The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-08
MIR BRYAN At CHICAGO.
Addresses the Bryan League in
Honor Of Jaokson's Day.
WANTS A CHANGE IN THE NAME.

banquet was under the auspices OF the w.
]. Bryan league, and was held one day in
advance of jackson day proper, as the dis
tinguished guest Of the league, William
j. Bryan, could not be present tonight
having an engagement in Omaha. Carter
ii. Harrison, the first president of tho
league, was at the head Of the table, and
acted as toastmaster, Mr. Bryan being
seated Immediately at his right. Tho 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. Mr. Bryan's address was in part
as follows:
"In view OF the fact that the club under
whose auspices we meet has done me the
honor to take my name, l feel that it is
only just to the club and to myself to re-
peat 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 cause Is so much greater than
any individual that it should not be bur-
dened by any mistake which he may make.
While 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 personal one. do not want
to stand for four years in the attitude of
candidate for the presidency. l do not
want Jealous friends to be continually
alarmed least should do something to
ALLEVIATE some of those who have given me
their confidence and support.
"As we are assembled upon this occa-
sion to do honor to the memory Of An
drew jackson we may properly dis cuss
tho relations which should exist between
the Democrats who Endorsed the Chicago
platform and the so called Democrats who
aided in the election of Republican pros
ident.
1.-The Democrats who controlled tho
Chicago convention earned their 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 government such as Lincoln
described, "a government of the people, by
the people and for the people, and DEM
leves in this form of government When
say believes in this form of government,
/ mean actual, sincere, heartfelt belief,
not 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 Ulited
States, in national convention assembled,
according to custom adopted platform
which received tho 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 right to declare that
those who Endorsed 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
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 tho Republic
can candidates. II a minority has a right
to give n party definition of Democracy
then there may be as many definitions as
there arc individuals.
of the money question was now con-
sdered settled another issue could be taken
up and 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
yigor. The election has decided the presi-
dency for four years. and 1t has determined
the complexion of congress for two years,
but it has not overthrown the convictions
Of those who believe that the gold standard
Is q 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.
I'm my opinion there should DO 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. II any Democrat becomes convinced
that the gold standard is necessary or be-
comes defender of trusts, he can leave
the party and join the boiling Democrats
or tho Republicans. If any boiling Demo-
Gratis see the error Of his way and is will
ing to indorse the Chicago platform and
labor with those who seek to carry 1t into
back into the fold.
1--WE are engaged now in just such a
contest as that through which Andrew
jackson passed, and we do we'll on this
occasion to take encouragement from his
devotion to the cause Of the people. He
gained his greatest Victory In his fight
against tho national bank. We have the
same fight on hand today. The national
bank Is seeking to force retirement of
the greenbacks and then monopolize the
issue of paper money.
while the Republicans have not yet
had an opportunity to write their policies
upon the statute book we have proceeded
far enough to discover that the nero an
of Republican success does
not restore prosperity. II the advocates
o. free silver had won, every bank and
business failure would have been attribu-
ted to their success and the gold standard
papers would have boon loud In their
wailing. But the Republican organs, al
though compelled to chronicle an increas-
ing number of business failures over the
period Of last year, never
connect those failures with Republican
success. During the month of November,
1896, seven national banks failed, and In the
month of December eight more closed
their doors find upon examination Of
that December witnessed clog
ing of more national banks than were
closed in any other month since Jan. /,
1903, excepting the three months Of tho
panic of that year
1.-THE press dispatches state that the
holiday trade in Germany was a disap.