The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-08
ANOTHER DOLLAR DINNER.
RRYAy THE GUEST OF Young DEN
oCRATs OF COLUMBUS.
the Trusts and Depl0res
the Taking Of Lives Of the Ffltpi-
nos, who Shoula he Given Self

COLUMBUS, O.. July THE Ohio Asso-
ciat.on Of Democratic Clubs was organised
today with Gen. E b. Findlay, Of Buoy
RUS as permanent chairman. and Charles
l.. Swain, Of Cincinnati, secretary. About
100 delegates had assembled In the Board
OF Trade auditorium when the convention
was called to order. The resolutions
adopted reaffirm allegiance to the chicago
platform and demand the denomination OF
that fearless champion of the Democracy
and the peoples rights. William Jennings
Bryan"
About 100 people attended the dollar
dinner given by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic Club Of Columbus. In the auditori-
UNI tonight. The affair was strictly DEM
ocratic In It's simplicity. all classes be-
ing represented.
The chief guest was Col. William Jen-
nings Bryan. The entrance OF Col. Bryan
was greeted by an outburst of applause,
which lasted until after he had become
seated.
Tarvin's vitri0lic Speech.
Judge Tarv.n. president of the League or
Bimetalnc Clubs, OF Ohio Valley, respond
ed to the toast. Party and Principle
In a vitrio1c speech he denounced the at
tempts being made to relegate the silver
question to the rear. He insisted that the
issue must be made as prominent in 1900
as it was in the Chicago platform. The
party must not tolerate any decker or
trade for the purpose of obtaining the
vote OF New York. He declared that the
men in control OF the Democratic organi-
zation In New York city were VIGOROUSLY
out Of sympathy with the Chicago plat
form and said it was known TO all men
that the organized wealth of the country
owned the New York city organization.
body and soul. He denounced the EFFORTS
now being made by the organized wealth
OF the country. In New York, IN Chicago
and In Indianapolis. to destroy the force
and power of the Democratic party by
mutilating the Chicago platform of loss.
When Col. Bryan was introduced there
was another outbreak 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"
Col Bryan insisted that there must ne
no retreat from the position taken In lss6
He spoke also of the trust question. de-
claring that the trusts must be taken in
hand by the Federal government. and re,
GrieEs TO the eject that 'if anything is
done to control the trusts 1t must be done
by the states
Bryan's Uaual Speech.
Col. Bryan maintained that the presi-
dent, through his attorney general, could
enforce the laws now In existence, but ne
declared that the Republican party had
mortgaged itself to the trusts to obtain
money to carry on the last election. and
said when the methods employed In that
election were understood. mo one can won
der that the attorney general Is undisturb-
ed by the watering OF stock. the discharge
OF travelling men and the extortion prac-
ticed on the consumer
Mr.. Bryan deplored the taking OF life In
the Philippines, and insisted that the peo-
pie of those islands should be given the
same freedom as had been promised to the
Cubane
Room for Williams.
The last speaker was George Fred Will
Jams. his toast being THE Eastern Demo-
Gratis"
The boom for Hon. George Fred Will
Jams, OF Massachusetts,, as a candidate for
vice president in 1900 was launched by Hon.
c. r. Callahan. His speech created stir
among the Ohio politicians. who have been
hoping that this honor would be landed by