Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-11

know thai the victory can only be per-
manent IL It is a deserved victory and
II It results in the advancement OF the
commonwealth and we know that If defeat
comes it can only be temporary If we are
in fact right and those who win are
wrong, and thus believing in the omnipo-
tence of truth, we are prepared to meet
each other upon an honest ground. discuss
our differences honestly. bow submisstvely,
try submissively to the will of the people.
and pray that whichever party wins the
country's good will be preserved. Great
applause and cheering.)
MY father was a devout man. He did
not leave me much IN the way Of money
and l am not sure but 1t was better for
me that he did not, for l believe that great
wealth is more often a curse than a
blessing to the young man who inherits
II. A prospective fortune large enoungh
TO relieve one from the necessity OF toll is
more apt to paralyze ones energies than
to be a source Of inspiration to him. But
while my father did not leave me a for
tune. 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)
His Fathers Teaching.
He told me when a boy that l could
| afford to be in the minority, but that I
could not afford TO be wrong on any ques-
ton; that II I was in the minority and
right, l would sometime be in the ma
jority. applause and cheers and cries
of "you will now"), and that IL | was in
the majority and wrong, I would sometime
be in the minority I say to you, my
friends. that that advice given me by my
father has been worth more to me than
any amount of money could have been;
and / believe that II is a principle that
we should imbed in the minds and the
hearts OF all. confidence Of the trump
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 growing better; l believe
that the great movements for the uplift-
ing OF society are going forward with
resistless force. We cannot stop the
triumph OF the truth. We may accelerate
II; we may retard II; we cannot stop IL.
Nomination Not Bought.
But il I were to talk too long on prIn-
ciples like these you would be tempted to
apply them TO conditions daughter and
applause) and TO the issues. and that Is
not my purpose this morning. A great
honor has fallen to US. The 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 coercing people.
! Why, my friends, l have no way of
coercing the PEOPLE who live about me-
no way OF c~oercing the people Of Normal
or Of Lincoln or of Lancaster or of Ne
Ibraska, much LEGS OF the United states.
II is not for me to say whether they have
acted wisely at Denver or not; | am glad
that the responsibility is theirs, not mine.
i~Laughter)
A. 20 the Campaign.
This know: I appreciate Il because It
has been a free-win offering presented by
some 100000 Of my countrymen. We are
going to do the best we can TO present to
the public the issues Of this ccmpaign.
We are going to meet you as We can, and
then We are going to believe that whatever
the result IL on election day, 1t is going 10
be good. and II II is for us, we will feel
that we are going TO be permitted 10 put
into practice the principles which W Il be
presented, and il il is against US, We Will
know that We can learn by the manner
in which our opponents apply their pr Mi
Piles whether they were right in advocating
them or We right in opposins them.
"Ncu have CONS out at the beginning %
the campaign. Come out Just as often as
you will. And there is one thing about it,
the pleasure Of success viii be moderated
by the fact that IL will take US from
you, and the sorrow Of defeat will be
Eoftened by the fact that II will leave US
with you Great applause and c~heering.)
After the address was concluded there
was music by the band, the Mexican Aere-