The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-21
WILLIAM J. BRYAN'S VISIT.

one of the most popular and distinguish
ed citizens of the nation in the person of
Wm. j. Bryan. He arrived here at 5
o'clock in the morning and was met at the
station by a reception committee headed
by Senator Randolph, and was escorted
to the Williams house, where he rest
ed until o'clock, The reception COM
mittee then waited upon him and &C
companied him to the new court house,
where he delivered snort address to
the county board which was in session.
He was introduced to the board by l..
J. Nash
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Bry.
an said: "A centralized government Is
always government for the benefit of
the privileged few, while local govern
ment is government better calculated
to advance the cause of the masses
Each township should rule in all
matters pertaining to itself and net en-
croach on another township govern
ing itself; each county should have the
same right over county matters, aud
each state over matters pertaining to
the state. Thus the government will be
left in the hands of the people most vi,
tally interested, who also will be in a
position close enough to watch its work
ings"
Mr.. Bryan then alluded to the respon-
siblity of men chosen to represent the
people in governing bodies. He said
Il once referred to the president of the
| United States as n hired man and was
criticised for the allusion.
Il desire, however, to reiterate it.
Every man holding Office is but the ser
want of lis constituents, and if he can.
not conscientiously carry out their de-
mands he should resign from Office.
The faults of every government are
not with the people. They are honest.
When wrongs occur they come through
public officers, who after their election
to Office embezzle power and use it for
tnelr own pOlltlCdl euus'
THE questions of government are
moral questions, he said. You can
90 out on the street bliud. folded and
pick up men who will serve the people
better than those who act rs the repre-
sentatives of special Dterests and are al
ways trying to help some one at the ex-
pense of the people.
''The men who ere needed as office
holders in this country are upright men
men with sense of justice as between
man and man"
At II o'clock banquet lunch, or rath-
er fine dinner, was served at George
Bros restaurant. Over one hundred
Democrats and some Republicans at
tended the banquet. l.. j. Nash presid-
ed as toastmaster VIM. F. Nash Two
Rivers; Frank Hoffman, city; and j. F.
| Magee, Two Rivers, responded TO toasts,
and each acquitted himself creditably.
For want of time others who were to
speak we're not called upon. Mr.. Nash
then introduced the guest of honor, Mr..
Bryan, who delivered short address
which drew forth much applause. His
speech at the banquet was largely repeated
in his address at the Turner hall. Sena-
tor Randolph presided at the meeting in
the afternoon at Turner hall and gave a
concise introductory speech. He allud,
ed to the aid given by the Democra.
tic members to the twocent fare and
insurance bills, when these measures
were pending in the Wisconsin legisla
ture
The audience was record breaker, the
hall being packed to the doors A large
number of farmers came in to hear this
eloquent orator on the political issues of
the day.
Mr.. Bryan discussed the trusts, the
tariff, railroad questions and the pres
ent money stringency. He took up
some time showing the distinction be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
parties, how the former was the party
of the people founded on the teachings
of jefferson, and the latter the party of
aristocracy founded on the teachings of
Hamilton, who advocated centralized
government. He said the difference
was simple and concise. Jefferson be-
leved in the people and Hamilton did
not. This dream of jefferson was now
being builded, and all over the world, in
countries where existed any degree of
civilization, Democracy was growing
against the other division Of the people
-aristocracy. The Hamiltonian Re.
publican belief, said the speaker, was
that legislation should make prosperous
the wealthy, so that some benefit could
leak through to the people, the princi-
pie of this was applied to tariff. The
Republican leaders wished to build a
tariff to give money to manufacturers
and trust them to share with their en-
ployes. Though no Republican would
think Of bequeathing to even his own son
all of his property and then asking the
son to do right by the other members of
the family, he said Republicans had vot
ed for years for policy which gave
money to strangers (manufacturers) and
then asked them to do right by their
employees. About rs sensible, he said
as to ask any man getting rich at GER
tain method of business, to attack that