The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-04-21
DEMOCRACY AS
EXPOUNDED
BY Hon. William Jennings
Bryan.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC OVATION GIVEN
The Young Leader at the "Dollar" Din
ner in New York Last Saturday.-The
Dinner Attended by Thousands of Per-
sons.

NEW YORK, April 15.-The Dollar
Jefferson dinner of the Chicago Plat
form Democrats at the Grand Cen
tral Palace tonight in point of nGm-
bers was one of the biggest affairs
ever held in this city. Nearly 5000
men and women sat down at long
tables in the various rooms at the
palace.
The main hall presented a differ
ent aspect from that of the Metro
politan Opera House at the Ten
dollar dinner of the Democratic
Club. There was no flower embel-
ishment, but just big, long avenues
of tables, covered with plain white
plates.
The balconies were festooned with
flags, with silken banners suspended
between the flags. At the back of
the stage were two American flags
draped, one bearing the portrait of
Jefferson and the other the portrait
of Bryan. Small portraits of Bryan
were interspersed between the flags
on the balconies.
Mr.. Bryan did not arrive until
shortly after 7 o'clock. Crowds on
the outside signaled his appearance
by tremendous cheering. He came
in a cab and was escorted through a
tremendous crowd to the waiting
room outside the main hall. Here
he shook hands with the committee.
Then he was escorted to the guests
table, long table in front of the
platform.
Following came the speakers of
the evening. The band played Hail
to the Chief" as Bryan was hurled
down one of the main aisles. There
was tremendous cheering and wav-
ing of napkins. Diners stood on
chairs and tables waving frantically
The demonstration lasted for five
minutes.
AT 8 o'clock the committee and
speakers ascended the platform.
Bryan received vociferous ovation
the diners in many instances agair
standing on chairs and tables, and
, the women waving napkins wildly.
In introducing Mr.. Bryan, Chair
man Brown said that Abraham Lin.
coin had come out of the West tC
save the nation, and another mar
had come from the West to save the
+ nation.
A perfect tempest of applause from
the men and women broke out. The
applause subsidized, but started afresh
The band struck up, but could scarce
, ly be heard as it played 1.-The Stars
and Stripes Forever" Hats wer,
thrown up into the air; womei
waved their cloaks and handker
3 chiefs. There was a maelstrom o
. discord. Bryan raised his hand dep
recatingly, but the more he did thi
: the more the crowd cheered. Th'
demonstration lasted at least fiv,
5 minntes.
3 Among the other speakers were
=, George Fred Williams, o. H. Z
= Belmont, John Clark Ridpath ant
John S. Crosby. John Clark Rid
E path spoke on "Thomas Jefferson.
! When Mr.. Ridpath said that Jetfer
Q son stood above Adams and Otis an
e was the most intellectual Democra
| that over lived, a hundred voice
shouted: mo, no; Bryan, Bryant
: Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
s Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows
n "Mr. Chairman, Democrats, Ladie
and Gentlemen: l esteem it a gres
:. privilege to be permitted to attend this
V probably the largest banquet ever Civ
' en- in the United States. / appreciat
u the kindness which has been NANTES
Il ed by your action and by the words {
those who have preceded me. l sha
% carry back to my Western home me-
courage from your meeting, and shal
be glad to tell the people in other State
- that in New York there be those VIII
Il are true to the principals of Democrac
n as written in Democracy's latest creed
q (Cries of "Bravo.m
; "The object of this banquet was I
II give Chicago platform Democrats
d chance to celebrate the birthday c
- Thomas Jefferson. (Cries of THAT
IL it.") There was a banquet given j
d honor of Thomas jefferson two night
= ago, and discussion of the price pc
u plate obscured to some extent the di
e ference between that banquet and thi
,r A Democrat has right to pay whatevt
he pleases for dinner if he has th
u money.
t. "The character of political banqut
is determined, not by the cost of it, bl
IL by the sentiments which are wove
N into the post-prandial oratOry. W
q have not one word of hostility to uttt
toward those Democrats who left th
~ Democratic party in 1896. Far be
from us to criticise any man who's
judgment or conscience leads him OF
Of the Democratic party. When tf
% Republicans met at st. Louis some II
ar publicans left the Republican part
, rather than adapt themselves TO tn
platform written out at st. Loui
m They organized a distinct party, an
N they took a name sufficiently differer
from the Republican name that no on
s. would mistake the one for the othe
a They made bold and earnest tigh
and the Republicans who left the part
7 in 1895 have neither gone back. no
standing outside, have they attempte
- to write the platform ofthe party whic
- they left
n. There were Democrat who left
= 1926. They organized a distinct pa
"; they named ticket and perfecte
IN their national organization. But II
= stead OF calling themselves gold Dem
: Gratis SO that they could not be mist
: ken for the regular Democrats, the
called themselves National Democrat
l though they did not expect q carry
X precinct in the United States. A part
Is an association Of people for the on