The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-26
PAYS TRIBUTE
40 THE SOUTH
:
Bryan Speaks IN Old
Dominion.
DEMOCRACY THE THEME
An Immense Audience Hears and
Cheers Nebfaskan.
Five rhosrand People FILLED the Audi
sorium and Twice Az Many
Thronsss Areuaa to Gaia
Entrance.

Richmond, Va, March 25.-Wnl.am
]. Bryan, speaking on the invitation OF
the legislature OF Virginia, addressed
an audience OF 5000 people tonight In
the City Auditorium
Twice as many more thronged
around the building In the futile effort
to gain entrace. The members Of the
| legislature. state and city officials and
party leaders from I'LL parts OK the
state were seated in thezrostrum.
Lisutenant-G Governor j. Taylor Ely
son, who is the democratic state chair
man. presided, and Governor swanson
| introduced Mr.. Bryan.
His public address tonight ended =
busy day in Richmond for Mr.. Bryan.
He came east especially to accept the
| invitation OF the Virginia lawmakers
and upon arrival early this morning,
he was met by Governor Swanson and
| taken to the executive mansion where
| he was entertained while here. Later
he visited the capitol, held a rscep-
ton for members OF the senate and
houes and state ofiicials. He was
given q luncheon at the home OF Lieu
tenant Governor Ellyson and this aft
! efnoon took drive about the city.
"oue IN public has much to bear that
| is unpleasant" said Mr.. Bryan in his
| speech tonight. but there are many
compensations' and great rewards. It
is unpleasant for one to have his mo-
tives impunged and his acts mfsrepre-
sented 1t Is unpleasant to be made
the victim or editorial venom and abu-
s;ve speech.
Praise FER south.
81 am glad TO come from my distant
home and assure you of my deep APP
probation with the compliment and
honor you have done me. want 20
take this opportunity to tell the people
~ 3hn Cnsxfh that rarw haapf faa fouQh~.
ed by the local support which they
have shown me, not only for me per-
sounily but 10 the ideas for which /
stood Nowhere IA this land have 1
had more faithful friends than from
the states south % the Mason ana
Olson line 4 vas: born r. tSe Norsn.
South became my ichanniona In the
national convention when / was only
| 10 years Of age, yea did not ask where
III was born; you simply. asked the
direction ] was going and you have
walked side by side, with me i have
no words TO express by gratitude for
all this devotion. II ever had a
doubt that democracy was SOUND. at
heart l. could not longer doubt AZ.
when consider the power Of, cor
| poration and a subsidized press TO
wean you from MY championship.
1 What better evidence that democracy
was welded to q principal than the
| fact that with nothing but an idea to
| present I've been able to keep you.
/ never had an office to give, or
money to bride; had nothing to offer
but democracy, as had learned IL
from my father, and that has been sur
ficient for you. don't know whether
| I will hold public office or not. That
has caused me no concern, but I would
make my life sad IL should lose the
confidence and affection Of those VINO
have been my friends these years. It
is reward enough for me to know that
| we still cherish the same ideas, that
we still follow the same principles
and still advocate the Same policy in
public affairs. 1t 10 not necessary
that Democrats shall agree on every
thing. One of the teachings OF our
| party Is that men must think for
themselves and when people think for
themselves. you must expect difference
Mr.. Bryan's theme was Democracy
| applied"
On the question Of law making ne
| said: ~
On Law Making.
There is a difference between the
| individual who acts for himself and
the Individual who acts for others.
| The first application Of democracy
/
tive"
"The representative thinks for 9TH
| ers and acts for others. not. for him.
self. We have the secret BALLOT at the
polls because It is nobody's business
We have the public ballot in the legis-
lature because 1t Is everybody's bust
| ness how the representatives, votes.
There is such thing as embezzle-
ment of power" he said "and / believe
/ the TINA will coma that TrrkA~ v..v
turns a public once to private gain
! he will be be dropped from society,
/ along with the embezzler of money.
| Just look at Kentucky Democrats to-
| day. They elected a republican there
| BY the aid OF four democratic votes"
At this point there came q sharp cry
| Of mo" from the audience. Mr. Bryan
| looked in the direction.
well. I'll not debate the question
| with YOU" he shouted. They were
| democrats when they were elected or
| to be more exact. the people thought
| tn yewere democrats when they were
elected. These four men were either
1 elected after the decision at the prIm-
airy. or lected to the party. Not one
| Of them would have been elected to
/ once II he had announced In advance
/ that he would vote for a republican.
/ Not one would have voted for q repub-
/ lican IL his constituents had suspected
/ Il. AS an individual they might have
done so; as representatives they occu-
| pied a position Of trust and had no
/ right to substitute their Judgment for
/ the judgment of those who elected
them. There was no excuse for such
| BETRAYAL of a public trust. A repres-
/ tative has no right to substitute his
| Judgment for that OF the people. whose
\ voice should be supreme
! I