The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-11-03
BRYAN AND ANTI-BRYAN.

great contest is raging in the Dem
ocratic party of the nation between the
supporters of Bryan and free silver on
the one hand, and the anti-Bryan gold
bug element on the other hand. Those
opposed to Bryan seem to be centering
upon Mayor Harrison, of Chicago.
We quote from an article in the
Times-Herald, of Chicago, of Oct. 20:
Drop the free silver whoop and take up
the war club against corporations end mo-
nopolles. was the counsel of pig chiefs to
restore Democratic unity at the poWwow
of the Iroquois braves last night
1t was said boldly that if there was to be
any Democratic party in the future it
must discover for itself another slogan
than that which was sounded 1t its~ast
defeat.
Judge Payne made this declaration, and
he said he was determined to abide by his
utterance. He spoke with full knowledge
that the flower Of the old party chiefs
stood stfadfast by the same res oution. His
words carried great weight.
Mayor Harrison came into the council
with healing words for old party wounds
He spoke with authority, having the pha-
lanx of silver braves behind him. Ills call
TO the clv.ded tribes was Ior warfare
against corporations and monopoly and he
Democracy had never won a fight when
1t forgot the rights of the people," Mayor
Harrison lined up the shattered fragments
of the old party in a fight Of the people
against monopoly in 1900, and he fancied
he saw a man who popularized that Slogan
walk into the White mouse.
After this sage talk OF parry chiefs The
braves adjourned to the banquet hail.
where a collation. was spread. Braves Of
the gold and silver stripe sat down in
tInr
cup with the names of mighty chiefs from
jefferson to Cleveland on their lips and
from the pipe of peace rolled up dreamy
grateful smoke rings thai seemed to the
clan augurs Of future unity.
Silver was retired by Judge Payne as Il
Democratic issue as follows:
The fact is that the Democratic party
can never unite on the silver question:
and we have got to look the issue squarely
in the face We have got to have some
other issue, or the old democratic party
must cease to be. That may not be a wise
statement to make. but l make it with
full and deliberate conviction no. only that
it is the fact, but / am willing to stand
10y the fact. The Democratic party has
existed because t deserved to exist, be-
cause it's policies have been the funda-
mental policies of American constitutional
government. Shall it cease to exist be-
cause Of a difference of opinion on some
purely economic question that is a mere
passing expediency? If its history be and
it's principles be-as I believe they are
co-existent with human liberty and the
effort of the great Anglo-Saxon race to
establish and maintain a republic which
shall give liberty and enlightenment to the
world then 1t cannot fail to exist because
of any economic question. Will give
and take? That is the question. Or must
every man have everything his own way?
If we must, Their We cannot be Democrats,
because there the majority registers the
decree
Mayor Harrison presented the fight
against monopoly Democracy's hope. He
said:
AS your chairman has stated, your club
has accomplished a great work in the
past and it's powers for usefulness certain
ly are not ended now. Nothing could show
better what the Iroquois club has done in
the past than to point to the record Of the
Democratic party on the great question
| of revenue tariff. 1t was largely instru-
mental in committing the national party
| to the principle Of tariff for revenue only.
| What the future, however is going to be,
| of course. is a pretty difficult matter to
say. I think, however, it is pretty safe
| to say this. that the Democratic party Of
the future should be what the Democratic
rarty Of the past always has been when