The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
COL. BRYAN IN BUFFALO.
Delivers an Address. LARGELY . Rep
efitioa Of His Dollar Banquet
Grafton

BIZ. nl5FFAIo ! W.. +: APR, H. a- ,5sI, 900 %
listen 70 Gel W. J. bryan An.oEg those
Siesr General Connery, 81 the diocese OF
Buffalo. and tire city officials.
Dir. BfyaH appeared om the stage az
company RE was enthusiastically re-
eeiveG. tae crowd rising and cheering for
aone ttrue-
Among hose on the platform We're:
Frank T. Bapst. chairman of ths Demo-
cratic general committee. Norman r
Mack. supreme court justice; Rooert q.
Titgs ard o. II. p. belmont
Justice Fitas was the first 10 speak. he
opposed expansion.
The chairman then introduced Mr.. Bel
mont, wbo was received with hearty ap-
pause lie said. IN part:
THE Democratic party holds q great re-
spoRsini;ty toward the penpie. IL remains
with II 70 decide whether existing eondi-
tiorA snail continue or not. The party has
fsesar Aoen given greater opportunity 10
Hindlsate It's claim that IL Is tho party
that Stands for government bs the peo~
pie and for the people with equal rights
Ca al ana special privileges TO none. The
responsibility af the Democratic party is
doubled from the fact that Il Ii fails 10
Gust the enemy IN 1850 IL Will by So doing
give Il a long lease Of the seat OF govern
Iaeuf and alsnw IL 20 entreneh its posi-
tiGn rs the intricate system Of patronage.
Il aHY a believer in Democratic princi-
pics. and ! believe that the minority
should acqiIiesee In the decision Of the ma
10rity. bat | believe that The interest of
any city. state or section az the country
should be used IN framing Il national poll
icy TIE city OF New York IS Democratic
ard ne state q say this though We were
beaten in the last eiectic.ii is also Demo-
cratic. and its vote viii be essential in
tina election of 1900
Il deem II, therefore urgent that every
Democrat OF New York should rally to his
party and give assurance OF his support
10 the next national platform whether ii
VIII be that of 1896 modified or added to-
fiae Republicans. as expressed by the
administration stand for trusts. monopo.
lies ana concentrated wealth and impor-
iallsm. and to all these things hold the
Democracy is opposed.
Il am not opposed 10 weaith--no one
would believe me Ii ! pretended 10 be-
bat am opposed to trusts AMI menopoiies
because ! consider they interfere with in
dividual effort which has made the Amerl-
can citizen what he is-free and iudepend-
the Democratic party is opposed 70 wealth
as our Republican friends pretend
Wealth Is as safe in Democratic hands as
il is in Republican hands. but the right of
the individual To acquire II will be safer
nnaer a Democratic administration
Justice Titus paid a tribute 10 Col Bry-
an, VINO was received with tremendous
cheering,
Mr.. bryan said that he had been ac-
cnsed OF not having worldly goods safii-
cient Ia make him safe custodian of
property bur- that he was glad that the
one uho had preceded him. Mr. Belmont,
kAd enough worldly possessions To take
him ous Of the ranks Of the anarchists az
least
Continuing. Mr.. Bryan spoke against ex-
plnsson- against the taxing OF the people
70 maintain large standing army and
against the manner of raising the war
revenue. and closed with an argument for
bimetaiiisna
HIS speech WAS largely repetition of his
address delivered in New York at the 81
dinner.