The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-05
BRYAN ADDRESSES
NOTED AUDIENCE
Distinguished Nebraskan Is Gen.
trail Figure of American So
Ciety Dinner in London.
"WHETE MANS BURDEN"
THEME OF HIS SPEECH
Warm Welcome Is Extended to
Democratic Leader by En-
baSSador Reid.

LONDON, JULY 4-William j. Bryan
was the central figure at the annual IN
dependence day dinner of the Ameri-
can society at the Hotel Cecil tonight.
Nearly 500 members and guests sur
rounded the socicty's board and Chcered
patriotic sentiments with the peculiar
zcSt born Of exile Embassador White
law Reid and Mrs. Bryan engaged in
some sharp but good -humored raillcry
and banter over political differences,
the crowd eVincinS it's enjoyment OF
the sport with cheers and shouts OF
laughter.
Mr.. Reid, in responding TO Sir w. B.
Richmond's graceful proposal OF his
health. said with reference TO Mr.
Bryan:
Raises Coinage Issue.
AT home as citizen, have openly
and squarely opposed him at every
stage of his conspicuous career. ] am
reasonably sure that when | return
home ] shall continue to do the same,
| believe he tonight Is as well satisfied
as | am, though by different reasoning,
that the country We both love and toy
to serve has not been ruined by its gold
abroad. AS the official representative
of the American people. without dis
tinction as TO party | am glad TO well
whose whole life has been lived In the
daylight and one whom such a great
host of my countTymen have long
trusted and honored.'
Mr.. Bryan. rising amid cheers and
laughter. said:
Not Talking Politics.
The temptation to make a political
speech Is strong within me. I have not
had chance To do so for ten months.
However, | will restrain myself. With
reference to the ambassadors remarks
on gold, wish to say that when I see
the progress my country has made
walking on one leg. | wonder what e
would have done walking on two legs.
1t is pleasing TO testify that the En-
bassador not only has fought me, but
that he has done II we'll No American
reJoices more than | that he is 5000
miles from his base While abroad
have met many good Republican,
holding ofhce-and ! only wish there
were enough offices abroad to take all
the Republicans out of the country"
Chairman w. j. Jones proposed The
health OF King Edward and Hayward
Greenwood. president of the Canadian
society and member OF Parliament for
the city OF York. proposed the health
of President Roosevelt.
When they rose to drink to the toasts
the crowd discovered Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth In the gallery and cheerel
and drank her health
Following the passage between EN-
bassador Reid and Mr.. Bryan, the lat
ter read his formal speech. In part as
follows;
Names Five Blessings.
Among the blessings which the
Christian nations are at this time able
and In duty bound-to carry to the
at nf |
Education, knowledge OF the science
Of government arbitration as a sub
stitute for war, appreciation OF the
dignity Of labor and a high conception
of life
Education comes first. and in moth
ing have the United States and Eng
land been more clearly helpful than In
the advocacy OF universal education.
If the designs of God are disclosed by
his handlwork, then the creation of
the human mind Is indubtablc proof
that the Almighty never intended that
learning should be monopolized by a
few. and he arrays himself against the
plans OF Jehovah who would deny In
tellectual training To any part OF the
human race, 1t is a false civilization.
not a true one, that countenances the
permanent separation OF society into
two distinct classes. the one encour-
aged to improve the mind and the
other condemned to hopeless igno-
rance Equally false Is that concep-
tion of international politics which
would make the prosperity Of one ma
ton depend upon the exploitation of
another, While no one is far-Sighted
enough to estimate with accuracy the
remote. or even the Immediate, conse-
quences of human action. yet as we
can rely upon the principle that each
Individual profits rather than loses by
~ hIo
neighbors. so we cannot doubt that II
Is TO the advantage OF each nation
that every other nation shall make the
largest possible use Of its own re-
sources and the capabilities OF its peo-
pie.
America Greatest Example
our own Nation presents the most
illustrious example known to history
of a great population working out its
destiny through laws OF It's own max
ing and under officials OF it's own
choosing, although, | may add. we
scarcely go beyond England in recog
niZing the omnipotence of a parlia
ment fresh from the people. 1t Is diff
fcult 70 overestimate the potency of
this conception of government upon
the progress OF a nation, and, In turn
ing the thought OF the world away
from dcspotism 10 the possibilities of
self-goVernment, the pioneers of free
dom made Western civilization posi-
BILE. An Idea will sometimes revolu-
tionize an individual, community, a
state. a nation, or even a world, and
| the Idea that man possesses inalicna-
| BILE rights which the state did not give
| and which the state, though II can
| deny cannot take away. has made
millions OF human beings stand erect
and claim their God-given inheritance
THE belief that moral questions can
be settled by the shedding OF human
blood is a relic of barbarism; to doubt
the dynamic power of righteousness Is
Inndelity 10 truth itself That nation
which is unwilling TO trust its cause to
the universal conscience or which
shrinks from the presentation of it's
claims before a tribunal where reason
holds sway bctrays a lack Of faith In
the soundness OF its position.
Our country has reason TO congrat-
ulate Itself upon the success of Presi-
dent Roosevelt i'm Fastening peace be-
tween Russia and Japan. Through him
| our nation won moral victory more
o.Ir tla,, Icfn In