Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-08

vance guard, has come up through
much 0uffeting TO its present cOndl-
. tlon OF respe liability; the regener-
ated, renewed AID disenthralled DEM
ocracy-the Democracy that in 1896
cast oil the trammels of the poll
ticians; cast of the regime Of Cleve-
land and the gold clique tapplause
and cheerS) and took on once more the
/ immediate commands OF the AmerI-
can people and adopted the leadership
OF the greatest champion (cheers) in
our generation of the rights of the
| people (appiause and cheers) And
! along with them the Silver Republi-
cans, the men who today (applause)
! are vinGlcating American citizenship
TO the trust which was implied iu il,
when our institutions we're founded
and given oyer TO the charge OF the
people; the Silver Republicans who
| remember that they are citizens be-
fore they are partiSans, who believes
that the welfare of the country comes
first, and that in the presence of its
demands, all mere separatism, all
party ambition, all personal selfish
ness must melt away like the mist be.
fore the sun. The Silver Republicans,
too that reach out one hand to the
TO the Democrats upon the other, and
draw them together in bonds of abso-
Lutte harmony and cooperation,
Those three great forces, my friends,
are marshal ling today, proposing to
fight the fight of 1898 as allies, aud,
God being willing, to fight the fight
of 1900 as an organic whole-the men,
bers OF a new party tremendous
cheers) Members of new party,
whether it shall wear new or an eX-
isting name.
VICTORY IN UNION.
If the Democratic Party shall make
that demonstration to the people of
this country, then the three great
forces of this country, then the three
great forces in my Judgment will
trust it,and will unite under it's leader
ship: just as true is it that
if the Democrntlc party shall to even
slight extent fall short in its high
duty, il it shall wabble and look back
ward with regret upon the flesh pots
of Egypt, if the Democratic party
shall halt or faltlr IN the grand march
it has entered on, then my friends,
somebody will raise the standard of a
new party, AID to that will rally nine
ty-nine hundr edths of the Democratic
puIUJ oil UnCl OpullSU pdIUys Uu6 OH
yer Republicans and the millions that
are yet Republicans, and there Will be-
gin again the-rule of the people of the
United States. Applause and
cheers.)
The principles of 1896 are deathless
and immortal, because, my friends, they
were the spontaneous outburst and
expression of the American people.
They will remain the watch word of
that great united advance which shall
make the oppressive powers of the
world tTemble in all their fastness.
We shall not only follow the same
principles and the same banner, but
my friends-while l am here to speak
for no indiVidual-you will allow me
TO indulge the reasonable, and l assure
you, the earnest hope and expectation
that not only the same principles, but
the same leader will inspire our efforts
and lead US on in 1900 as in 1896. Tire
mendous applause and cheers.( A man
who met unexpected responsibilities
of the graveSt sort, under circum-
stances never encounterd before by any
public man in the history of America;
who never faultered before single
duty, and meyer fell short in the face
of one responsibility; man who COM
mended himself always 20 the great
heart and SympathIes OF the American
people of which he was the exponent
and defender, the magnificent, stain
less, peerless hero, William j. Bryan.
(Long applause and cheeringJ