The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-16

tempest OF applause from the men and
women broke out The applause sub
sided but started afresh. Tile band
struck up but could scarcely be heard as
IL played THE stars and Stripes For
ever" Hats were thrown I'D into the
air: women waved their clOaks and hand
kerchiefs There was a maestrom of
discord. Bryan raised his hand depre-
catiuglv but the more he did this the
more the crowd cheercd. IL was a wild.
frantic demonstration. 10 lasted for at
least five minutes.
Mr.. Bryan began I'm a calm. clear voice.
He was frequently interrupted by APP
plause Tie said i'm part.
40 WORD OF HOSTILITY.
We have not one word Of hostility 70
utter toward those Democrats who left
the Democratic party In 1890 Far be II
from us 10 criticlso any man whose judg
mcnt or conscience leads him out of the
Democratic party. When tho Bepubu-
cans met at ST. Louis some Republicans
loft the Republican party rather than
adopt them elves 20 tho platform writ
ten ont at ST. Louis. They organized
distinct party and they took a name
sufficiently different from the Republican
names so that no one would mistake the
ono for the other
There were Democrats who ieft ms I'm
1896 They ORGANIZED a distinct party:
they nominated % ticket and perfected
their national organization. but Instead
of calling themselves Gold Democrats.
they called themselves National Demo
Gratis. although they did not expect TO
carry precinct I'm the United States.
HARMONY IMPOSSIBLE.
There can be no harmony between those
whose opinions are as antagonistic as the
opinions set forth in the Chicago platform
| and I'm the indianapolis platform.
All that We ask is that those who come
into the Democratic party shall be a
part of the Democratic party, we simply
insist that a man cannot be "a political
higamist. lie cannot be welded 10 the
name NJ orr party and 70 the principles
Of some other party. We simply ask
that he shall get formal divorce either
from our name or from their principle.
WOULD MAKE 40 CHANGE
Those who believe that we should in
wife into the Democratic party all those
who cannot share I'm the purposes and
the aspirations Of that par'y-I cannot
speak for others-I speak for myself
are wrong. and I say that I would not
abstract from n a single plank to get
back every man who LEFT &c. Nor do /
believe that We could draw people 10 us
by c0wardicc. The day for ambiguity has
passed.
That platform means something. and
if you ask why it was I'm The convention
Of 1895. the hearts of the people We're
stirred as they have not been lately
stirred j would tell you that 30 was
because the struggling masscs found i'm
that platform an inspiration. and aggre-
gated wealth found in 30 e. menace 10
every man who r0bs his uclghior for his
own benefit 10 was those who have en-
trenchcd themselves behind abuses 0f
government who objected 10 that plat
form. and well they might object. be-
cause that platform was aimed at every
abuse of government, and / was glad that
I was supported hy those who would have
only asked me for just laws.
PLANKS REAFFlRNED.
Let me recall some of those planks We
advocated the arbitration of differences
between corporations engaged in inter-
state commerce and their employees. The
doctrine of arbitration is stronger now
than st was in 1896. Every great strike
which brings loss 90 the employer de-
str0ys the lab0rcr and Inconvenience
business and brings noe one step ne7fe.
10 arbitration as means Of settling
those differences
The Chicago platform favored arbitra-
ton. Democrats that stood upon 10 then
favor 10 now. That platform declared
against government by Injunction and
since the election we have had object les
sons which we did not have before
Thomas jefferson believed On Trial by
jury and government by Injunction is
merely a disguised method by which
man charged with crime shall be denied
the right of trial by jury. loud cheers
and applaus0 That plank is stronger
than it was before.
The Chicago platform declared I'm favor
OF the income tax, and am income tax is
stronger now than it was before When
I discuss the income tax decision ( al-
ways resort 10 quotation. because I have
a reputation for conservatism which !
must protect laughed. When ] want
20 be severe 7 quote. aad when / want 20
criticise q Supreme Court / quOte-from
a member of the court-and am so eau
tious that / even prefer 20 quote from a
Republican member. who cannot possibly
be an anarchist. because he IS a Repub-
rcan Justice Brown in his dissenting
opinion. used these words:
.T fear that I'm some hours Of national
peril this decision VIII rise up 10 pdralyze
the arm of government"
We saw I'm 1886. but many people were so
blind that they could not see. the dan
ger: but the hour Of peril came. The
war came on. We needed more money.
We could not tax incomes. because the
decision rose up 10 paralyze the arm OF
the government, and We had 10 resort 70
stamp taxes.
The Republican party in all Of its poll
tics is putting the dollar above the man.
and in that it is departing from the doc
trine OF Lincoln, IFS founder. for. in 1853,
he said the Republican party believes IN
both the man and the dollar. but In case
OF conflict the man before the dollar.
the Republican party is putting the dol
lar above the man in all Of its legisla-
ton, and nowhere is # more apparent
than in matters OF taxation.
4 DEAD PLANK.
There IS another plank In the platform
Of which l desire 10 make mention. The
Republican party and the Gold Demo
Gratis have been burying the money ques-
don so aften that ] feel ought TO
apologize for speaking OF the dead before
so large an audience. daughter ana
cheers)
The Democratic platform denounced the
gold standard called it un-American and
anti-American and pledged the party to
destroy il al once and substitute In It's
place independent bimetailism al the ratio
Of i6 10 I. If the gold standard was UNI
American I'm 1896. IL IS un-American now.
II IL was anti-American two years ago
II is anti-American now. and II the gold
standard was bad in 1896, you were con-
ginced that IL was bad IN lS', because
Mr.. Mckinley sent three distinguished
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