Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05
BRYAN ADDRESSES
LARGE AUDIENCE
EXCHANGES RAlLLERY WITH
AMBASSADOR REID
Hundreds Attend Big Banquet Of the
Americans in British Metrop-
olls-Refers to His
Worlds Trip
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tude of the people of Asia as have our
school teachers. sent many of them. by
| private rather than by public funds.
Vehicle for Truth
"The English language has become
the vehicle for the conveyance OF gov
ernmental truth even more than for the
spread of general information, for be-
ginning with Magma Charter and con-
tinuing through the era of the American
revolution and the Declaration of In
dependence down to the present, no
language has been so much employed
for the propagation of that theory[of
government which traces governmental
authority to the consent of the gov
erned.
"Our own nation presents the most IL
lustrious example known to history OF
a great population working out its des-
tiny through law of its own making
and under officials of its own choosing,
although. l may add, we scarcely go
beyond England in recognizing tho
omnipotence of a parliament fresh from
the people.
ut is difficult to overestimate the
potency of this conception of govern
ment upon the progress of nation. and
in turning the thought of the world
of self government, the pioneers of
freedom made western civilization pos
sible.
"An idea will sometimes revolution
ize an Individual, a community, a state,
nation or even world, and the idea
that man possesses inalienable rights
which the state did not give and which
the state, though 1t can deny. cannot
take away, has made millions of human
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given inheritance.
The Majorlty's Will
"While the era of constitutional lib
erty is ever widening, while the tyranny
and insolence of arbitrary power are
every year decreasing, the leaders of
the worlds thought. not only the Eng
disappearing nations but the other
Christian nations as well, has yet
much to do in teaching reverence for
the will of the majority and respect
for the public servants upon whom the
people bestow authority.
THE Christian nations must lead the
movement for the promotion of peace.
not only because they are enlisted under
the banner of the prince of peace, but
also because they have attained such n
degree of intelligence that they can no
longer take pride in purely physical
victory.
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
infidelity to truth itself.
THAT nation which is unwilling to
trust its cause to the universal con-
science or which shrinks from the pre-
sentation of it's claims before a tri-
bunal where reason holds sway, betrays
n Ioo nf faith IN tho coItnd0nsG of re
position.
Move for Peace
"I venture to suggest that the world
peace would be greatly promoted by an
agreement among the leading nations
that no declaration of war should be
made until the submission of the ques-
tion in controversy to an impartial
court for investigation each nation re-
serving the right to accept or reject the
decision.
THE preliminary investigation would
in almost every instance insure an
amicable settlement and the reserved
rights would be sufficient protection
against any possible injustice.
Let me go a step further and appeal
for a clearer recognition of the dignity
of labor
THE odium which rests upon the
work 'of the hand has exerted a bane-
full influence the world around.
THE theory that idleness is more hon
orable than toil-that it is more re-
spectacle to consume what others have
produced than to be producer OF
wealth-has not only robbed society Of
an enormous sum but 1t has created an
almost impossible gulf between the
leisure classes and those who support
them.
Lack of Sympathy
"Tolstoy is right in asserting that
most of the perplexing problems of So
ciety grow out of the lack of sympathy
between man and man.
Because some imagine themselves
above work. while others see before
them nothing but a life of drudgery.
there is constant warning and much of
bitterness.
when men and women become
ashamed of doing nothing and strive to
give to society full compensation for all
they receive from society there will be
harmony between the classes.
While Europe and America have ad-
Vanced far beyond the orient i'm placing
a proper estimate upon those who work
even our nations have not yet fully
learned the lesson that employment at
some useful avocation is essential TO the
physical health, intellectual develop
ment and moral growth.
IF America and England are TO meet
the requirements of their high posi-
tions they must be prepared to present
in the lives of their citizens examples.
increasing in number, of men and wo-
men who find delight in contributing to
the welfare of their fellows, and this
ought not TO be difficult, for every de-
partment of human activity has a fas-
cination of it's own.
The Higher Ideal
"The agricultural colleges and indus.
trial schools which have sprung up In
so many localities are evidence that "A
higher ideal is spreading among the
people.