The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
JACKSON DAY
 CELEBRATED Leading Democrats At tend a Banquet at
 Chicago. Again the Boy Orator of Ne braska Talks About Free
 Silver.
Argues That Prosperity Has Not Been Restored by Opening Mills In
 stead of Mints.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-A host of Demo-
 crats, quite a number of them from Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin, cele
 brated Jackson day by a banquet at the Fremont House this evening. w. J. Bryan was the principal guest. He arrived from Lincoln this morning. be- ing met at the depot by National Com mitteeman Gahan and others selected
 to welcome him. For an hour or so
 prior to the feast, MT. Bryan held a reception in the hotel parlors and shook hands with a large number of callers. Nearly 500 were seated at the banquet.
 Mayor Harrison presided and acted as toaStmaSter.
 MT. Bryan was received with cheers when introduced. He again went over his free-silver argument and concluded as follows:
 Twelve months have elapsed since we celebrated this day year ago, and every month has borne witness to the failure of Republican policies to bring relief to the
 people. Just after the passage of the Dingley bill our opponents were bolster ous in their announcement that prosper ity had returned. The Republicans were given full swing. They framed just such a law as their hearts desired and their
 brains devised, and what is the result?
 Read the daily papers and you will find the items of news arranged under two
 
 reduction of wages. 4 few days ago I picked up copy of the St. Louis Globe Democrat and found under the innocent and unpretentious headlines, "Weavers and Spinners," seven notices of wage re- auctions from four of the six New Eng
 land States-one of them from Lewis
 ton, Me, the home of MT. Dingley, the father of the Dingley bill.
 Is this the result which they promised
 would follow the opening of the mills in stead of the hints? If our enemies boast
 that they have buried bimetallism, we point to these wage reductions as the l weeping willows which have sprung up about it's temporary tomb. Why is not some court asked to enjoin the employers from uniting together to reduce wages? Can combinations among employers be innocent if cooperation among miners is a crime? In most of the factories can be found transparencies and banners promising good times. The mill owners court of equity to interfere and plead as | a defense that the operatives have an adequate remedy in the ballot. day thouands of political prodigals have
 returned to the old home and thousands
 more are growing weary of the husks. There Is no humiliation in the acknowl-
 edgment of error To a portion of our people the money question was a new question in 1896, and as we demanded af- | frmative action the timid and only half
 convinced arrayed themselves against us. l Since the election there has been time for further study, and events in rapid suc-
 
 taken by the bimetallic forces in the last
 campaign. The Republicans, too. intoxi-
 cated by success, have been disclosing
 schemes which were carefully concealed | during the contest. We may, therefore. | expect continuous accessions to our | ranks.
 Bryan then urged the necessity of | extending and perfecting the work of | the Democratic clubs, closing with the
 words: ''I will, therefore, bid you be | of good cheer. Unless all political
 omens fail the twentieth century will open with the money of the constitu-
 tion restored and the motto Equal
 rights to all and special privileges to
 none the controlling principle in all ] the departments of the Government.
 Then will our people sing a new song of a nation redeemed"
 DENVER. Jan S.-Hon. George Fred | Williams of Boston was one of the prin- | cipal speakers at the annual meeting of
 the Jacksonian Club at Wier's Half in this city tonight. Governor Ava Adams made the opening speech. after which MT. Williams was introduced.