Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-19

The Democratic Party, He Says. De-
sires the Reduction Of Expenses and
the Proper Application Of the Ma
.tions Funds, and the Election Of
Senators by the People.
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(By Associated Press).

Is. - Declaring that society has not
given to the producer his equitable
reward and that the administration
of the government should be changed
20 remedy this condition, William j.
Bryan today from the lawn of his
home delivered one Of his most I'M
portant utterances in the last several
years.
The occasion was the visit of scv-
eral hundred teachers and students
Of the Freeman (Neb.) Normal
School.
After shaking hands with the visit
ors, Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Profe ssor W. ii. Clemmons, princi
ptal of the school.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
1T is true that | have not been
officially notified yet of my nomina-
ton. but there are certain things
that have been said and | have every
ouspIClOu Iii my liii,iu mat dt d."
nouncement is going to be made soon
that will not be a great surprise 10
me. but I am in a sort of intermc-
diary state now and il Is not proper
for ME to enter into any extended
discussion until this announcement
Is officially made.
Pref. Clemmons an Old Friend.
Professor ClemmOns and | have
been in politics together for goo"
while. 1t is we'll TO have friends
who overestimate your virtues aW
minimize your faults. for I think IT
was Franklin who said more than a
hundred years ago that man
friends had to overpraise him 10
make I'D for the abuse he gets from
his enemies.
You are preparing yourselves for
teaching and what | want to say to
you TODAY is in line with your work.
The Sons Of Pioneers.
Many of you are the sons and
daughters of the pioneers who came
to this country and converted wha.
was once a desert into a garden
SPOT. When the pioneer goes into
a new country he endures 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
terial ready for use, and when the
conditions are such as they ought
TO be he succeeds in amassing a
fortune. in accommodating property In
proportion as he applies Intelligence
and industry in his work.
Il take it that that Is the civin7
law OF reward. and government
should as nearly as possible follow
those laws. One of our complaints
agains, political conditions is thai
rewards are not equi;ably Distributed
Teachers Are Poorly Paid.
Ct am sure I will not abuse any
of YOU when tell you 7 think tht
teachers Of this country are rot over
paid. ! am sure you will not accus
me Of fa,tery when I say you carr
an you get in the way o. comPcn
sation.
Now. compare your compensation
and YOUR work with the compensa
tjon and tn" work Of those WI
have secured privileges and favor
item. Compare your work and you
reward with thrSc. for instance. VIII
have SsT~uf COHlf'i W S''' 49,
industry and VINO by means NJ thi'
control. are able TO reach their hanf'
into the packets of eighty millions o
people and by fixing arbitrarily tn
pricc ~ thai which they sell ant
which the people mast have. ar
abb. to gather a rward larger thai
they earn.
The rcmccratic party Is not OK
Meeting to bring the millcUIun
through a - mocratic administration
Those who represent that Marty NJ
arrstand that governments are admin
is,crcd by human hands and that n
fh,nzs that mans hands touch d
not attain to perfection. We ~
no, expect Tur nation siil be fro
from fauI, When u IL intEus'ci y
the hands Of fbosc who call Shcn
ssIycs Democrats Fut IL ~ the puI
po=e Of those who arc Drm"cra'S v
secure a better adjustment OF rc
wards ~ service and they b"I'cN
that mis- can bc done by rcstorin
the government TO the ancient do'