Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11

| love OF those who know me- than any
| other thing on earth. Usong Applause
| and cheering, the band playing "DfSio,
and several cheers and tigers being e;v-
en- by the crowdO.
No POLITICS AT HOME.
II won't make any political speech
es here at home (applause) because
/ hate to say anything that couiu
cause the least bit Of antagonism IN
this community, but It may be neces-
sary after awhile (laughtcr) for me
to say lust "A few words that would
Indicate my political lennings laugh-
ter and applause). IL may be neces-
sary for me 60 endorse the PLATFORM
uttcranccs and to discuss principles ahu
| want to ask the forbcar0nce OF Re
publican friends II j do not always
express myself In the language that
they would use ~ they were speaking
on the same subject. applause ana
cries of You can do all right. But
/ want to assure you now. before the
campaign opens and before | have to
make II political speech, l want 20 as
sure you now that whatever | may
say on the subjects that divide us
whatever arguments ] may advance IN
support of those policies which, To me,
seem best for the country. ! want you
always TO lSno-w and never forget that
/ believe that the things that bind us
together as citizens are more import
ant and more numerous than our poll
itical views iapplause). j want you
to know that however earnest | may
be in the presentation of my political
ideas. | recognize at all times the
equal right of every other citizen to
hold opinions. and MS | respect you
no less for candidly stating your views.
hope you VIII think none the less of
me II ] candidly state my views when
occasion calls for a statement. CAP
plause)
COUNTRY ABOVE PARTY.
~ like to believe that every Amer
lean citizen places his love of country
above his love of party. / like to be-
lieve that every American citizen pre-
fers the triumph of that which Is
right to the triumph of that which he
may believe to be right If he is in fact
mistaken. And. my friends. building
on this basis, we can be both earnest
and charitable. for If we love our
country, we love our party; we desire
the triumph of justice more than the
triumph of erroneous opinions: we
are prepared for either victory or de-
feat, for If we win We know that the
victory can only be permanent If 1t
is a deserved victory and II il results
in the advancement of the common
wealth. and we know that II defeat
comes II can only be temporary If we
are In fact right and those who win
wrong, and thus believing In the Om-
Impotence of truth. we are prepared
to meet each other upon an honest
footing. and, our differences honest,
bow submissively to the will of the
people and pray that whichever party
wins, the countrY's good Will be pre-
served. (Great applause and cheer
ing.)
DANGER FROM WEALTH
my father was a devout man. He
did not leave me much in the way of
money and ] am not sure but II was
better for me that he did not, for
believe that great wealth is more often
a curse than a blessing TO the young
man who inherits II. A prospective
fortune large enough to relieve one
from the necessity of toll is more apt
to paralyze ones energies than TO be
a source of stimulation 10 him. Z But
while my father did not leave me
fortune, he left me something That
has been worth more to me than all
the money of any millionaire could
have been. He taught me to believe
that every righteous principle would
triumph. (Applause.) He taught me
in the minority, but that j could not
afford to be wrong on any question;
that II / was in the minority ana
right / would sometime be in the ma
jority applause and cheers, and cries
of You will nowD, and that II l was
in the majority and in the wrong
would sometime be in the minority
say to you, my friends. that that ad-
vice. given to me by my fasher, has
been worth more to me than any
amount of money could have been;
and / believe that 1t is principle that
we should Undue in the minds and IN
the hearts of all--confidence OF the
triumph of every righteous cause. II
evils come. let US have confidence In
the intelligence and the integrity and
the patriotism of the people. l am an
optimist / believe the world is grow
ing better; 1 believe that the great
movements for the uplifting OF So
ciety are going forward with resistless
force We cannot stop the triumph OF
truth We may accelerate it; we
may retard it; we cannot stop II.
A GREAT HONOR.
But IL / were to talk too long on
principles like these ] might be tempt
ed to apply them To conditions Qaugh-
teri and to the issues and that Is not
my purpose this morning. great
honor has fallen to us. ,rhe voters of
a great party have made me their
standard bearer. / need not tell you
that | did not buy this nomination. l
need not tell you that | had no way OF
-. 10. Il