Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-19
Bryan Tells Normal Students
That Administration of Gov
ernment Should Be Changed
to Secure Desired Result
CONTRASTS PLATFORM
OF TWO GREAT PARTIES
Thinks Democracy Can Be
Trusted to Remedy Most of
Evil That Now AffIicts the
Body POIitiC.

IBy Morning journal Special Leaned wir"I
Falrview, Lincoln. Neb., July IL
Declaring that society has not given TO
the producer his equitable reward ana
thar the administration Of the gov
sernment should be changed to rem
edy this condition. william j. Bryan
today from the lawn OF his home, de
livered one of the most important ut
terances in the last several years The
occasion was the visit of several nun
dred teachers and students OF the IRE
mont, Neb, Normal school After
shaking hands with the VISITORS, Nj.
Bryan was introduced by Prof W. II.
Clemmons, principal ol the school'
Mr. Bryan spoke at follows:
1T is true that l have not been Of
fcially notified yet OF my nomination.
but there are certain things that nave
been said that have raised a suspicion
in my mind that an announcements IS
going to be made soon 50 1t viii not
be a great surprise to me. Butsl am
in a sort OF intermediary state now
and it is not proper for me to enter
into any EXTENDED discussion until TINS
announcement is officially made. BUT
/ can not withstand the temptation
to say a word when ] am confronted
by the students who come here win
Professor Clemmons and Mrs. Glenn
mons They have been old time
friends OF mine and | am not going
10 take unto ulvSe ALI the credit OF
your being here. Prof. Clemmoils
and | have been in politics together
for a good while. 1t is well TO nave
generous friends who overesumate
your virtues and minimize your laults.
for / think ii was Franklin VINO salu
more than 100 years ago that
mans friends had to praise nm III
order to make up for the abuse which
is not deserved, and II is fortunate
that | have some very partial friends
like Prof CIemmons to make up for
some who are a little prejudlced when
them come to examine the prlncl-
ples | stand for ana what | have tlleu
1Or.
you are preparing yourselves Tor
teachers and wnat | want TO say TO
you today is in line with your work.
ii you will examine the platform
adopted at Denver you will find that
II closes with an appeal to those who
desire to see this government, gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people, and 50 admins
tered that it will as far as human
wisdom can secure to each individual
The reward from society propOrtionate
to the contribution that that person
makes to the welfare of society, 10
NV nina this is the ideal taNard
which government should srive.
There is "a divine law of reward IL
Is that everyone shall enjoy IN pro-
portion as that person by energy ana
industry and intelligence contributes
To the world.
MANY Of YOU are the sons and
daughters of the pioneers who came
10 this country and constructed what
was once a desert into garden spot.
When the pioneer goes into new
country he endures sacrifices ana ms
reward ought to be large. lie goes
forth with great industry to convert
the raw materials that he finds into
finished products, into material wealth
ana when the conditions are such as
they ought to be- he succeeds in
amassing a fortune. in accommodating
vast property in proportion as he APP
plies Intelligence and industry in his
work. | take it that that is the divine
law Of reward and government should,
as nearly as possible, follow those
laws. one of our complaints against
present conditions is that the rewards
of society are not equitably distribut-
ed. Take, for instance, your Occupa-
uOn, or procession. II Is one u tu'
most important we have. In the first
place, before you could become teach
ers you must have an elementary
schooling. and then you must prepare
your lives specially for the work upon
which you are to enter. You must
have developed character. You must
have the qualities that ht YOU for high
citizenship and then when you are
prepared you go forth 10 take charge
of other children. Of those who are
dearer TO as than our own lives. You
take those children al period when
their characters are being formed and
bv the impression you make upon
them they must largely depend for
their usefulness in after years Mheth-
er our children are "a pride 10 US. a
source of heipfuluess 90 us. depends
largely upon what the teacher does.
for the teacher more than any other
one co-operates with the parent in the
development ~ the child Now this
D. your work n could not boz more
important work. and yet what is your
remuneration / um sure viii mot
abuse any af you when : irll Huu
think the teachers 0f thia country are
not nFrruaid ! am sure Buu nilI not
accuse me ri natinry when + rHY F0u
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