The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-31
HARMONY IN DEMOCRACY.
COL BEyAx SAYS THAT IT EXISTS.
AND HE KNOWS.
HIS Proposition 30 Keep u HarT"as-
ous 4. fa Exclude All Who DO
Net Accept Fully the Chicago
gYatforn and Believe in Him.

ToprKA. Kan. Narch 1s-Tn@ Demo
craft conferenc. axa sangaF;- uizd@T the
auspices % the Democratic state central
committee, WISE held Ia this city ms even
ing.
Prominent speakers lsetQdsd Col VIII
lam j. Bryan II Nebraska Champ tts2T *.
Of Missouri Allen o Myers. of ohio- and
Sidney Clark, of Oklahoma
Covers were laid for more shan l.issa
guests The new library han where TIRE
banquet waz hes8 presented brilliant
scene. with thousands * sBeasaassssFHs
lights and decorations ~ natural roses.
Gags and bright coiovea huntsas
The meeting was IN the nature 81 a
conference II Democratic leaders, the pol
icy os the party In she campaign - 80
being touched ugnn. Mr. Bryan himself
was given the n40xt prominent plzcs, MS
subject being Democracy.
Mr. Bryan stood oBt saasFelg far the
Chicago platform. and said there had
been no retreat from ths E''assion tAsSfl Ia
1885.
I'VE are not only holding ogr own he
declared hat we are gaining back kEassSe
Democrats no gCft ~ wtfnoGt f1liY IN
defstAEsaing t3ae ma t2Fe OF tfse StFUEEls
Some giggas xe near pleas foF harmony
from sncAs who opposed ins party III
Jsfss continued SIR Bryan. hut harmony
instead os being tang hoped i9t = -
last a thing realized f3t q pretended mar :
moay between those entertaining sntaaf'T
nEst.e principles, tat au actual harmony
between thcse who are united tn com
mon purpose against common enemy.
The Democratic party wac never more
barmossl0us and SIS harmony can Only ne
disturbed by admitting w9thAa the i9Id
thosa wiao are At variance "itn as p1Hi-
esples and aspirations
tine Democratic platform for 1850 viii
be written ~ those who stood upon bae
platform 81 1885. not BY those %i3o tEiec -
overthrow the Democratic party ia that
raFprafers
'aTha failure which attended those who
organized the gold party and wrote fbe
Indianapolis platform ought 70 restrain
them from pFoTering their services "A
platform makers for SONS years 10 come
Mr. Bryan declared thar events have
been vsHdieattng fae policies proposed nT
the Democratic party in lsss.
He then paused OF To the subject OF
trusts and characterized them as the
products ef Republican methods, lie gave
this warming 'if tbs Republican party
goes into the next campaign uron a plat
form defending the trusts, st Wall aiEtsg-
onixs sentiments which are rapidly grow
ing against them even IN the ralAS OF thak
party.
Mr. Bryan closed with a 3enuueia;ion Ct
riiitarism aad what he termed the tend
ency ~ the present administration towars
imperialism. lie said
The Republican party came into exist
enee In an attempt 10 apply the Iefiara-
ton OF Independence 20 the slack Face; Il
seems likely TO 80 ogt Of esssieHes Tor tia
brown man only helf black
Champ Clark. % Bowling Green. No
had for his subject prosperity Past,
Present and FutuTa." Said he.
Printing iisring advertisements In mel
TapolitAn papers, even IN the suise of edi-
-sorisIs. announcing that prosperity has ar
rived. fails To prove the truth Of the state
msns 10 the men gho, ia6ngh t53iirs in-
dnstrlousl3 Ia summer Beat aaa y winters
cold. AsAd es0n0sngnE 20 the utmost, stu
find themselves sinking deeper and deeper
into debt az the years xo by.
II wish 10 heaven prosperity. universal
and abiding, would COME / care not who
brings II 81 eo3Bes ] would acclaim II
iss eheerfuiy Justify aud gratefully n
brought about by William Mckinley ana
daeea BY William Jennings Bryan AMI a
Democratic congress.
From the bottom of my heart ] wish
President Mckinley vol. Iie 81 most
gracious. tactfui sHd pleasant gentleman.
but unless he aud the ktftY-stNth congress
50 more 10 fuinll Ia. mul.ifAFio9s and
gorgeous promises % 1896 than h,- and the
Iffis-afth congress have Gaue II wii' ts-
come The sgT0eAote and patriotic duty of
preskseut BRYAN ana tae F1ffy~seyeB}h xud
Fffty-.igath c3asfs s~a@ 20 lnduCt the cuun-
Try into az era Of general and lasting pros
Serits.
gx-csov Stone. of ailsseuri. spoke clio
Qeenily Of THE Future of tae Demscratie
Party
liz was followed by Allen q Myers az
Columbus, .. whose ;oas. WAS The Eas;
and the W.st
The Toast responded 20 by Slansy Cark.
81 Oklahoma, was Oklahoma the Mex
star ia the ETas Of the Union 20