The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-11
WATTERS0N TUE GUEST.
ENTERTAINED BY GOLD DEsIo-
Gratis OF INDIANA.
Gentleman From Kentucky AdvO-
Gates the Idea of Keeping Up the
National Democratic Party-Be-
Iieves Bryanites VIII See the
Errors of Their Ways.

Indianapolis, Dec. 10.-The ma
tional executive committee of the Ma.
tional Democratic party held its frs
meeting since election at the Bates
house in this city his afternoon ant
tonight enjoyed a dinner. at which
Henry Watterson was the guest Of
honor
The business of the afternoon was
the auditing of the accounts of the
committee and discussing the question
Of organization during the next four
years.
Those present were w. D. Bynum
chairman; John P. Frenzel, treasurer
and John r. Wilson, of this city, the
latter holding the proxy of L. c.
Krauthoff, of Kansas City; Henry
| Watterson, w. 3. Haldeman and
George NJ. Dauce, all of louisville;
Thomas H. Clark, of Montgomery,
Ala, holding the proxy of J. NJ.
Faulkner; NJ r. Spellman, of New
Orleans; G. Foster Peabody, of Brook
Ign; John P. Hopkins, of Chicago; c.
Vey Holman, of Rockland Me-; f. w.
McCutcheon, of st. Paul, and William
b. Given, of Columbia, Pa, holding
the proxy of John C. Bullitt, of Phila-
delDhia.
1t was decided to hold the organiza-
ton intact, as it stands, and to make
an effort TO extend it into states where
ii had no footing in the last campaign,
as we'll as to make il more thorough
in those states where it was active
Various subcommittee were appoint
ed, and resolutions We're adopted on
the death of John r. Fellows of New
York, and c. A. Ewing of Illinois.
WATTERSON'S SPEECH.
At $50 o'clock in the evening, the
members of the committee sat down
to dinner in the ordinary of the
Bates house, which resolved itself into
discussion of the future of the Ma
tional Democracy. Chairman Bynum
introduced the speech-making with
few congratulatory remarks. Mr. Wat
terson was received with applause
upon arising and said in part:
L am in entire sympathy with the
movement which has brought you to-
gether here. OF course, there are two
courses open to those of US who are in
the movement inaugurated here at
indianapolis. One is allying ourselves
with the Republican party, which
elected the preSident-the other is to
maintain our own organization and
use it to disband both of these party
C<Atl ClilCS OIi Tic one sue anu llle
other. Manifestly, we cannot identify
ourselves with the Republican party,
because the Republican party is COM
mltted to policy the results of which
we can have no faith in. Mr.. Nc
Kinley, himself, if he is an honest and
sincere man, and l take it for granted
he is, is also committed to that policy.
In that event we can have nothing in
common with him.
.'(lr1P in 10 hac 4
for its al the preservation of the
Democratic party, pure and undefled.
incidentally, the result of our action
assisted in the election of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, and the defeat of MI Bryan.
But in our present position, we are
compelled TO follow one of two lines
either to act with the Republican
party, or to recognize the Democratic
party. If we are to have a Democratic
party, it must be organized upon the
lines laid down by you gentlemen at
your convention in this city, and upon
no other. l believe if we adhere to
this organization, that in the next IS
months perhaps a million and a half
or two million of Democrats who voted
for Mr.. Bryan will have no other place
to go. l see no reason why in 1900
this organization will not be able TO
dictate terms to the country. l agree
most heartily with this movement be-
cause If the country is to go year in
and year out between these two eX-
tremes of see-saw, first up and then
down, 1t is only question OF time
when this Democracy viii be in the
and get hold of the country. |
In that case, 1 see nothing between !
the country and the peril which some
of us prophesied during the last cam
paign. We cannot stand with the Re !
publican party and protection, and |
without protection the Republican |
party cannot stand with us. 1t has |
no great leader who can combine those |
two forces as Sir Robert Peel did in /
England politics so years ago, when /
the Liberal UniOniSts formed their (
coalition with the Conservatives. 1t is /
only a question of time when defeat /
viii Overtake the Republican party |
Paternalism is the father of protec- /
ton, and the godfather of Populism. /
We cannot follow the Republican party
On those lines, and, therefore, l can
see no way in which we can cooper
tie with the Republicans as the Liberal
Jnionists did with the Conservatives,
md L wholly agree with this organiza-
ion which you have assembled here
Oday to perfect. 1t should be per-
ected. We should stand by our guns.
We must work along these lines as
ong as we are the men we are. l be-
ieve our strength will increase from
Law to day.
L have just returned from a long
lbsence, and have not yet arranged
n my own mind any details of the
work., but you, gentlemen have doubt
ess done SO; but shall throw myself
nto this work, as warmly and as
heartily as 1 ever did in any fight in
ny life
After a little more general talk. the
ommittee went into executive session
nd the subcommittee reported.
At 1 o'clock the committee adjourned,
eaving the question of the local head
uarters and plan work TO be deter
mined at session tomorrow