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THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 23 , 1905.
"I Have Kept The Faith. "
Wbrld-Herald.
< In his speech at St. Louis , Mr. Bryan said : "You may dispute
whether I have fought a good fight ; you may dispute whether I have
finished my course , but you cannot deny that I have kept the faith. "
In this great country of ours , there are many men who , as demo
crats , have kept the faith and while some of them may have been dis-
eouraged by repeated defeats , thay have the consolation of knowing
that now the stars are beginning to shine in the horizon of democracy
and there are everywhere indications that democratic doctrines are
growing in favor among the people. Men who , during the darkest
days , remained faithful , now have the satisfaction of seeing a presi
dent move along lines laid down by. the democratic party in three suc
cessive national campaigns.
It would be surprising if some democrats had not become dis.
couraged. They have seen growing up before them what appeared to
| xj an insurmountable mountain of error to which daily contributions
were being made by blind men. But rather than discouraging demo
crats , the fact that error appeared to be gaining strength provided
thorn with inspiration to give now effort to the cause for which thoy
hid , so long and so faithfully labored. This is true because in all the
history of the world , a history full of instances of skillful error-build
ing , no falsehood has ever been built so strong that at some time or
ether , somewhere or other , it has not been pierced by the invincible
shafts of truth.
There is constant strife between truth and falsehood. The his
tory of the wovld is full of instances where error has triumphed over
truth for a period of time , and yet truth has finally prevailed ; pre
vailed , it is true , only for error to once more seek the combat ; pre
vailed only for the contest to , be revived as it will again and again be
revired so long as human selfishness and human ignorance exist.
" * When the patriots of the colonies declared their right to be free
from the impositions of the British crown , they stood for truth.
When the trucklers of the day , living on American soil , insisted th t
rebellion against tho king was wicked , that revolution was unstates-
manlike , that the effort to build a government dedicated , under God ,
to freedom , was an impossibleeffort and would be disastrious to busi
ness interests , they stood for falsehood. And after eight years of dis
couragement , after eight years of brave and faithful effort , after eij.ht
years in which the colonial forces were required to combat on the one
hand the British soldiery and' on the other the insidious influences of
tho tory element , truth prevailed and a new nation , baptized in the
purest of blood , sprung into existence.
When the abolitionists insisted that no man has a right to place
chains upon the limbs of another man thcy stood for truth. When
other men of that day declared slavery to be a divine institution they
stood for falsehood. When Abraham Lincoln declared that this nation
could not survive half slave and half free he stood for truth. The
men who attacked Lincoln's policy stood for falsehood. Truth tri-
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umphed and the shackles fell from the limbs of more than ,000,000
hum'an beings.
But the men who fought by Washington's side and the men who
fought in Lincoln's time , and before Lincoln's time , for human liberty
we e liiridered and discouraged by those who either did not recognize
or care for a great principle. And so in our duty the men who are
fighting in behalf of American principles need not be discouraged.
VThe'-strife ofc truth with falsehood is on today. In the immediate
present'it is not a battle of ballots ; it is a conflict within the hearts of
/ . However discouraging the situation may have appeared , the
breaking and sooner or later correct principles will prevail ,
sooner or 'later falsehood will meet defeat. If it seems today as it has
eeemed in other periods of the world's history in similar conflicts that
truth is "foreycr on the scaffold and wrong forever on the throne , "
let it be remembered that experience has demonstrated that "that
scaffold sways the future' ' and that those who faithfully combat error
are warranted in believing that ' 'behind the dim unknown , standeth
God within the shadow , keeping watch above his own. "
Where are you standing today ? Is it on the side of truth or on
falshood's side ? Is your conscience the sovereign of your intellect or
are you ruled by other and less worthy forces ? Do you thins for
yourself , or are your conclusions regulated by other men who not
only think for you , but who think according to their own selfish in
terests ? You have sneered at the minority holding aloft the banner
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of democracy ; but the time is not far off when you will be glad to
give your aid to transform that minority into a majority ; the time is
sot far distant when you will desert the forces of error to stand proud
ly among the supporters of truth.
But you will be a better man if you shall change your course at
the * command of your conscience and your intellect rather than by
waiting to be dragged to the truth by the requirements of your stom
ach. You will be a better citizen if you refuse to longer blindly fol
low a party because of its name and in spite of its policy. You will
bo a better patriot if you desert falsehood in the hours of its triumph
and reinforce truth in the days of its defeat.
A man may * without effort , stand up and be counted among a
victorious throng , but it requires strength and courage to enable one
tQ do battle for truth in the face of what seems to be overwhelming
odcls ; > uOne oh God's side is a majority , " said Wendell Phillips , and
that which ife a majority in the sight of heaven it may bo depended
, will in time become a majority in the sight of men.
n to Bide with Truth i& nOble when we fehare her wi etched crn r ,
be"r cause bfintr fame and profit and 'tis nrneperomi to he just ;
It 8 the hrave rnnn chooses .vhile the coward stands aside ,
' fa hfe abject spirit tfli
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INTO BAND WAGON
DRIVEN BY KANSAS ,
Missouri , Wisconsin kla'ioma Thought
to Be Ready to C imb Up With Anti < -
Oil Trust Legislation.
Milwaukee , Wis. , Feb. 20. A
special to the Daily News from
Madison , Wis. , says :
Following the example of the
Kansas legislature the Wisconsin
legislature will soon take up the
subject of the Standard Oil Co.
Two measures will be presented ,
one a joint resolution for an investi
gation of the methods of that cor
poration in Wisconsin , and the
other a bill remodeled as a substi
tute for the measureSenator Me-
Gillvorday has introduced , which
will be stringent anti-trust legis
lation.
REFINERY FQIt OKLAHOMA.
Guthrie. 0. T. , Feb. 20. A bill
providing for a territorial oil re
finery has been prepared by Rep
resentative McBride and will be
presented in the house. The meas
ure will also , it is said , compel an.\
corporation operating in the terri
tory to sell its product at an equa
price throughout the territory
Governor Ferguson is said to favoi
a measure similar to that recently
passed by the Kansas legislature ,
KANSAS MAY ALSO INVESTIGATE.
Topeka , Kan. , Feb. 20. Sena
tor F. Dumont Smith has preparec
a resolution providing for the ap
pointment by the legislature of i
committee to investigate th <
charges filed with the commission
ers of corporations at Washington
by the representatives of the Oi
Producers' association.
When the anti-discrimination
bill came up today , objection was
made to its immediate considera
tion and it was carried over unti
Friday next , for a further hearing
UILI > READY IN MISSOURI.
Kansas City , Mo. , Feb 20. Th <
Missouri legislature may be askec
to take up Kansas' fight againsi
the Standard Oil company. Rep
resentative Leslie J. Lyons oJ
Kansas City has , it is said , agreed
to introduce in the house at Jef
ferson City the maximum freight
rate bill and the bill making oi !
pipe lines common carriers.
As soon as copies of the bill *
passed by the Kansas legislature
are received a number of Kansa-
City men interested in the Kansas
field will , it is stated , go to the
Missouri capital in the interest ol
these measures. World-Herald.
The World/Herald Represent
tative at Topeka , Kansas.
In the plucky fight which tin-
state of Kansas is waging with
the Standard Oil octopus , the peo
ple of Nebraska are intensely in
terested.
The people of every state are ,
in fact , watching with the closest
attention every detail of the re
bellion against this powerful
monopoly.
Recognizing the eagerness with
which the people of this section
are regarding the Kansas crusade ,
the World-Herald has sent one of
its staff representatives , Frank P.
Gallagher , to the seat of war
Topeka. Mr. Gallagher will re-
vie .v the entire Kansas situation.
He will note the progress of the
fight with daily telegraphic dis
patches. Beginning tomorrow
morning , the World-Herald will
publish these dispatches.
The eyes of Nebraska are on
Kansas and the war against the
Standard Oil monopoly. World-
Herald.
No Hope of Railroad Legisla
tion at This Session ,
Washington , D. C. , Feb. 20.
President Roosevelt , w.ho for
weeks has been hopeful that some
definite action might be taken at
the present session of congress on
Jie railroad rate question , practic-
illy has relinquished the idea of
curing legislation on the subject
ihis winter. It is reasonably cer-
-uin that he will act cull an ex-
trnordinar.v es ion of congress to
meet in the spring , but , unless he
changes his mind , he will prob
ably call congress together next
October. Representatives E ch
and Townsend had a talk with the
president today and .outlined the !
rate situation in congress as they
have found it. They agreed with
him that the prospect for the en
actment of rate legislation at this
session was remote. Later both
Messrs. Esch and Townsend ex
pressed the conviction that an ex
traordinary session would be called
for next.autumn to deal with the
question. "WorldHerald !
A Cheering Sign Of The
Times.
The war waged on gambling in
New York , in Cincinnati , and in
many other cities , is a sign of the
times , and a mighty cheering one
too. ,
There are a few misguided folks
who insist that a city can only
prosper with the "lid off ; " that
visitors to a great city naturally
expect to find a good deal of re
laxation , and that they seek the
place where there is the greatest
opportunity for a "good time. "
That is nonsense. It is also a
reflection on humanity.
Why should the opportunity for
a stranger to lose his money be
considered a muncipa ! asset ?
The truth of the matter is that
from one end of the country to the
other vice is becoming all the time
less privileged. Those who are
wise do not expect perfection.
They realize that where people are
herded together there is bound to
be some immorality.and they do
not expect or demand blue laws or
puritannical methods.
But they do expect the enforce
ment of sane laws.the punishment
of those who do wrong and , as far
as is possible , the removal of temp
tation from the paths of mankind.
The official who is strong enough
and courageous enough to do his
duty finds more backing from the
public than he ever had before ,
and there is less maudlin sympathy
for those who disobey the laws
than there has been heretofore.
There is almost constant warfare
in New York on vice. The fo ul
thing that contaminated the police
force and made a great city noted
for sin has been compelled to fight
for its very existence for years ,
and the fight gains strength as it
progresses.
The crooks , and gamblers , and
bribers have suffered , while the
greaty city has grown greater and
prospered more than at any time
in its history.
To say that a city must be bad
in order to grow and flourish is the
veriest nonsense. Omaha 'Daily
News. i
DCS Moines , Iowa , Feb. IS , ' 05.
LECTURE COMMITTEE ,
Valentine , Nebr.
The Midland Lyceum Bureau
notifies me that your town has
kindly made me a date with them
for one of my lectures.
All right. You may count up
on my being there for the evening
named , Friday , March 3 , 1905.
As to subject , it would be my
rhoice to give the lecture of ' 'The
Pursuit of Happiness. "
If vou think best , have same
annouced through your papers , as
people usually like to know a
man's subject as well as to know
his name.
Speaking of names , if anyone
should inquire how mine is pro
nounced , please tell thdm to bear
down on the first syllable , and to
sound the a like a in 'fate , not like
a in fat.
Thanking you for your confi
dence in placing me on your
course , and promising you my best
efforts , I am
Yours very truly ,
FRANK MCCLUKE CHAFFEE.
P. S. The lecture on "ThePur-
suit of Happiness" is a new one
and , I think , my best.
Come to town early Friday ,
March 3 , 1905 , and get your tick
ets for Prof. Chaffee's lecture at
the M. E. church.
relieve your Sore Throat
stop your Lung Irritation ,
Chronic Cold , with the only cer
and drive out your
Cure for Coughs and Colds : < f <
tain , and strictly scientific ,
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hosts for 190S. Mr. Bryan's advocacy through The Com
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