The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-08
MIR BRYAN IT CHICAGO.
Addresses the Bryan League in
Honor Of Jaokson's Day.
WANTS A CHANGE IN TIE NAME.


Gratis short of Complete Surrender.
CHICAGO. Jan. Sin the banquet hall
Of the fremont House the silver branch
of the Democracy held last night its ban
uuet in celebration of jackson day" The
banquet was under the auspices of the w.
j. Bryan league, and was held one day in
advance of jackson day proper, as the dis
tinguished guest of the league, William
]. Bryan, could not be present tonight
having an engagement in Omaha. Carter
II. Harrison, the first president Of the
league was at the head Of the table and
acted as toastmaster, Mr.. Bryan being
seated Immediately at his right. The lat
ter was greeted with great applause when
he rose to speak in response TO the toast OF
ANDREW jackson" and frequently
throughout his address he was compelled
to pause while his hearers took time to
demonstrate their approval Of his senti-
ments. MIR. Bryan's address was in part
as follows
I'm view of the fact that the club under
whose auspices we meet has done me the
honor to take my name, feel that it is
only Just to the club and to myself to re-
neat here what l have said elsewhere,
namely, that my Judgment disapproves of
the use of my name in connection with
Democratic or silver clubs. My objection
is twofold one In the first place, be-
lieve that a cause is so much greater than
any Individual that it should not be bur-
dened by any mistake which hemay make
While a man lives he Is liable TO err, and
his errors are apt to injure any cause with
which he is closely identified. The other
objection is a personal one. do not want
to stand for four years in the attitude of
candidate for the presidency. 1 do not
want Jealous friends to be continually
alarmed least 1 should do something to
ALLEVIATE some of those who have given me
their confidence and support.
Gas we are assembled upon, this occa-
sion to do honor to the memory Of An
drew jackson we may properly dis cuss
the relations which should exist between
the Democrats who indorsed the Chicago
platform and the so called Democrats who
/ aided in the election of a Republican pres
/ ident.
''The Democrats who controlled the
| Chicago convention earned heir right to
the party organization and to the party
name, by whatever rule their claims may
/ be measured A democracy is govern
ment in which the people rule. In other
words. 1t is a government such as Lincoln
described, "a government of the people, by
the people and for the people, and DEM
ocrat in the broadest sense is one who be-
lieves in this form Of government. When
I say believes i'm this form Of government,
I mean actual sincere, heartfelt belief
not a formal and enforced submission to
that form of government. Measured by
this definition those who supported the
Chicago platform are Democrats.
1.-The Democratic party of the onited
States, in national convention assembled,
according to custom adopted platform
which received the sanction of nearly two
thirds of very large proportion of the
Democrats of the nation That convention
had right to define Democracy in party
sense. and we have a right to declare that
those who indorsed that platform are
Democrats and that those who refused to
SUPPORT the platform are not Democrats.
1t is strange that there should be any con-
test over this point 1t is strange that
those who secured for their candidate less
than per cent. of the popular vote OF the
4 United States should insist that they are
entitled to be called the real Democrats
and then urge their claim to respectable
ity in numbers on the ground that the
majority of them voted for the Itepubli-
can candidates. If minority has "a right
to give a party definition Of Democracy
then there may be as many definitions as
there are individuals
IF the money question was now con-
sidered settled another issue could be taken
up and a new alignment made But the
money question is not settled. The con
test for the restoration of the money OF
the constitution will go on with renewed
vgor. The election hns decided the presi-
dencv for four years, and it hns determined
A. ryaa re
but it has not ovelthrown the convictions
o. a ose who believe that the gold standard
is IL conspiracy against the welfare of the
producing masses nor has it changed the
convictions of those who believe that
trusts must be abolished and corporations
made to obey the law.
''In my opinion there should be no com
promise Of the issues involved in the late
campaign and no terms short Of absolute
surrender offered those who have deserted
u.s. If any Democrat becomes convinced
! that the gold standard is necessary or be
comes a defender of trusts, he can leave
the party and join the bolting Democrats
or the Republicans. If any bolting Demo
Gratis see the error Of his way and is will
ing to indorse the Chicago platform anC
labor with those who seek to carry 1t intC
effect we will welcome such Democrat
back into the fold.
"We are engaged now in just such
contest as that through which Andrew
jackson passed, and we do we'll on thi
occasion TO take encouragement from hi
devotion to the cause Of the people. HI
gained his greatest victory in his lgh
against the national bank. We have tn,
same fight on hand today. The nationa
bank is seeking to force retirement o
the greenbacks and then monopohze tn
issue of paper money
"While the Republicans have not ye
had an opportunity to write their policie
upon the statute book we have proceeded
far enough TO discover that the mere an
nouncement of Republican success doe
not restore prosperity. If the advocate
Of free silver had won, every bank ant
business failure would have been attribu
ted to their success and the gold standart
papers would have been loud in thei
wailing, But the Republican organs, al
though compelled to chronicle an inoreas
ing number of business failures over tn
corresponding period of last year, neve
connect those failures with Republioal
success During the month of November
1896, seven national banks failed and in th
month of December eight more close
their doors. / find upon examination @
statistics that December witnessed clos
ing of more national banks than Wer
closed in any other month since Jan.
1898, excepting the three months Of tn
panic of that year
1.-THE press dispatches state that tn