The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-08
DOLLAR DINNER
At Columbus, Addressed by Col
Bryan-GeO. Fred Williams
Boom


Columbus. o.. July About 1000 peo-
pie attended the tLOo dinner given by the
young mems democratic club Of Columbus
in the Auditorium tonight IL was the
largest anquet which the local democ-
racy has since that given ia honor OF the
77h irthday of the late Judge Allen @.
Thurman ln the same han ten years age.
The anair was strictly democratic "a its
simplicity all classes being Represented.
Ther. was also large number of ladies
in the assemblage.
The chief guest was william j. Bryan.
at The table with whom were also seated
Hon. G.. r Callahan ana George Fred
! Williams OF Massachusetts, Judge Tar
vim of Kentucky; Hon. Allen W. Thurman
cf Columbus, the POSTMASTER and a num-
! ber OF others prominent IA state politics.
/ The entrance Of Col Bryan was greeted
| with applause which lasted until after he
| had become seated.
Judge Tarvin responded to the toast
! Party and Principle"
In q vitriolo speech ho denounced the
attempts being made 10 relcgate the silver
/ question 10 the rear. He insisted that the
Issue mus De made as prominent In l9E
as it was IN the Chicago 1latform. Tn
! party must not tolerate any dicker or
trade for me purpose OF obtaining the
vote OF New york lie declared that tho
men Ga control of the democratic cam
palgn IN New York were out Of sympathy
with the Chicago platform and said that
70 was known 10 all men that the organic.
cd wealth Of tho country belonged 10 the
New York men body aad soul.
when Col 5ryan was Introduced there
I was another outburst of applause tht,
/ continued for several minutes. When quiet
had ben restored Col Bryan launched
upon a discussion OF the issues Of the
day ln response 10 the toast "Democ-
racy."
Col Bryan insisted that there must be
no retreat from the position taken IN
1896 TIE spoke also OF the trust aues.
/ ton. declaring that the trusts must b'
| taken fra hand by he federal goernmen
/ and recalled a recent statement of At
| torney General Grlggs % the effect ths,
| ''if anything s. done 20 control the trusts
! it must be done by the states"
Col Bryan maintained that the president
! through his attorney general. could el-
| force the law now in existence. but he
/ declared that the republican party had
! mortgaged itself 10 the trusts 10 OBJ
| tain money 20 carry on the last election
| and said that whom the methods employed
in that election were understood mo one
/ can wonder that the attorney general is
undisturbed By the watering Of stock,
/ the discharge Of travelling men and the
extortion practiced upon the consumer" "
Mr Bryan deplored the taking Of life
! iu the Philippines and Insisted that the
! people OF those Islands should be giver
the same freedom as had been promisei
the CuDans
Tho last speaker was George Fred VIII
lamr. his toast being "Tbs eastern dem
! ocrats"
The boom for Hon. George Fred Will
Jams as a candidate for vice president IN
1900 launched by Hon. c r. Callahan ir
his speech. created a stir among ths
Ohio politicians, who have ben hoping
that this honor would be landed BY Ohio
saa1iago De Chile, July The Unite
States cruiser Newark has left Valpara