The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-17
A FrenZied Ovation Given the
Nebraska Orator.
The Dollar Dinner in New York
a Great Success.
5000 WE'RE present
Who Abandoned the Dinner Be-
fore the Close.
Crowd Walked Over Tables
Cheering the Silver Champion.

New York, April 17-Twenty- four
hundred men on the floor of the Grand
Central Palace and 600 women with es-
corts in the galleries Saturday night
hailed William J. Bryan as the next
president" the savior of the working
men, and the silver king" The Chi
cago platform dollar dinner, beginning
with a burst of enthusiasm, ended in a
wild political frenzy.
From all the speeches, Bryan's includ-
ed, it was evident that the policy for
1900, so far as they were concerned, was
campaign against trusts. o. H. p.
Belmont's attacks on pIutocracy and his
pledge to support Bryan and the Chi
cago platform evoked wild applause.
Mr.. Bryan declared he stood by the
Chicago platform. He wanted no nom
inal harmony. He denounced the policy
of the administration toward the Fill
pinos. He urged the need of an income
tax. He asserted that the increase of
trusts since 1896 under Republican in
fluences had made that a much more
important subject for the next cam
paign.
Judge Tarvin denounced both Croker
and Platt, and a mighty wave of APP
plause went up. He branded the $40
dinner as a masquerade of Democrats,
and the dollar diners agreed with him.
1t was for the most part an orderly
dinner, even though many of the din
ers got on the tables to cheer, to the
detriment of the dishes. The committee
early in the evening cut off the wine
supply and what disorder there was
was only that of political madness.
SOME OF MR.. BRYAN'S HITS.
In his speech Bryan made these sig
nificant statements:
When vital differences in principles
arise separation is not only necessary,
but desirable"
The Democrats who have supported
the Chicago platform are not opposed
to harmony, but they are opposed to
surrendering vital principles in order to
Insure nominal harmony"
THE Chicago platform in 1896 was
satisfactory then to those who sup
ported it, and it is equally satisfactory
now"
THE government can demand the life
of q citizen, but it cannot touch accum-
ulated wealth by the income tax. Is
money more sacred than blood?"
THE Democratic party cannot aban-
don its demand for Independent bimet-
allism unless it is willing to turn the
control of the finances of the United
States over to foreign financiers."
The rapid growth of trusts since
1895 will give the subject more import
ance in the next campaign
The Democratic party will continue
its attack upon the principle of monop-
oily wherever it appears
George Fred Williams, on TRUSTS and
Monopoly" was the first speaker. He
was followed by Oliver H. P. Belmont,
on Concentrated Wealth." and others
in the order named: John Clark Rid
path, on Thomas Jefferson John S.
Crosby, on Civic Liberty" Judge Jas.
P Tarvin, on THE Power of Organized
Wealth." Jerome O'NeilI. on "Labors
Hope" and eX-Representative Charles
A. Towne.
Mr.. Bryan's speech on Democracy"
was the last.
WHEN BRYAN CAME IN.
There was a roar a the center door Of
the Grand Central palace at 20 minutes
past z o'clock. Then came a shout.
Bryant" which was taken up by the
last man at the last table and passed
along until there was a chorus that
made the streamers from the floor sway
if moved by breeze. In through
the door came William Jennings Bryan,
leaning on the arm of Eugene v. Brew
Ster, whose dark face had become pale
with responsibility. Mr.. Brewster was
followed by Oliver H. P. Belmont and
the other speakers.
Mr.. Bryan was late and the crowd had
become impatient. The palmer articles
of food had been placed on the tables.
The crowd was hungry, the walters
were impatient, so it happened that cOf-
fee pots had been placed under each ia
BILE and great tureens of feebly steaming
soup had been located in front of each
stable captain
This was too much for 2, 400 men who
had fOregone their dinners, and they
pitched in When the approach of
Bryan was heralded the celery had dis
appeared, the bread had gone to i'm
prove the peoples health, and the soup
made in the Bowery and christened
Virginia was only a memory.
Mr.. Bryan had not advanced three
PAGES into the great dining room before
a hundred men, as though crazed, had
leaped upon the tables. Some of them
stepped in soup plates. while one I'M
fortunate at the end of a table well to
the front nut the right leg of one of the