The Portland daily press., 1899-01-10


tell the world that the late war was mere
II one of conquest. The speaker closed
with an eloquent reference TO the DECLARE
ton of indepe n dence which the admins.
tration now seems to have forgotten.
The president then read many letters Of
regret from prominent men. Among
them were letters from Dol. A. W. Brad
bury, Arthur Sewall, David b. Hill,
william DEWITT Hyde, president of Bow
dom; Samuel l.. Lord, mayor OF Saco.
AIr. barton announced that every
Democratic mayor In Maine WAS men,
Der of this club. There were three of
them, but next year Mr.. Barton said be
hoped there would be six ut least
A letter from Grover Cleveland brought
forth the only real outburst Of enthusiasm
shown during the evening mp to this
time.
When letter from william J. Bryan
was read there was still greater applause.
Lincoln, Neb., January 9.
Hon. L. Barton. Portland, Me-:
My Dear Sir-I regret that other en-
gagements will prevent an acceptance of
your invitation to celebrate Jaokson's
Day with your club.
Am gratified to note the Increasing
interest felt by the people of the north
east In Democratic principles rs set forth
in the platform adopted at Chicago in
1896.
Our party has been redeemed from the
control of the money changers and Is once
mrre In line with the teachings OF Jeher-
son and jackson, while the Republican
party is becoming more and more the
l-F II 20. ha tnnl
of monopoly. In its espousal OF colonial
policy the Republican party simply
gives open evidence Of its growing ten
dency to place the dollar above man In
the structure of society.
Our lives are formed from ideals.
Democrats are trying TO initiate Jeffe'.
son In his devotion TO the doctrine OF
equality before the law and jackson in
bis courageous defense OF the rights of
the masses.
The Republicans are turning from Lin.
coin 8 idea of government OF the people,
by the people and for the people, o
Hamilton's ideas of n governments be- the
well born, administered for the exclusive
benefit of those who enjoy special privil-
eyes.
Wishing success to your organization.
/ am,
Very truly yours.
w. J. Bryan,
DIR. Gordon said that some imperialists
say that commerce follows the flag. The
Democrats believe that II Is low prices
which take the cake" Today we are
selling our goods in countries where there
is psuper labor and we are fast taking
the markest away from these countries.
Give us free raw materials and we can
take the markest of the world away from
everyone 1t Is because we put brains in
to our manufactures. Senator Lodge
wants to exclude the pauper laborers If
We take the Philippines we import ten
millions Of pauper labor In a bunch. He
then introduced as n man who knows all
about labor, Hon. George K. Mcneil.
Mr. Mcneil is quite an old man, but a
very interesting talker. He said 1t was
a pleasure to talk to Democrats, though
he feared many Of them bad left their
homes and gone into the house OF the Re-
publicans. 81 have given lifetime to
the study OF labor. First as reformer l
was ignored. then termed a fool and at
length q denlagogue. Let me tell you that
II you live long enough as reformer
you will as last be termed q philosopher.
And as u philosopher ! am here % talk
tonight
The keynote OF the campaign has been
struck by William Jennings Bryan
against Imperialism. i know l am speak
ing b a bi-metsllic ciub. because l sea
gold men and silver men here. Laugh
ter.) knew you would all come together
il we were patient IL is we'll that men
who Nd the hosts IN the greatest cam.
paign of tine century should strike the
keynots of the coming campaign. am
from the fossilized east, from Massachu-
setts, the land of Goldfish and Goldfish aris-
tocracy, from the land OF beans and of
/ don't care today ms 10 the ratio
Of your mem bership. whesher 1t Is 10 silver
men to one gold man or not, but ask
on to come back TO the Democratic prin
ciples.
When the colonist :. raised the altar of
liberty that all might worship, there
came here also to those colonies men
who came alone for gain and actu-
ated by lrreed. The Repu hlicans have
come into t ae inheritance of the Toryism
of the Revo luton.
The first principle of Democracy
means that man shall be sovereign
over himself and say how much he shall
recei We for h is services as wells.as say who
shall be COVE rnor or President.
This Mckinley Imperialism Is enc of
many steps towards the overthrow of
Republican institutions. Imperialism Is
the subjug,tion of a oless and isn't that
the principle which has actuated the Re-
publican larty in this country The
election of William Mckinley was bought
and paid for, was won by bribery and
and il you can expect good to
come out OF that you have more optimism
that l have. My ancestors and yours
boughs the right of franchise with blood
and sacr ifice, and l want TO bequeath this
to my children.
dare to prophecy that the dissnfran-
chissnent of t he people Of Cuba and Porto
Rico means the observation-disclosures of