The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-26
ANTITRUST DINNER
Democratic Leaders Held a Love Feast
at st. Louis.
BRYAN SPOKE ON MONOPOLY"
His Party He Declared to Be Against
All Combines.
MONEY TRUST THE WORST OF ALL.
Its Power Welded Over American People
by Foreigners.
CHAMP CLARK FOR PLATFORM OF 1896
snys the GoldbuE Boltcrs VIII 10
Welcomed Back ia Pupils, but
Not ms Teachers.
MONEY TRUST THE WORST OF ALL.
Its Power Welded Over American People
by Foreigners.
.HAMp CLARK FOR PLATFORM OF 1896

st. Louis, May 95,--Promntly at 6,35 this
evening the caterers direction bell rang.
the band struck up The Stars and Stripes
Forever" an army of walters laden with
viands appeared. and the mammoth demo-
cratic antitrust banquet was on, while
the l4f5 banquetters seated at the tables
broke into n tremendous cheer rising IN 4
body and waving the small hand nags that
had been provided at each cover The
vast arena Of the Coliseum was filled with
long tables, tastcfully decorated with roses,
lilies OF the valley and carnations. This
table OF honor was placed on a raised
platform at the north side Of tue arena
and at 1t were seated Hon, William j.
Bryan. Ex-Governor John p, Altgeld, y.
H. p. Belmont, NJ. G. Wetmore, Harry b.
HAYES. presideut o; tho jefferson club.
under whose auspices the dinner was given,
Hon Champ Clark Hon. David A. DEAR
mend, and number Of other prominent
democrats.
The coliseum was decorated throughout
with flags and In the confer OF these was
Fixed large silver shield.
The dinner was concluded at o'clock,
1 No speeches were made during the ban
quet,
| It was strictly u love feast ny tbs
time the tables we're cleared the 5000
seats Of the amphitheatre we're allied vita
spectators representing the society OF ST.
Louis and the speaking began.
Tho first speaker Of the evening was
| Harry b HAYES, president of the JET
ferson club who delivered the address OF
welcome
Mr. Halves said IN part II was not in.
| tended that this dinner should te b.
| the means OF ahoruIus ea,eitdlnment, but
it was believed by It's promoters that tbs
serious discussions 10 he hell tonight
! viii be the means Of crystllllzing pubic
6cntlmcnt against the cncroachments upol
the libcrties ot the people of the giant
monnpolies and trusts. II is not sought or
desired TO push TO the background the vital
issues of 1875, nor 20 lessen In any pait.cu-
lar the fight TO be made on the greatest OF
all trusts-thc money trust--whlch, great
er than all Is more dangerous thsn all,
and by It's existence renders possible niaby
combinations Of wealth that without II
could not survive.
The battle line must be drawn sharp
and clear, with democracy GU one hand
and the trusts and the mpnopolies on the
other. IL the discussions had tonigh, VIII
add to tho enthusiasm and determination
OF the democratic party to wipe out of e1-
istence these formidable allies OF repu5
licanlsm then the object Of this meeting
will have been accomplished
Mr. Hawcs gave but few words 10 inn
perialism, declaring that Il and the acqui-
! sitious of foreign territory are foreign TO
the policy OF the democratic party,
President HAYES WAS followed by Hon.
-
the state and district banners in the name
OF he state committee.
Mr. Clar- was greeted with a tremendous
ovation He spoke as follows
Hon. Champ Clark said in part; Hav-
Ing rendered the platform Of 1926 an ac-
complished TACT. il Is eminently meet
and prcper that at this early date Mis-
souri, exercising her democratic primary,
should proclaim In no uncertain tone the
unyielding principles Of democracy"
Stated generally In n single sentence
these principles may be condensed as
follows: Equal rights for all, special
privileges for nome. or 10 j still oriefer
form More money and less taxes"
To be more specific in 1900 we viii ex-
press the unyielding principles OF democ-
racy In this Wise.
/ We Will no; only reafhrm. hut re-
adopt the Chicago platform Of 1888 word
for word syllable by syllable, abatins
neither jot nor title 81 that second Decla-
ration OF Independence.
@ We Will put into our platform IS
strong an antitrust plank as the Amer
lean language can malSe--the American
language, mark you, not the BFitlsn--
which viii restore 10 every citizen Of this
Republic the inalienable right to earn
his bread in The sweat Of his face, which
viii guarantee 70 every laborer he en-
, Joyment of all his wages, and which VIII
, once more make possible that competition