New-York tribune., 1906-09-02
DEMOCRiTTC CLUB TALK.
Brpag Says he Looks 10 HIS Con-
science for 1pprOym.

---aro we're indications in what Nj Bryan
said f,l short speech at reception given lH ms
honor s. rrc National pemocrati. club ye-t'f-
5a, afternoon that no realizes he sounded am
,57rourllar note when ne advocated government
ownership Of railroads and that Doc mas possibly
arferarad some 90 his strongest supporters lie
declared however. that he valued the approval
of his own conscience moro than tlat Of ai me
other people 10 tho United states. IT" said ~
sid u.t fear what the politicians thought
0Ir. Bryan reached The club, escorted by Rich
ard Croker ir aud william Hogo president ot
the Commercial Travellers Antitrust League.
al 1.5O O'Clock. He later expressed his pleasure
~ being escorted by the son and ua'nes'ke ~
HIS friend Richard Croker. Mr.. Bryan was re-
coived hy Ionn Fox. president Of the club Ailer
twenty minutes of haudshaking be- made ms
speech. Referring to tho fact that Mr Fox h'1
evuros-ad the hope nc would have the "pfoT-
tunify ~ voting for Mr.. Bryan ~ th" next Pres
;0ontia1 election. the speaker said h' vo~ fairly
familiar with tho office OF candidate uHi Nhrl''I
nc would ill tnat position Two years hence vas
q question that neither ne nor any on" else 'ou.d
answer ~ this time. Nj Bryan continued.
7,.fr,rz from newspaper clippings Enigh w'r"
s.rt IN me- vhuo Z was abroad, u nag -.,il, ~
ne ~ l.I'-s rs5 mon to undergo the abor- and
fsfiguee and aUN'et'S OF q" '-l.' ~ - ,--,syy..-
n v-ouI6 seem that perhaps some "H' @ '.., -
si-t,Triv urged my candidacy VIII h'' '"" pres
me so hard
NJ BRYAN thon spoke Of IN" pleasure 10 %"
derived from tho appreciation OF others, ana s''N
8, would l,o idle to deny that he had derived
,,,,,.r Measure of late in seeing various ideas
formerly. proclaimed 10y himself and widely de-
rornced as unsafe and lmUracticahe now taken
,,p and advocated by those who are above the
-rr.r,acF which fell upon himself o. being TOO
radical But. while he would not deny THAI su'h
ryrrr7erdatiou had given him much satisfaction
hg would abide Icy the sentiment uttered h' 'e-
lf.,-a5 bv GARFIELD that there was one person
s-ara.al and rcsucc, valued hy him above that
ar III o-re.- persons. and that was the approval
and respect Of his own conscience. He SAID
hor- that you ai not doubt the absolute 5rq'e ,
or what I say when tel YOU that 30 aiu' 49,
alr~oFa of my own cor g ,t '' rgitaj Stale Tie
..f...-- Is indeed always 10 he I"spC 'i'1 con
.r.,.-. ,-at the majority is alwaEs right i.'t lii
at....s Of goycrumen, il is fair ureslnpt:oa Ll
md. himself IN a minority 10 cndeavor 80 % pre-
sent hs IDEAS as 10 win over the majority. There
is no other way in which the truth may be propa-
eH'sp F-va no rnonopoiy q thinking ior tie Demo
cr,tie pa-ty 7 deny The right OF any Democrat
o. do the thinking for other Deno.LaJs' ~ 80, i i
hes no leaders appointed hy any man 90 eve" s ,1 ,1
i,, s5Ls 10 b. singled on No man Is leader
unleSs h, Is near 'uoush 10 a., il9nt 20 us seen
4 do not myself fear what the politicians think
II ! know what the people are thinking to-aSy
row poiifici.ns ave constitutioually timid but u
! "a, convince the people they will find d way Of
clubs can do what a party organization cannot 30.
80 '' - - -, t,.Ir own '@rf1ions eval though YOU
stand alone Nv father died before / had a vote
''you can aIosd 20 De 70 the minority" he said
but YOU cannot aosd TO gf IN ~ me me "1ohs g.,
minority. A woman once said: a man who i u