The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-04
PLEDGED TO BRYAN.
o. III. p. Belmont Promised
Support of United Demo-
cracY.


was the most successful from point of
numbers of any political gathering in the
history of the state All Monday night
and yesterday incoming trains were load
ed with visitors and when speaking began
at the fair grounds it was estimated that
$1,000 people were present.
the grounds when the notables began to
arrive. Mr.. Bryan and party of friends
ed a magnificent ovation.
The meeting was called to order by
James P. Taryin of Kentucky was intro
dqce S- as the the first speaker. ..,.-
Judge IarVin'S address was frequently
interrupted by applause and when he con-
The NebraslxaT, star0ed forE5sard and vas vas
enthusiastically received He disclaimed
spoke for an hour on the issues of the
day. The meeting then adjourned until
evening, when the dollar dinner closed
the proceedings.
In the AFTERNOON the Young Mems Dem
ocratic club rendered a banquet to the
visiting Jefferson club of Missouri
There was a large attendance at the
dollar dinner last night. The first speaker
of the evening was Oliver H. P. Belmont
of New York, who said:
u hate Hot come SO much 70 SPEAK 70
you as to listen 1 have come in response
to the cordial invitation I received and
IN appreciation OF the honor conferred
upon me by that invitation and to wit
pairing TO march to victory nave come
also with the pleasant task of bringing
you the greetings of the Democracy of
the empire state and to tell you that we
are waiting to march as a unit to victory
Win you III 1Suu- All LdCtlOi1S are COiI4i1S
together. All wounds are healing and all
scars are disappearing.
pie of this great republic have come face
to face with, have caused every man who
ever had the slightest Democratic senti-
nent in his make up to register his de-
termination to elect a Democratic presi-
dent and to restore the Democratic party
Time is pressing and I must hurry on.
We gather in the name of Democracy on
pafgn with the Convention still months
standard bearer is practically
ton will be a mere fornaiity. The name
of Bryan, Democracy7s next candidate
and the country.s next president, is heard
therefore, I need not pause.
''As to issues, I will says but little. Not
I feel that the Very tenure Of American
institutions is at stake; Our war in 1900
dependence as was that of our forefathers
in IT'S; No, l do not slight the issues on
my talk today because they are insignifi-
cant, or not constant in my mind. They
were never of more moment. Imperialism,
tax: all clamOr for consideration. You
of them all. While 1 may fail to more
than touch upon them, their sure elabor-
alton is in safer, better, wiser hands than
mine.
There is one topic; however, of which
I may briefly expand. It is Democratic
harmony and party union. It must be
invoked. There must come an unbroken
triumph from the battle of 1900. The man
WHO raises his voice to disturb it will be
And now in the name of harmony, let
me speak one word concerning the Demo-
crazy of New York; the Democracy from
which l come to you and which I strain
no truth when | say l fairly represent
with you in the coming battle. 1t will
stand by ana stay with you to the gl31r-
pers and politicians, nugwuTnp. Repub-
ficans and traitors wearing the mask of
Democracy, all moved by the power of
You Of Democratic disaffection in the east
Such are the lies and wiles of the enc
money. Their Inspiration is Hanna Their
purpose is the disorganization ofI9emoc-
racy and to set the south and west
II am here today to refute these. stor-
these Hanna-suggested falsehoods The
New York Democracy, the whole eastern
Democracy, mas never in Its history
some some closer S t to the general party heart
your platform what you will and in the
east, not one in a hundred of all who ever
wore the party badge will be missing
from Democracy's muster in November,
them thousands upon thousands of others
who being Americans and honest men,
leave that party of Imperialism, foul with
plumber. rotten with rnisrule and side by
side with the followers of Jefferson,
strike one blow for Bryan and the nations
Look at what We have done in New
The New York DemocracV. ike the party
scuttled by CIeveiandism.
1T is not my purpose to extensively
speak of that lone fisherman who sits at
Princeton. Yes, I tell you in candor he
Democracy for defeat in 1896, and who
buried it in New York under a landslide
of which history never knew the parallel
But the eclipse of Cleveland did not
stay 1t has all but passed Last fall by
trick and money and by vigorous beating
elected Roosevelt with a seant $1,000 plur-
ality, Quite difference between two
short years ago and 10000 The Hanna
party exhausted efforts to do that.
only look for party harmony in New
York; you may expect to see Bryan sweep
the state next year by $4,000; It is no
country and home of your friends. The
party has gone back to the teachings and
examples of such as Horatio Seymour and
Samuel Tilden and August Belmont; and
everyone Democratic, worthy to guard
leaders of a mighty past, is around the
party standards.
mOcracy I named as dfsgruntled and de-
sorting, their places have been filed one
but disease of 5arty at least and Democ-
racy is improved in health and strength
by their elimination.
''As 1 close, say to you. Democrats of
Texas, whatever else you may doubt, be
and certain of New York. It is loyal to
the general party; loyal to you as it is
loyal to itself. If New York's Democracy
We're IN control OF the party the conven-
ton work next year would be simplicity
itself. It would make Bryan the candi-
date; Bryan the issue; Bryan the battle
cry AS the open sesame that shall unbar
! the gates to party victory in November,
1900, speaking for the New York Denoc-
present to you the sentiment: Bryan for
harmony
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.