The San Francisco call., 1899-04-15
WHITE TALKS ON
NEW DEMOCRACY
Addresses Jeffersonian
Rally.
GROWTH OF THE TRUST EVIL
MAKING sERFs OF AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
Our Boys Being Sacrificed in Far
Away Lands to Build Up a
Changed System of
Government.
GROWTH OF THE TRUST EVIL
MAKING sERFs OF AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
Special Dispatch to The Cali

Los ANGELES, April 1.-THE New De
mocracy was launched tonight under the
auspices OF the club bearing the name of
Tho organization. Pictures OF lincoln.
Washington and Jefferson, with larger
one of William Jennings Bryan in the
center, intertwined with Old Glory,
adorned the stage. Upward of seventy
live vice presidents occupied seats and
We're prominent in the applause. Burt
Estes Howard delivered the opening ad-
dress on The Spirit of True Democracy,
which was renarka bic for its epigrams.
In closing Rev. Mr.. Howard said;
We can thank God tonight that We are not
mlsrepresented in the United States Senate by
q man from Mexico or by the eNtinsuish-d son
OF q distinguished sire. The new Democracy
IS lined up against the common enemy, ana as
ol old We are looking for a man 10 lrdu u
through paths that are new and IN intr'cuc-
ing Senator stephen NJ White ] assure you he
is your man.
Senator White spoke upon Issues Con
fronting the American People. senator
w hlte in part said:
This is not a day OF solicitation Tor votes;
there are no tickets iu the field. but the opll-
cations as citizens are suu upon us and theN
are worthy o.. most serious consideration II
IS a happy condition this abridEing oi duty 70
business cares and doing all that We can 10
better the republic TO which we pelons.
There is u1 doubt that there Is a crisis upon
MS; therefore 1t is time to pause and reflect.
time to consider tHe acltations ot human pas
siuus We have learned hut little in this day
that was not known hundreds of years ago.
Republics have faded away, ruin has followed
in their wake they are gone and passed, dead
and forgotten. They died because they Nio-
lated tr. truths and maXims that have ruined
all nations that failed to live by the justness
and the honesty ul their cause. / have no fear
II cypress my views for they are well known
on ali striking subjects Of the day
When vye won our freedom in years agone
were tL- motives NJ our Ilustrlous sires venal
cr corrupt. as they marched with sword of de-
feuse in one hand and a gun of protection in
the other when they sought to create the great
nation ~ today For what did they win that
victory They were not striving to form
trusts NJ oil. sugar. matches or beef They
lived t. meet their issues. and so must
Whether We are Republicans or Democrats. let
us remember that the question of the hour is:
Shall this republic endure or shall il die2 Do
we know more than other men2 Is there any
difference In the patriotism OF Spartan warfare
and our patriotic wars? Are We sacrificing our
boys in far-aWay islands to better our cOndI-
tiaus or ara We building up some other sys-
tenn OF government that viii strangle a
uati0n2 I fear that the retTOgressiOn of ma
ti0ns and the decay of our people Will cause
archaeolCgists TO dig some day 10 find out II
we ever existed.
The trusts OF to-day are terrible for me to
contemplate. They will make serfs of US.
which IS only another name for slavery. The
question of the hour does not depend upon sill
Yer or gold Il is simply, shall the vast ag-
EregatiOns of money power dominate this Gov
eruuent and make this people subservient to
their Will2 Let US devise some scheme that
viii at least for time permit individuality
e. triumph. The duty Of the hour Is for the
PEOPLE from vale to mountain top to rally
around The American flag and establish an
American manhood. We need not conquer
American duty and establish a new standard
rf Justice