The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
MIR. BRYAN,s SPEECH.

MIR. BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Guest of the Evening Was Given
Generous Applause.
Mr.. Bryan said:
1 esteem 1t great privilege to be per-
mitted to attend this, probably the larg-
est banquet ever given in the United
States. Interruption OF cheers for
to give Chicago platform Democrats
chance to celebrate the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson. (Cries of That's IT'D.
There was a banquet given in honor Of
Thomas Jefferson two nights ago, and
the discussion of the price per plate OBJ
scured to some extent the differences be-
tween that banquet and this: Demo-
crat has right to pay whatever he
pleases for dinner If he has the money.
The character Of a political banquet is
determined not by the cost of it, but by
post-prandial oratory. We have not one
word of hostility to utter towards those
Democrats who left the Democratic party
in 1896. Far be 1t from us to criticise any
man whose judgment or conscience leads
him out of the Democratic party.
When the Republicans met at st. Louis
some Republicans left the Republican
party rather than adapt themselves to
the platform written out at ST. Louis.
They organized distinct party and they
took name sufficiently different from
the RepuD1cdn so tfldt no one would mis-
take the one for the other. They made
bold and earnest fight, and the Republic
ans who left the party in 1896 have
neither. gone back, nor, standing outs.>
form Of the party which they left. There
were Democrats who left US in 1896. They
organized distinct party; they nomin,
ated ticket and perfected their national
organization. But instead of calling
themselves gold Democrats, so that they
could not be mistaken for the regular
Democrats, they called themselves ma
tional Democrats, although they did not
expect to carry precinct in the United
States.
1t is compliment to receive presiden-
tial nomination from any national con-
vention, but am proud that my nomina-
ton came from a convention of Demo-
cratic citizens. loud applause). 1t has
vindicated that platform and every plank
Of it is stronger today than it was when
the platform was written.
Those who believe that we should in
wife into the Democratic party all those
who can share in the purposes and the
aspirations of that party--I cannot speak
for others, speak for myself-are
wrong, and l say that I would not alb
any who left it. Nor do I believe we
could draw people to us by cowardice
The day for ambiguity has passed. That
platform must mean something and If
you ask me why 1t was that in the cam
paign of 1886 the hearts of the people
were stirred as they have not been lately
stirred. l will tell you that it was be-
cause the struggling masses found in that
platform an Inspiration, and aggregated
wealth found in 1t a menace to every
man who rcbs his neighbor for his own
benefit. 1t was those who have entrench-
| ed themselves behind abuses of govern
| ment who objected to that platform, and
| we'll they might object, because that plat
| form was aimed at every abuse OF gov
eminent, and l am glad that I was sup
| ported by those who would have only
asked me for just laws. am glad that
the six million and half people who
voted for me simply wanted me to. get
other peoples hands out of their pockets
| (applause) and not to get their hands
into other peoples pockets.
MONEY AND MEN.
The Republican party is putting the dol
| lar above the man in all its legislation,
and nowhere is it more apparent than in
matters of taxation. The Republican
party is not trying. to restore justice in
taxation. The war has shown that when
ual it's power is limited. 1t can draft
| the citizen but it cannot touch the dol
lar. In the hour of peril the nation can
take the son from his mother and the
| up before the enemy's guns, but 1t dare
not lay it's finger upon the wealth Of tbs
rich and make them, contribute their
| share Tremendous cheering.)
The income tax is stronger than 1t was
and it is placed upon the shoulders of the
roor, who have to carry. the burden, bu1
| In the democratic party you Call SdS
there is one man who is willing to pay lii
! share. loud applause) My friends
| why should not people be willing to beal
their share of the burdens OF govern
| ment? If in time of war your countr.
! needs you, you are willing to give YOU
| life's blood-why deny the nation Its jus
due in time of peace? 1t has been the his
| tory of the world that those who car
make much have been unwilling to share
| the burdens of government and hav,
| sought to use the instruments of govern
ment for private gain, to take from thos,
| who can make less than they can
The Democratic party Is a protector O.
| the rich and the poor, and that part,
which makes the rich bear their share O
the burden is better friend of the ricl
| man than the party that takes his none,
and sells exemption.
There is another plank in this platform
which / desire to make mention of. Til,
Republican party and the gold Democrat
have been burying the money question 9,
often that almost feel ought to apolog
ize for speaking of the dead before 81
large an audience. The Democratic plat
form denounced the gold standard, callet
1t un-American and antf-American an,
pledged the party to destroy. it at one
and substitute in Its place Independent
bimetallism at the ratio OF 16 to /. If tn
gold standard was un-American In 1896; !
is un-American now. If 1t was anti
American two years aeo, It Is anti-Amer
lean now, and If the gold standard wa
bad in 1896, you were convinced 1t wa
bad in 1897, because Mr. Mckinley sen
three distinguished commissioners to Eu
rope to get rid of the gold standard An,
why did they not succeed? 1t was becaus
they asked of the fnanciers of the oil
world a favor, which they ought to know
the financiers would not grant Why di
we oppose the gold standard? Because /
has raised the purchasing power of tn
dollar and lowered the price of the pro
ducts of labor. When our commissioner
went abroad they went to supplicate fror
persons who had profited and could no
be expected to do away with a thing fror
which they had made money.
FILIPINO SENTIMENTS CHEERED.
Mr. Bryan's reference to the Unite
States as bully in striking down tn
Filipino natives created the great en-
thusiasm of the night. There was
mighty demonstration when he said tina
it was this country which had inspire
the Filipino with the love of liberty. TIL
military government of the Philippine
was a despotism, he said, and this wa
also applauded. 1t was not surprising
he said, that country that would sen
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