The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-05
BRYAN READ SPEECH.
I,ondoners Were Disappointed in
Fourth of July Grafton.

London, July 5.-WIiiam J. Bryan
] was the central figure of the annual
Independence day dinner Of the Ameri-
can society at the Hotel Cecil. Nearly
500 members and guests surrounded
the society's board ana eheered patriot
ic sentiments with the peculiar zest
born of exile. Ambassador Whitelaw
Reid and Mr.. Bryan engaged in some
sharp but good humored raillery and
banter over political differences. the
crowd evincing it's enjoyment Of the
sport with cheers and shouts of laugh
ter.
Mr.. Reid in responding to Sir w B.
Richmond's graceful proposal of his
health said with reference to Mr..
Bryan:
AT home as a citizen, ] have openly
and squarely opposed him at every
stage of his conspicuous career. I am
reasonably sure that when 1 return
home I shall continue to do the same.
I believe he tonight is as We'll satisfied
as am, though by different reasoning,
That the country we both love and try
to serve has not been ruined by it's gold
abroad. As the official representative
of the American people, without dis
tinction as to party | am glad to well
come him here as a typical American
whose whole life has been lived in the
daylight, and one whom such great
host of my countrymen have long
trusted
Mr. Bryan, rising amid laughter and
cheers. said:
The temptation to make a political
speech Is strong within me. I have not
had chance to do so for ten months.
Moreover, I will restrain myself With
reference to the ambassadors remarks
on gold, I wish to say that when
see the progress my country has made
walking on one leg / wonder what it
would have done walking on two legs
It is pleasing to testify that the ambas-
sador not only has fought me but that
he has done it well. No American re-
joices more than I that he is 900 miles
from his base. While abroad I have
office-and I only wish there were
enough offices abroad to take all the
Republicans out of the country
Chairman ". 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
arose to drink to the toasts the crowd
discovered Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in
the gallery, and eheered and drank her
health.
Following the passage between Am
bassador Reid and Mr.. Bryan, the latter
read his formal speech.
Mr. Bryan spoke on THE White
Mans Burden" meaning the response
bility resting on those nations which
aspire to premiership. taking as a text
these lines of Kipling:
Take up the white mans burden
In patience to abide.
To veil the threat Of terror
And check the show of pride.
BY open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain
THAT no one liveth unto himself or
dieth unto himself has national as
well as an individual application said
Mr.. Bryan. Our destinies are so inter
woven that each exerts an influence d.
rectly or indirectly upon all others
He said much can be accomplished IN
the way of bringing together the ma
lions. by teaching a common language,
and spoke of Engiand's work on this
line and that of the United States in the
Philippines, and of both in China and
Japan. lie continued:
But the advanced nations cannot
content themselves with the comforting
of incidental benehts They must put
forth conscious and constant effort Tor
the promotion of the welfare of the ma
tons which lag behind.
The improvement OF the people
themselves should be the paramount
object in all intercourse with the orient
Among the blessings which the
Christian nations are at this time IL