The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-31
TOPEKA BANQUET
Many Notable Democrats Pres
ept at the F,as'.

the auspices OF the democratic state CEN
trail committee was held in this city this
evening
Prominent speakers, including Col. W
,. Bryan and Champ Clark OF Mo. Allen
o. Myers Of Ohio. and sindney Clark OF
O...ahoma, were present.
Covers were laid for more than a thous-
and guests. ale new library hall where
the banquet was held. presented a brill
liant scene with thousands of incandes-
cent lights and decorations OF natural
roses, flags and bright colored bunting
The meeting was in the nature of a con-
ference of the democratic leaders. the
policy of the party in the campaign OF
1900 being touched upon. Mr.. Bryan was
given the most prominent place, his SUBJ
iect being Democracy"
Mr.. Bryan stood out squarely for the
Chicago platform and said that there hal
been no retreat from the positions taken
in 1896.
we are not only holding our own. he
declared "but we are gaining back those
democrats who left us without fully un-
derstanding the nature of the struggle.
Sometimes We hear pleas for harmony
from those who opposed the party in 1896
stead of being thing hoped for, Is at
last, a thing realized; not a pretended har-
mony between those entertaining antagon-
lstic principles, but an actual harmony
between those who are united in a COM
mon purpose against common Snemy.
The democratic party was never more ar
monious and its harmony can only be dis
turbed by admitting within the fold those
who was at variance with its principles
and aspirations
THE democratic platform of 1900 will
be written by those who stood upon the
platform of 1896, not by those who tried
to overthrow the democratic party in that
campaign.
THE failure which attended those who
organized the gold party and wrote In
dianapolis platform, ought to restrain
them from proffering their services as
platform makers for some years to come"
CHAMP CLARK'S SPEECH.
Champ Clark OF Bowling Green, Mo,
had for his subject "Prosperity-past pres
ent and future"
He said in part:
This is a Democratic doctrine as old as
the -,emocrauc party itself a Demo-
cratic doctrine on which Democrats stand
and must carry the country. ECONOMY in
public expenditures lies at the root Of al.
enduring prosperity. There may be now
what the doctors would denominate spora-
die cases OF prosperity in this country. /
have no doubt that the distinguished
statesman who recently had their rende-
vous in Jekyi's Island otherwise known
as the recreation ground OF multi Million
aires, are prosperous; but that any meas
ure of general prosperity has come to
the great body of the people is a PROPOSE
tion that cannot be- maintained.
Printing flaming advertisements in
metropolitan papers, even in the guise Of
eodorlals, announcing that prosperity has
arrived, fails to prove the truth OF the
statement to the men who, though toll
| ing industriously in summers heat and
winters cold and economizing to the ut
most still find themselves sinking deeper
and deeper into debt as the years go by.
II wish to Heaven prosperity univer-
sal and abiding would come. / care not
who brings it, so it comes. would ac-
claim it as cheerfully, Justify and CRATE
fully II brought about by william McKln-
ley and Republican Congress, as
would II produced by William Jennings
iDTNdH anu a. lJtHiOtEiAlN RONbi iNHSs
From the bottom of my heart I wish
President Mckinley well. He is a most
! gracious, tacuul ana pleasant gene'e-
man; but unless he and the Goth Con-
gress do more to fulfll the mu. arlous
and gorgeous promise Of 1896 IMAM he and
the 65th Congress have done It will be-
come the agreeable and patriotic duty OF
PRESIDENT Bryan and the 9th and 5Sth
- 49, Nw.Ns.
era OF general and lasting prosperity.Wi
Bryan in the chair of Washington, Jeffer-
son and jackson and with a Congress In
sympathy with him. the people Will come
into their own again and government ol
trusts, by trusts, and for trusts will van
ish like an ugly dream from the Ameri
can continent forever.
william ]. Bryan, following the exam
pie of his illustrious predecessors, vii
be elected in 1900, reelected in 1904, anC
be followed by a long line of seccessori
OF his faith, my faith, your faith. the peo
pies faith; for / have an abiding conf
dence that II the American people ever ge
again a taste OF a genuine democratic ad
ministration, they will axe II so we'll tina
like Oliver Twist they will cry for more
for Il must be remembered th-- maj
be at least thirty-nine years old TO hav
been born during Democratic admins
tration and at least sixty TO remembe
from his own experience what was don
then. An entlre generation have grow
up in this country which has known moth
ing else OF government than as II Is ad
ministered by Republican and mugwampI
A change from that TO a genuine Demc
cratic administration would be like gc
5 ing out Of midnight darkness into III
: glory of the MONDAY sunshine
Republicans will not practice econom
? in the public expense, for they care NJ
how heavily labor is burdened.
. mo people upon the face OF the cart
can long stand the awful drain upon the
resources. their energies and their 70
and as sure as grass grows and water rul
: they will, when they clearly realize a
situation, drive from power the par
which so shamelessly suandered their su
stance and abuses their confidence.
"The voters OF the land might as w
make up their minds OF the stubborn IA
that there can be no reform IN n
d prodigalfy so long as the kepublica