The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-11
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 Iy be permanent if 1t is a deserved vtc- tory and if 1t results in the advance ment of the commonwealth and we continue that. if the defeat comes it can only be temporary. If we are right and these who win are wrong, believing in the on1inipotence of truth we are prepared to meet each other up- on an honest footing, bow submissive ly to the will of the people and pray that which ever party wins, the coun- try's good will be preserved (great applause and cheering.)
 My father was a devout man. lie did not leave me much in the way of money and I am not sure but tt was better for me that he did not. for be- Iieve that great wealth is more often curse than blessing to the young man who intherits it. A fortune large enough to relieve one from the neces- sity of toll Is more apt te paraiysize an energy than to be a source of tnspt- ration to him.
 But while my father did not leave me a fortune, he left me something that has been worth more to me than all the money of any millionaire could have been. He has taught me to be- lievs that every righteous principle would triumph. (Applause)
 "He told me when a boy that could
 
 could not affoTd to be wrong on any question: that if was in the minority and right. would some time be in the majority. (Applause and cheers and cries of you will now'D and that if I was in the majority and wrong I would sometime be in the minority.
 T say to you. my friends. that that advice given me by my father has been worth more to me than anything money could have been; and I believe that 1t is a principle that we should imbibe in the minds and in the hearts of all, confidence of the triumph of every righteous cause If evils come. let us have confidence In the intelli- gence in the integrity in the patriot sm of the people. We can not stop the triumph of the truth. We may accelerate 1t: we may retard 1t; we cannot stop it.
 The Standard Bearer.
 "But if I were to talk to you long or | principles like these. might at | tempted to apply them to conditions l Daughter and applause), and to the is- sues. The great honor has fallen tc us. The voters of a great party have made me their standard bearer. need not tell you that I did not buy thii nomination. need not tell you that had no way of coercing people. Why my friends, I have no way of coercing the people who live about memo way of coercing the people of Normal oE of Lincoln or of Lancaster or of Ne braska. much less of the United States It is not for me to say whether they | have acted wisely at Denver or not; am glad that the responsibility is | theirs. not mine (iaughter). This know: I appreciate it because it has been a free offering. presented by six million of my countrymen. We are go- l ing to do the best we can to present to the public the issues of this campaign We are going to meet you as we can and then we are going to believe that whatever the results is on election day | 1t is going to be good, and if 1t is for 1 us, we will feel that we are going te 1 be permitted to put into practice Jnt l principles which will be presented. and | if 1t Is against us. we will know that we can learn by the manner in which our opponents apply their principles whether they wero right in advocating them or we right in opposing them
 You have come out at the begin ming of the campaign. Come out just as often as you will And there is one thing about 1t: the pleasure oi success will be moderated by the fact that it will take us from you and tht sorrow of defeat will be softened bS the fact that 1t will leave us with you (Great cheering)