The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-31

LincC.l, Ieb, Dec. 30.-A compliment
tary reception and banquet to Colonel
W. j. Bryan was rendered tonight by
The Nebraska Travelling Mems Bryan
cub, at the Lincoln hotel. Invitations
were sent to $50 admirers of Mr.. Bryan.
which, with few exceptions. were ac-
cepted. The only notable absentee was
Congressman Bailey of Texas. who was
TO have responded 10 the toast De-
mocracy,' but who telegraDhed from
Washington his inability 10 be present.
The dining hall was thrown open at
8 O'Clock, and the speech-making be-
gan an hour later.
MIR. Bryan responded to the sentiment
Americas mission: let not the crime
OF the east e'er crimson thy name; be
freedom and science and virtue thy
fame
After commencing the members of
the club for their fidelity to the Chicago
platform, Mr.. Bryan proceeded to dis
cuss the Philippine question. He in
sisted thar a ~co.onial policy was wrong
IN principle and unwise, and he predict
ed that 1t would prove Improbable in
practice. He said, IN part:
You have laboTed diligently to pre-
vent foreign hnancierS from disregard
ing the rights of the American people;
now you are called upon 10 use your in
nuence to prevent the American people
from dis%regarding the rights of others.
Self-restralnt is d difficult virtue to
practice. Solomon says that he that
rules his own spirit is better han he
that taketh a city. The American peo-
pie lave shown hat they can take a
city; viii they be able 10 restrain the
spirit of conquest2
1T has been the boast of our nation
4l4.H rfr4r r.~alrnE ,.sr1,f Clnlf no 49, I,,
don the motto of the republic and so
back a century to the monarchial mot
TO, which asserts that might makes
right?
BE not carried away by the excite
ment incident to war: it Will soon SUBJ
side. our people VIII turn again to the
paths OF peace; justice Will resume her
reign.
BE ~steadfast in the faith Of the faith
ers. Your fight is for yourselves, as
well as your country. In the words OF
the distinguished Georgian. Hill: Who
saves his country saves himself. n
all things saved Go bless him: who lets
his country die lets all things die. dies
ignobly-and ali things dying curse
him"
Imperialism finds the inspiration in
dollars. not in duty. 1t is not our duty
to burden u people with increased
taxes in order TO give a few spectators
an opportunity for exploitation; it IS
not our duty TO sacrifice the best blood
of Our nation in tropical iungles in an
attempt 10 stiie the very sentiment
which lave given vitality to American
institutions; ii is not our duty 10 deny
the people of the Philippines the rights
Cor which our forefatheTs fought from
Bunker Hill TO Yorktown.
'Our nation has a mission. but it Is
To bberate those who are in bondage
not to place shackles upon those who
are struggling te be free.
We rejoice in the marvellous victory
won by Dewey in Manila bay: we
would give TO him a sacred place IN
history and crown his memory with
blessings. To US he is a hero: to the
Filipinos he can be a savior.
Let him be known to Dosterity. not
as the s~pbjugator of an alien race. but
as the redeemer of an oppressed people
not as p Lord Give. but as a Lafay-
cite. The gratitude Of Il people is bet
ter than q jeweied swcrd.'
PROTECTION AND TRUSTS.
The second most notable address was
that of Hon. j. G. Johnson. Democratic
national committeeman from Kansas.
who spoke TO the sentiment. mo
Trusts He tool the position that the
trust system of the country is the di-
rect outgrowth of the protective tariff
system, without which to prevent for
eign competition there could be no sue
cessful "cornering" of any of the ordf-
nary manufactured products of the
country. He claimed that there was no
present financial activity, except IN
trust-protected industries, and insisted
that the system has all of the worst
elements Of state socialism. without
n Of its advantages TO the public. He
closed by eXhorting his hearers ITO as
sist in the overthrow of the Republican
party, and thereby eliminate both the
protective tariff and the trusts
He thought there was no heaven-sent
cali 10 carry freedom seven thousand
miles across the sea, when there is sucn
q crying need for financial. commercial
and industrial emancipation at home.
The other speakers were Governor
Holcomb. G-cyernor-elect w. A. Pointer.
James H%anahan. G. NJ. Hitchcock. edi-
tor Of the Omaha World-Herald: Dep
uty Attorney General W.. D. Oldham
and Congressman J. B.. Weaver of
Iowa.