The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-31
DEMOCRATIC LOyEFEAST
Colonel Bryan Says the True Democracy
Is Gaining Daily.
POLICIES OF 1886 HAVE BEEN INDICATED
Men Who wrote that Platform VIII
Write the Next--Chnmp Clark
wants Prosperity.

Topeka Kan, March 3O.--A democratic
conference and banquet under the auspices
OF the democratic State central committee
was held in this city this evening. Promi
nent speakers, including Colonel William
j. Bryan OF Nebraska Champ Clark OF
Missouri and Allen q. Myers Of Ohio were
present. Covers were laid for more than
a thousand guests. The now library hall,
where the banquet was held, presented a
! brilliant scene with thousands OF mean
descent lights and decorations OF natural
roses, flags and bright oolored bunting
The meeting was in the nature of y
! conference OF the democratic leaders, the
/ policy of the party in the campaign Of
1850 being touched upon. Mr.. Bryan him
self was given the most prominent place,
Z his subject being Democracy" Mr.. Bryan
stood out squarely for the Chicago plat
form ard said that there had been no re-
treat frem the position taken in 1896.
1 1--WE are not only holding o"r
/ own" he declared, "but we arc
guif,ing baci. those democrats
I who left MS without fully under
4 sIandinE the nature of the strug-
ric.
Sometimes we hear pleas for harmony
from those who opposed the party In
1896" continued Mr.. Bryan but mar
mony. instead OF being thing hoped for,
Is al last thing realizedi not pre-
tended harmony between those entertain
ing autagonistc principles, but an actual
harmony between those who are united In
a common purpose against common
enemy The democratic party was never
mora Harmonious and It's harmony can
mi 10 admitting within the
fold those who are at variance with It's
principles and aspirations.
"Thp democratic platform OF 1900 VIII
be written BY those who stood upon tna
platform OF 1895 not by those who tried to
overthrow the democratic party In that
campaign
THE failure which attended those who
organized tho gold party aud who formed
The indianapolis platform ought 10 refrain
them from proferring their services as
platform makers for some years TO come"
Mr. Bryan declared that events have
been yindicatiug the policies proposed by
the democratic party in 1895
lie then passed on TO the subject OF
trusts and characterized them as the pro-
ducts OF republican methods lie gave the
warning III the republican party goes
into the next campaign upon platform
defending the trusts 1t will antagonlze
sentiments which are rapidly growing
party"
, Mr.. Bryan closed with denunciation IL
, militarism and what he termed the ton
, dency Of tho present administration to-
ward imperialism. fIe said "fhe ropub-
lican party came igto existence in an at
tempt to apply the declaration of Inde-
pendence TO the black man; It seems likely
!. to go out OF existence for it's refusal to
apply the same principles TO brown
$ man--only half black"
= Champ Clark Of Bowling Green, Mo-
had for his subject Prosperity Past
!. Present and Future"
: He said in part
This Is a democratic doctrine as old as
:. the democratic party ltself-a democratic
~ doctrine on which democrats stand and
must carry the country. Economy In pub
. lie expenditures lies at the root OF all en-
during prosperity. There may be now what
= the doctors would denomInate sporadic
$ cases OF prosperity In this country |
= have no doubt that the distinguished
P. statesmen who recently had their rem
= devious In Jekyls island, otherwise known
: as the recreation ground OF multi million
; aires, are prosperous, but that any meas
h ure Of general prosperity has come TO the
Il great body Of the people is a proposition
that can not be maintained
!. Printing flaming advertisements In
s metropolitan papers, even In the gulse o.
IT editorials, announcing that prosperity has
statement TO the men who, though toilnl
l. industriously In summers heat and win.
= ter's cold, and economizlng to the utmost
: still find themselves sinking deeper ant
deeper into debt as the years 90 by
&c II wish TO heaven prosperity universal
and abiding would come. I care not wht
1 brings IT, SO 1t comes, | would acclaim
4. IL as oheerfully, Justify and gratefully Il
}; brought about ny William Mckinley and I
!. republican congress as | would If produced
G by william Jennings Bryan and demo
Z. cratic congress.
!, From the bottom of my heart wisi
y; President Mckinley we'll, lie Is a mos
i gracious, tactful and pleasant gentleman
b, but unless he and the Fifty-alXth con
&, gress do more TO fulhll the muluiarlou
T. and gorgeous promises Of 1895 than he an
v the Flfty-nfth congress have done, Il vii
become the agreeable and patriotic hut
70 OF President Bryan and the Fifty-sevent
and Ffty-eIghth congresses to induct III
Nv country into an era OF general and lastin
a. prosperity. With Bryan In the chair G
Washington jefferson and Jackson. an
with a congress- In sympathy with hin
the people Will como into their own agai
-. and government OF trusts, by trusts an
for trusts Will vanish like an ugly drcai
ca from the American continent forever
'er William j, Bryan, following the ex
he ample Of his illustrous predecessors, wi
,s be elected IN 1900, re-electsd In 1904 an
ed be followed by long line OF successors {
IL his faith, my faith. your faith. the people
ire faith; for l have an abiding conndenC
his that il the American people ever again 8,
his taste Of q genuine democratic admini,
OF tration, they win like Il so wen that, IN
Oliver Twist, they will cry for more I,
II must be remembered that u man N.Y.
be at least 80 years old to have been boz
-, during democratic administration. and 3
~ least GO to remember from his oy;n cNp,
at irienee what was done then. An entire rem
]. Grafton has grown up in this country whie
has known nothing else OF governmeY
his than as Il is administered by republlcal
he and mugwumps, A change from tina
TO genuine democratic adminstratin
The would be like going out OF midnight darl
EN- ness into the glory OF the MONDAY SUI
shine.
- Republicans will not practice 'econon
In the public expense for they care n,
how heavily labor is hurdened
No people uDon the face OF the cart
can long stand the awful drain upon the
resources, their energies and their tol
a and as sure as grass grows and wat,
~ runs they Will. when they clearly reall
q. the situation, drive from power the par
~ which so shamelessly squandered the
ian substance and abuses their confidence
The voters Of the land mlght as we
make up their minds 60 the stubborn m
y that there can be no reform in this prod
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