were unable to get III might see and
hear.
Mayor l.. A. Collins, of Boston
acted as moderator" as he expressed
1t, and presented the speakers in the
order named. Mr.. Bryan defined har-
mony III n political party, as he under
stood it, and then spoke as follows
Tho great founder of the Democratic
party, Thomas Jefferson, whose pro-
found philosophy sounded all the depths
OF human nature and measured the
heighth and breadth of human govern
ment, not long before the end of his
eventful life, said in letter to Mr..
Lee, that there were but two perma-
nent parties, the aristocratic and the
democratic that these two parties ex-
listed IN every country, and that whore
there was freedom to think, speak and
write, these paltlcs would become ap.
parent. With the arist0cratic party
he classed " those who fear and dis
trust the people and wish to draw all
pNwer from them Into the hands of the
higher classes" With the Democratic
party he classed those who identify
themselves with tho people, have con-
fidence in them, cherish and consider
them as the most honest and safe,
though not the most Wise, depository
OF the public interests" Every well
informed student Of history will recog-
niZe this distinction. In overy COM
munity you can draw line separating
the aristocrat from the democrat. 1t
will not be perpendicular line, nor
will it be horizontal one it will not
separate those of illustrlous lineage
from those Of humble birth; it will not
separate the rich from the poor; it will
not separate the educated from the un-
educated; twill not be along lines Of
vocation or occupation but it will sep
arate those I" with the tastes, spirit,
assumption and traditions of the aris-
tocracy" from those who "believe in
government controlled by the people
and favor political and legal equality"
Jefferson was born of refined and
well-to-do parents he was even rich
for one of that period, and he was
educated far above the most of his as
sociates he was a lawyer and his
social connections were favorable to
aristocraiic ideas, but he was a Demo-
crat. lie believed in the brotherhood
of man he asked for no privileges
that could not be granted to all he
claimed no rights that all did not en-
joy, and he sought for himself no gov
ernmental care that he did not demand
for others. He believed in the rule of
the people, in their capacity for self
government and in their right to the
control of their own affairs. He did
not doubt that they would make mis-
takes, but he knew that they would
bear punishment for their own mistakes
with more complacency than they would
endure punishment for the mistakes OF
others, and he was certain that their
errors would be unintentional ones.
He knew that, as they found no profit
in bad laws, they would strive to cor.
rect them and would profit by expert
ence. He was a friend of everything
that helped the people, and the unre
lenting foe of everything that injured
them. He was identified with the
masses, and considered that insofar az
by Inheritance or by his own efforts he
possessed any advantage over others he
held that advantage as trustee fol
those less fortunate. The people loved
him because he first loved them. HI
organized party that has lived fo
more than century, and he 80 i'm
pressed his ideas upon the party tina
no defeat, however overwhelming, ha
been able to crush Its spirit or dis
integrate it.
There can always be harmony among
Democrats who have the purpose tha
Jefferson had and are willing to ON
ploy the. methods that Jefferson EN-
ployed. There can always be harmon
among Democrats who believe in
government of the people and are will
ing that all departments of the govern
lnent shall be operated by the peopl
and for the benefit of the people. Di1
ferences of the mind can be reconciled
differences of purpose cannot. Bf
tween one who is at heart an aristt
crat and one who is in reality Demo
ii"s it may a'Is be = added, among the arst,
Gratis there will be found the same d
vision that exists among the beasts
prey--some have the courage of til
lion. and others the cunning an
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