The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-08

Chicago, Jan. THE third annual
banquet of the Andrew Jackson League
was held at the fremont House here
tonight, and on this occasion, as on
the two former, William J. Bryan was
the guest of honor. The banquet hall
of the hotel was turned into a sea, of
bunting, caught up with festoons of
smilax Life size portraits of Jackson
and of the guest of the evening were
hung at opposite ends of the hall, these
being the only portraits used in the
decorations.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chi
cago acted as presiding officer, and
with Mr.. Bryan were Congressman
Lentz of Ohio and Henrichsen of Illi-
noiS, Mayor Maybury of Detroit, Mayor
Rose of Milwaukee, Mayor Taggart Of
Indianapolis, William f. Mcknight Of
Grand Rapids. Charles k. Ladd of Ke-
vance, Ills; Captain William p. Black
and National Committeeman Thomas
Gahan of Illinois.
The exercises of the evening wera
opened with a short address by Mayor
Harrison, who. before he resumed his
seat introduced as the first speaker Of
the evening, Congressman Hinrichsen,
who spoke in response to the toasti
Party realty
CONGRESSMAN Lentz explained to his
hearers What Makes a President
Great Captain William p. Black Of
Chicago followed, responding to the
toast of THE SOldiery of the Repub-
lie" Then came the three visiting
mayors. all three making brief talks
William F. Mcknight of Michigan
then spoke on THE Young Democracy
and the address of Mr.. Bryan closed the
HroG
THE Democracy of the nation is still
defending JeffersOnian principles with
Jacksonian courage and has no thought
of departing from the principles
enunciated at Chicago in 1896 That
platform will live in history and the
hour of it's adoption will be remem-
bered as the hour when the money
changers were driven from the Demo
cratic temple There viii be no turn
ing back. The platform will be added
to as new conditions force new issues
into the arena of politics, but nothing
will be subtracted from it. Events have
indicated every position taken by the
platform.
Arbitration was advocated in that
platform, and arbitration is stronger
today than it was in 1886.
THAT platform denounced govern
ment by Injunction, and the sentiment
against government by injunction is
increasing.
THAT platform denounced the trusts
and declared them to be a menace; that
menace is greater today than ever be-
fore.
That platform warned the people
that conspiracy was on foot to give
to the national banks a monopoly OF
the issue aHSs supply Of paper money;
that cOnspirGcy is now known TO every
.sIyJ,o+ ,,1a+fo,.,,, denounced interna-
tional bimetallism as a delusion and a
snare, and its condemnation has been
justified.
THAT platform pointed to independ-
ent free coinage as the only means Of
restoring the double standard. Who
doubts it now?
THAT platform named Is to 1 as the
proper ratio. and that ratio stands to-
day as the only ratio at which bimetal-
lism is possible.
Other platforms have been forgot
ten. but that platform is fresh in the
memory of friend and foe, because it
was clear and positive upon every pub
lie question To those who believe in
equality before the law. the Chicago
platform is still an inspiration; it is a
terror only to those who seek to use
the government for personal and prl-
vate ends.
1T has been attacked at two points,
but the attacks will not harm it. Some
who opposed the platform in 1896 have
promised to return to the party on
condition that the party will drop the
money question and cOnfine the fight 10
the trusts The offer will not be ac-
cepted. What confidence would the
people have in our sincerity II we
should declare against trusts in gen
eral, but enter into q treaty of peace
with the greatest Of all trusts, the
money trust? If we should attempt TO
center the fight upon the trusts, the
Republicans would adopt as strong an
antitrust plank as we, because no
party would dare to defend the trusts.
In such a fight the trust magnates
would be found supporting both par
ties and contributing literally to both
campaign funds, provided the trusts
were guaranteed the privilege of nam
ing the attorney general and the
judges. The trusts opposed the Demo-
cratic party in 1895 because the Chi
cago convention took the party out OF
the hands of the Wall street crowd and
adopted a platform which precipitated
the plutocracy which the party had
held in solution for several years.
THE gold Democrats had an oppor-
tunity to crush out the trusts during
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, but
they did not do it. The gold Repub-
licans are having their opportunity
now. but they are not improving it.
The trusts will fall when the gold
standard is overthrOwn. and not until
then. The gold standard means falling
prices, and falling prices Will create
trusts more rapidly than any gold
standard party can destroy them
AS TO THE RATIO.
'eThe second point of attack is the
ratio. Why insist upon is TO 1? they
ask 1 reply. first because it is the
best ratio, and, second. because its OPP
ponents have no other ratio to Offer
No free coinage law can be enacted
until a ratio is agreed upon, because
the ratio is a part of the law. suppose
we had a majority in congress favor
able to bimetallism, but differing as to