Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-10

| Josephus Daniels would be with us.
He joined with your senators and con-
gressmen in extending the invitation
to me. think so much Of Josephus
that he brightens every occasion to
me. Whenever I found that I was to
be a member Of the cabinet, I was
anxious for him to be one also. 1t has
to know him better as a member of
the same official family. I want to
congratulate you on the distinction he
is bringing to your state by his ad-
with which the president has honored
him. I think that can say when he
retires that the office has never been
held by one with higher ideals or one
who gave more complete devotion to all
the duties Of that great Office.
| Striking a Balance.
| II am sorry that your senators are
detained by their work in the senate
and that your chief executive is un-
able to be present. The fact that I
thought that he was going to lie in
Asheville contributed to my willing
ness to make this trip. But I am
glad that while fate has kept others
away It has not detained the congress.
man Of this district, and appreciate
the honor and kindness he has shown
me by his presence and by introducing
me in so generous a manner. .
"It is not necessary to believe that
compliments are true In order to en-
JOY them. Gaughter.) In fact, I'm
not sure but that we enjoy them more
from feeling that our praises are over
| stated. One who engages in public
life must be overpraised by his friends
to make up for the abuse by his enc
mics. Gaughter.) I treasure these
things in my heart and when Repub-
lican says some mean thing about me,
I remember introductions like this one.
and feel that on the average I am still
ahead. (Cheers.) I am like the girl
who, when told by her lover that she
was beautiful, went into her room,
shut the door and thanked God that
love was blind. Laughter).
Oppressive Joy.
I'm feeling mighty good nowadays.
and yet I am oppressed by the same
feeling Mark Tapley had. He was
happy, and yet he felt, according to
Dickens, that everything about him
was so conductive to happiness that he
did not deserve any credit. Then one
day his sweetheart rebuffed him and
he rejoiced, saying, Now, at any rate,
can be happy under creditable cir
cumstances.' can make no such pro-
fession, for everything seems bright to
me. I haven't had my accustomed
sleep SINCE March 4. I've been smil-
ing when I haven't been laughing. To
think that after all these years we see
victory after victory. I don't know
whether this is Democratic audience
| or not. (Cheers, evidently meant to
| be reassuring.) I'm getting toward
the western portion of the state where
the presumption Is not so conclusive.
Twenty mine years ago this month I
spoke at Buckhorn schoolhouse In IL
linois, and the chairman assured me,
This is a fine meeting. There's not a
Republican in the house. have never
regarded that as a good kind of meet
ing. I have never cared to say any
thing hard about the Republican rank
| and file. The leaders are the ones to
| whom have given attention. Besides
they've changed so much recently, that
I feel like taking back a great deal
that have said"
Mr.. Bryan then announced that he
| Peace"
A Great Battle.
1.-The battle which we are celebrating
| today was a great one. But It was not
| great in the number of those engaged,
there being, believe, only about 1000
| on either side Neither was 1t great in
| extent of carnage. The Revolutionary
patriots lost but twenty, while 240 de-
tenders Of the Crown fell. 1t was i'm
portant in that 1t was the turning
point On that occasion the inspira-
ton Of the men who were fighting for
liberty was greater than the value of
the training of the men who were
fighting for monarchy. No doubt
II occasion arose, the same thing
would be repeated now. If today this
nation were menaced by foreign foe,
IL any nation in the world, or all COM
bined, should attempt to take from
this nation the right to carve out our
own destiny. patriots would again
spring to the rescue.
But times have changed. We are
securing today by peaceful means re-
formations as great as those which
heretofore have been won on the bat
| tlefield. In the past few years the
great forces of society battling for the
right have been winning on bloodless
fields. have chosen this subject to-
day because l am a practical man. I
am loathe to lose such an opportunity
as an occasion like this presents to
show you that the time for patriotism
does not pass when peace is substitute
ed for war. Man will not degenerate
when he ceases to bathe his hands in
his brothers blood. have been taught
by the Bible and the lesson has been
confirmed that there is more glory in
saving life than there is in taking life
(cheers), and that to live according to
high ideals is as natural as to die on
the field Of battle. And yet I am not
lacking in admiration of those who
are willing to die when danger is to be
incurred.
Willing to Fight.
Fifteen years ago on the very day
that war was declared against Spain
telegraphed an offer of my services as
soldier. 1 didn't know anything
about war but was willing to take
the chance l was left in camp and
hence saw no battle. and resigned on
Tho do,, ha traofy of neapa uaS sign