The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-11

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pcctivc fortune large enough to relieve
one from the necessity of toll is more
apt TO pnralYze ones energy than to
be source OF inspiration to him.
But, while my father did not leave
me II fortune. he left me something
that has been worth more to me than
all the money any millionaire could
have left. He taught me to believe
that righteous principles would tri-
umpIl. (Applause.)
Gle told nc when n boy that
could afford to he In the minority, hut
thnt I could not afford to be wrong on
my question, that IL was In the
minority and right i would some time
be In the minority (upplausc mud
che or. ANA cries of.Nou will now, n nd
that II wn. In the majority and
wrong. would nome time be IN the
minority.
II say TO you, my friends, that that
advice given to me by my father has
been worth more to me than any
amount OF money could have been, and
r believe that II Is a principle that we
should imbed in the minds and IN tne
hearts OF all-confidenca OF the tri-
umph of every righteous cause.
,, ABOUT the Nomination.
80 evils come. let us have confidence
q, tho Intelligence and the integrity
and the patriotism Of the people.
am an optinlist. / believe the world +
growing better: believe hat the srea'
movements for the uplifting OF socie.s
avg going forward with restless ioIce
| w. cannot stop the triumph OF the
trnth we may accelerate 1t; we may
4 retara it: we cannot stop IL.
| .put n were TO tnIlS to You long
- nrincaplcS like these. ] might DC
| t.mntcd 10 apply them to conditions
/ lInurhtcr aud npp1ausc), and 10 the
| ,.suc.. nnh that IL not my purpose
tthi. morning. \ great honor Inns fniten
| IL MS. The voters Of Erent party
| have made me their stnnda rtl- bearer
/ need not tell yau TINT did nov my
| t;,f. ammunition. i need not ten ~"
! TINT had no why of cocrcfnE pcop'e
WHY. my friends have no way Of
cocrctng tho people who live ano"t 'ne
no way Of c0crcfng tho people OF
| Normal or of Lincoln. or of Lancaster
ar or Ncbrnskn, 1r,lcli less of the United
| states, IT IL not for me to say wheth-
az they have acted wisely mt Denver
| or uOt;EI nm Elnd Tint the responsthtl-
uy ~ theirs, not mine 1uuEhter). inns
| know: 7 appreciate 1t because u Inns
| been n free Will offering presented by
SONG C.01A.O0O OF my countr,'mcn. We
nrc going to do the hest we cnn to
present to the nllhlic the issues of
| this cnmpnign. We are going to meet
YOU n. we can. md then we nrc Enins
10 believe TINT whatever the result J.
On election dny. 1t i- going to be good,
-nh II 1t fs for MS. we will feel TINT
we nrc going to he permitted to pnf
into nrnctice the nrincinles which will
| he presented, md IL 1t Is against ny.
we will know, Tint we can learn by the
hummer Tn which 6o,rr onDoncntx nnDly
.hcfr nrincinlcx whether they were
light IN advocating them or we right
In onno,t'nE them.
"You have come out at the begin
lining Of the campaign. Come out lust
as often MS YOU Will. And there is one
.,'nr about It: thc Measure OF success
u-,u he rnodern ted bv the fact that 1t
will take ne frcv1 wou and the sorrow
~ defeat will he softened bv the fact
shat ~ will leave us with YOU tGreat
lcheering.>
After the handwriting which fol-
lowed the speech, the visitors were
shown about the farm and through the
lhouse.