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Show BRYAN'S TALK' TO COLLEGE BOYS. I like to be among college boys' for I was a college hoy myself. I understand under-stand their aim in life, their true ideal ,a,d 'he they mr.ke to reach It. This aim is truly a noble one and if L"n ,S.v rieMlv "cated he cannot be other than a good and sincere man William. Jennings Bryan made this characteristic statement In his address to the students on the occasion of a late visit to the University of Notre Dame. It is just like this stalwart self-assertive American to enjoy, even for a short time, the company and companionship of alert and rugged college col-lege boys. Mr. Bryan is a sound believer be-liever in a university training so long as the heart is developed together with the brain. He believes in a code of ethics that teaches man "his duty toward to-ward God and his country." That is the true education and in thus explaining explain-ing himself Mr. Bryan beautifully interprets in-terprets the Catholic idea. There can i be no true education without God in it. That is and has always been and always al-ways will be the teaching of the Catholic Cath-olic church. All our colleges and schools understand what a good American Amer-ican citizen should be, and while moulding mould-ing the character and manhood of the ' student, they likewise mature and de- j velop his religious life, and any man who is a good Catholic is necessarily a good citizen. Mr. Bryan again says: We all have a duty to perform. We were not made to IoVik out for ourselves alone, for, if we were, or if we considered con-sidered that we were, this would be toe personification of selfishness. Our aim in life should be something which is better and nobler. To make our government a better and a nobler on should be The aim of every true Amer- ican, and whatever he considers wrong or whatever he thinks will subvert it from its true destiny, this he should oppose by all the strene-th within hi.v. Again, Mr. Bryan declares: . ."The government, like the individual, should be moral, and when the government gov-ernment forgets this when it goes contrary con-trary to what Ms true, and just, it forgets the end for which it was created. cre-ated. We all love America and we all cry out against any course which may bring: suffering to its citizens and which is contrary to what these citizens demand. de-mand. Every government in order to succeed must rest upon the consent of those governed. When those governed cry out against it, how can it be a government gov-ernment to them. It is contrary to the spirit of the American people to govern others aeainst their will. Now, regardless of political affilia tionsfor the Intermountain Catholic I wishes to be fafr and impartial and independent in-dependent in politics the studious youth of the country should digest this sound logic of the Democratic candi-' candi-' date with relish and profit. Ca a |