The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-08-01
THE BASIS OF HARMONY.

THE BASIS OF HARMONY.
Hon. w. j. Bryan Addresses New
England Democrats.
Hon. William ]. Bryan's response
to the toast given him in Boston
on "The Basis of Harmony" is
as follows:
81 always come to New England
with pleasure, because recognize,
as Senator Carmack has said he
does, how much fidelity it requires
to plead for Democracy in New
England. Here in New England a
man may be a Democrat with great
credit. | have come here several
times and l confess that my mis-
sionary work has not been crowned
with the success l thought it de-
served.
tBut we have to 60 on preaching
righteousness assured OF the fact
that evil will at last overtake those
who refuse to listen or to follow the
truth. I am glad it is my privilege
to come here to join with you in the
beginning of your campaign of 1902.
l am glad to see a representative OF
the State of New York, represent
ative of the Democracy of that
State. When he tells you what he
believes to be dangers of the coun-
try, | am glad, as | am sure you
are, to listen to the man who gives
honest expression to an honest
fear of danger.
COMPLIMENTS SHEPARD.
"When he gives advice l am will
ing to listen for I know that in ZOO
he was willing to throw aside the
objections he had to some parts OF
the Democratic platform and plead
ed for the election of the ticket that
stood upon that platform. He has
shown his willingness to overlook
those things which he thought inn
portant IN order to secure victory
for those policies which he consid-
cred paramount. However much /
may differ with HIM regarding the
relative Importance of questions re-
garding the precedence OF issues,
am willing to listen to the opinion
of any Democrat who proves by his
vote that lie is a Democrat.
81 am glad your committee called
from the South a representative OF
the Southern Democracy, and as
delighted as you to have listened to
his unanswerable argument on
what believe to be the greatest
issue this nation has ever had tC
meet IN all its history. l believe
we are fortunate in that we have
men scattered all over this nation
as competent as these gentlemen tc
defend the issues which they have
presented
81 thought I might be of some
service in aiding those who desire
harmony in the Democratic party
| think there is no Democrat be-
tween the oceans who desires har
mony more than l, for no one has
suffered more than | from the lack
of it.
Harmony in government is the
result OF fixed and Interchangeable
rules. Jefferson states two of these
rules-namely, absolute acquies'
cence in the will of the majority
and frequent elections-the second
aids the first by giving hope of a
remedy from present Ills, however
grievous. If he were living to-day
his observation would probably
suggest a third rule, namely, the
ascertainment of the will of the
methods so direct, so fair and SO
honest that the minority cannot
doubt that that will has been ac-
tually expressed.
ARISTOCRATS AND DEMOCRATS.
1.-The great founder OF the Demo
cratic party, whose profound philos-
ophy sounded all the depths of hui
man nature and measured the
height and breadth of human gov
eminent, not long before the end OF
his eventful life said, in letter to
Mr.. Lee, that there were but two
permanent parties, the aristocratic
and the democratic; that these two
parties existed i'll every country,
and that where there was freedom
to think, speak and write, these
parties would become apparent.