The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-09
COLONEL BRYAN
The Guest OF Honor at the Jack
son Day Celebration in
Chicago.

honor. The banquet hall OF the hotel wa
[ turned into sea OF bunting. caught al
with festoons OF smilax Life size por
| traits OF Jackson and Of the guest OF tn
| evening. were hung at opposite ends o.
| the hall Mayor Carter H. Harrison. O
| Chicago. acted as presiding officer and a
the table with him and Mr. Bryan wer,
Congressman Lentz Of Ohio, and Heinrich
sen of Illinois, Mayor Maybury Of Detroit
| Mayor Rose OF Milwaukee -..ayor Tag
gart OF Indianapolis william +. Nc
Knight Of Grand Rapids. Charles X. Ladt
of Kewanee. Ills, Captain william p
Black. and National Committeeman Tho.
mas Gatson OF Illinois.
Tho exercises Of the evening were op.
ened with a short address by Mayor Har.
rison, who before he resumed his seat
| introduced "a the first formal speaker
of the evening Congressman Henrichsen
who spoke IN response to tho toast par.
~ Fenlty." Congressman Lentz explain
ed to his hearers What makes a presl-
dent great" Captain William II. Black
followed. responding to the toast of "The
soldlery OF the republic" then came the
three visiting mayors, all three making
brief talks. William r. Mcknight. then
spoke on "The young democracy and
the address OF Mr.. Bryan closed the ev-
ening. 1t was as follows.
''The democracy Of the nation IS stIll de-
Tending Jeffersonian principles with Jack
sonian courage and has no thought OF
departing from the principles enunciat-
ed at Chicago In 1896 That platform will
live in history and the hour Of It's adop-
tion VIII be remembered as the hour when
the money changers were driven from the
democratic temple. There will be no turn
ing back. The platform will be added
to as new conditions force new issues into
the arena of politics. burt nothing Will
be subtracted from IT, Events have vim
dicsted every position taken by the plat
form. Arbitration was advocated In that
platform and arbitration IL stronger to-
day than Il wacs in 1896.
THAT platform denounced government
by injunction and the sentiment against
government by Injunction Is increasing
That platform denounced the trusts and
declared them to be n menace: that men
ace is greater today than ever before
That platform warned the people that a
conspiracy was on foot to give 20 the the
national banks q monopoly OF the issue
and supply OF paper money: that con-
spiracy is now known to everyone
That platform denounced international
bimetallism as n dclusion and snare
and ITS condemnation has been justified.
THAT platform pointed to Independent
free coinage as the only money Of restor-
ing the double standard, who doubts It
now?
THAT platform named lG TO l as the
proper ratio and that ratio stands today
as the only ratio at which blmetnlllsm Is
possible.
"Other platforms have been forgotten
but that platform Is fresh In the memory
of friend and foe because II was clear and
positive upon every public question. To
those who believe I'm equality before tho
law the Chicago platform Is stin an IN
spiration: It IS n terror only TO those who
seek to use the government for personal
and private ends.
1T has been attacked at two points but
the attacks will not harm H. Some who
opposed the platform in 1896 have promis-
ed to return to the party on condition
that the party viii drop the money ques-
tion and conhne the fight 10 the trusts.
The offer VIII not be accepted. What
confidence would the people have in our
sincerity II we should declare against
trusts IN general but enter into a treaty
OF peace Win inc BIHAltsl OF ull AIusla
the money trust? II we should attempt
10 centre the fight upon the truets tho
republicans would adopt as strong an an
tt-trust plank as we because no party
would dare 20 defend the trusts In such
a fight the trust magnets would be found
supporting both parties and contributing
literally TO both campaign funds provid-
ed the trusts were guaranteed the priv-
Al
the judges. The trusts opposed the dem
ocrntic party ia 1896 because the Chicago
convention took the party out OF the
hands OF the Wall street crowd and adopt
ed a platform which precipitated tho plu-
TO cracy which the party had held In so
luton for several years.
WHERE THE GOLD DEMOCRATS ARE
"The gold democrats had an opportunity
TO crush out the trusts during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, but they did not
do IT, The gold republicans are having
their opportunity now. but they are not
improving II. The trusts win fall when
the gold standard Is overthrown and not
until then. The gold standard means fall
ing prices and falling prices win create
trusts more rapidly than any gold stand
ard party can destroy them.
THE second point Of attack Is the ratio.
why insist upon l6 to ! they ask? I reply
first. because It is the best ratio and sec
ond because fits opponents have no other
ratio TO offer. No free coinage law can
be enacted until q ratio IL agreed upon
because the ratio is a part OF the law,
Suppose we had a majority in congress
favorable 10 bimetalllsm but differing as
to the ratio. Some would favor l6 10 I,
some "a to l. some 32 to /. and some even
higher ratios; how could we make pro-
gress under such conditions? Affirmative
relief Is necessary and those who favor
remedial legislation must secure a major
lty I'm both house and senate for some
definite proposition. The gold bugs under
stand this they know that an analogous
platform IS equivalent 10 a gold standard
platform. Mr.. Cleveland was elected IN
1899 upon a platform which declared foI
the use OF sold and silver as the standard
money OF the country. and for the coin.
age OF both gold and silver without dis
criInination against either metal o,
charge for mintage. and yet Mr. Cleve-
land found no difficulty in supporting
the single gold standard, The democratic
party viii not return TO the daya of un.
certainty and evasion. when the oppon-
ents OF 10 20 I agree upon another ratio
Il VIII be time enough 10 compare this
merits OF the new ratio with tho merits
OF the old ratio. But they will Rot bl
permitted to suspend the party IN mid
air. out q the reach OF 10 TO and out o
sight OF anything else. To surrender thl
ratio IL to accept tho gold standard ~
| final