The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08
BATTLE BY BALLOT
GREAT GATHERING OF DEMOC--
RACY AT THE HOME OF THE
LAMENTED THURMAN
CAMPAIGN PLANS OUTLINED
ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY WILL
lam j. BRYAN AND JUDGE
TARVIN
ALL WERE ENTHUSIASTIC

Was Frequent and Hearty De
structtOn of Trusts One of the
Duties Due the People, Said Judge
Tarvin, of Kentucky.
COLUMBUS. O.. July 7.-About 1000
people attended the dollar dinner given
by the Young Mems Democratic Club of
Columbus in the Auditorium tonight 1t
was the largest banquet which the local
Democracy has had since that given in
honor of the seventy-seventh birthday of
the late Judge Allen G. Thurman, in the
same hall, ten years ago. The affair was
strictly Democratic in its simplicity, all
classes being represented. There were a
great number of ladies in the assemblage.
The floor of the immense house was al
most occupied by the long rows Of tables
running east and west, which were laden
with a variety of cold meats, salads and
other accessories, making a very palata-
BILE repast. The chief guest was Col.
William ]. Bryan, at the table with
whom were also seated Hon. c. L. Cal
lahan and George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts,; Judge Tarvin, of Ken
lucky; Hon. Allen w. Thurman, of Co.
lumbus, the POSTMASTER, and a number
of others prominent In state politics
The entrance of Col. Bryan was greeted
by an outburst of applause, which lasted
until after he had become seated.
Hon. c. L. Callahan, of Massachusetts,
was the first speaker, responding to the
toast, THE Issues He dwelt particu-
larly upon imperialism, trusts and free
silver as the leading issues in 1900.
JUDGE TARVIN'S ADDRESS,
Judge Tarvin, of Kentucky, responded
| to the tosat, Party and Principle" He
said in part
The declarations of 1896 have been
| justified by events. The organization and
existence Of trusts is made possible by
the demonetization of silver; the less
money there is, the easier it is to con-
centrate it the more money there is.
the more difficult 1t is to concentrate it.
l know that the protective tariff system
was aid to the organization and ex-
istence of trusts, but the main and pri-
: mary foundation of the trust is the gold
| standard
THE Democratic party in 1900 should
declare for Independent bimetaIlism at 16
| to l. and should not undertake to relc-
! gate that declaration to the rear. If it
| does that, II 1t remains true to it's dec
Iaratlons OF 1896. and adds to them a
| specific promise to destroy trusts 1t may
does not win then it will, if it continues
| true to those declarations, win in the
| end. But if that organization under
| takes in 1900 to trif1e with the convic-
tions aud beliefs of the American people.
II abandons any part of it's declara-
tions made in 1896, it may just as well
not hold any conviction and not nomin-
ate any candidates.
''Those who voted for the Chicago
| platform in 1896, and others who are now
| in sympathy with that platform will not
a or n fnI. floo
| pose of obtaining the vote of New York
| 1t is known to all men that those in con-
troll Of the Democratic organization in
| New York city are not and cannot be
| In sympathy with that platform. Every
| man understands that the organized
wealth of this country owns that or
| gan1zatton body and soul. The Demo-
| cratic party as now organized is feared
| ana dreaded by the organized wealth Of
the land and the efforts now being made
in New York, in Chicago and in Indian
apoIls is to destroy the force and power
OF that party by mutilating the Chicago
platform Of 1886, which gives to the
SesSes.
The real loyal Democrats of New York
should cut loose from the organizat ton
and send real democratic body to tbs
national convention of 1900. We are on
the way in this. our country, to the ac-
complishment of the dreams of centuries
and the hopes of ages. We will see on
this soil the establishment of q peoples
progress cannot Be stayed. Meth Neither fRe {he
weakness of McKinleyism nor the cow
ardtce of Algerism, nor the brutality of
Hannaism. nor the corruption of Croker
ism can defeat the purpose Of the com
mon people of the United States We
will reach the result standing on the
1mmutable principles enunciated in the
Chicago platform of 1896. We will 60
forward to that result in courage, yield
ing nothing, conceding nothing com
promising nothing. A peoples govern
ment Will come, because Of the spread
hon rl,A
freedom, and because Of making policical
organizations the servants instead Of
the masters of the voters
MR.. BRYAN SPEAKS.
When Col. Bryan was introduced there
was another outburst of applause that
continued for several minutes. When
quiet had been restored Col BRYAN
launched upon a discussion of the issues
OF the day, in response to the toast
democracy" Mr Bryan said in part:
I congratulate the club upon having
declared, 1nemphatic terms, that there
shall be no retreat from the position TAX
en- by the Democratic party in 1896. The
principles to the questions then before
tne country Every plank in that plat
ona form n,Wi was ,iJs a DJsemocra{ic plank and not
form without injury to the partVis
chances OF success. Sometimes We hear
d a. sG5ggesu9n that the silver plank should
those who threaten to get off the Mat
form are really the persons who were
never on the platform Those who aidad
in the adoption of the Chicago platform
are still true to it's principles, and a null
ttude OF those who are opposed to IfS
adoption have been converted to it Uyittin
the last three years.
The money question is neither daad
nor sleeping. Can the gold standard be
regarded as satisfactory when a Renuh-
Hcan president sent commission to ET-
rope to secure aid in getting rid of it?
Every argument made in favor of inter
national agreement Is a condemnation of
the gold stadard. The failure of the com
MISSION TO secure foreign aid in the res
torauon of bimetallism is concIusiva
proof that we must ect alone if we ewe
pect relief from monometalism. whiIe fha
refusal of our opponents to suggest anT5
other ratio is evidence that 16 to / is ths
only ratio at which bimetallism Ia nossio
| ble 40 poSSA-
THE trust question is not a new ona
and yet it has grown in interest and i'm,
portance because the trusts have grown
in number Attorney General Grie3oS S " is I,
reported as saying If anything is d65s te
control the trusts 1t must ba done Nv Az
states No one who has examined tbiS
subJect will believe that state leeisIafion
is sufncient. The federal goVernmenf
must deal With the trust as soon as ifs
precious influence extends beyond the
limits Of the state In which it is organ
lzed. The president, through his affor-
ney general, can enforce the law in ex-
1stence. If that law Is not sufficfent he
can recommend laws which are sufficient