Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-07
BASIS OF HARMONY
HON. W. J. BRYAN AT NEW ENG.
LAND DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
The Brainy Democrat Responds to the Toast.
The Basis Of HARMONY at Banquet OF
the New England Democratic League at
Mantaskct Beach, Mass, Last Thursday.


LIN view OF numerous harmony u1D-
ners, and the discord they have created,
if may not be out Of place to consider the
basis Of harmony. The word harmony
is euphonious, and the idea which it
conveys is delightful one. Harmony
is but d synonym Tor order and Is not the
result Of chance, but product Of in
exorable law.
"The great founder Of the democratic
party whose profound philosophy sound
ed all the depths Of human nature and
measured the height and breadth OF
human government, not long before the
end of his eventful life, said in letter
TO Mr.. Lee, that there were but two per-
manent parties, the aristoeratic and the
democratic; that those two parties ex-
listed in every country, and that where
there was freedom to think, speak and
write, these parties would become appar-
ent. With the aristocratic party he
classed those Who fear and diEtrugt the
people and wish to draw all power from
them into the hands Of the higher classes
with the democratic party be classed
those who identify themselves with the
people, have confidence in them, cherish
and consider them as the most honest
and safe, though not the most wise, de-
pository Of the public interests Every
well informed student Of history will
recognize this distinction. In every com
munity you can draw a line separating
the aristocrat from the democrat. 1t
will not he perpendicular line, nor will
it be horizontal one; it will not separ.
ate those Of illustrious lineage from those
of humble birth it will not separate the
rich from the poor it will not separate
the educated from the uneducaied; il
will not he along lines Of vocation or
occupation: but it will separate those
with the tastes, spirit. assumption and
traditions of the aristocracy' from those
who believe in a government controlled
by the people and favor political and
legal equality
s'Tbere can always be harmony among
democrats who have the purpose that
jefferson mad and are willing TO employ
the methods that Jefferson employed.
There can always be harmony among
democrats who believe in government
for the people and are willing that all
the departments Of the government shall
be operated by the people and Tor the
benefit Of the people. Differences Of the
mind can be recoDciled; differences Of
purpose cannot. Between one who Is at
heart an aristocrat and one who j. ID
reality d democrat there Is great gull
fixed
"1he republican marty Of today is aris-
tocr2tic in It's policies and tendencies for
il is controlled by a few in the interest
u few bot there afe many republicans
goo will remain with their party only
because they DO not understand the
change which has taken place in that
party within the last few years. There
can be 90 doubt Of the democratic in
stincts Of large majority Of the MEM
bers Of the republican party, but that
part today is 50 controlled By organized
wealth that the rank and file Of the party
are not consulted about the policies nor
are the rank and file considered by the
leaders. With the exception Of the tariff
question, the republican party has not in
recent years honestly submitted single
haiio, nv even IN The Indictment Of the
mem hers If iie own rayty' II has writ
.a,, a,,,l';ono,le rlatfGrme and fnr,ad It's
,,,'iia;ns ro,,gh rnngrngs after Gle tons
~. 4s here a5. rr,snv in the ren,bliran
,a,,v ul,o have adhered r. the rarty not
,,itfyst nd ma, The clange tbatthe organi-
vatio,, hae unde,oone so there are some
,'l'r' noII tbe,nsel1eg democrats who lave
,hn,.~~I.as ',,Ssrno,,, rhange v}inh
ha. aiinnsts.d them from the democratic
M tsn,,' a,', ,,.r,,, v,o,,hv n tl,c
p ,a
sTn atten,+ 10 match nm an annarent
ba,n,onw h.tween those Who are MOT. IN
' INK, ,,;tE da,nncra,ic nnrnoeee is
~, a paIu u.ste II t;rnt. I'M wonid ,,roye
d;s.e,rons The men who deserted The
n -, in 1900 NAV he divided into Two
dr,aa:aa ,r,osa via left leca1,ea th4v mn.
ders,ood he issue presented and those
..ho I,.t, hado,sa tha;r IA not ,ndo,e,a,d
,hn ,oai ,stnre ri .fa contest Irntii The
ta I, ,'. cn,n,leteiv rharged il tl4;r
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