The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-02
BRYAN SPEAKS ON MANS
RELATIONS TO SOCIETY
National Secretary of State Delivers Inspiring
Address At Social Service
Conference

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the praise and if any man needs it I
thInk | do, because it takes a good
deal or praise from friends to over
come the criticism that I have re-
celyed for about p years, but l have
long since earned that the kind words
said Of me by my political associates
are not really intended to be personal.
When q man praises me in language
I simply understand to some extent
his own deaS. l him that my friend
here is just trying to describe his
ideal man, the ideal toward which he
ana l are striving, so [ accept all that
he said as praises Of the ideal which
he hopes to reach
Mr.. Bryan, when he arose to speak,
took off a cap he had been wearing
and held it in his hand. Holding il
up he said:
Il wish to tell you the history of
this cap. l visited ASheville, my sum-
tain top my summer home, a few
weeks ago and went back through
eastern Tennessee. When l returned
home l received this cap. A gentle
man old me that his little daughter
noticed hat | was lacking somewhat
of hair, and so she thought that pos
sibly 1t would be to my comfort if not
TO my health, so'she made this for me.
II is a little too large. but the little
daughter was probably afraid to make
it the size hat she thought it ought
to be. | am wearing this for two
purposes-for self protection. and as
a compliment Of a very kindly dis
posed friend.
Il am surprised at this crowd here
this morning. l supposed il there
was anybody that would be apt to
over-estimate this audience in advanC
it would have been Governor Craig.
He explained to me this morning that
it was at an early hour that l was
going to speak and by Speaking this
afternoon also the crowd would be
divided, and for me not to be disap-
2 pointed ii the crowd was not large
{ The only way I can explain the under
estimate of the crowd this morning Is
the influence Of the good work o.
Governor Craig which accounts 70
this effect upon the people. He plac'
ed suCh a moderate estimate upon thu
t effect OF his own influence that he die
not expect to see such a large as
sembly.
S Praises Social Service.
81 think it is a most creditable shov
+ that these people have made 1t i
gratifying to find that an organization
three years old with such lofty pur
poses and one that has been able t
arouse so much interest among tn
people.
{ 81 nave tried to think what I ough
, to talk about in the time that i
allotted me, but l am always told jus
q how long I can speak. l am gla
that 1 am. for if ! were not, 1 do no
know how long I would talk.
81 AVE a great deal that | woul
- speaking in public at the age of 20,
figured it that 1 ought to speak 2
minutes. I thought it was as short
time IS q man ought to speak. Fo
the first few times I had some diff
Guilty in getting enough ready to kee
me 20 minutes, and then l had t
follow the advice I had this mornin
speak slow; / had no difficulty i
n speaking slow. Once about Is veal
rs G I was to make a speech and WE
nc riding in the caboose of a freigf
train. A man in the same car tol
ut me that he thought a speaker coU
IN not be interesting for more than a
was then talking two hours. l hay
to been adding to my speech ever
H. since until recently. l found that tn
man was decided in his opinion in tn;
he a man could not be interesting Il
lie more than an hour, for when l hs
as spoken an hour he arose and We!
out Of the room. Some years g
speaker al Yale asked the preside.
re of the college how much time /
ed would have. The president told hi
ne as much as he wanted but that
had searched the records OF the &C
n lege and had found no place whe
n a mar had said anything after tt
ed first 20 minutes. According TO that
lat man runs some risk in talking mo
as than 20 minutes. I am going to n
the risk. I think that l shal not ia
an hour.
we Speech To Teachers.
zee Nov have three speeches to ma
= r LII H. tI~aN rnnnni
Or n 1 think 1 Will make three speech
ia from the speech l made IN New JerS
we q few weeks ago. l was invited
address the teachers Of New Jers
lad at Atlantic City. About 500 teache
is were present. hat represented t
he Teachers Association or that State
OF Guiding q membership OF 1000. 4
nee association has among Its membt
, l about 1900 OF the $4,000 teachers