The morning news., 1899-04-16
EX-Congressman Charles A. Towne
spoke next, on "Americanism."
There Were Calls for Rryau.

I
was seen that the programme was TO be
adhered to- they stopped calling and wait
| ed In introducing Mr.. Bryan, Chairman
Brown said that Abraham Lincoln had
come out of the West to save the nation.
and another man had come from the West
| 10 save the nation.
| A perfect tempest of applause from the
men and women broke out. The applause
| subsided, but started afresh The hand
struck UP but could scarcely be heard as
it played THE Stars and Stripes For
| ever"
Hats were thrown up into the air; wo-
men waved their cloaks and handker-
chiefs. There was a maelstrom of dis
/ cord. Bryan raised his hand deprecating-
| ly but the more he did this the more the
crowd cheered. 1t was a wild, frantic
demonstration 1t lasted for at least five
minutes.
| Mr. Bryan began in calm. clear voice.
He was frequently interrupted by ap-
| plause. He said:
| Mr.. Chairman, Democrats, Ladies and
| Gentlemen: l esteem II a great privilege
| to be permitted to attend this, probably
] the largest banquet ever given in the
United States. interruption of cheers for
| Bryan.)
| Il appreciate the kindness which has
been manifested by your action and by
| L shall carry back to my Western home
new courage from your meeting and shall
be glad TO tell to the people in other states
| that in New York there be those who are
true to the principles of democracy. as
written in democracy's latest creed. (Cries
of BravoD
The object of this banquet was to give
Chicago platform Democrats a chance to
| celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jeffer-
CNrfo .F
banquet given in honor of Thomas Jeffer-
son two nights ago, and the discussion
| OF the price per plate obscured to some
extent the difference between that BAN
| quet and this. A Democrat has a right
to pay whatever he pleases for a dinner,
if he has the money.
THE character of political banquet Is
determined not by the cost of it, but by
the sentiments which are woven into the
post prandial oratory
No Word of Hostility.
We have not one word of hostility to
utter toward those Democrats who left
the Democratic party in 1896. Far be 1t
from us to criticise any man whose judg-
ment or conscience leads him out of the
Democratic party. When the Republicans
met al st. Louis some of the Republicans
left the Republican party rather than
adapt themselves to the platform written
out at st. Louis. They organized a dis
tinct party and they took a name sufTi-
ciently different from the Republican
names SO that no one would mistake the
one for the other.v They made a bold and
| earnest fight, and the Republicans who left
the party in 1895 have neither gone back,
nor standing outside, have they attempted
to write the platform of the party which
they left.
There were Democrats who left us In
1895. They organized a distinct party They
nominated a ticket and perfected their
national organization. But instead of call
ing themselves gold Democrats, so that
they could not be mistaken for the regular
Democrats, they called themselves nation
al Democrats, although they did not ex-
pect to carry precinct in the United
States
Wants Party Harmony.
"a party is an association Of people for
the purpose Of giving force and effect to
political opinions held In common. They
talked to us about harmony. The only
kind of harmony that Is possible is har-
mony between those who think and act
together to give force to their common
opinions.
There can be no harmony between those
whose opinions are as antagonistic as the
opinions set forth in the Chicago platform
and an the Indianapolis Platform.
"All that we ask is that those who come
into the Democratic party shall be a part
of the Democratic party. We simply insist
that man cannot be political bigamist
He cannot be welded to the name of our
party and to the principles of some other
party. We simply ask that he shall get a
formal divorce, either from our name or
from their principles. The Democratic
party has a platform. II does not dismay
those who stand upon it TO hear it de-
nounced this year by those who denounced
1t two years ago We got accustomed to it
IN 1896 The Democratic platform is salts
factory to those who supported in 1896.
THE platform was written by the repre-
sentatives of the Democratic party in the
most representative convention that has
been held in a quarter of a century. II is
compliment to receive a presidential
nomination from any convention, but I
am proud that my nomination came from
convention, not of bosses, but of Demo-
cratic citizens. loud applause) 1t has
vindicated that platform, and every plank
of il is stronger to-day than 1t was when
the platform was written.
Not Single Plank.
"Those who believe that we should invite
into. the Democratic party all those who
cannot share in the purposes and the
aspirations OF tndI- DdIly-l cannot speak
for others, l speak for myself-are wrong,
and l say that I would not abstract from
it a single plank TO get back every man
who left it, Nor do believe that we could
draw people to us by cowardice
The day of ambiguity has passed That
platform means something, and If you
ask why it was in the campaign of 1896
the hearts of the people We're stirred as
they have not been lately stirred, / will
tell you that it was because the struggling
masses found in that platform an inspira-
tion and aggregated wealth found in il
a menace to every man who robs his
neighbor for his own benefit. 1t was those
who have entrenched themselves behind
abuses of government who objected TO
that platform and well they might object,
because that platform was aimed al every
abuse Of government and / was glad that
| was supported by those who would have
only asked me for just laws. / am glad
that the 6.5OOW0 who voted for me simply
wanted me 10 get other peoples hands out
of their pockets. (App,ause) And not TO
get their hands into other peoples pockets.
Advocated Arbitration.
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