The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08
Tur PLATFORM STILL STANDS.
nv,y SAYS CHICAGO DOCUMENT
D" rs GROWING STRONGER.

So, Than EVer-DemOcrats Must
s.,nd Against ImDeriaIism-Bryan
cucst of Honor at jackson Day
Banquet.
o.,.o.o Ian. 1.-THE third annual ban
.-t of the Andrew jackson League was
"a ,t fremont House tonight, and on
-, OCCASION. as on the two former, Will
r.o, Jennings Bryan was the guest of
h0nor
NJ. barouet hall of the hotel was turn
!, i,to a sea of bunting caught up with
,,.-,ors of smiax. Life size portraits
=. 1,ekson and the guest of the evening
we're hung at opposite ends of the hall,
,...s being the only portraits used in the
DECORATIONS
vavor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago
..,.5 as presiding officer, and at the ta-
No with him and Mr.. Bryan were Con-
,-sssmen Leutz Of Ohio and Hinrichsen
a, Illinois; Mayor Maybury of Detroit;
N,ror Rose of Milwaukee; William F. Nc
Knight Of Grand Rapids, Mich. Charles
K Ladd of Kewanee, H.; Capt. William
p Black and National Committeeman
Thomas Gahan of Illinois.
The exercises of the evening were open
cd with short address by Mayor Harri-
son. who before he resumed his seat, in
reduced as the first formal speaker of
the evening Congressman w. H. Hinrich-
sn. who spoke in response to the toast
ePlrty Fealty."
Congressman Lentz explained to his
bearears "What Makes President
Great
Capt William P. Black of Chicago fol-
lowed. responding to the toast of "The
Sollery of the Republic" Then came the
three visiting mayors, William Maybury
Of Detroit Taggart of Indianapolis, and
Charles K Ladd of Kewanee, Ills, all
three malzing brief talks William F.
Mcknight of Michigan then spoke on ''The
Young Democracy" and the address of
Mr Bryan closed the evening. 1t was, in
part as follows:
Platform Lives and Grows.
"The Democracy of the nation is still
defending Jeffersonian principles with
Jacksonian courage, and has no thought
Of departing from the principles enunciat-
ed at Chicago in 1895. fhat platform win
live in history, and the hour of its adop-
t0n will be remembered as the hour when
the money changers were driven from the
Democratic temple. There will be no
turning back The platform will be added
10 as new conditions force new issues into
the arena of politics, but nothing will be
slbracted from it. Events have vindi-
Gated every position taken by the plat
form. Arbitration was advocated in that
PLATFORM ana arbitration is stronger to-
day than it was in 1896
That the platform denounced govern
ment by injunction and the sentiment
against government by injunction is in
ceasing. That platform denounced the
trusts and declared them to be a menace;
mat menace is greater to-day than ever
before. That platform warned the people
mat a conspiracy was on foot to give to
me national banks a monopoly of the is
sue and supply of paper money; that con-
spHacy is now known to every one.
That platform denounced interna tional
ometallism as a delusion and a snare, and
lis condemnation has been justified.
-'''e fLcRAAbi Ill DOillGQ 10 itlQtltuu6Hl
hee coinage as the only means of restor-
ing the double standard who doubts it
/ now2
That platform named 16 TO / as the
proper ratio and that ratio stands to-day
Possible
Attacks VIII Not Harm 1t.
Ulher platforms have been forgotten
nlea 3 f,,,,,,
HeHd and foe because it was clear and
positive upon every public question To
,-use VINO believe in equality before the
s @ ue Chicago platform is stin an in
p1iauoh; sp.i it is terror only to those who
mn H 10 use the government for personal
end private ends
II. i.ds been attacked at two points. but
or a"aehs viii not harm ID. Some who
ig5 ilg's'u Ile platform in 1896 have prom
ny p" return TO the party on condition
t,r 'ue party viii drop the money oues-
H. @,u coniine the fight to the trusts.
f3srl Wlll not be accepted. What con-
cerir. would the people have in our sin
n aN, we should declare against trusts
viii ''i' pul enter into a treaty of peace
tusto ~ SiSaJest of all trusts-the money
dsbt We should attempt to center the
NoI5 ol1 o' tne trusts the Republicans
as Va. iSiAss dll ANTITRUST plank
lend ~, ause no party would dare to de-
magr,,. lIusls' In such a fight the trust
p3ri"s would be found supporting both
c9nrataa"u a"u contributing literally TO both
euarar57" Iuhds' provided the trusts were
tome ,'u the privilege of naming the at
opnoe,5 vIeral and the judges. The trusts
cans H. 'le democratic party in 1896 he
p3rt,. @ VIC chicago convention took the
crowd 'a' ol the hands of the Wall street
cp.ate1" adopted platform which pre-
had bel5 me piutocracy which the party
'' solution for several years.
ar Crush Out the Trusts.
to er".5 ~e goa Democrats had an opportunitv
and, Dut the trusts during Mr.. Cleve-
Co il ri rri''l''histfation, but they did not
their o Nr god Republicans are having
inproqi,'o unity now, but they are NOT
sod s,. It, Inc trusts will fan when The
l then Tha H ~, is oVerthrown and not until
Prices a"5 soid standard means failing
more Ia ,laiHng prices win create trusts
g can 5D..Iy 'han any gold standard mar
"Ta destroy them. par
4 10 Wb JoHa point of attack is the ra-
lepp er,, INSIST upon 16 to /. thew ash 7
q fecopj because it is the best ratio a,d
. Other r,,., 4eeause its opponents bave no
4 can hs no 70 Offer. No free coinage law,
n upoB enacted until a ratio is agraod
law Sr"' "'se the ratio Is a mart oF tha
4 giess fuss we had a majority in con-
hg as -, apie TO bimetallism. but diffor
4 s0ns o., 't'e ratio. Some would favor 1e ~
@ eyen b.' 20 /, some 80 to / ana sor,o
pro "saer ratios. bovg - elN soihe