Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-23
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1905.
u Have Kept The Faith

Word-Herald.
In his speech at St. Louis Mr. Bryan said: you may dispute
whether fought good fight dispute whether have
finished my deny that have kept the faith
In great country of there who demo-
Gratis kept faith and while of them have been dis
ceuraged by repeated ty have the consolation of knowing
that beginning shine in the horizon of democracy
and everywhere indications that democratic doctrines
growing favor the people, Men who during the darkest
days. remained faithful have the satisfaction of pres
dent along lines laid down by the democratic party in three
ccssve national campaigns
couraged They growing before them what appeared
be mountain of which daily contributions
we're being made by blind But rather than dscougng demo-
the that appeared to be strength provided
them with inspiration give effort the for which they
had long and faithfully abored This true because all the
history world history full of instances of ku eorbud
ing no fasehood built strong that time
other somewhere other has not been pierced by the nvncbe
shafts OF truth
There strife between truth and faehood The his
tory the world full of instances where error has trumphed
truth period of time, and truth has finally prevailed
vailed only for seek the combat
d only for the contest to be revived as will again and again be
revived human sesness and human ignorance exist
When the patriots of the colonies declared their right be free
from the impoons of the British crown they stood for truth
When truckers of the day. living American SOIL insisted that
rebellion the king wicked that revolution unsttes
a,anke that build dedicated under God
freedom impossible effort and would be disastrous bust
they stood for aehood And after eight ofds
eouragement years and faithful effort bit
which the colonial forces required to combat the
hand the British oery and the other the nsdiou influences of
tory element truth prevailed and nation baptized in the
purest of blood sprung into existence.
When the aboionsts insisted that has right place
chains upon the limbs another they stood for truth When
other declared slavery divine institution they
ahoo When Abraham Lincoln declared that this nation
could survive half slave and half free he stood for truth The
men attacked Lncons policy stood for fasehood Truth
uphed and the hacke fell from the limbs of more than
human beings.
But the fought Washngtons side and who
fought Lncons and before Lncons liberty
nered and discouraged those who either did recognize
or care for principle And duty who
fighting behalf of American principles need not be discouraged
strife Of truth with asehood today In the immediate
present battle Of ballots; conflict within the hearts of
However dcourgng the situation have appeared the
light is breaking principles will prevail
later aehod will meet defeat If today has
seemed other periods worlds history similar
truth the scaod and wrong forever the hrone
let be remembered that experience has demonstrated that that
scaod the future and that those who faithfully combat
warranted believing that bend the dim unknown standeh
within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
Where standing today Is the side of truth
faood de conscience the sovereign of intellect
are you ruled by other and less worthy forces! DO think
Yourself your conclusions regulated by other who
only think for but who think according to their selfish in
eress You have neere at the minority holding aoft the banner
democracy but the time not far off when will be glad to
give your aid transform that minority into majority the time
distant when will desert the forces of proud
" among the supporters of truth.
But you you shall change
the intellect rather than by
waiting dragged the truth by the requirements of stom
sc will be better citizen refuse to longer bndy fol-
low party of and in spite of its policy You will
be patriot desert ehood the hours of its triumph
and reinforce truth in the days of its defeat
man may without effort, stand and be counted
throng but strength and to enable
do battle truth the face of what be overwhelming
Odds Zone Gods side majority, said Wendell Phillips, and
that which the sight of heaven it be depended
upon, will in time become majority in the sight OF
will wletched
fame and profit and tits he JUST
While stands aside
pOubtnt ii hIs alb ect spirit I'll h. trd eEvclaed