Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
FOR ULSTER REWARD
Bryan Tells of the Aims of the
Democracy.
TALKS TO MANY TEACHERS
Discusses Demands of the Denver
Platform.
COMPENSATION OF MONOPOLY
Pay Of Educators Compared With
the Returns to Those Who Cor
ner the Necessities of Life.
Mr.. Bryan Facetious.

| 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 will not be a great surprise to
me. But l am In sort of intermediary
state now, and it is not proper for me to
enter into any extended discussions until
this announcement Is officially made. But
l cannot Withstand the temptation to say
a word when / am confronted by the stu
dents who come here with Prof. Glenn
mons and Mrs. Clemmons. They have
| been old friends of mine, and / am not
going to take unto myself all the credit
of your being here. Prof. Clemmons and
have been in politics together for a good
| while. 1t is we'll to have generous friends
who overeStimate your virtues and MIMI
mize your faults, for l think 1t was Frank
lin who said, more than a hundred years
ago. that mans friends had to over
praise him in order to make up for the
abuse he gets from his enemies and does
not deserve, and 1t is fortunate that !
Clemmons. to make up for some who are
| a little prejudiced when they come TO
| examine the principles that l stand Tor
and what tried for.
Government for the People.
"You are preparing yourselves for teach
ers and what I want to say to you to-
day is in line with your work. If you
will examine the platform adopted at
Denver you will find that it closes with
an appeal to those who desire to see this
government a government of the people
by the people and for the people. and SO
administered that it will, as far as human
wisdom can, secure to each 1nolvloual
the reward from society proportionate
to the contribution that that person makes
to the welfare of society. To my mind
this is the idea toward which gov
eminent should strive. There is divine
law of rewards. 1t is that every one
shall enjoy in proportion as that person
by energy and Industry ana intelligence
contributes to the world.
MANY Of you are the sons and daugh-
tiers of the pioneers who came to this
country and converted what was once q
desert into a garden spot. When the
pioneer goes into new country ne 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 ma
terra! wealth; and, when the conditions
are such as they ought to be. he sue
ceeds in amassing fortune, In accumu-
lating property In proportion as ne ap-
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.
Rewards Inequitably Distributed.
One of our complaints against present
conditions is that the rewards Of society
are not equitably distributed. Take, for
instance, your occupation or professions.
1t is one of the most important We have.
In the first place, before you could be-
come teachers you must have an ele-
mentary schooling, and then you must
prepare yourselves specially for the WORK
upon which you are to enter. You must
develop character; you must have the
qualities that fit you for high citizenship,
| and, when you are prepared. you go forth
| to take charge of our children, of those
who are dearer to us than our own lives.
| You take those children at a period when
their characters are forming, and by the
| impression you make upon them you
must largely depend for their usefulness
| in after years. Whether our children
are comfort to US. pride to us. a
source Of helpfulness to us. depends very
4 largely upon what the teacher does, for
| the teacher, more than any other one
co-operates with the parent in the devel-
opment of the child. Now this is your
work. 1t could not be q more important
work, and yet what is your remuneration
l am sure I will not abuse any of you
when 1 tell you I think the teachers OF
! this country are not overpaid. 1 am
| sure you will not accuse me of flattery
when / say you earn all you get in the
way of compensation.
Compensation Of Monopoly.
Now compare your compensation and
your work with the compensation and
! the work of those who have secured priv.
| ileges and favoritism. Compare your work
| and your reward with those. for in
| stance, who have secured control of some
| great industry and who. by means of this
| control are able to reach their hands
| into the pockets of eighty million of peo-
pie and by fixing arbitrarily the price
| of that which they sell and which the
| people must have are able to gather a
| reward larger than they earn.
THE democratic party is not expecting
| to bring the millennium through a demo.
cratic administration. Those who repre-.
sent that party understand that govern
| ments are administered by human hands
| and that all things that mans hands
touches do not attain to perfection. We
| do not expect our nation will be free
| hands of those who call themselves dem.
| ocrats. But it Is the purpose of those
| who are democrats to secure better ad-
| justment of rewards of service and they
| believe that this can be done by restor.
| ing the government to the ancient doc
| trines. They believe it can be done by
| making 1t more responsive to the viii
of the people: and If you will read the
platform through. you will find tina,
there are several specific reforms that
| are asked for.
Specific Reforms.
| Zone, for instance, is the election OF
senator's by direct vote of the people
Why is that desired? In order that the