New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
JACKSON DAY CELEBRA TED.
COLONEL BRYAN THE CHIEF SPEAKER
AT THE CHICAGO DINNER.
HE SAYS l6 TO is THE PROPER RATIO
AND CALLS ON MOSES TO RETURN
WITH THE COMMANDMENTS

WITH THE COMMANDMENTS
Chicago. Jan. THE third annual dinner Of the
Andrew Jackson League held at the fremont
Hosse tonight. and William J. Bryan was the
guest of honor Lfe-size portraits Of Jackson and
Of the guest Of the evening were hung at opposite
ends Of the hail. Mayor Carter Harrison was the
presiding officer. The exercises Of the evening
opened with short address by Mayor Harrison.
who introduced the first speaker Congressman
w. II. Henrichsen who spoke in response the
toast. Party Fealty.'
Congressman Lentz explained to his hearers
What Makes a President Great" Captain w. P.
Black Of Chicago followed. responding to the toast
OF The Sodiery OF the Republic" Then the thr be
visiting Mayors-Maybury of Detroit, Taggart Of
Indianapolis and Ladd OF Kewanee. Ill.-made brief
speeches. w. F. Mcknight. of Michigan. spoke on
THE Young Democracy" and the address OF Mr..
Bryan closed the evening. 1t was devoted advo-
cacy Of the Chicago platform and denunciation Of
Imperialism.
In the course Of It the speaker said:
The Democracy Of the Nation is stu defendins
and has no thought Of departing from the principles
Ve In history and be hour Of lis addpion Viii ~ be-
remembered the hour when the money changers
Will be ' no turning back The platform s viii be
added to as new conditions force new issues into
tra s e' from t Events have Vindcated every
position taken by the platform Arbitration was
That platform denounced government by injurc-
En h fhn PLATFORM
the trusts, and declared them TO be a menace; that
platform warned the people that conspiracy was as
on foot to give to the National banks monopoly OF
spiracy is NOW known to every one: ,..,
ton has been justifed That platform pointed to
sorng he double doubts it
That platform named IS to as the proper rati %
and that ratio stands to-day as the only ratio az
which bimeaism is possible. , .u..
nsit s to J. they rS ask rsp beca arse
It's opponents have other ratio TO oner NO IIee
Sonas can be enacted pn Of he aw Sup
pose We had majority in congress iatT,aVSse Some
Sond favnr but to some ai to To-
some even higher ratios; how could we make pfog.
necessary. and those who favor remedial legisa,,
ton must secure majority in both House use, an no
Sa form nor wa good when II adopted
better with age. 1t was strong in 1885, 1t is strong
A word in regard to imperialism Those ~ "a
the Sn they are really i'm
peralists. The word expansion would descrlpe ,Ie
acquisition Of territory to be popuiated cy Ike
those now In existence An empire suggests va
riety in and diversity in government.
After speaking Of the policy Of educating the
Fnipinos up to self-government in concluding his
speech Colonel Bryan said
When the desire to steal becomes uncontrollaole
In an individual he is declared to be klepto-
maniac and is sent asylum. when the desire
TO grab land becomes uncomfortable In nation we
are told that the currents Of destiny are flowing
through the hearts of men, and that the Ameri-
can people are entering upon their manifest mis-
sion.
shame upon logic which locks up the petty
offender and enthrones grand larceny Have ne
people returned to the worship of the golden calf!
Have they made unto themselves new command
ment consistent with the spirit of conquest and ne
lust for empire? Is Thou shalt not steal upon
small scale to be substituted for the law or
Moses? 50 ,,
forth from thine unmarked sepulchre ana speed
thee back to the cloud-crowned summit OF Mount
Sinai: commune once with the GOO OF our
fathers and proclaim again the words engraven
upon the tables Of stone-the law that was the law
that Is to-day-the law that neither individual nor
nation can violate with impunty