The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-20
REWARDS OF SOCIETY NOT
EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED
Government Should, as Nearly
as Possible, Follow Divine
Laws Of Reward
49, Assoclated Pres..l

EdhNlNAt A-ihN'iht -NSN't "N'| ~
Declaring that society has not given
IL that producer his equitable re
ward AMI that the administration o.
the government should be changed TO
.emedy this condition. William }
sfyan from the lawn of his home
delivered one OF mis- most Important
utteranccs In the last seven ears
The occasion was the visit OF several
hundred teachers aud students Ol the
Fremont fNob) normal school. AZ
Ter shaking hanas With the visitors
sir. Bryan was introduced tJ Piof W.
n. Cllmmuns principal OF the sehool
ir. BIvan spoke as Follows.
1T Is trne that i haze not been ol
fcially noti led yet OF my pomina
lion. bat there are certain things that
nave been said that have raised q
mBpicion in my mind that the an
a5nucement Is going to be made soon
That will not be a great sgrpfise o.
1e. But am la q sort Of mtecmeGi
Safy Stnte now and IL IS not pf0pe'
40f me to enter into any eNtended i
lIssiOns until this announcement l.
ficisiiy made But l cannot With
stand the temptation to say woro
WiAA rAl ARhlARAAtNu WF Ahte RAN
ents wn0 come hefe With Proi
lemmgns and / have been IN poll
ius together for a good while
'You afe preparing yourselves fo
eachcis ana yiat want TO Say TO
you today is in line with your work
lf You Nil examine The platform
adopted al Denver you will Ind i
aft 40 tt4ll
asire o see this government Of the
eoplp by the people auJ tr tht
people. aud SO administered that Il
Will as far as human wisdom can
ecnwS 90 each laciydual the Fewar
from society proportiOnate to the con
irritation that that person makes O.
he welfare OF society. To my mind
bis Is the ideal toward which q gov
nment shonld strive. There is
| hNino Law O rewards. 10 is thai
very one shall enjoy IN proportion
that person by energy and indus
ny ana Intelligence contributes ~
he world,
Many of you are the SONS ant
/ daughters 4 the pioneers who came
o this country and constructed what
as once n desert into a garden spot
When the pioneer goes into a new
/ country he endures sacrifices and hie
reward ought TO be large He goes
! orth with great industry to c0nyer
he raw materials that he finds int,
lnishea products, into materia
wealth, and when the conditions arc
uch as they ought to be. he sue
eeds IN amassing a fortune, in ac
omalating property IN proportion a.
be applies intelligence and industry
IN his Work. / take Il that that /.
he divine law Of reward. and self
! government should as nearly as pos
ible follow thoss laws One of our
COMPLAINTS against present conditions
that Gre rewards OF society are not
1 equally distributed Take. for in
stance, one OF tae most iplp0rtan,
We have. Whether our children ar,
conf ~ 70 us, a pride to ls. sourol
oi helpfuiness, depen0s very largely
tlon what tne teacher does, for tn
teacher mere than any other ono
operates with the parent in ihe dc
elopment uf the child. Nov this 4.
your work 10 could not be a mor
Important work and yei what is you
remuneration / am sure viii nui
abuse amy one Of you whom tell you
1 think one teachers OF this country
are net oyerpaid I am sure you vii
not accuse me Of flattery when / sa,
YOU earn aii you ges Ia She way
compensation
'Now compare Your compensation
and your work with the compensation
and ihe work of those who have 50
cured privileges and favoritism Con
rare your work and Your reward Wit
those. for instance. Who have secure
eontrl OF some great industry All
yho, by means OF this control, ar
lhle 10 reach their hands into the
pockets of eighty millions 81 neon
snd hl fiNae arbitrarily the price OF
.hat which they sen and which IA
pe PIE must have are able to gather
= reward largef tAan they earn
The democratic party IS not ex
pecfing Co bring about me millennium
through a democratic administration
ID So Who REPRESENT that party un
aefstand that eYernmcnts are ad
Hnnislerad by nraan hands and tha'
M ihtles THAT naas hand touches
does Dct attain d perfection We "a
not cNpect oar nation viii be- free
bon tent end whom it rs enthuse
ID the hands Ul those Who can them
aflses aenqoreie pet e IS me Pun
lnea oi ih0fa who 0fo called DOM
ccr'ls seenre a better adMsimen
ot reNaIds oi service ana they b.