The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-07-30
BRYAN'S SPEECH AT BOSTON,
AN APPEAL FOR GENUINE
HARMONY AMONG
DEMOCRATS.
His Speech Created Great En-.
tiusiasm Among the New
Enp1anderS.


Eng1anders.
-Four thousand Democrats assemble
at Nantasket, Mass, not far from DO,
ton, and participated in distinctivel
harmony meeting, which had bee
arranged by the New England Demo
cratic League, new political organlzs
ton that is expected to show 1t
strength in the fall campaign. Th
principal speakers were Edward M
Shepard, Of New York, Edward w
Carmack, of Tennessee, and William
j. Bryan, of Nebraska. a reception
was given to these gentlemen at th
Rockland house, and three hundre,
members of the League sat down to
banquet in the great dining room O
the hotel. Among those at the dlnne
was Miss Ruth. Bryan, who is accom-
panying her father on this trip.
AT the conclusion OF the dinner tn,
crowd repaired to the mammoth ten
on the lawn in front of the hotel. Ii
few minutes every seat was taker
and the canvas at the sides was re
moved in order that hundreds who
were unable to get IN might see ant
hear.
Mayor u. A. Collins, of Boston
acted as MODERATOR" as he expressed
1T, and presented the speakers in the
order named. Mr.. Bryan defined har.
mony N political party, as he under.
stood it, and then spoke as follows
The great founder of the Democra, ic
party, Thomas Jefferson, whose pre-
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 bis
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 III every country, and that where
there was freedom to think, speak and
write, these paltles would become ap-
parent. With the aristocratic party
he classed " those who fear and dis
trust the people and wish to draw all
power from them luto the hands of the
higher classes" With the Democratic
patty 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 every COM
munity you can draw line separating
the aristocrat from the democrat. 1t
will not be perpendicular line, nor
will it be horizontal one il will not
separate those of illustrlous lineage
from those of humble birth; it will not
separate the itch from the poor; it will
not separate the educated from the un-
educated; il. win not be along lines of
vocation or occupation but it will sep
arate those "with the tastes, spirit,
assumption and traditions of the aris-
tOcracy" from those who believe in
a 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 lawyer and his
social connections were favorable to
aristocraiic ideas, but he was 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 fol 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 lie knew that they would
bear punishment for their own mistakes
with more complacency than they world
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 ba,l laws, they would strive to cor
rect them and would profit by expert
ence. He was friend of evel thing
that helped the people, and the unre-
lenting foe of everything that injured
them. He was identified with the
masses, and considered that insofar as
by inheritance or by his own efforts he
possessed any advantage over others he
held that advantage as trustee foi
those less fortunate. The people loved
him because he first loved them. He
pSahiNOo q putVJ piaI hao ilfou lOl
more than century, and he 80 i'm
pressed his ideas upon the party tha
no defeat, however overwhelming, ha.
been able to crush It's spirit or dis
integrate it.
There can always be harmony among
Democrats who have the purpose tina
Jefferson had and are willing to om
ploy the methods that Jefferson em
ployed. There can always be harmon,
among Democrats who believe in
governmental the people and are will
ing that all departments of the govern
inent shall be operated by the peopl
and for the benefit of the people. Dit
ferences of the mind can be reconciled
differences of purpose cannot. BE
tween one who is at heart an aristc
crat and one who is in reality Demo
c,at there is great gulf fixed. Ant
it may be added, among the arlstt
Gratis there will be found the same d
vision that exists among the beasts {
prey-some have the courage of th
liou, and others the cunning an
treachery of the fox, but they can hur
together if their object is spoi
whether it be avowed or concealed
Between those really Democratic !
purpose there can be no personal {
permanent alienation, because havir
no ulterior motives they are open
arguments and amenable TO reason
being hoiest IN purpose, they ha,