The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-03
BRYAN'S SPEECH
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ly and this, on one occasion, led to a
Republican friend of mine getting
good opportunity for a joke ON me. In
1896 I went round in a special train,
and incidentally the party to which
belong pays for its trains, so that it
was necessary that some collections
should he made from among the Demo-
Gratis for the expenses incurred. We hit
on the plan of assessing the different
places visited for the amount of expense
incurred and this gave rise to the ru-
NOR. persistently repeated, that Bryan,
the Democratic candidate, would only
speak in his own behalf if he got 500
for doing so. OF course the idea was
absurd, but some believed it, A Demo-
cratic follower of mine happened to ask
a Republican friend if he thought that
/ the story about me was true.
/ Don't you believe it, said this Re
publican 1 know Bryan too well for
that. SO far from wanting to get 500
for speaking, l know that he would give
500 for the chance any time"
There was a roar of laughter at the
Coloners humorous introduction and
just then a graceful incident occurred.
The rain had commenced to fan gent
/ ly and Col Bryan was standing bare
headed in the open. With a woman's
ready tact Mrs. e. b. Mechanism who
was standing behind opened her UNI
brella and stepped forward to a position
where she could protect the orator from
the rain. 1t was prettily done and, at
that, so quietly that it is doubtful if
Col. Bryan even noticed it.
/ II feel on behalf of Mrs. Bryan, my
family and myself" continued Col Bry-
an, that We have been amply repaid
for coming by way of Hawaii, We are
I glad to make the acquaintance of the
American citizens here and it was par
ticuarly pleasing to me to learn that
there is harmony and goodwill be-
tween the native Hawaiians and what
might be called the foreign population.
The only rivalry between the two peo-
pies as l understand it, is one to see
which can contribute the most to the
upbuilding of the land. That is as it
should be.
/ Now let me tell you that | am not
going to make a political speech" said
the colonel. but" and here he step
ped forward and extended big fist at
arms length, but unless you get out
an injunction to prevent me- | am go
ing to come back here some time and
make one"
], There was a roar of cheers from the
crowd in reply to this.
You see, it's this way" he continued
as the applause subsidized I'VE Demo-
Gratis ana Republicans are not so diff
ferent after all when it comes down to
fundamentals. We are all trying in our
own way to do our best but in the APP
plicatiOn of the fundamentals We differ
TO illustrate this, l might say that
in preparing a Democratic platform on
one occasion l quoted a paragraph from
the Declaration of Independence. I was
severely criticized for this, but l found
on investigation that not only had Alb
raham Lincoln used the very same para
graph in the platform on which he had
been first elected, but that twice before
it had been used by representatives. Of
what is now the Democratic party.
Three times, at intervals, of twenty
years had the same principle been in
culcated by members of different par
ties. In great crises people seek a sure
foundation and only in fundamental
truths can such a foundation be found.
There have been troubles here in Ha-
wall. We are merely human and we
are far from perfect so that in all prob
ability you will have numerous trou-
bles, politically l mean, in the future,
but you will find that by studying and
applying the fundamental truths you
will find a solution of what difficulties
may ever arise.
Il am one of those who detests the
mere idea of war and l hope and be-
lieve that the time will come when
there will be no more war, when people
will not kill one another, or seek to do
So in order to settle political differences
and in this connection it must be said
that the arena in which fame is achiev-
ed is changing Peace presents the
grandest opportunities for fame. Every
year gives its opportunity to each and
every one of us, and the opportunity for
you and for me is to prove out love Of
our country and of our people by trying,
with all our will, to elevate the condi-
tions of life and so to grow mentally
and morally.
IF We can honestly feel that we have
left the world better than we have
have done our best, and there is no
way better to achieve this than by do
ing what work comes to our hands with
the best of our endeavor. In early life
! we have different ambitions, some of us
wish to be rich, others to achieve great
names in history, others seek political
! honors and still others wish to pursue
the quiet life which perhaps brings the
surest rewards. We all have our places
in the scheme of arrangements which
God has contrived, and it seems to ~
| that no better verdict on the life of any
: OF us than to have it said when the end
has come, that the sky is not so bright
; because our light has gone out and
that the world is a little colder because
our hearts are no longer warm
There was another roar of applause
when Col. Bryan stepped back at the
conclusion of his effort and he was
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