The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-31
Champ Clark Discusses Economy in
the Public Expense. and says
There Is No Prosperity.
DETROIT DEMOCRATS EAT
AND LISTEN TO THE vITUPERATION
OF JOHN j. LENTZ.
The Ohioan Denounces the Adminis-
Speeches by other Democrats.

TOPEKA, Kan. March GA Democratic
conference and banquet. under the auspices
OF the Democratic state central committee.
was held in this city this evening. Promi-
nent speakers. including Col. william Jen-
nings Bryan. of Nebraska; Champ Clark.
of Missouri: Allen o. Myers. of Ohio. and
Sidney Clark. of Oklahoma. were present.
Covers were laid for more than thousand
guests The new Library Hall. where the
banquet was held. presented a brilliant
scene with thousands of incandescent lights
and decorations OF natural roses flags and
bright colored bunting. The meeting was I'm
the nature of a conference of the Demo-
cratic leaders the policy of the party in the
campaign OF 1900 being touched upon. Mr..
Bryan himself was given the most promi-
nent place. his subject being Democracy"
Mr.. Bryan stood out squarely for the Chi
cago platform and said that there had been
no retreat from the position taken i'm 1896.
I'VE are not only holding our own" he de-
clared. but we are gaining back those
Democrats who left US without fully under
standing the nature of the struggle. Some
times we hear pleas for harmony from those
who opposed the party i'm 1896" he continued.
but harmony instead of being thing
pretended harmony between those entertain
ing antagcnistic principles, but am actual
harmony between those who are united in
a common purpose against common enc
my. The Democratic party has never been
more harmonious. and its harmony can only
be disturbed b. admitting within the fed
those who are at variance with its princi-
pies and aspirations. The Democratic plat
form of 1900 will be written by those who
stood upon the platform of 1896. not by those
who tried TO overthrow the Democratic par
ty in that campaign The failure which at
tended those who organized the gold party
and wrote the indianapolis platform ought
to restrain them from proffering their serv-
ices as platform-makers for some years to
come
HIS POLICIES INDICATED.
Mr.. Bryan declared that events have been
vindicating the policies proposed by the
Democratic party in 1896 He then passed
on to the subject of trusts and characterized
them as the products of Republican meth
ods He gave this warning: If the Repub
lican party goes into the next campaign
upon a platform defending the TRUSTS Ii
will antagonize sentiments which rapid
ly growing against them. even in the ranks
of that party" Mr.. Bryan closed with
deaunciation OF militarism and what he
termed the tendency of the present admin
istration towards Imperialism. He said:
THE Republican party came into existence
in an attempt to apply the Declaration
of independence 10 the black man; IL seems
likely 10 go out OF existence for its refusal
to apply the same principles to a brown
man-only half black"
The Hon (<harnu CLARK of Missouri sno<a
about Economy in the Public Expense. that
Labor May be Lightly Burdened." He said.
in part: There may be now what the doc
tors would denominate sporadic cases OF
prosperity in this country. / have no doubt
that the distinguished statesmen who recently
had their rendezvous in Jekyl's island. other
wise known the recreation ground OF
muti-mlllionaires, are prosperous; but that
any measure of general prosperity has come
to the great body of the people is a pr0po-
sition that cannot be maintained. Printing
flaming advertisements in metropolitan pa-
pers even in the guise OF editorials. an
nouncing that prosperity has arrived. fails
to prove the truth of the statement to the
men, though toiling industriously I'm sum
mer's heat and winters cold and economiz-
ing TO the utmost, still find themselves sink
Ing deeper anu deeper INTO uSDl d. the 1cdle
go by. / wish TO heaven prosperity universal
and abiding would come. L care not who
brings it, 30 1t comes. j would acclaim IL
as cheerfully. Justify and gratefully IL
brought about by William Mckinley and a
Republican congress. as j would II produced
by William Jennings Bryan and a Demo-
cratic Congress.
From the bottom of my heart / wish
President Mckinley well. lie Is a most gra-
cious. tactful and pleasant gentleman: but
unless he and the Fifty-sixth Congress do
more TO fulfill the multfarious and gorgeous
promises of 1ses than he and the Fffty-nfth
Congress have done IL Will become the agree
able and patriotic duty Of President Bryan
and the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth con-
crosses 10 induct the country into an era
OF general and lasting prosperity. with
Bryan In the chair OF Washington. Jefferson
and jackson. and with Congress in SYM
pathy with him. the people will come into
their own again and government of trusts
by trusts. and for trusts viii vanish like
an ugly dream from the American continent
forever
Allen o. Myers. or Columbus. O.. replied
TO THE East and the West" The toast
responded to by Sidney Clark. OF Okla
homa City, was oklahoma. the Next Star
In the Flag of the Union"