The Washington times., 1924-07-02
BRYAN WARNS
OF WALL 81.
CHOICE
Peoples Candidate Alone Can
Win, commoner Again
Declares
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN,
Written Especially for The
Washington Timea

NEW YORK, July 2.-The gal
leries are behaving better than
they did Saturday night natural
" so, since we are only dealing
with rival aspirants. This teaches
an important lesson the small
ness Of the individual and the
largeness Of the principle.
Religion runs deeper than poll
tics because it deals with God,
and the thought Of God is the
most important thought that can
enter the human mind or heart.
An Worth the While.
It matters much less who the
candidate Is than it does what he
stands for. Man Is born, grows. to
maturity, acts his part and passes
away. OF the hundred millions. who
live under our flag-the best people
in the world. but few will be re-
membered one hundred years after
their death. - ts.s
- Even presidents win q transient
tame, except In the case Of. q few
immortals. With. vice presidents
fame Is much less in amount and In
duration.
And vet It IL worth while. The
president, during his. term Of office,
IL the mightiest influence on earth.
provided he puts his energies and
his prestige back of reforms.
ThAFA ara anVVan S,xyr.1o1l SNAA~ln -
speak lightly Of reform, and yet
civilization Is but a succession OF
reforms.
A government without progress
would be like d stagnant pool and
would soon become the center OF q
poisonous influence. Every living
thing is in motion. When IL ceases
to move, it dies.
vance OF candidates, / find It neces-
sary to speak Of that which makes
candidates necessary, viz, the pro-
lection Of human rights and tho
advancement OF human welfare.
Difference In Views.
There are two theories as to the
duty Of the representative in a
government like ours; viz, the arts.
tocratic view and the Democratic
view.
The aristocrat believes that the
masses have Just sense enough to
select representatives to think for
them, while the Democrat believes
that. the voters should think for
themselves and elect a representative
to carry out their wishes.
There IL another definition neces-
sary to an understanding Of the
representative duty.
There IL only one line that runs
through society, always and every
where, viz, the line that separates
the man wl1o IL at heart an aristo-
crat, and tho man who is at heart
q democrat.
The democrat believes that So
ciety is built from the bottom. while
the aristocrat thinks that society Is
suspended from the top.
b It y not strange that. approach
ing the subject from opposite stand
poins, hey reach opposite conclu.
sions.
The democrat says .1egislate for
all the people. and let the prosper.
tty OF the masses rise UP through
ana be shared by all the classes
that rest upon them"
The aristocrat, who Il iust as
honest, but niisled by q false phi.
losophy, says ''legislate for the we'll
TODD, and then be patient and wait
until their prosperity leaks through
on those below" It makes all the
difference in the world, at which
end you begin.
All Good Enough.
( In selecting candidate, It makes
little difference from what college 4
man graduatcs--they are all good
enough, but It makes q vast amount
Of difference whether the candidate
has fundamental bias in favor Of
the people, and il in sympathy with
the whole people, or is biased
against the people and In favor OF
the privileged few. You cannot
ascertain this bias by inquiry. No
one. especially q candidate, would
admit possessing q bias against the
people. You must prove It on him.
There are several ways Of finding
out his bias. One IL tell him the
story of Lazarus and Dives and
then Listen to his comment. II at
heart he IS democratic, his sym.
PATTY will be with Lazarus, and he
VIII be interested in. Increasing the
number Of tables and the quantity
OF food so that no one win have to
depend on crumbs. u he q ct heart