The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-13


The following is the substance OF
the speech delivered by Mr.. Bryan at
Columbus, o., February IL. at the
dinner given on Lincoln's birthday by
the Jefferson jackson Lincoln league.
Hon. John J. Lentz was POSTMASTER
and ex- Governor Budd OF California
and Mayor Tom L. johnson Of Cleve-
land also made speeches. Mr.. Bryan
said:
have taken as my subject tonight
ssThe Test of Democracy, but 90
not come to preach a new gospel or 10
formulate new rules. The principles TO
which we hold are not new principles
they are truths-self- evident truths
and truths are eternal. jefferson did
not invent the principles set forth In
the Declaration of Independence he
merely stated them in language so
ant that the words win always finger
in the memory of man. jackson did
not create new princiles he simply
appied with matchless courage the
noiitical doctrines handed down from
= nreceeding generation. Neither dld
Lincoln originate new principles. he
huilt mon TIE foundation laid by
Jefferson. And we today are not seek
ing TO secure the adoption OF new
theory of government; we are only
irving to make the government what
the fathers intended it should be--a
government OF the people, by the
people, and for the people.
SO with the rules for measuring men
and parties; they are not new rules.
they are rather the every day rules
which we lay in the ordinary affairs
of life. Nations and parties ano. men
are Judged by their performances
rather than by their promises; by
their works rather than by their
words. In every calling, profession
ana occupation men are measured not
by what they say of themselves, but
by what they do, and it is even so IN
politics
Christ laid down rule that applies
to the world as well as to the church.
He knew that false prophets would
arise to deceive and TO mislead, ana
He gave to his disciples this sound
but simple test for distinguishing the
false from the true: by their fruits
We shall know them. He stated 1t even
more strongly and said: MANY VIII
say to me in that day, Lord, LORD, nave
we not prophesled in thy name, and In
thy name have we not cast out devils
and in thy name done many wonder
full works2 And then will profess unto
them, l never knew you; depart from
me, We that work iniquity.
There have been false prophets IN
politics also. There were HISS
prophets in the days OF Jefferson
men who professed great love FOR tne
people and yet would not trust the
people. There were false prophets IN
the days OF jackson, and he was warn
ing his countrymen against them wnen
he said: 1.-THE path OF freedom Is
continually beset by enemies who =, as
sumo the guise of friends The
nation has its false prophets TO-DAY
who are declaring that duty to the
Filipinss compels us to make supJects
of them. and yet these false prophets
are not willing to do their duty 10 clti-
zens Of the United States Democracy
has its false prophets now. They
tand In the market places ana Talk
ahont harmony-the very thing that
they themselves DESTROYED. They de-
mand the leadership and say to the
marty ibid we not hold Office in thy
name. and In thy name draw large
.salarles7' II the party has learned
wisdom by experience it will say;
depart, 1 never knew you, ye that
work iniquity.
Those VINO are old enough to aspire
to leadership have made record dur.
ing the last seven years and by that
record they must be judged. The
great fight between manhood ana
.mammon began in 1895. and is not