The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-07
MUST HAVE BRYAN
Chicago Democrats Threaten
Independent Demonstration
If He Is Not Invited to Attend
Peace Jubilee.
FOR A NIGHT PARADE.
Plans Already Made to Destroy
the Schemes
OF the Republicans Who Are
Es-RAsn
FOR A NIGHT PARADE.
OF the Republicans Who Are
Fighting Bryan.

Chicago, Sept. IF Colonel William
Jennings Bryan is not officially invited
to take part in the peace jubilee, the
Democrats Of Chicago say they will
have an independent demonstration
during the celebration, with the free
silver orator at the head of a citizens
parade. They say they will not OBJ
struct the official programme. but they
wish to reserve the right to have a free
for-alI night procession Immediately af-
ter the big jubilee military parade in
the afternoon.
Democrats are indignant because they
claim Colonel Bryan has been snubbed
by the jubilee committee on invitations
and speakers. Chairman TruaX of the
Jubilee executive committee recently
said that the name of Bryan has never
been mentioned in committee meetings.
The Democrats of Chicago now propose
to join in a call for recognition of the
Nebraskan. They argue that as an
American soldier with the straps of
on the list of speakers, as much as any
of the men who have been named. If
the committee refuses to invite Colonel
Bryan then the Democrats Will extend
welcome arms to him and place him at
the head of a march of glory.
This will be the attitude of Democrats
according to Robert E. Burke. Mr..
Burke favOrs the jubilee, and will work
for it He says that he will also see
that Colonel Bryan is not cast aside.
Mayor Harrison returned to the city
yesterday. In speaking about the ac-
ton of the Democratic state central
committee regarding the jubilee he said:
There will be no official interference
with the peace jubilee parade. will
not tolerate any suggestions to use
municipal power to obstruct the parade
because citizens of every political faith
have right to mOrch in peaceable pro-
cession through the streets of Chicago.
can parade should recognize personal
rights. Hence this talk of having the
mayor, chief of police, and city council
act to Obstruct the peace Jubilee pa
rade is the veriest sort of rot.
In regard to the recent action of the
Democratic state central committee in
placing me at the head of a committee
to secure pOStpOnement of the Jubilee
I prefer not to discuss it until I am bet
ter informed on the subject. I was
put on that committee and also on the
peace jubilee reception committee with
out being consulted and while absent
from the city. Within the next day or
two will cut the Gordian knot which
confrOnts me. I will cut it with a
penknife possibly, with ease. but if it
is necessary I will use an ak"
While the mayor declined to commit
himself in positive terms, it is under
stood semi-officially that he will accept
the craftsmanship of the peace jubilee
reception committee and do all in his
power to make the jubilee a nonparti-
san patriotic demonstration
There is too much politics in war
and too much war in politics nova
days" said Mayor Harrison. IF Re
pubdcans try to copyright the Ameri-
can flag and claim the glories of vic
tories made possible by a united people
of all parties it will react on the Re
publicans. There never was in Amer
lean history such a remarkable instance
of unity between Democrats and Re
publicans and all the people of north.
south, east and west in rallying around
the standard of their country. If any
man attempts to drag that flag into
politics he should be shot on the spot
If the people of Chicago want to have
a genuine patriotic celebration, free
from political favor, it is certainly a
cOmmendable thing to honor the heroes
of the war. Under the classification of
heroes I think history shows that the
Democrats had few, but the glories of
the war were won by Americans, above