The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

I.eidsville. July 4.-The star feature
of the c~hautauqua was reached In the
Glorious Fourth when Secretary or
State william Jennings Bryan spoke
to an audience that filled the large
tent. in a lecture that lasted for nearly
two hours. His subject was w Orld
Progress. intellectual, Moral and Po-
%litical." The large audience gave the
speaker spontaneous applause as ne
diycd into the wonderful progress THAT
the world at large. and particularly
America. is making and his address
fas been pronounced by all VINO heafo
il as superior to any effort ever heard
by our people. Mr.. Bryan certainly
sustained his reputation as being
among the worlds greatest orators, II
not the greatest.
This was Mr.. Bryan'S first speech
In Ecidsville. though n large percent
Of his audience had heard him speak
at other places on other topics. his
speech today sustained his reputation
as Americas most profound thinker
and brilliant orator on its broad sense.
There was not a person In the M
? Eicnse audience who did not COM
pletely fall under the uplifting lnf1u-
nee Of the words of the magnetic
speaker and nothing but
have been pronounced upon his
speech. Four years ago MIR. Bryan,
in company with his wife and two
children, toured the world and, there
fore. he was particularly we'll quail
fiet--to speak in the most Intelligent
manner upon this subject. n espe-
cialiy the progress that his own coun-
try has been and is making because,
a. he said. for twenty years he mas
been giving the best part of ms time
in watching these strides. Mr.. Bryan
declared he was glad always to come
to North Carolina; that at the Chi
cago convention in 1896 North Caro-
lima was the first large State to give
him its support and II or n men
instrumental in causing him 10 DC
thus honored was JoSephuS Daniels
now his colleague in President VIII
sons cabinet
Tribute To Secretary Daniels.
The speaker said he was delighted
to bring greetings from .Secretar!
Daniels to the audience he was ad
dressing. He paid a magnificent TIL
bu @ to the North Carolina editor. say
ing among other things that Norti
Carolina had furnished a large mum
her Of secretaries of the navy. NOR
than any other State had furnlshe'
for a Cabinet position, but there neve
had been "A better secretary of tn
navy.
Importance of Education.
Speaking of the intellectual pro
eress being made by the world, n
showed how the countries that ha
fingered 80 long in ignorance Wer
now waking up to the Importance Q
education. He told of the chain G
American colleges he visited Will
abroad. declaring that while the Unit
ed States could not lay claim to tn
fact that the sun never sets upon gu
possessions. prouder he was of tn
knowledge lat the sun never SCI
upon it's educational institutions. II
emphasized the Importance of a thor
ough education and said that inStea
of sending presents to all of n
namesakes, he would be doing thel
q greater favor if he could give tt
advice hat would cause them to r,
ceive that education. While it is in
portant to have a clear brain, Mr.. Br.
an declared he thought it still mo-
necessary to possess a clean hear
Here he dwelt at length on the NOR
progress that is being made through
out the world. The latter part Of h
address was developed to the polite
progress that the world has made al
is making.
He defined the difference as b
tween the democrat (not speaking
n partisan .Sense) and an ariStOcra
Forcefully and eloquently he told h
hearers of the wonderful progress b
Ing made by our own country in a
fairs politically: the most notable pr
gresSive movement perhaps during I
past ten years was the change in t
constitution for the direct election
United States Senator's.
He aid he was fair enough to 81