The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-01-16
DRYAN|S TALK IN CHICAGO.
The Silver Branch of Democracy
Lines on s'JacksOn's
Day.
MUST SUPPORT CAUSE OF SILVER.
Mere Announcement of Republic
can Success Does Nor
Restore Prosperity.

House, Chicago, the silver branch of the
democracy held on Tuesday night Of last
week its banquet in celebration OF Jack
son 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 distinguished guest of
the league, W. J. Bryan, could not be
present on that day, he having an en-
gagement in Omaha.
The banquet hall was tastefully and
1avishly decorated with greens, cut flow
ers and the national colors and presented
an extremely handsome appearance when
at ten clock the doors were opened to
the 3oc followers OF Mr. Bryan.
Carter II. Harrison, the first president
OF the league, was at the head Of the ia
bic and acted as POSTMASTER, Mr. Bryan
being seated Immediately at his right 1t
was fully midnight when Mr. Harrison
raped for order and III few pleasant;
we'll chosen words introduced Mr:s Bryan.
The latter was greeted with great ap-
pla,ise when he arose to speak in re-
Spouse 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 sentiments.
MR.. BRYAN'S TALK.
'The democrats who controlled the
Chicago convention,' began Mr.. Bryan,
after brief reference to the campaign
just closed, earned their right to the
party organization and to the party name
bv whatever rule their claims may
be measured. a democracy is a govern
ment in which the people rule. 1t is
strange that there should be any contest
over this point. 1t is strange that those
who secured for their candidate less than
I per cent OF the ~~pular 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 the republic
an candidates. Ii minority has right
to give party definition OF democracy
then there may be as many definitions as
there are individuals. If those who bolt
ed the Chicago nominees have right to
those who supported such nominees,
then the boiling democrats who bolted
the boiling ticket and voted for the re-
publican nominees have a right to cali
themselves better democrats than the
boilers who supported the boiling
ticket.
Referring to finance he said:
The campaign has shown the impos-
sibility OF keeping bilnctallism and gold
standard advocates in the same political
organizations, and it will be more diff
hcult task in the future than it has been
this year 70 use a common Illustration,
hen is always disturbed if she has in
her brood a few ducks which insist upon
padding i'll the water while the chickens
are content to scratch uron the land
The democratic party, will in like man
ner, be i'll at ease if it has a few web
footed members who insist upon crossing
the ocean for their ideas while the great
majority Of the party are willing to find
their political food upon American soil.
Not only is this separation between the
gold standard democrats and free silver
democrats a necessity, but it ought to be
desirable to both Sides If the gold
standard democrats are bad politically,
as we think they are, we ought not to
care to affiliate with them, and if those
who supported the Chicago platform are
half as bad as the. gold bugs say they are,
they are apt to contanlinatc all who as
sociate with Them
Upon the subject of reunion of the
two wings of democracy, he said:
$s In my opinion there should be no
compromise OF the issues involved in the
late campaign, and no terms short OF
absolute surrende: offered those who
have deserted us. Ii any democrat be-
comes convinced that the gold standard
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