The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

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 more import-
ant work, and yet what is your re-
muneration? | am sure L Will not abuse
any of you when tell you l think the
teachers of this country are not over
paid / am sure you will not accuse
me of fiattery when l say you earn all
you get in the way of compensation
Now, compare your compensation ana
your work with the compensation ana
the work of those who have seenred
privileg eges and favoritism- Compare
your work and your reward with those,
for instance, who have secured con-
troll of some great industry ana VINO
by means of this controls are aple 70
reach their hands into the pockets OF
eighty millions of people. and by Hxlng
arbitrarily the price OF that wnlcn they
sell, and which the people must nave.
are able to gather a reward larger
than they earn.
The democratic party IS not expect
ing to bring the millennium through
democratic administration. ThoSe VINO
represent that party understand that
governments are administered Dy nu-
man hands, and that all things that
mans hand touch do not attain 70
perfection. We do not expect our ma
tion will be free from fault when IL
is tntruSted in the hands OF those VINO
call themselves democrats. But IL Is
the purpose of those who are called
democrats to secure better ADJUST
ment of rewards of service, and they
believe that this can be done by re-
storing the government to the ancient
doctrines. They believe it can be done
by making 1T more responsive TO the
will of the people, and if you will read
that platform through you Will nno
that there are several reforms that are
asked for. One, for instance, IS tne
election of senators by the direct vote
of the people Why is that desired.
In order that the senate may be the
servant of the people; in order that its
representatives may speak for the peO-
pie and reflect the sentiment OF the
ditures. Why? Because the people
who pay the taxes are -Overburdened,
and the appropriations are larger tnan
they ought to be- 1t desires the reIora
nation of our system of taxation. Why
Because we believe that the present
system lays too large portion or the
burden upon the struggling masses
and collects too small part from those
with large fortunes and large incomes.
and the income tax is suggested not
as a thing that Is going to bring ao-
as a thing that will lead TO a nearer
approach to justice in the distribution
of the burdens of government.
nanSs AId 50 snd may nav take on boR up they are
all tending to one end, one purpose, anu
that is to make this government just
to the whole people. But nave taken
as my text the last clause or the pat
form because it presents. in few
words that which is presented more
literally in other planks. Our aim is
to adjust the rewards OF society 10 tne
people honestly and so that every one
will feel that there Is something 10
strive for. The best way to make peo-
pie strive is TO assure them that their
rewards will be proportionate TO their
endeaYor and we are anxious that the
American people shall have the high
est possible inspiration to great en-
deavor. We want them to have the
ac rUhRn thew have given
to the world the best they have the
world will recognize their effort, ana
1 have taken your yocattona your call
dered why teachers of this country
would go year after year and vote 10
turn the nation over to exploitation bW
when the teachers themselves are so
poorly paid for the great work they
are doing.
am not here to make a speech.
1 am here to acknowledge the cordial
greetings you have brought here. l
will say to you in conclusion that
convinced as | am that our platform
does present the best solution of pub
lie questions now possible, while
am convinced that its purpose Is the
most equitable. more equitable than
lican platform, and while I am anxious
that we shall have the support of as
many of you as possible, it would not
be fair to you II l did not say l am
much more anxious that each one of
you should do what is right as you
see 1t than that you should do what
think is right. None of us is fnfalli-
ble We are all apt to err in judg-
ment We cannot ask others to ex--
anime the foundations OF their beliefs,
without being willing to do so our
selves, and earnest as / am, ny high
est desire is that you shall study
every question and that when you have
studied these questions each one OF your
shall follow the dictations OF con-
science and judgment; that when the
election is over you will feel that you
have done your duty to your country,
and given your country the best you
have.
Bryan attended a dinner given to the
visiting newspaper correspondents by
Colonel F. J. Richards at the Lincoln
hotel tonight.