The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-02-23
WILLIAM J BRYAN'S
ADDRESS IN COLUMBIA.
DISTINGUISHED COMMONER
TALKED TO LEGISLATORS.
Something Of His Speech and Inn
pressions Formed Of the Man On
The Trip to Columbia.

Jennings Bryan to the members OF the
general assembly was delivered in the
city hall in Columbia at noon on Fri
day before an audience which packed
the building. The crowd which heard
! the {, dress was very generally estl-
mated at little less than four thous-
and.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for more than an
hour and half He gained the i'm
mediate and undivided attention Of
his large audience and held it to the
close. receiving tremendous ovation
on his appearance before his audience
and at the close OF his address. Mr..
Bryan has a power Of oratory that
has been accorded in like degree to
very few men in this generation. He
| has a clear voice OF such volume that
without apparent effort on his part it
may be distinctly heard in every part
OF the largest halls. His reasoning is
strong and deep and yet so clear as
to make it easily followed by a man
of less than average intelligence. His
periods are we'll rounded and his style
and delivery magnificent. However
much one may disagree with him in
his positions and in his argument to
sustain those positions there is mag
netism in his oratory that is irfesti-
Bile nd that draws ach one OF those
in his audience to himself and COM
nlands their attention and admiration.
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Bry-
an is one of the greatest of American
orators.
His Address.
Mr.. Bryan's theme was the Moral
Issue" He pleaded for the applica-
ton OF moral issues to national poll
cies in order to assure the endurance
OF the government. He reiterated in
every instance his well-known views
on national affairs and declared his
allegiance to the Democratic platform
on which he has twice been defeated
as the nominee OF his party for the
presidency He thought there was no
better democrat in the United States
than himself. He believed in Democ-
acv and believed there was never a
time when real and true democracy
was needed more than today. He dis
cussed the tariff, the trusts the Philip
pine question, making clear the appll-
cation OF the moral principle to ma
tional issues. You may prove to
me-" said he. that riches may be
brought from the Orient and piled up
to the skies and you will fail to con-
vince me that all OF them are worth
one life lost in the conquest of those
Islands"
! Mr.. Bryan. in his discussion OF the
money question, said that it had been
repeatedly asserted that he money
euestion was de4:, but il did II i wor-
~ lin, because i :hcy really thought
| it was dead they would not keel say
ing SO.
In his discussion OF the labor Qaes-
ton and his plea for the application
OF the moral issue to this as well as
all other questions, Mr.. Bryan touch
ed on the child labor question, say
ing: If we love our children, we
will refuse to drive the poor mans
children OF tender years into the fac
tory when they should be at school.
He believed there was something
stronger than money. and that was
conscience-conscience which, when
once awakened. will enable man to
stand bv a. stake and smile while the
flames consur:e rim. is stronger than
money. and this conscience must be
awakened. Instead OF campaign
! fund to exceed that OF the republicans
the time had come to place an aWak-
cned conscience against this campaign
fund.
Mr.. Bryan closed with peroratlon
in which he asserted his emphatic be-
lief in the final triumph Of the right
Il was time that the democratic party