The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-19
TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS At
BRYAN'S HOME
Train Load of Enthusiasts
From Fremont Normal
School at FairvieW.
EARNEST ADDRESS OF
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
VISITORS URGED TO STUDY THE
PLATFORMS AND FOLLOW DIG
TATES OF CONSCIENCE.

Fairview. Lincoln, Neb.. July 1S-De-
carng that society has not given to the
producer his equitable reward. and that
the administration of the government
should be changed TO remedy this condi-
ton, William ]. Bryan, from the lawn of
his home, delivered one of the most i'm
portant uuerances in the last several
years.
The occasion was the visit of several
hundred teachers and students of the Ere
mont (Neb.) normal school After shak-
ing hands with the visitors, Mr.; Bryan
was introduced by Professor W. H. Glenn
mons, pricipal of the school,
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Mr.. Bryaa's Speech.
1T is true that l have not been Off
cially notified yet of my nomination, but
there are certain things that have been
said that have raised a suspicion in my
mind that an announcement is going TO
be made soon that win not be great
surprise to me. But l am In sort OF
intermediary state now, and II IS not
proper for me to enter into any extended
discussion until this announcement is Of
fiCially made. But / cannot Withstand the
temptation 10 say word when l am con-
fronted by the students who come here
with Professor ClemmOns and Mrs. Glenn
mons. They have been old-time friends
of mine, and l am going to lake unto
Praise and Abuse.
Professor CIemmons and l have been
in politics together for good while II
is we'll TO have generous friends who over
estimate your virtues and minimize your
faults for ! think II was Franklin who
said more than a hundred years ago that
a mans friends had to Overpraise him
in order to make up for the abuse he gets
from his enemies he did not deserve, and
IL is fortunate that | have some very par
tial friends like Professor ClemmOns TO
make M fo~ some who are little preju-
diced when they come to examine the
principles l stand for and that have
tried for
The Denver Platform.
You are preparing yourselves for
teachers, and what l want TO say to you
today is IN line with your work. If you
will examine the platform adopted at
Denver you will find that 1t closes with
an appeal to those who desire to see this
government a government of the people,
by the people and for the people, so
administered that 1t will, as far as hui
man wisdom can, secure 10 each inGlVid-
ual the reward from society propOruonate
10 the contribution that that person
makes 10 the welfare OF society. 10 my
mind this is the ideal toward which a
government should strive. There IS a Ill
vine law of rewards. It Is that every
one shall enjoy in proportion as that per
son by energy and industry and lnteli-
genCe contributes 10 llle WoIiu.
Rewards Not Fairly Distributed.
MANY of YOU are the sons and daugh-
ters of the pioneers who came TO TINS
country and constructed what was once
a desert into a garden spot When the
pioneer goes into a new country he en-
dures sacrifices. and his reward ought
to be large. He goes forth with great
industry to convert the raw materials
that he finds into finished products, INTO
~ al or
are such as they ought to be he sue
ceeds in amassing a fortune, in accumu-
lating property in proportion as ne APP
plies intelligence and Industry IN ms
work l take il 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 socl-
ETY. are not equitably distributed
Teaching as an Example.
take. for instance. your occupation. or
profession 1t IS one Of the most I'M
portant we have. In The first place. De-
fore You could become teachers you must
have an elementary schooling, and then
YOU must prepare yourselves specially Ior
the work upon which you are 10 enter.
You must have developed character You
must have the qualities that lit YOU Tor
high citizenship. and then, when you are
nrepared YOU go forth to take charge
Of our children, of those who are dear
or to us than our own lives. You take
those children at a period when their
characters are being formed, and by the
IMPRESSION YOU make upon them you must
largely depend for their usefulness IN
after wears Whether our children are
a comfort to us a pride TO us, a source
Of helpfuiness to US. depends very large
" upon what the teacher does, Tor lhS
teacher. more than any other one, CO.
operates with the parent in the develop
ment of the child. Now this is your
work. . -
ct could not be 4 more important work,
and vet what is your remuneration
am sure l will not abuse any or you
when | tell you I think the teachers OF
this country are not over-pald. 1 am
sure YOU viii not accuse me OF fiattery
when I say you earn all you get IN the
way of compensation. ia.
Now compare your compensation WIN
the compensation and the work OF those
who have secured privileges and faVorit-
ism Compare your work and your re
ward with those, for instance, who have
secured control Of some great industry
ard who. by means of this control. are
aale to reach their hands into the pocK-
cts Of eighty millions of people and by
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