The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-04-28
THE DOLLAR DINNER.
William ]. Bryan at the New York
Jefferson Banquet
Declares for the Chicago Platform
N.thout Change -Monopoi, and
NiIItari.m Republican
Evils.

The widely hcraided dollar dinner"
given by New York democrats ia honor
of Thomas Jeiferson's birthday >atur-
day evening. April Is. was the scene
~ an enthusiastic reception 10 the
champion Of free silver. William .ien-
nings Bryan. who was the leading guest
OF the occasion. Mr.. Bryan spoke upon
democratic differences and divisions
over the Chicago platform a. follows:
II am glad 90 have this opportunity 20
Join with Chicago platform q emocrafs n
c+iehraiir. the birthday OF Thomas JET
q rSon. ! ased oncr no apology for com
ing 10 New York Indeed 1 would D. un-
grateful II | ala not appreciate the loyalty
OF 55Nfssi voters who IN this STATE supporter
the ticket nominated IN Chicago While my
opponent carried The state. our ticket re
ceived more votes ~ this state Of New York
thar Il did IN any other state. and you who
support "a the ticket walked through the
furnace when the fires 81 criticism were
seven times hotter than they have been
before during the present generation
on the Price Per Plate.
.Tte discussion OF the price per plate
has obscured. 10 some extent. the more I'M
portant differences between this banquet
and the one given last Tues2sy night az
the Metropolitan opera house demo-
Crat has the right 10 pay as much as ne
plsases for q dinner. The amount paid
merely determines whether the rank ana
file OF the party. or only The leaders shall
meet around tho board. The political char
acter Of a BANQUET; however is determined
not hy its cost. but by the senfi-.f nis
which are woven into It's post prandlal or
atory
Those who accepted the party creed as
So forth "a the last national platform
"A. aIsa1 ~f. 81. I~ rr4.r ~
10 jefferson ana encourage each other IN
the effort 20 apply ne principles % Jeffer-
son 10 present conditions. 20 the end that
Justice in c~nmenf and equality before
the Law may Ne restored 10 The people.
Your presence here does not indicate hos
-iiify toward those who left the party IN
1886. \ party is an association formed for
The purpose or giving force and effect 10
the political principles held iu common
When vital difference in principles arise
separation Is not only necessary, but de-
sirsible.
'Ths members OF the republican party
cannef comp,air because certain republic
ans left ih. party rather than accept the
s. Louis platform Neither can m mhfr
or the democrat TIC party complain because
god d morrats LETT the demoeEaiic party
rather than accept The Chicago platform
The silver republicans organized party
and gave II name which distinguished Il
from the regular republican party. and
silver r nuhscans. frne 20 their oreanizs-
tion. ara not attempting 10 control the pol
icy or write the platform o. the republic
IT party.
They oneriy Joined with the democrats
IN lN. m their sympathy fo--thf bcliev-
s-s n The Chica go platform y as open to-
clv as * was then The gold democrats
organized separate and distinct party. but
instead ~ calling thrms ,vss gold demo-
Gratis they described thems-lN Ives as ma
tionai - mocrats ard in Nebraska and
some other states had their electors placed
rTon tho ticket as democrats With nothing
10 DISTINGUISH them from Tho electors who
represe ntel the regular Democratic party.