The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-27

the side of the minority there is no
place to stop until you get to one
man"
THE people have a right to make
their own mistakes. and history has
been largely written in blood because
the few found 1t profitable to make
mistakes for the many. 1t never pays
the people to make mistakes, and
when they discover a mistake they
will always right it,"
MIR. Bryan humorously remarked
that ne had as good right as any
one to think the people had made
s. 'cce at the ballot box sometimes.
lVernment must rest on the con-
g. the governed; the people have
"a LAalt to what they want and If
you think what they want is wrong
try 10 show them that it is wrong
but acquiescence in the will of the
people is the fundamental principle
of republic.
+ Man and Society.
/ The relation Of man to society took
chiefly the turn OF mans right to
none tary rewards; How much
money can a man rightfully collect
| from the people? No more than he
earns How much does he honestly
earn? Not more than measures the
service he renders society" In terms
of dollars, Mr. Bryan said, II am not
! willing to set limit to the amount a
man can actually earn. ] would not
put FIVE hundred million as the max
imurn limit. and men not only can
but have earned ii. However you'll
| find it true of every man who earned
such an amount that he never had
time to collect II from society, he was
too busy earning 1t to have time TO
collect IL, while the fellows who col
lected ii were too busy collecting 1t
TO earn 1t, A man may earn more
! than he ought to desire to collect.
| The benefactors of the race have
never desired to collect what they
earned in dollars and cents. and have
been able to render their services be-
cause they did not try to collect
money.
Great reforms come from those who
have suffered and not from those who
have been satisfied. Never try to draw
( from society one dollar more than
you earn.
! MAN 10 God.
! In discussing religion Mr.. Bryan
spent some time In an arraignment of
/ atheism and unbeiief, He advanced
conclusive reasons to show that
atheism is it's own best disproof and
stated that Christianity should not be
on the defensive against unbelief. but
should he always on the offensive
! Religion is the most practical
thing in the world. 1t is something to
| live by. You must have it not lest
you die, hut lest you live. Tolstots
definition of religion is the best he
said: Religion is the relatio man
fixes between himself and God, moral
ity Is the outward manifestation of
religion.
"All atheism starts by assuming
some thing, 1t is not necessary to un-
derstand God before you believe in God.
| why not apply TO religion the same
rule that you apply to daily life? Why
| refuse religion because there may be
mysteries in 1t? Love, light and patrio-
/ tism are mysteries but the atheist
! lives, loves, and Is patriotic although
he does not understand any of them
fully. Man does not understand fully
| his love for his wife and 1t liz GER
/ tatnly mystery to him why she
should care anything about him.
Could Raise Million in n Day.
Great applause followed Mr.. Bryan's
declaration that the American people
are as patriotic as any people. said
he: IF it were necessary for this ma
tlon to have million men for battle
the President, no matter what his party
or his name, could issue his call at sun
i rise and at night the million men
would stand before him not thinking
of party. but ready to die for their
country"
A distinct hit was an illustration of
the mystery OF, the egg. Said the
speaker; Take a hens egg and give 1t
to her for week and she Will bring
you a mysterious substance that you
cannot use; but give II to her for three
weeks and she will bring you "A chick
en- that you could not find in the fresh
egg And In two months and half
the chicken Will bring a Methodist
preacher 10 dinner at your house
After the close OF his address Mr..
Bryan shook hands with the students,
wfiu e'fteered him Justify at entrance
and departure and while the train was