Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-14
MR.. BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.

MR.. BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.
The 155th anniversary of the birth
day of Thomas Jefferson was celebrated
10 Washington last night by q dinner
given at the National Rifles Armory
under the auspices of the National As
ISOLATION of Democratic Clubs. About
400 democrats from all sections of
the country were present, including
many Senators and members of the
House. The guest of honor was the
Hon. W. J.. Bryan, ofNebraska. Chaun-
cey F. Black, of Pennsylvania, presi-
dent of the association, delivered the
address OF welcome, and Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, chairman of the national
democratic committee, presided.
Mr.. Bryan, who responded to the
toast of Thomas Jefferson" was greet
ed with enthusiastic cheers. In the
course OF his remarks he spoke feeling
ly of the Cuban situation, declaring
that if the United States assumed the
responsibility of deciding that the
cruelties and barbarities of the warfare
on that island should cease no nation in
Europe could protest without defending
the things which We condemned.
He said that any man mad right to
prevent the erection Of a slaughter
house in his OVID yard, and that we,
who lived side by side with those who
suffered, could not refuse, in the name
of humanity, to insist that those who
bad manfully resisted the tyranny Of
Spain had earned their right to self
government.
In addition to our right to stop the
war on humanitarian grounds, he de-
clared that we had a right to insist that
any government at our doors should be
of such a character that one Of
our ships would not be blown up
while under its protection. He con-
graduated the democratic party also
upon the fact that recent events had
indicated it from a charge persistent
| ly brought in the North, that it was not
q patriotic party.
'As we assemble tonight" he said,
'the civil war is over, never to be res
directed. When the President asked
for an appropriation for the national
defense every democratic Senator and
Representative, North, East, South
and West. responded, and what we
told our friends years ago, that in the
time of danger the men who wore the
gray would be as lovsl as those who
wore the blue, has proved to be true"
He paid a tribute to Gen. Fitzbugh
Lee, which set his hearers wild with
enthusiasm, and in concluding declared
that the enemies Of the democratic
party could no longer revive the issues
Of the civil war, but must meet the
democracy upon the issues which arose
in time of peace.
Senator White, of California, chair.
man of the democratic congressional
committee, responded to the Next
| Congress and its work" Representative
De Almond, of Missouri, to the senti-
ment of Jefferson, II am not among
those who fear the people, Represen-
tative Cummings, of New York, to"Our
Endeavor Should Surely be to Make
Our Hemisphere That of Freedom;''Stil
son Eutohins, of Washington, to THE
inequalities of Citizenship" Represen-
tatlVe Norton, OF Onlo, to American
Democracy" and Representative Jones,
of Virginia, to THE State That Gave
us Jefferson"
Among the Virginians present were
Robert W. Harper, President of the Vir-
ginia Democratic Association; Gov. Ty-
Ter. j. Taylor Ellyson% chairman Virginia
democratic committee; John F. Rixey,
DR.. James Kerr, c. T. Trigg, G. A.
Swanson, Joseph Button, secretary Vir-
GINA democratic committee; j. T. Law
less, 7. c. Pitcher, John Lamb, ], l..
Johnson, Major II. L. Biscoe, John A.
Jones, Joseph E. Willard, P. h. O'Bsn-
non, Alfred ]. Stofer, l.. G. Johnson,
E. E. Downham, &. K. Pickett, S. R..
McCianabau, F. E. Saunders, w. H.
Saunders, A. A. Lipscomb, Fppa Hun
ton, and others.