Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-04
The Mothers Hone.

Mr.. Bryan has said many beautiful
things in bis speeches but none more
tender, were eloquent or more beauti-
full than the following in his speech on
Judge Parker:
Democracy does not 60 as far some
time as we would like to have it; but,
my friends. we must not expect that
we will have everything as we would
like it. Ask mother as she holds in
her arms her baby boy what her hope
is, and she will tell you that she
hopes his heart will be so pure that it
could be laid upon pillow and not
leave stain; that his ambition will be
so holy that he can whisper it in an
angels ear, and that his life will be so
clean that bis mother, bis sister, his
wife, his child, can read record of his
every thought and act without blush.
That is the ideal that every mother has
for her child, but ask her if she is go.
ing to require that perfection in him,
and her great heart will tell you No.
she will say it is her hope, but that she
will make him as good as she can, that
she will follow his footsteps with daily
prayer. that her blessing will rest upon
him wherever be goes throughout the
world, and that she will hope, hope,
yes hope, that when he dies the world
will be better that he has lived. That
is about all she can say to you. And So,
my friends, if you ask me if my plat
form has all that I want in it, say no;
you ask me if my candidate stands for
all would like to have him stand for,
no. But shall I throw away the good
he promises because 1 cannot get all
that l want? By what other means
can secure more than 1 can secure
through the election of Parker and
Davis There is no other means by
which can bring to my country at
this time more of good than will be
brought through their election.
Performers must be patient. 1t is
a slow work, this work Of reaching hu.
manity. Why, I remember that
just about the time that they re.
ported from the Philippine Islands
that the Philippine army had divid-
ed into squads, and that the sep
arate sections of the army had hidden
in the woods and formed marauding
bands, just about that time I read in
an encyclopedia that about 1000 years
ago the Anglo Saxons were doing the
same thing. A thousand years ago; we
have made progress. but there is much
ahead of us yet.
ut is only two or three decades since
we were prosecuting people for con-
science sake. We are doing better
now, but We are yet far from the goal
If they tell you that We have reached
a point where we are 80 good that VT
can cross an ocean 1000 miles wide il
order to force Christianity upon PEG
pie who already believe in Christ, thai
we are so good that we can cross al
ocean in order to force upon people be
longing to another branch of the Chris
tian church the doctrines of our branch
if they tell you that, answer them that
as long as in any great city you can gel
larger crowd at S. a ticket to see 6
prize fight than you can get to lister
to sermon, there is enough in thii
country yet to do without crossing thu
OCEAN. We must be patient.
You ask me if the Democratic lad
der reaches the skies. No; but as
look upward see no ladder whose tol
is higher than ours. I plant my feet
on the lower round. I will climb al
far as that ladder reaches, and then
will pray to the God of Hosts that H,
may give us stength and wisdom tt
build it higher and higher, until its
top is lost in the clouds.''