The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-08
BRYAN ON ANDREW JACKSON
EULOGizES "OLD HICKORY" and
THE SILYER CAUSE CHICAGO.

Bryan League-Guest of the Evenin :
rendered Flattering Reception-Fe
Pays His Respects to Gold Democrats
and Talks as He Did of Yore.
Chicago, Jan. 7.-William ]. Bryan
was the guest of the Bryan league at
banquet tonight at the fremont
house in celebration of the anniversary
of Jackson's birth. Four hundred DEM
ocrats who believe in the Chicago plat
form assembled in the dining hall.
With few exceptions they were resi-
dents of Chicago. Their enthusiasm
when the name of Mr.. Bryan was
mentioned was unbounded and a .idt-
tering display of admiration followed
his rising to speak to the toast, An
drew Jackson"
To man the banquetters arose and
waved anything available accompany
ing the demonstration with vocifer0Gs
cries of Bryan" For nearly two
hours before the procession to the ban
quet hall was formed Mr.. Bryan held
a reception in the parlors of the hotel.
He had previously spent several hours
with his publishers. Carter IA. Harri-
son, president of the Bryaa league,
acted as POSTMASTER al the banquet.
He introduced Mr.. Bryan, who spoke,
in part, as follows:
If the money question was now con-
sidered settled another Issue could be
taken up and new alignment made,
but the money question is not settled
The contest for restoration of the
money of the constitution Will go on
with renewed vigor. The people who
advocated free silver before the elec-
tion advocate it now. The election has
decided the presidency for four years
and it has determined the complexion
of congress for two years, but it has
not oyerthrown the convictions of those
who believe that the gold standard is
prosperity against the welfare of the
producing masses nor has it changed
the convictions of those who believe
that trusts must be abolished and cor
porations made to obey the law.
This campaign has shown the i'm
possibility of keeping bimetallists and
gold standard advocates in the same
political organizations. and it will be q
more difficult task in the future than II
has been this year. To use a common
illustration, hen is always disturbed
If she has in her brood a few ducks
which insist upon padding in the water
while the chickens are content tl
scratch upon the land. The democratic
party will in like manner be i'll at ease
if it has few web-footed members who
insist upon crossing the ocean for theil
IDEAS while the great majority of the
party are willing to find their politica
food upon American soil.
I'm my opinion there should be nc
compromise of the issues involved in
the late campaign, and no terms short
of absolute surrender offered those wig
have deserted us. If any democrat be-
comes convinced that the gold standard
is necessary, or becomes a defender OF
trusts, he can leave the party and joir
the boiling democrats or the republi.
cans. If any boiling democrat sees the
error OF his way, and is willing to in
dorse the Chicago platform and labor
with those who seek to carry it int1
back into the fold.
While the republicans have not vel
had an opportunity to write their poll
cies upon the statute book, we have
proceeded far enough to discover thai
the mere announcement of republican
success does not restore prosperity. II
the advocates of free silver had won
every bank and business failure would
have been attributed to their success.
with money rising in value an6
property falling in value hard times
must continue. That this is not due tc
local causes is evident from the fac,
that the same complaint comes from
other nations. The press dispatches
state that the holiday trade in Ger.
many was a disappointment to the
merchants
Hon. j. w. Tomlinson of Alabams
spoke to the toast Memories of He.
roic Conduct
Ex-Postmaster Ridgeley of Spring.
field, who was dismissed by President
Cleveland for offensive partisanship ir
advocating free coinage, spoke pointed.
ly about civil service reform George
w. Ambrose of Omaha spoke of the
"Past and Future of the Allied Silve,
Forces"
The concluding address was delivered
by Governor John P. Altgeld of Illinois
on ''The Character and Mission of i,
Minority Party"
a. m.