The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-10-22

ments Of the Democratic party sine,
Its succession In power In fulhllment
OF pledges made prior to 1912. wer,
described by William Jennings Bryan
Secretary OF State, following a one
day tour OF the state, at a meeting held
here Thursday night. lie reviewed
the work OF President Wilson and
made an earnest plea for the election
in November OF Mr. Beckham aud Mr..
Camden and the Democratic nominees
for the House.
Mr. Bryan said In part:
Ladies' and Gentlemen--It Is very
pleasant TO return to your great city
under circumstances so favorable. The
only embarrassment that find In com.
ing is a natural embarrassment. be.
cause We are prone. In civil life as well
as In military life. to overestimate the
part of those who lead and under.
estimate the work OF the nameless
multitude without whom a leader
would be powerless. have been try
Ing for eighteen years TO unload
large part Of the credit that generous
friends have been willing to bestow
upon me. Because in three campaigns
] occupied a position OF leadership
and carried the standard OF the party.
these friends. learning to know my
name and not knowing the names OF
those for whom stood. gave me the
glory that belongs to all.
Two years ago visited South Amer.
lea. and climbing up the Andes stopped
for a day at Iraquipa The rainfall is
30 small there and the sky SO clear
that Harvard University has estab.
iished an observatory from which to
photograph the stars. And they tell
me that one night they turned their
great telescope ON a distant star. and
when they examined the plate they
found not one star. as they had
thought but more than 1900 stars. and
when they examined the heavens the
stars appeared as one And when hear
OF that. ! thought that II described Just
1That We are prone to do In politics.
md II fitted my case exactly. and 4
have been glad to tell these enthu.
iastic friends that that. which for
nany years they have been describing
Ehs Organism, was not anything for
(which was especially responsible. but
was the sentiment. the heartfelt sen
timent OF six and a half million OF
Democrats, Of whom was only one.
kentueky's Stars.
And many Of the stars that have
helped to make up the light have been
Kentucky stars. AS look back to the
convention OF 1896, In which this great
reform began. or, rather, not In which
II began. for that convention itself was
the result Of struggle that lasted for
something like a year-but as look
back to that convention. as see my.
self again standing before that mag.
nificent audience. recall two faces
that shall not forget. for they seem
TO represent the enthusiasm Of that
body.
They were the faces OF two stalwart
men. One sat over here and one over
there In that convention. and when
that convention rose to applaud. these
faces seemed to stand out more
strongly than the rest. The man over
here was Gov Hogg, of Texas. one Of
the greatest men that that state has
produced And the man over here was
Ollie James, OF Kentucky That was
his entrance into politics. and he has
remained. he has grown until he has
become one Of the great figures in our
National Senate.
never think OF that audience that
I addressed on that day without see
ing his face-his boyish face-again.
And as have come into Kentucky. I
have met your people from time TO
time and learned 10 know them. and
one OF those have learned to know
well is one who, after the fourth OF
March. will stand by the side OF Sen.
ator james In the United States Sen.
ate. and am down here In this state
today, not because doubt the result
OF this election. but for the double
purpose Of increasing, II ! can. the
majority for your two candidates for
the Senate. Mr.. Camden for the short
term and Mr.. Beckham for the long
term. and the return OF all the mem
bers Of Congress In whose districts I
have appeared TO speak.
have been in several districts TO
lay. and | am glad thar close the
lay In the district OF Mr.. Sherley. a
nan who has gradually forged TO the
ront until he stands to-day ne one OF
he leaders OF the Democratic House !
standing back OF the President.
What a change has come since we
,egan this tight AS has been suS-