The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-04-26

undergone politically during the past
flew years, during which talk he praised
I people who stood for their convictions
even If they had to stand alone, whether
Republican OF Democrat. III would rather
have q man vote against me conscien.
tiously than violate his conscience by
voting for me. want men to think.
l(Applause.)
,He held out the encouraging hand TO
Vermont democrats who may have felt
discouraged because OF their failures, BY
saying that the Democratic sentiment IS
| growing all over the world, seeking to-
bring the government to the people. In
fact, the spirit of democracy Is so strong
chat Democrats have had the privilege
lof leaning some OF their ideas TO Repub-
licans. {Applause.) "And Republicans
have paid MS the highest compliment by
standing by the man who has borrowed
the most ideas from us.
"But," he declared. Il wish to sneak
from the broader platform than chat Of
imere party. ! assume that all aarties
want good government | have been
candidate for high office. but | have ad-
hered to principle and 1 have been de-
/ feated. Many Of my friends rpjoicea
/ in tile defeats, too This is my country
/ want good government while live and
want to leave good government when
/ ] die. But il my political opponents can
dcsise any better government, then they
are my friends
WHO Ys the average ManY
Passing then to his subject Of ~The
Average Man" Bryan told how he came
TO choose the subject by visiting various
countries, particularly Mexico and Asian
nations, where there is none. or a very
small middle class. Europe has large
middle class but the United States has
| by far the largest, and the most import
ant one II il here. The middle class can
/ it to be bad He admonished his audi
ence not to be ashamed TO be called the
common people, for Lincoln said that the
lord must have loved the common peo-
pie because he made so many OF them.
~1he uncommon people are less import
ant than they think themselves Gap.
plause.)
The cIassincations Of the common peo-
lple were then separated by Bryan as
j follows; (1) the farmers; (2) the la
boring man, the artisan or the mechanic: !:
/ (3l the business man; (4) the physi-
cians (5) the lawyers, not all Of them
but the "eornheldp or country lawyers,
who. by the way. had built the best
state constitution in the country, out in
4 oklahoma; (6) the newspaper men, (tne
bunch ON the stage blushed) not the
newspaper men who Use their papers "to
Ichloroform their readers. while their
pockets are being picked they couldn't
be included because it wouldn't be safe
to turn them loose with the common
people, but the country editors; (7l the
teachers; (s) the preachers
These eight classes const itute 95 per
cent Of the people of the country. he
said and they ought TO have no trouble
IN running this government BY majority.
Democracy is the most just, tae wiscst
and the strongest kind Of government.
It's strength is built in the hearts Of the
people. Our government is 50 strong
that II is sdestined to shake every
throne, not by force, but by example.
Names Of Party and Harmony.
1 Mr.. Bryan then branehed off into a
ldigression on names OF parties saying
get confused, thinking that Che Repub.
lican party sipni6ed a republic 20 them.
He said that he had this brought very
fordbly home to him across the water
recently, where he was told that the
Republican party stood for republic
and the democratic party stood for 'an
lrishman by the name Of Bryan who
wanted 70 be king"
Harmony in the party he digressed
still further" Is splendid thing and
he naiveIy added, II ought to know II
J ANYBODY does You cant have com.
plete harmony unless your party is g
one.man party. As soon as YOU get two
there's sure 10 be difference Of opin-
ion.
Heres my friend George Fred viii
iamsp (turnino 10 that modestly down
! looking man back Of him. we Illus.
! trate It ! am thoroughly IN accord with
his views on public questions, vet he is Q
radical and I am conservative, Pro.
gress is half way between usD Garry.
ING the illustration further back he said
that Jefferson was a radical and Hamil.
ton q conservative. But what he had u
saw about Hamilton was not very com.
plmantafy to the conservatives, will
whom he had Just classed himself.
Two Terms Enough.
Hamilton was for lie tenure for pres
: idont and jefferson put the limit at two
tnuaA Bryan then commended Roose
Welt FOR declaring on the night of election
I fnr tvo toffhR Continuing on this same
{ line bryan stated That the only maa
/ who ever tried for d third term wa