The Washington herald., 1907-11-27

which have never defaulted in the payment os in
erest aud gltedged railroad bonds Of the standard
railroads which have not defanited in the payment
Of interest for the past ten years Ot course, ~
should be Discretionary with the officers Of the gov
I cTnment bank Just how much money If any. 20 loan
on these hypotheeated securities.
II this were the law. there would be an elastic
currency in the country 10 move the crops. meet
every business crisis and make impossible financial
panic.
Mr.. williams Optimistic.
"I am honestly more encouraged now
| for the success Of the Democratic party
than l have been in years" said John
| Sharp Williams. minority leader of the
| House. when he was called upon.
Next 10 the republic itself. the Demo-
cratic party is the greatest hope In the
world. But we must not let our differ
ences cut us asunder We are all radical
/ and all conservative. and no man who
has a bit Of sense in his head is ..abit-
ually either. Ask any radical man in
the country about the nation, and he VIII
! tell you there are 100000 conservatives;
/ ask any conservative. and he will tell
/ you there are 100000 radicals.
I But We must not forget that great
admonition. In essentials. unity; IN non
/ essentials, charity We must remember
/ that Jeffersons original name for this
party was the Democratic Republican
party. and that is what it must be. be-
cause that means our government.
I'VE have had it called 10 our attention
/ that the Democratic party is one Of won
derful vitality. Well / should say il is.
/ No other party could have lived through
/ the blunders that you have made and that
! ] have made; that we all have made. No
party could have survived If it had not
/ been founded on good principles, and this
party must see II IL can live up 10 the
/ principles Of government as II should be-
/ We should not forget that the funda-
mental principles OF government are 20
| provide the right TO all 70 follow his own
/ pursuits, and keep all persons-this means
/ hctional persons. such as corporations
\ from injurlng others: 50 carried on as 20
/ give, within proper bounds. equal oppOrtu-
mites TO all and special privileges TO
I none.
Democrats Not EnViOus.
NO Democrat cares how much wealth
another man may get. No Democrat
envies another man anything-wealth.
positions. or what not, and he may De
/ rich as Croesus. II ne can show that he
has attained his wealth without injuring
/ others. and without special privileges.
! But a government must see that all men
| have the right 10 earn comfort. the basis
/ OF all civilization. and culture. which is
n part OF its higher lie.
/ TO attain these ends. We must not
/ let our little differences stand in our
4 way. We must work together. In Con
gress. we outwork-yes and outtall-the
/ other side. but our whole trouble is that
/ We can't get eight men 10 pull together
/ in "a mule team. when II comes 10 doing
/ something. We must not have a govern
I menJ OF eXDediency. When il cores 20
! the eXDedient thing 70 do. We must not
/ take the example Of those who go % the
/ special interests 20 be told what 20 do
/ and I might add that now the special in
( terests are rather worried just what -
/ give by way OF advice
'TfA financial troubles have been men,
/ toned. Il is easy 10 explain an panics.
/ We can profit by the example OF Mr.
/ Grosvenor. OF OHIO. who has gone TO MS
/ political rest. from Joe Cannon. and
/ from others II IS because OF a pros
/ pective Democratic success!
But 70 attain success means charity
/ in leadership. humility IN leadership.
4 These things we have I'm Mr. Bryan We
4 can agree about enough things with AIr
/ Bryan 10 keep the Democratic party from
| going 90 its death or decay
Il Think and II 1 didn't honestly think
I so 7 wouldn't say il. that the best chance
/ Of cohesion and for combatjve strength
I lies in the nomination OF Mr. Bryan ]
1 am not afraid or a Democrat Of any
/ kind. and ne 10 a Democrat He will give
I us safe and sane administration; not
/ so safe and sane that he will not move
at all. We need radicals 20 keep the con
| SeTvatives moving. and with a COuserva-
! tive Congress, no man in the White
( House can DE very radical
/ When / advocate the nomination OF
1 Mr. Bryan. I am asked II he will not be
defeated Maybe he WILL but let me ask
another question. Who stands better
! chance Of not being defeated?
The south for Bryan.
The South VIII be for Bryan. and we
viii work for him. What Democrat is
/ there who cannot stand for state rights
against Federal control. for the belief
/ that taxation is for the purpose Of con-
ducting the government: for the jefferson
/ idea Of protection. that we should not
take the props from under the trusts
/ If could have my way. / would make
/ a tariff rate that would only be the diff
ference between the wage paid American
workmen and that paid foreigners. and
/ I would make il lower than the Walker
/ tariff which was the lowest We ever had.
! But To do all these things. needs har-
mOny. and to do these things. means
/ We must work together for the nomination
4 Of Mr.. Bryan
/ Mr.. Williams closed amid burst OF an
plause. and he was followed BY Mr.
/ Bryan, who was paid high tribute by
/ Commissioner West.
/ Mr.. Bryan paid mis- regards TO the as
semblage. and then discussed the accusa-
/ ton made by Senator Beveridge, Speaker
/ Cannon, Grover Hanly. and Gov. Cum
mings about his being dreamer. and
/ took up his Biblical illustration Of the
/ dreamer, citing Joseph Then he said
Z Thomas jefferson. in a dream. saw ma
| tion where none would be king. that
great architects have been dreamers. put
/ their dreams on paper. evolving great
cathedrals and buildings. But I only
/ hope tc be known as a toiler," he said.
/ Then ne said: Time was when l could
not let the papers come into my house.
/ because they Cdricatured me so they wor-
ried my family. Then l WAS a serpent
} Now / have gotten into the bird class
Recently n cartoon showed me on a limb.
with President Roosevelt another bird
SllJlhS on nest lndt nest was 1eather-
ed with feathers that had been pluclSed
from me, and / was represented as having
but one feather left. That was the only
part JE the picture that was untrue. for
in addition to having a tariff revision
feather LEFT, have others. with more
growing. so long rs the President Will
take them up and make them respecta-
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