The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-30
WAS Introduced to the Aud
ience by Mr.. Shiveley as
"The Greatest Orator of
Them ALL"
GOMMONER GREETED
\ WITH LOUD CHEERS
His Address Was Delivered
= in the Magnetic Manner
Which Has Made Him Idol
%of Many Thousands.


was the introduction given William
Jennings Bryan by Charles -. Shive-
ley yesterday afternoon to an i'm
smense audience, the crowd being es-
timated at five thousand.
Mr.. Bryan was received with ap-
plause and cheers.
II appreciate this opportunity the
TChautauqua has given me to present
q great subject" said Mr.. Bryan, 60
ing on to state that for sixteen years
he had used the Chautauqua platform
That the Chautauqua platform is
lone of constantly growing influence
and one through which a diverse pub
lic is reached and reached as it cannot
ibe in any other way, is the opinion of
Mr.. Bryan. The original audiences
were. Mr.. Bryan went on to say, made
Iup OF three groups, those who go to
hear you because they believe every
Nhing you say whether 1t Is true or
not, those who go to object to every.
thing you say whether true or not,
land whose actuated by curiosity. stay
until the latter Is satisfied and then
melt away.
Thought Of Retiring.
Mr.. Bryan stated that he had
thought several times of retiring for
-four years and then, upon reflection,
had concluded not to do SO. The
ChautauQua platform, said Bryan. was
one from which all shades and phases
of human thought and activity could
ha published without fear..or favor
aud without prejudice to any social
Institution with which the speaker
might be affiliated.
"All classes OF politicians meet on
the Chautauqua platform" said Mr..
Bryan. 1T Ia a great and permanent
educational institution of this coun.
try"
4 recognize the. difficulty in pre-
sentlng this great subject-The Price
of Soul-to a mixed audience" con-
tinued Mr.. Bryan. 1T is much easier
TO present principle in the abstract
khan to defend It,"
"A man can be in politics without
fbeing in office" said Mr.. Bryan with
humorous intent, Introductory to
some general reference to the impos-
ability Of q public man to remain i'm
mune from criticism.
II understand how difficult it is for
my man to say anything on any sub
bect.s went on Mr.. Bryan, without
having his remarks criticized. have
wherefore tried to keep my Chautau-
qua and political speeches separate
and distinct, but even then have not
escaped"
"The Price of Soul" was Mr..
Organs subject for the afternoon.
"Christ weighed the SOUL" said the
orator. land no one will ever add to
what he said on the subject. Christ
understood the value of the question
in argument. In every crisis in the
worlds history its substance was
concentrated In a question, and when
Christ said
Soul 10 Above All.
"What shall 1t profit a man il he
gain the whole world and lose his own
Oqpl? No compromise. no partial
statement was embodied in the propo-
uition. From the time We reach the
age Of accountability We all weigh the
eoul. and just as in proportion We put
the soul above all things else. We build
character. Find the day when the
criminal deliberately and purposely
trampled upon his conscience and you
will find the day upon which he be-
gan his criminal career"
"Most Of our temptations to sell the
SOUL" said MIR. Bryan. "come through
desire to get money" making this a
basis for discourse on the laws OF
legitimate accumulation, and an ar
Taignmcnt OF the various classes in
the social fabric whose individuals
stultify their character and bring re-
proach upon their profession through
q desire to accumulate in excess.
That n man cannot rightfully col
lect from society more than he can
honestly earn. was the statement made
by Mr.. Bryan. although that this was
shifting basis of estimation was ad-
mitted, but II could not be more than
q fair measure of the value Of the
service he renders to society, Mr.. Bry-
an going on to say that a man might
be able to earn 0o.000.0O0 legiti-
mately. and that, in fact, the opportu-
mites were so limitless that he would
not fix the maximum amount. But
that collecting such an amount was
different matter. For this seemingly
paradoxical statement Mr.. Bryan cit
ed two nstances-Jefferson and Lin.
coin. both Of whom had been of that
much value to the world, but neither
OF whom could have collected this
staggering figure.
Every noble spirit Is anxious to
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